1986 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1986
10th PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Toulouse, France
Date(s)	November 5–11, 1986
PSA World Tour
Category	World Open
Prize money	$ 55,000
Results
Champion	Ross Norman
Runner-up	Jahangir Khan
Semi-finalists	Chris Dittmar Chris Robertson

The 1986 UAP Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1986 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toulouse in France from 5 November to 11 November 1986. Ross Norman won his first World Open title, defeating Jahangir Khan in the final.

Seeds

1. Jahangir Khan (final)
2. Ross Norman (champion)
3. Stuart Davenport (quarterfinals)
4. Ross Thorne (quarterfinals)
5. Phil Kenyon (second round)
6. Gawain Briars (quarterfinals)
7. Qamar Zaman (second round)
8. Greg Pollard (second round)

Draw and results

	Second round									Third round									Quarter-finals									Semi-finals
	1	Jahangir Khan	9	9	9
		Jamie Hickox	1	4	2					1	Jahangir	9	9	9
		Maqsood Ahmed	9	9	9						Ahmed	5	1	5
		Gamal El Amir	5	3	5														1	Jahangir	9	9	9
		Jan-Ulf Söderberg	8	9	9	3	9													Söderberg	0	1	1
		Brett Martin	10	2	5	9	2				Söderberg	9	3	9	9
		Paul Symonds	6	8	9	9	9				Symonds	4	9	1	2
	8	Greg Pollard	9	10	2	7	3																					1	Jahangir	9	9	3	9
		Chris Dittmar	9	3	9	9																							Dittmar	3	5	9	1
		Geoff Williams	1	9	5	6					Dittmar	9	9	3	9
		Hiddy Jahan	4	9	9	9					Jahan	3	4	9	4
		Sohail Qaiser	9	2	5	6														Dittmar	9	9	9
	4	Ross Thorne	9	9	1	4	9												4	Thorne	2	1	7
		Bryan Beeson	7	4	9	9	7			4	Thorne	9	9	9														Final
		Danny Lee	9	9	9						Lee	7	6	1
	7	Qamar Zaman	7	5	1																							1	Jahangir	5	7	9	1
	3	Stuart Davenport	9	6	9	9																						2	Norman	9	9	7	9
		Anders Wahlstedt	7	9	4	2				3	Davenport	10	9	9
		Martin Bodimeade	9	9	9						Bodimeade	8	2	3
		Ricki Hill	2	6	2														3	Davenport	6	2	1
		Chris Robertson	3	9	9	9														Robertson	9	9	9
		Umar Hayat Khan	9	3	2	7					Robertson	10	9	9
		Jansher Khan	10	7	9	10					Jansher	8	5	3
	5	Phil Kenyon	9	9	3	8																							Robertson	8	9	5	2
	2	Ross Norman	10	9	9																							2	Norman	10	6	9	9
		Gamal Awad	8	0	1					2	Norman	9	9	9
		Tristan Nancarrow	9	9	9						Nancarrow	4	2	3
		Stuart Hailstone	0	7	7														2	Norman	9	9	9
	6	Gawain Briars	9	9															6	Briars	4	7	7
		Robert Graham	7	4	5					6	Briars	8	7	10	9	9
		Zarak Jahan Khan	9	9	6	9					Z J Khan	10	9	8	3	1
		Fredrik Johnson	2	6	9	2

Note

Jahangir Khan suffered defeat in the World Open for the first time since 1980. The world number one had previously won five consecutive world titles.

See also

• PSA World Open

External links

• World Squash History