World Squash Championship 2005

The 27 Squash World Cup ( English PSA World Championship ) of the men was from 29 November to 4 December 2005 in Hong Kong instead. It was the most valuable tournament on the PSA World Tour 2005/06 .

Defending champion was Thierry Lincou , who reached the quarter-finals that year. World champion was the Egyptian Amr Shabana , who defeated David Palmer in the final with 11: 6, 11: 7 and 11: 8. It was Shabana's second world title after 2003 . Palmer had already triumphed in 2002. On the way to the final, he defeated Simon Parke , Olli Tuominen , Vice World Champion Lee Beachill and Peter Nicol . Palmer was able to defeat Laurens Jan Anjema , Mohd Azlan Iskandar , Anthony Ricketts and James Willstrop in the preliminary rounds .

There were no participants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The men's field of participants consisted of 32 players, eight of them for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Wong Wai Hang a spot in the main draw.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Squash World Championship 2005 the following world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. The total prize pool was $ 170,000.

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.  Thierry Lincou Quarter finals 02.  Jonathon Power Quarter finals 03.  David Palmer final 04th  Lee Beachill Quarter finals 05.  Amr Shabana victory 06th  Peter Nicol Semifinals 07th   Anthony Ricketts Quarter finals 08th.  James Willstrop Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Karim Darwish Round of 16 10.  Grégory Gaultier Round of 16 11.  John White Round of 16 12.  Nick Matthew Round of 16 13.  Mohd Azlan Iskandar Round of 16 14th  Graham Ryding 1 round 15th  Olli Tuominen Round of 16 16.  Shahid Zaman 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	T. Lincou	11	11	11
	W. El Hindi	5	9	6th					1	T. Lincou	7th	11	8th	11	11
10	G. Gaultier	11	11						10	G. Gaultier	11	9	11	4th	8th
Q	R. Ashour	5	2	r														1	T. Lincou	11	3	5	9
16	S. Zaman	13	11	10	4th	11												6th	P. Nicol	8th	11	11	11
Q	R. Lavigne	11	4th	12	11	8th			16	S. Zaman	6th	8th	5
	A. Grant	11	9	6th	6th				6th	P. Nicol	11	11	11
6th	P. Nicol	7th	11	11	11																						6th	P. Nicol	8th	2	6th
9	L. Beachill	11	11	10	14th																						5	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	J. Kneipp	2	7th	12	12				4th	L. Beachill	11	11	10	11
Q	A. Gough	5	6th	12	12				11	J. White	6th	3	12	5
11	J. White	11	11	10	14th													4th	L. Beachill	5	7th	4th
5	A. Shabana	6th	11	11	11													5	A. Shabana	11	11	11
Q	S. Parke	11	5	7th	2				5	A. Shabana	11	11	11
Q	J. Barrington	6th	7th	12	3				15th	O. Tuominen	3	2	8th
15th	O. Tuominen	11	11	10	11																															5	A. Shabana	11	11	11
9	K. Darwish	11	9	11	11																															3	D. Palmer	6th	7th	8th
	M. Zaman	9	11	4th	3				9	K. Darwish	8th	9	3
	P. Barker	7th	7th	9					7th	A. Ricketts	11	11	11
7th	A. Ricketts	11	11	11														7th	A. Ricketts	9	11	9	11	8th
13	MA Iskandar	8th	11	11	13													3	D. Palmer	11	2	11	7th	11
Q	H. Ashour	11	3	5	11				13	MA Iskandar	7th	9	7th
Q	LJ Anjema	9	5	6th					3	D. Palmer	11	11	11
3	D. Palmer	11	11	11																							3	D. Palmer	11	13	12
12	N. Matthew	11	11	15th	11																						8th	J. Willstrop	9	11	10
	M. Abbas	8th	2	17th	5				12	N. Matthew	7th	9	11	11	11
WC	W.-H. Wong	10	6th	8th					8th	J. Willstrop	11	11	4th	8th	6th
8th	J. Willstrop	12	11	11														8th	J. Willstrop	11	7th	11	11
14th	G. Ryding	11	10	7th	3													2	J. Power	6th	11	6th	6th
Q	S. Boswell	8th	12	11	11				Q	S. Boswell	8th	11	5	9
	O. Beng Hee	3	1	6th					2	J. Power	11	5	11	11
2	J. Power	11	11	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)