Squash World Championship 2009

The 31 Squash World Cup ( English PSA World Championship ) of the men took from 1 to 7 November 2009 Kuwait City in Kuwait instead. It was the most valuable tournament on the PSA World Tour 2009/10 .

Defending champion was Ramy Ashour , who was able to move into the final again this year. In this he was defeated by his Egyptian compatriot Amr Shabana , who clearly won the game with 11: 8, 11: 8 and 11: 5. For Shabana this was the four world championship titles after 2003 , 2005 and 2007 . With this success he drew level with Geoff Hunt , who was also four times world champion from 1976 to 1980. Only Jahangir and Jansher Khan had won more titles.

The men's field of participation consisted of 64 players, eight of them for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Abdullah Al Muzayen a spot in the main draw.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Squash World Championship 2009 the following world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. The total prize pool was $ 277,500.

singles
round	Points
victory	2625
final	1725
Semifinals	1050
Quarter finals	637.5
Round of 16	375
Second round	187.5
First round	112.5

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Karim Darwish Round of 16 02.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 03.  Ramy Ashour final 04th  Amr Shabana victory 05.  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 06th  David Palmer 2nd round 07th  Peter Barker Quarter finals 08th.  Thierry Lincou Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Wael El Hindi Quarter finals 10.  Adrian Grant 2nd round 11.  James Willstrop Semifinals 12.  Mohd Azlan Iskandar 2nd round 13.  Ong Beng Hee Round of 16 14th  Laurens Jan Anjema Round of 16 15th  Alister Walker Round of 16 16.  Mohamed Elshorbagy 2nd round

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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	11	James Willstrop	5	9	11	9
	4th	Amr Shabana	11	11	6th	11
										4th	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
										3	Ramy Ashour	8th	8th	5
	3	Ramy Ashour	11	11	12
	2	Grégory Gaultier	5	9	10

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	K. Darwish	17th	11	11
	M. Zaman	15th	4th	7th					1	K. Darwish	11	11	9	11
	S. Ghosal	0	11	11	11					S. Ghosal	4th	5	11	1
Q	M. Castagnet	11	6th	8th	8th													1	K. Darwish	7th	7th	11	9
	A. Salazar	7th	4th	5														11	J. Willstrop	11	11	3	11
	J. Kemp	11	11	11						J. Kemp	5	5	5
Q	R. Temple	11	7th	0					11	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
11	J. Willstrop	13	11	11																							11	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
15th	A. Walker	11	11	6th	11																						8th	T. Lincou	9	5	5
	M. Krajcsák	6th	6th	11	5				15th	A. Walker	11	11	7th	11
	S. Razik	9	11	5	3					R. Lavigne	7th	7th	11	9
	R. Lavigne	11	9	11	11													15th	A. Walker	2	8th	11	6th
	S. Boswell	11	12	11														8th	T. Lincou	11	11	4th	11
Q	S. Arnold	8th	10	6th						S. Boswell	11	6th	8th	1
Q	Y. Butt	5	7th	3					8th	T. Lincou	7th	11	11	11
8th	T. Lincou	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
6th	D. Palmer	11	11	11
Q	J. Balbo	5	4th	6th					6th	D. Palmer	12	10	7th
	B. Ford	9	3	6th						T. Momen	14th	12	11
	T. Momen	11	11	11															T. Momen	12	6th	7th	6th
	J. Barrington	8th	10	9														9	W. El Hindi	10	11	11	11
	A. Swelim	11	12	11						A. Swelim	7th	7th	7th
	S. Galifi	11	8th	3	11	6th			9	W. El Hindi	11	11	11
9	W. El Hindi	9	11	11	9	11																					9	W. El Hindi	1	5	9
12	MA Iskandar	11	11	11																							4th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	A. Frankcomb	6th	4th	2					12	MA Iskandar	7th	11	11	7th	8th
Q	S. Coppinger	8th	6th	6th						D. Selby	11	7th	9	11	11
	D. Selby	11	11	11															D. Selby	9	6th	8th
	O. Mosaad	11	10	11	9	11												4th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
WC	A. Al Muzayen	9	12	6th	11	8th				O. Mosaad	8th	8th	6th
Q	S. Le Roux	6th	5	6th					4th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
4th	A. Shabana	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
3	R. Ashour	13
	J. Baltazar	11	r						3	R. Ashour	12	11	11
	OA Aziz	11	11	15th						OA Aziz	10	8th	3
	M. Á. Rodríguez	5	6th	13														3	R. Ashour	11	7th	11	11
	AA Khan	11	11	11														14th	LJ Anjema	5	11	5	7th
	S. Rösner	9	9	5						AA Khan	6th	11	2	5
Q	R. Nielsen	13	6th	5					14th	LJ Anjema	11	8th	11	11
14th	LJ Anjema	15th	11	11																							3	R. Ashour	11	11	9	11
10	A. Grant	11	11	11																							7th	P. Barker	8th	3	11	8th
	C. Ryder	7th	6th	6th					10	A. Grant	11	10	9
	C. Simpson	11	12	6th	8th	5				H. Ashour	13	12	11
	H. Ashour	6th	10	11	11	11													H. Ashour	6th	5	11	9
	O. Tuominen	11	11	11														7th	P. Barker	11	11	8th	11
Q	M. Knight	6th	7th	9						O. Tuominen	5	4th	2
Q	N. Muller	7th	2	10					7th	P. Barker	11	11	11
7th	P. Barker	11	11	12

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
5	N. Matthew	11
Q	J. Rooney	6th	r						5	N. Matthew	11	11	11
Q	Y. Perrin	13	6th	11	2					D. Bianchetti	2	3	6th
	D. Bianchetti	15th	11	6th	11													5	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	C. Pilley	11	11	12															C. Pilley	6th	3	2
Q	J. Lee	6th	4th	10						C. Pilley	9	8th	11	11	11
Q	MN Adnan	7th	5	5					16	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	3	4th	3
16	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																							5	N. Matthew	11	8th	11	6th	4th
13	O. Beng Hee	14th	6th	11	11																						2	G. Gaultier	8th	11	2	11	11
	MAA Reda	12	11	6th	8th				13	O. Beng Hee	7th	11	11	11
Q	A. Gaskin	7th	11	2	0					T. Richards	11	4th	4th	9
	T. Richards	11	7th	11	11													13	O. Beng Hee	4th	5	9
	J. Illingworth	11	11	12														2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	K. Shuja	5	8th	10						J. Illingworth	3	8th	11	3
Q	A. Clyne	2	5	7th					2	G. Gaultier	11	11	8th	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

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