World Squash Championship 2003

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The 25 Squash World Cup ( English PSA World Championship ) of the men was from 14 to 21 December 2003, Lahore , Pakistan instead. It was the most valuable tournament on the PSA World Tour 2003/04 .

Defending champion was David Palmer , who reached the round of 16 this year. World champion was the Egyptian Amr Shabana , who defeated Thierry Lincou from France in the final with 15:14, 9:15, 15:11 and 15: 7. It was Shabana's first world title and also the first title for an Egyptian.

The men's field of participation consisted of 64 players, eight of them for qualifiers. A wildcard was not awarded. The total prize pool was $ 175,000.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. EnglandEngland Peter Nicol 2nd round
02. ScotlandScotland John White Round of 16
03. AustraliaAustralia David Palmer Round of 16
04th FranceFrance Thierry Lincou final

05. AustraliaAustralia Anthony Ricketts Quarter finals

06th MalaysiaMalaysia Ong Beng Hee 2nd round

07th EgyptEgypt Karim Darwish Semifinals

08th. EnglandEngland Lee Beachill Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
09. EgyptEgypt Amr Shabana victory

10. FranceFrance Grégory Gaultier Round of 16

11. AustraliaAustralia Joe Kneipp Semifinals

12. ScotlandScotland Martin Heath 1 round

13. PakistanPakistan Mansoor Zaman 2nd round

14th CanadaCanada Graham Ryding 2nd round

15th EnglandEngland Simon Parke 2nd round

16. EnglandEngland Mark Chaloner 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                                 
  7th  EgyptEgypt Karim Darwish 11 15th 8th 14th      
9  EgyptEgypt Amr Shabana 15th 11 15th 15th  
9  EgyptEgypt Amr Shabana 15th 9 15th 15th
  4th  FranceFrance Thierry Lincou 14th 15th 11 7th
4th  FranceFrance Thierry Lincou 15th 15th 15th
 
  11  AustraliaAustralia Joe Kneipp 12 10 7th  

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
1  EnglandEngland P. Nicol 15th 16 15th 15th                  
 EgyptEgypt H. Ashour 14th 17th 7th 6th   1  EnglandEngland P. Nicol 15th 15th 7th 4th 10
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg G. Jones 8th 11 13    ItalyItaly D. Bianchetti 11 12 15th 15th 15th  
 ItalyItaly D. Bianchetti 15th 15th 15th      ItalyItaly D. Bianchetti 15th 15th 5 5 15th
10  FranceFrance G. Gaultier 15th 15th 15th     10  FranceFrance G. Gaultier 12 14th 15th 15th 7th  
 EnglandEngland J. Kemp 11 8th 4th   10  FranceFrance G. Gaultier 15th 5 15th 10 15th  
Q  AustraliaAustralia R. Nanda 13 2 7th    South AfricaSouth Africa R. Durbach 10 15th 11 15th 11  
 South AfricaSouth Africa R. Durbach 15th 15th 15th      ItalyItaly D. Bianchetti 16 9 5
7th  EgyptEgypt K. Darwish 15th 15th 15th     7th  EgyptEgypt K. Darwish 17th 15th 15th
Q  PakistanPakistan SU Khan 13 11 9   7th  EgyptEgypt K. Darwish 15th 15th 8th 7th 15th  
 EnglandEngland J. Willstrop 15th 15th 15th    EnglandEngland J. Willstrop 11 13 15th 15th 9  
 EnglandEngland L. Drew 8th 8th 8th     7th  EgyptEgypt K. Darwish 15th 15th 5 7th 15th
 AustraliaAustralia C. White 11 6th 6th      FinlandFinland O. Tuominen 8th 8th 15th 15th 10  
 FinlandFinland O. Tuominen 15th 15th 15th    FinlandFinland O. Tuominen 11 15th 15th 17th  
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland L. Harms 11 5 9   13  PakistanPakistan M. Zaman 15th 10 8th 15th  
13  PakistanPakistan M. Zaman 15th 15th 15th    

