World Squash Championship 2004

The 26 Squash World Cup ( English PSA World Championship ) of the men was from 28 November to 3 December 2004 in the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha , Qatar , instead. It was the most valuable tournament on the PSA World Tour 2004/05 . At the same time, the women's Qatar Classic was held at the same location .

The defending champion was Amr Shabana , who reached the quarter-finals this year. World champion was the French Thierry Lincou , who defeated Lee Beachill from England in the final with 5:11, 11: 2, 2:11, 12:10 and 11: 8. It was Lincou's first world title. He was also the first Frenchman to win the title.

The men's field of participation consisted of 32 players, including seven places for qualifiers. A wildcard was not awarded.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the 2004 World Squash Championship, the following world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. The total prize money was $ 120,000.

singles
round	Points
victory	2187.5
final	1437.5
Semifinals	875
Quarter finals	531.25
Round of 16	312.5
First round	156.25

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Lee Beachill final 02.  Thierry Lincou victory 03.  Peter Nicol Quarter finals 04th  David Palmer Semifinals 05.  Nick Matthew 1 round 06th  Amr Shabana Quarter finals 07th  John White 1 round 08th.  Karim Darwish Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Jonathon Power Round of 16 10.  Joe Kneipp Round of 16 11.  Grégory Gaultier Round of 16 12.  James Willstrop Quarter finals 13.  Adrian Grant Round of 16 14th  Anthony Ricketts Quarter finals 15th  Omar Elborolossy 1 round 16.  Mohammed Abbas Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	L. Beachill	11	11	15th
	D. Bianchetti	4th	5	13					1	L. Beachill	14th	11	11
10	J. Kneipp	11	11	11					10	J. Kneipp	12	6th	4th
Q	MA Iskandar	9	7th	6th														1	L. Beachill	11	11	11
12	J. Willstrop	11	11	11														12	J. Willstrop	7th	4th	9
Q	R. Durbach	9	4th	5					12	J. Willstrop	6th	11	11	11
	S. Parke	11	9	8th	7th				8th	K. Darwish	11	6th	7th	7th
8th	K. Darwish	8th	11	11	11																						1	L. Beachill	11	11	5	12
4th	D. Palmer	11	11	11																							4th	D. Palmer	8th	6th	11	10
Q	T. Berden	9	9	6th					4th	D. Palmer	11	11	11
	R. Lavigne	7th	9	9					13	A. Grant	5	4th	7th
13	A. Grant	11	11	11														4th	D. Palmer	6th	7th	11	11	12
16	M. Abbas	11	11	11														6th	A. Shabana	11	11	2	8th	10
Q	W. El Hindi	4th	5	2					16	M. Abbas	7th	5	11	6th
	M. Chaloner	4th	11	11	7th	5			6th	A. Shabana	11	11	5	11
6th	A. Shabana	11	8th	3	11	11																														1	L. Beachill	11	2	11	10	8th
15th	O. Elborolossy	11	9	3	3																															2	T. Lincou	5	11	2	12	11
Q	A. Gough	4th	11	11	11				Q	A. Gough	10	5	3
	G. Ryding	6th	11	7th	11	11				G. Ryding	12	11	11
5	N. Matthew	11	8th	11	9	6th													G. Ryding	11	11	9	11
9	J. Power	11	11	11														3	P. Nicol	6th	7th	11	3
	D. Jenson	5	7th	8th					9	J. Power	11	8th	5	4th
Q	ME Hafiz	7th	6th	5					3	P. Nicol	7th	11	11	11
3	P. Nicol	11	11	11																								G. Ryding	11	3	4th	11	10
14th	A. Ricketts	11	11	11																							2	T. Lincou	6th	11	11	7th	12
	O. Beng Hee	8th	5	7th					14th	A. Ricketts	11	2	7th	11	11
	O. Tuominen	12	11	11						O. Tuominen	5	11	11	4th	5
7th	J. White	10	5	2														14th	A. Ricketts	10	7th	11	11	3
11	G. Gaultier	11	2	5	11	11												2	T. Lincou	12	11	7th	8th	11
Q	J. Kemp	8th	11	11	6th	9			11	G. Gaultier	8th	11	8th	6th
	B. Ball	6th	6th	8th					2	T. Lincou	11	6th	11	11
2	T. Lincou	11	11	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)