1985 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1985
9th PSA World Squash Championship
LocationEgypt Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)November 18–25, 1985
PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Prize money$ 50,000
Results
ChampionPakistan Jahangir Khan
Runner-upNew Zealand Ross Norman
Semi-finalistsAustralia Glen Brumby
England Gawain Briars
← 1984 Pakistan
France 1986 →

The 1985 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1985 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo in Egypt from 18 November to 25 November 1985. Jahangir Khan won his fifth consecutive World Open title, defeating Ross Norman in the final.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Pakistan Jahangir Khan (champion)
  2. New Zealand Ross Norman (final)
  3. New Zealand Stuart Davenport (second round)
  4. Australia Dean Williams (quarterfinals)
  5. Pakistan Qamar Zaman (second round)

Draw and results

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
England Martin Bodimeade 5 5 6 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Sohail Qaiser 6 9 9 9 Pakistan Sohail Qaiser 2 4 2
Sweden Jan-Ulf Söderberg 9 6 5 6 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Australia Ross Thorne 9 9 9 9 Australia Ross Thorne 2 2 5
Egypt Mohammed Awad 9 1 1 0 Australia Ross Thorne 9 9 9
England Phil Kenyon 6 9 9 9 England Phil Kenyon 5 0 3
England Jamie Hickox 9 3 4 2 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Australia Glen Brumby 9 9 9 Australia Glen Brumby 2 0 7
United States Mark Talbott 3 2 0 Australia Glen Brumby 9 9 9 9
Australia Greg Pollard 10 4 9 9 9 Australia Greg Pollard 2 10 3 5
Egypt Gamal el-Amir 8 9 0 10 6 Australia Glen Brumby 6 9 9 9
4 Australia Dean Williams 9 9 9 4 Australia Dean Williams 9 6 1 0
Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 6 1 3 4 Australia Dean Williams 9 10 9 Final
Australia Ricki Hill 7 9 9 9 Australia Ricki Hill 1 8 4
Scotland Mark Maclean 9 5 6 4 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 4 9 9
2 New Zealand Ross Norman 7 7 9 9 9 2 New Zealand Ross Norman 4 9 5 1
Australia Steve Bowditch 9 9 1 1 3 2 New Zealand Ross Norman 9 9 9
Australia Kelvin Smith 9 9 9 Australia Kelvin Smith 2 2 5
Pakistan Jansher Khan 4 5 2 2 New Zealand Ross Norman 9 9 9
Pakistan Umar Hayat Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan Umar Hayat Khan 1 3 1
Egypt Atef Khalifa 6 3 2 Pakistan Umar Hayat Khan 9 9 0 9
5 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 5 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 4 3 9 5
United States Ned Edwards 0 4 5 2 New Zealand Ross Norman 9 9 9
England Gawain Briars 9 9 9 England Gawain Briars 6 2 2
Egypt Nasser Zahran 2 1 4 England Gawain Briars 9 9 10
England Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 England Hiddy Jahan 6 4 8
Sweden Anders Wahlstedt 3 7 7 England Gawain Briars 9 9 2 9
Egypt Magdi Saad 10 9 9 Egypt Magdi Saad 4 3 9 2
England Danny Lee 8 1 4 Egypt Magdi Saad 9 9 9 9
3 New Zealand Stuart Davenport 9 9 9 3 New Zealand Stuart Davenport 4 3 10 6
Netherlands Ric Zandvliet 6 2 7

Notes

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The 1985 championships saw controversy when many courts had not been prepared properly and this caused players to slip. This nearly led to Jahangir Khan withdrawing during his first round match.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mens Squash World Open 1985".
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Preceded by World Open
Egypt (Cairo)

1985
Succeeded by