1999 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1999
23rd PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)	September 10–17, 1999
Website www.squashtalk.com/html/news/worldopen1.htm
PSA World Tour
Category	PSA World Open
Prize money	$ 170,000
Results
Champion	Peter Nicol
Runner-up	Ahmed Barada
Semi-finalists	Jonathon Power Martin Heath

The 1999 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1999 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Giza, Cairo in Egypt from 10 September to 17 September 1999. Peter Nicol won his first World Open title, defeating Ahmed Barada in the final.

Seeds

1. Jonathon Power (semifinals)
2. Peter Nicol (champion)
3. Ahmed Barada (final)
4. Paul Johnson (quarterfinals)
5. Martin Heath (semifinals)
6. Simon Parke (quarterfinals)
7. Derek Ryan (second round)
8. Anthony Hill (quarterfinals)
9. Stefan Casteleyn (second round)
10. Alex Gough (first round)
11. Dan Jenson (third round)
12. Rodney Eyles (first round)
13. Amjad Khan (third round)
14. Graham Ryding (first round)
15. Paul Price (third round)
16. John White (second round)

Draw and results

Finals

	Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
	1	Jonathon Power	15	9	15	15
	6	Simon Parke	8	15	7	12
										1	Power	15	9	2	rtd
										3	Barada	9	15	9
	4	Anthony Hill	5	14	8
	3	Ahmed Barada	15	17	15
																			3	Barada	9	13	11
																			2	Nicol	15	15	15
	4	Paul Johnson	13	6	13
	5	Martin Heath	15	15	15
										5	Heath	15	13	9	12
										2	Nicol	11	15	15	15
		Mark Chaloner	17	8	6	12
	2	Peter Nicol	14	15	15	15

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	1	Jonathon Power	15	15	9	17
		Zarak Jahan Khan	9	14	15	14				1	Power	15	15	15
		Juha Raumolin	15	14	15	14	9			Q	Whittaker	8	13	13
	Q	Glenn Whittaker	10	15	9	15	15												1	Power	15	17	15
		Nick Taylor	15	15	15															Shabana	13	14	8
		Janne Kyttanen	3	11	5						Taylor	13	9	13
		Amr Shabana	15	13	15	15					Shabana	15	15	15
	12	Rodney Eyles	9	15	8	13																						1	Power	15	9	15	15
	13	Amjad Khan	15	11	15	13	15																					6	Parke	8	15	7	12
	Q	Mohamed Essam Hafiz	5	15	3	15	9			13	A Khan	15	15	15
		Thierry Lincou	13	15	15	15					Lincou	13	11	5
	Q	John Russell	15	8	12	9													13	Khan	15	4	6	5
		Stephen Meads	11	15	15	2	3												6	Parke	11	15	15	15
		Marcus Berrett	15	11	13	15	15				Berrett	14	11	9
		Joseph Kneipp	8	10	9					6	Parke	15	15	15
	6	Simon Parke	15	15	15

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	8	Anthony Hill	15	17	15
		Amir Wagih	5	16	13					8	Hill	15	15	15
		Byron Davis	15	12	9	15	15				Davis	8	4	11
		Ahmed Faizy	6	15	15	11	5												8	Hill	11	15	15	12	15
		David Palmer	15	15	15															Palmer	15	10	12	15	6
		Davide Bianchetti	6	10	6						Palmer	15	15	15
		John Williams	12	15	15	8	15				Williams	14	13	6
	10	Alex Gough	15	7	5	15	12																					8	Hill	5	14	8
	14	Graham Ryding	15	10	15	9	8																					3	Barada	15	17	15
		Shamsul Islam Khan	12	15	11	15	15				S I Khan	5	7	9
	Q	Mansoor Zaman	7	15	15	13	11				El Borolossy	15	15	15
		Omar El Borolossy	15	12	10	15	15													El Borolossy	10	8	10
		Tony Hands	15	15	15														3	Barada	15	15	15
	Q	Bradley Ball	10	5	10						Hands	10	3	7
		Daniel Forslund	6	8	7					3	Barada	15	15	15
	3	Ahmed Barada	15	15	15

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	4	Paul Johnson	15	15	15
		Mika Monto	10	9	13					4	Johnson	11	6	15	15	15
		Mark Cairns	15	15	15						Cairns	15	15	7	8	5
		Olli Tuominen	11	12	8														4	Johnson	15	14	15	17
		Tim Garner	15	15	15														11	Jenson	11	17	8	16
		Kashif Shuja	10	7	8						Garner	15	6	15	14	9
		Mir Zaman Gul	11	16	13					11	Jenson	10	15	10	15	15
	11	Dan Jenson	15	17	15																							4	Johnson	13	6	13
	9	Stefan Casteleyn	15	15	15																							5	Heath	15	15	15
		Kelly Patrick	13	13	12					9	Casteleyn	6	8	4
		Mohd Medhat Morsi	17	4	9	9					Evans	15	15	15
		David Evans	14	15	15	15														Evans	17	6	9	15	9
	Q	Karim Darwish	15	15	15														5	Heath	16	15	15	7	15
		Stewart Boswell	11	7	9					Q	Darwish	15	10	3	4
		Julien Bonetat	13	11	7					5	Heath	12	15	15	15
	5	Martin Heath	15	15	15

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	7	Derek Ryan	15	17	15
		Billy Haddrell	6	16	12					7	Ryan	15	10	11	10
	Q	Kenneth Low	6	3	10						Rowland	4	15	15	15
		Craig Rowland	15	15	15															Rowland	16	15	3	15	9
		Mark Chaloner	15	15	15															Chaloner	17	13	15	6	15
		Renan Lavigne	8	12	9						Chaloner	6	15	15	6	15
		Julian Wellings	6	14	7					16	White	15	9	11	15	10
	16	John White	15	17	15																								Chaloner	17	8	6	12
	15	Paul Price	15	15	15																							2	Nicol	14	15	15	15
		Abdul Faheem Khan	12	10	7					15	Price	13	15	12	15	15
		Del Harris	6	14	8						Ricketts	15	9	15	10	8
		Anthony Ricketts	15	15	15														15	Price	12	10	13
		Rodney Durbach	12	15	15	12	15												2	Nicol	15	15	15
		Chris Walker	15	13	10	15	10				Durbach	9	7	9
		Lee Beachill	6	7	9					2	Nicol	15	15	15
	2	Peter Nicol	15	15	15

See also

• PSA World Open
• 1999 Women's World Open Squash Championship

External links

• World Open on squashtalk.com
• World Squash History