1986 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Squash tournament May 2026 May 2026 Men's World Open 1986 10 PSA World Squash Championship PSA FRA Toulouse, France November 5–11, 1986 World Open $ 55,000 NZL Ross Norman PAK Jahangir Khan AUS Chris DittmarAUS Chris Robertson 1985 EGY ENG 1987 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.https://www.squashinfo.com/results Mens Squash World Open 1986 Ross Norman won his first World Open title, defeating Jahangir Khan in the final.Norman won 9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1 to end Jahangir's unbeaten streak dating back to 1981. The win marked the end of an unbeaten run for Khan that had stretched for over five years.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19861112/368/0014 Jahangir is beaten Newcastle Journal 12 November 1986 14 British Newspaper Archive subscription 26 May 2026 Seeds 30em PAK Jahangir Khan (final) NZL Ross Norman (champion) NZL Stuart Davenport (quarterfinals) AUS Ross Thorne (quarterfinals) ENG Phil Kenyon (second round) ENG Gawain Briars (quarterfinals) PAK Qamar Zaman (second round) AUS Greg Pollard (second round) Draw and results Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 PAK Jahangir Khan 9 9 9 ENG Jamie Hickox 1 4 2 PAK Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 EGY Gamal El Amir 5 3 5 SWE Jan-Ulf Söderberg 8 9 9 3 9 AUS Brett Martin 10 2 5 9 2 RSA 1928 Paul Symonds 6 8 9 9 9 8 AUS Greg Pollard 9 10 2 7 3 AUS Chris Dittmar 9 3 9 9 ENG Geoff Williams 1 9 5 6 ENG Hiddy Jahan 4 9 9 9 PAK Sohail Qaiser 9 2 5 6 4 AUS Ross Thorne 9 9 1 4 9 ENG Bryan Beeson 7 4 9 9 7 ENG Danny Lee 9 9 9 7 PAK Qamar Zaman 7 5 1 3 NZL Stuart Davenport 9 6 9 9 SWE Anders Wahlstedt 7 9 4 2 ENG Martin Bodimeade 9 9 9 AUS Ricki Hill 2 6 2 AUS Chris Robertson 3 9 9 9 PAK Umar Hayat Khan 9 3 2 7 PAK Jansher Khan 10 7 9 10 5 ENG Phil Kenyon 9 9 3 8 2 NZL Ross Norman 10 9 9 EGY Gamal Awad 8 0 1 AUS Tristan Nancarrow 9 9 9 SCO Stuart Hailstone 0 7 7 6 ENG Gawain Briars 9 9 ENG Robert Graham 7 4 5 PAK Zarak Jahan Khan 9 9 6 9 SWE Fredrik Johnson 2 6 9 2 1 PAK Jahangir 9 9 9 PAK Ahmed 5 1 5 SWE Söderberg 9 3 9 9 RSA 1928 Symonds 4 9 1 2 AUS Dittmar 9 9 3 9 ENG Jahan 3 4 9 4 4 AUS Thorne 9 9 9 ENG Lee 7 6 1 3 NZL Davenport 10 9 9 ENG Bodimeade 8 2 3 AUS Robertson 10 9 9 PAK Jansher 8 5 3 2 NZL Norman 9 9 9 AUS Nancarrow 4 2 3 6 ENG Briars 8 7 10 9 9 PAK Z J Khan 10 9 8 3 1 1 PAK Jahangir 9 9 9 SWE Söderberg 0 1 1 AUS Dittmar 9 9 9 4 AUS Thorne 2 1 7 3 AUS Davenport 6 2 1 AUS Robertson 9 9 9 2 NZL Norman 9 9 9 6 ENG Briars 4 7 7 1 PAK Jahangir 9 9 3 9 AUS Dittmar 3 5 9 1 AUS Robertson 8 9 5 2 2 NZL Norman 10 6 9 9 1 PAK Jahangir 5 7 9 1 2 NZL Norman 9 9 7 9 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 References External links World Squash History World Open France (Toulouse) Egypt (Cairo)1985 Birmingham (England)1987 1986 M Category:World Squash Championships Category:Squash tournaments in France Men's World Open Squash Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by France Men's World Open Squash Championship