1997 World Squash Championship
The 21 Squash World Cup ( English PSA World Championship ) of the men found in 1997 in Petaling Jaya , Malaysia instead. It was the highest endowed tournament on the PSA World Tour 1997/98 .
The defending champion was the record world champion Jansher Khan , who, however, did not want to travel to Malaysia due to a legal dispute with his Malaysian ex-wife. World champion was Rodney Eyles , who had lost to Khan in the final last year . This year he prevailed in the final against Peter Nicol with 15:11, 15:12 and 15:12. This made Eyles the third Australian after Geoff Hunt and Rodney Martin to win the World Championship in singles. In the semifinals he had prevailed against qualifier Peter Marshall with 3-1 sets, while Peter Nicol defeated Alex Gough, who was 14th in position, in three sets. The only participant from Germany, Austria or Switzerland was Simon Frenz , who lost to Peter Marshall in the qualification.
The field of participants consisted of 32 players, including seven places for qualifiers.
Men's
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | R. Eyles | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Wagih | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | R. Eyles | 15th | 15th | 5 | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C. Wapnick | 17th | 15th | 15th | Q | C. Wapnick | 11 | 13 | 15th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Z. Jahan Khan | 15th | 7th | 10 | 1 | R. Eyles | 15th | 17th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th | D. Harris | 13 | 14th | 15th | 12 | 12 | A. Hill | 8th | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Ryding | 15th | 17th | 9 | 15th | G. Ryding | 15th | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | N. Taylor | 7th | 10 | 10 | 12 | A. Hill | 17th | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | A. Hill | 15th | 15th | 15th | 1 | R. Eyles | 10 | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J. Power | 15th | 15th | 15th | Q | P. Marshall | 15th | 8th | 8th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bonetat | 8th | 11 | 4th | 3 | J. Power | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A. Khan | 9 | 12 | 15th | 15th | 15th | Q | A. Khan | 9 | 6th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | D. Ryan | 15th | 15th | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | J. Power | 12 | 14th | 15th | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | B. Martin | 10 | 15th | 13 | 11 | Q | P. Marshall | 15th | 15th | 2 | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | P. Marshall | 15th | 11 | 15th | 15th | Q | P. Marshall | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T. Garner | 15th | 15th | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | D. Jenson | 6th | 6th | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | D. Jenson | 13 | 8th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 1 | R. Eyles | 15th | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th | A. Gough | 15th | 15th | 15th | 2 | P. Nicol | 11 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Gregory | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14th | A. Gough | 9 | 10 | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Johnson | 15th | 10 | 6th | 7th | 6th | C. Walker | 15th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th | C. Walker | 2 | 15th | 15th | 15th | 14th | A. Gough | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | M. Cairns | 15th | 15th | 15th | 11 | M. Cairns | 12 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | K. Low | 8th | 11 | 9 | 11 | M. Cairns | 15th | 15th | 3 | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. van der Wath | 14th | 4th | 13 | 4th | S. Parke | 10 | 14th | 15th | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | S. Parke | 15th | 15th | 15th | 14th | A. Gough | 13 | 8th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | M. Chaloner | 15th | 11 | 15th | 15th | 2 | P. Nicol | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Heath | 6th | 15th | 13 | 3 | 13 | M. Chaloner | 10 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Hands | 15th | 9 | 9 | 7th | 5 | A. Barada | 15th | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | A. Barada | 12 | 15th | 15th | 15th | 5 | A. Barada | 15th | 15th | 7th | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th | C. Rowland | 15th | 10 | 11 | 13 | 2 | P. Nicol | 9 | 14th | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D. Evans | 9 | 15th | 15th | 15th | Q | D. Evans | 12 | 7th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Meads | 7th | 8th | 7th | 2 | P. Nicol | 15th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | P. Nicol | 15th | 15th | 15th |
Web links
- Reporting on paderborner-squash-club.de ( Memento from February 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Results on squashinfo.com (English)