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
3  AustraliaAustralia D. Palmer 15th 15th 15th                  
 EgyptEgypt ME Hafiz 12 5 12   3  AustraliaAustralia D. Palmer 15th 15th 15th
 MalaysiaMalaysia MA Iskandar 15th 15th 15th    MalaysiaMalaysia MA Iskandar 8th 9 11  
 AustraliaAustralia G. Keenan 3 6th 8th     3  AustraliaAustralia D. Palmer 6th 9 15th 7th
9  EgyptEgypt A. Shabana 15th 15th 17th     9  EgyptEgypt A. Shabana 15th 15th 11 15th  
 EnglandEngland B. Ball 14th 11 16   9  EgyptEgypt A. Shabana 15th 8th 15th 14th 15th  
 EnglandEngland A. Grant 16 13 15th 5    EnglandEngland P. Genever 10 15th 5 17th 2  
 EnglandEngland P. Genever 17th 15th 4th 15th     9  EgyptEgypt A. Shabana 14th 15th 15th 12 17th
5  AustraliaAustralia A. Ricketts 15th 15th 15th     5  AustraliaAustralia A. Ricketts 15th 14th 12 15th 16
 AustraliaAustralia C. Pilley 8th 5 11   5  AustraliaAustralia A. Ricketts 15th 15th 15th  
 EnglandEngland A. Walker 9 12 12    EgyptEgypt W. El Hindi 5 6th 10  
 EgyptEgypt W. El Hindi 15th 15th 15th     5  AustraliaAustralia A. Ricketts 15th 15th 11 15th
 EgyptEgypt M. Abbas 15th 15th 9 15th      EgyptEgypt M. Abbas 11 13 15th 8th  
 CanadaCanada V. Berg 7th 11 15th 13    EgyptEgypt M. Abbas 5 15th 15th 15th  
 EnglandEngland B. Garner 13 16 14th   15th  EnglandEngland S. Parke 15th 7th 7th 5  
15th  EnglandEngland S. Parke 15th 17th 15th    

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
16  EnglandEngland M. Chaloner 15th 15th 12 15th                  
 AustraliaAustralia M. Corren 7th 10 15th 12   16  EnglandEngland M. Chaloner 16 9 15th 10
 AustraliaAustralia D. Jenson 10 6th 12    FranceFrance R. Lavigne 17th 15th 13 15th  
 FranceFrance R. Lavigne 15th 15th 15th      FranceFrance R. Lavigne 11 8th 13
Q  PakistanPakistan S. Hassan 11 10 11      EnglandEngland N. Matthew 15th 15th 15th  
 EnglandEngland N. Matthew 15th 15th 15th    EnglandEngland N. Matthew 15th 10 3 15th 15th  
 NetherlandsNetherlands LJ Anjema 9 7th 4th   6th  MalaysiaMalaysia O. Beng Hee 13 15th 15th 12 5  
6th  MalaysiaMalaysia O. Beng Hee 15th 15th 15th      EnglandEngland N. Matthew 15th 7th 3 11
 CanadaCanada S. Razik 13 15th 15th 14th 8th     4th  FranceFrance T. Lincou 14th 15th 15th 15th
Q  PakistanPakistan A. Iqbal Burki 15th 3 10 17th 15th   Q  PakistanPakistan A. Iqbal Burki 15th 15th 6th 13 9  
 NetherlandsNetherlands T. Berden 17th 15th 16 15th    NetherlandsNetherlands T. Berden 12 10 15th 15th 15th  
12  ScotlandScotland M. Heath 16 9 17th 8th      NetherlandsNetherlands T. Berden 16 13 12
Q  PakistanPakistan SI Khan 6th 11 17th 8th     4th  FranceFrance T. Lincou 17th 15th 15th  
 EgyptEgypt O. Elborolossy 15th 15th 16 15th    EgyptEgypt O. Elborolossy 9 12 7th  
 PakistanPakistan S. Zaman 9 4th 8th   4th  FranceFrance T. Lincou 15th 15th 15th  
4th  FranceFrance T. Lincou 15th 15th 15th    

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
14th  CanadaCanada G. Ryding 12 15th 15th 15th                  
Q  EnglandEngland P. Barker 15th 7th 13 11   14th  CanadaCanada G. Ryding 12 6th 9
 EnglandEngland N. Taylor 15th 15th 15th    EnglandEngland N. Taylor 15th 15th 15th  
 AustraliaAustralia J. Williams 13 12 11      EnglandEngland N. Taylor 7th 7th 6th
 SpainSpain B. Golan 15th 15th 6th 15th     8th  EnglandEngland L. Beachill 15th 15th 15th  
 PakistanPakistan F. Zaman 13 6th 15th 7th    SpainSpain B. Golan 5 7th 6th  
Q  IndiaIndia R. Bhattacharya 7th 15th 13 10   8th  EnglandEngland L. Beachill 15th 15th 15th  
8th  EnglandEngland L. Beachill 15th 10 15th 15th     8th  EnglandEngland L. Beachill 15th 10 8th 15th 10
11  AustraliaAustralia J. Kneipp 15th 15th 15th     11  AustraliaAustralia J. Kneipp 10 15th 15th 11 15th
 IrelandIreland L. Kenny 8th 11 9   11  AustraliaAustralia J. Kneipp 15th 15th 10 15th  
 EnglandEngland J. Barrington 9 12 15th 11    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg A. Gough 7th 12 15th 7th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg A. Gough 15th 15th 12 15th     11  AustraliaAustralia J. Kneipp 15th 15th 15th
Q  IrelandIreland J. Rooney 9     2  ScotlandScotland J. White 11 14th 3  
 BelgiumBelgium S. Casteleyn 3 r   Q  IrelandIreland J. Rooney 13 6th 12  
 FranceFrance J.-M. Arcucci 11 12 13   2  ScotlandScotland J. White 15th 15th 15th  
2  ScotlandScotland J. White 15th 15th 15th    

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