1997 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Squash competition May 2026 May 2026 Men's World Open 1997 21 PSA World Squash Championship PSA MAS Petaling Jaya, Malaysia November 4–9, 1997 PSA World Open $ 130,000 AUS Rodney Eyles SCO Peter Nicol WAL Alex GoughENG Peter Marshall 1996 PAK QAT 1998 The 1997 PSA Men's ASCM-Sharp World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1997 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Petaling Jaya in Malaysia from 4 November to 9 November 1997. Rodney Eyles won his first World Open title, defeating Peter Nicol in the final. Alex Gough became the first Welshman to reach the semi-finals of the world championships, seeded 14th, he defeated the English trio of Paul Gregory, Chris Walker and Mark Cairns on his way to the semis.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004705/19971108/035/0035 Sport in Brief South Wales Daily Post 8 November 1997 35 British Newspaper Archive subscription 3 May 2026 Seeds 30em AUS Rodney Eyles (champion) SCO Peter Nicol (final) CAN Jonathon Power (quarterfinals) ENG Simon Parke (second round) EGY Ahmed Barada (quarterfinals) ENG Chris Walker (second round) ENG Del Harris (first round) AUS Brett Martin (first round) PAK Zubair Jahan Khan (first round) AUS Dan Jenson (second round) ENG Mark Cairns (quarterfinals) AUS Anthony Hill (quarterfinals) ENG Mark Chaloner (second round) WAL Alex Gough (semifinals) AUS Craig Rowland (first round) IRL Derek Ryan (first round) Draw and results First round Second round Quarter finals Semi finals Final 1 AUS Rodney Eyles R. Eyles 15 15 15 EGY Amir Wagih A. Wagih 10 11 5 Q ZAF Craig Wapnick 17 15 15 9 PAK Zubair Jahan Khan 15 7 10 7 ENG Del Harris 13 14 15 12 CAN Graham Ryding G. Ryding 15 17 9 15 Q ENG Nick Taylor 7 10 10 12 AUS Anthony Hill 15 15 15 3 CAN Jonathon Power J. Power 15 15 15 FRA Julien Bonetat J. Bonetat 8 11 4 Q PAK Amjad Khan 9 12 15 15 15 16 IRL Derek Ryan 15 15 10 10 12 8 AUS B. Martin 10 15 13 11 Q ENG Peter Marshall 15 11 15 15 Q ENG Tim Garner 15 15 9 13 12 10 AUS Dan Jenson D. Jenson 13 8 15 15 15 14 WAL Alex Gough 15 15 15 ENG Paul Gregory 9 13 12 ENG Paul Johnson 15 10 6 7 6 ENG Chris Walker 2 15 15 15 11 ENG Mark Cairns 15 15 15 Q MAS Kenneth Low 8 11 9 ZAF Craig Van der Wath 14 4 13 4 ENG Simon Parke S. Parke 15 15 15 13 ENG Mark Chaloner M. Chaloner 15 11 15 15 SCO Martin Heath M. Heath 6 15 13 3 ENG Tony Hands 15 9 9 7 5 EGY Ahmed Barada A. Barada 12 15 15 15 15 AUS Craig Rowland C. Rowland 15 10 11 13 Q WAL David Evans 9 15 15 15 ENG Stephen Meads 7 8 7 2 SCO Peter Nicol P. Nicol 15 15 15 1 AUS Eyles 15 15 5 15 Q ZAF Wapnick 11 13 15 12 CAN Ryding 15 9 9 12 AUS Hill 17 15 15 3 CAN Jonathon Power 15 15 15 Q PAK A Khan 9 6 4 Q ENG Marshall 15 15 15 10 AUS Jenson 6 6 13 14 WAL Gough 9 10 15 15 15 6 ENG Walker 15 15 12 10 12 11 ENG Cairns 15 15 3 15 4 ENG Parke 10 14 15 8 13 ENG Chaloner 10 3 9 5 EGY Barada 15 15 15 Q WAL Evans 12 7 5 2 SCO Nicol 15 15 15 1 AUS Eyles 15 17 15 12 AUS Hill 8 16 2 3 CAN Power 12 14 15 9 Q ENG Marshall 15 15 2 15 14 WAL Gough 15 15 15 11 ENG Cairns 12 11 9 5 EGY Barada 15 15 7 13 3 2 SCO Nicol 9 14 15 15 15 1 AUS Eyles 10 15 15 15 Q ENG Marshall 15 8 8 6 14 WAL Gough 13 8 5 2 SCO Nicol 15 15 15 1 AUS Eyles 15 15 15 2 SCO Nicol 11 12 12 http://www.paderborner-squash-club.de/dokumente/wm_men_97.htm Mens Squash World Open 1997 paderborner-squash-club.de 2014-08-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063150/http://www.paderborner-squash-club.de/dokumente/wm_men_97.htm 2015-09-24 dead See also PSA World Open 1997 Women's World Open Squash Championship References External links World Open on paderborner-squash-club.de World Squash History PSA World Open Malaysia (Petaling Jaya) Pakistan (Lahore)1996 Qatar (Doha)1998 1997 Category:World Squash Championships M Category:1997 in Malaysian sport Category:Squash tournaments in Malaysia Category:Petaling Jaya Category:International sports competitions hosted by Malaysia