2006 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2006 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place just in front of the pyramids in Cairo in Egypt from 1 September to 6 September 2006. David Palmer won his second World Open title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

Men's World Open 2006
28th PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)	September 1–6, 2006
Website www.squashsite.co.uk/world_open_2006.htm
PSA World Tour
Category	PSA World Open
Prize money	$152,500
Results
Champion	David Palmer
Runner-up	Grégory Gaultier
Semi-finalists	Amr Shabana Thierry Lincou
← 2005 2007 →

Ranking points

In 2006, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2006)

Event	W	F	SF	QF	2R	1R
Points (PSA)	2187,5	1437,5	875	531,25	312,5	156,25

Seeds

1. Amr Shabana (semifinals)
2. David Palmer (champion)
3. Thierry Lincou (semifinals)
4. James Willstrop (first round)
5. Anthony Ricketts (quarterfinals)
6. Peter Nicol (quarterfinals)
7. Nick Matthew (second round)
8. Grégory Gaultier (final)
9. Karim Darwish (first round)
10. Lee Beachill (second round)
11. John White (second round)
12. Mohd Azlan Iskandar (first round)
13. Ong Beng Hee (second round)
14. Olli Tuominen (second round)
15. Stewart Boswell (second round)
16. Adrian Grant (second round)

Draws & Results

	First round									Second round									Quarter finals									Semi finals
	1	Amr Shabana	11	5	11	11
	Q	Peter Barker	7	11	4	6				1	Amr Shabana	11	5	11	13
		Mohammed Abbas	11	11	5	13					Mohammed Abbas	6	11	9	11
	12	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	8	5	11	13													1	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
	7	Nick Matthew	13	11	11															Wael El Hindi	5	7	5
		Alex Gough	11	3	3					7	Nick Matthew	8	11	4	11	10
	9	Karim Darwish	11	3	5	10					Wael El Hindi	11	4	11	2	12
		Wael El Hindi	5	11	11	12																						1	Amr Shabana	5	7	11	9
	4	James Willstrop	w/o																									8	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	2	11
		Ramy Ashour									Ramy Ashour	11	10	6	11	11
	10	Lee Beachill	11	11	11					10	Lee Beachill	4	12	11	8	5
	Q	Borja Golán	7	5	7															Ramy Ashour	11	9	2
	8	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11														8	Grégory Gaultier	13	11	11
	Q	Tarek Momen	6	5	6					8	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11														Final
	11	John White	11	11	7	8	11			11	John White	3	6	8
	Q	Laurens Jan Anjema	6	6	11	11	8																					8	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	9	14	2
	Q	Hisham Ashour	9	5	8																							2	David Palmer	9	9	11	16	11
	15	Stewart Boswell	11	11	11					15	Stewart Boswell	11	10	7	2
		Graham Ryding	4	11	9	11	10			6	Peter Nicol	7	12	11	11
	6	Peter Nicol	11	5	11	9	12												6	Peter Nicol	6	11	9	6
		Shahier Razik	11	9	11	7	12												3	Thierry Lincou	11	5	11	11
	14	Olli Tuominen	8	11	5	11	14			14	Olli Tuominen	10	11	3	8
	Q	Alister Walker	11	7	2	6				3	Thierry Lincou	12	9	11	11
	3	Thierry Lincou	4	11	11	11																						3	Thierry Lincou	2	10	12	5
	Q	Davide Bianchetti	11	8	5	11	5																					2	David Palmer	11	12	10	11
	16	Adrian Grant	7	11	11	9	11			16	Adrian Grant	6	11	6	8
	WC	Omar Mosaad	7	5	13	3				5	Anthony Ricketts	11	9	11	11
	5	Anthony Ricketts	11	11	11	11													5	Anthony Ricketts	11	3	6	7
		Cameron Pilley	5	7	3														2	David Palmer	9	11	11	11
	13	Ong Beng Hee	11	11	11					13	Ong Beng Hee	12	8	8
	Q	Aamir Atlas Khan	4	3	1					2	David Palmer	14	11	11
	2	David Palmer	11	11	11

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See also

• World Open
• 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship