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2005 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2005 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 in Hong Kong from 29 November to 4 December 2005. Amr Shabana Amr Shabana (; born 20 July 1979 in Cairo) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. He won the World Open in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, and reached the World No. 1 ranking in 2006. He represented the winning Egyptian team in the 1999 ... won his second World Open title, defeating David Palmer in the final. Ranking points In 2005, the points breakdown were as follows: Seeds Draws & Results See also * World Open * 2005 Women's World Open Squash Championship * 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships References {{Men's World Open Squash World Squash Championships W 2005 in Hong Kong sport Squash tournaments in Hong Kong International sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Ryding
Graham Ryding (born June 16, 1975 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a professional male squash player who represented Canada during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in November 1999 after having joined the Professional Squash Association The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis. The PSA's highest professional level, the PSA W ... in 1993. Ryding was a semi-finalist in the 2004 World Open, a member of the 1997 World Team Championships where Canada placed second and a three-time Canadian National Champion. Through his playing career, Ryding earned his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and, following his retirement in 2007, earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2009. External links * * * 1975 births Living people Canadian male squash players World Games bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisham Mohd Ashour
Hisham Mohamed Ashour (born May 29, 1982 in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He is the older brother of Ramy Ashour Ramy Mohamed Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt), known as Ramy Ashour (), is a retired professional squash player from Egypt, widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport. He became the youngest pla .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in February 2012. References External links * * * * Egyptian male squash players Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Cairo 21st-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Barker (squash Player)
Peter Barker (born 26 September 1983 in Harold Wood, England) is a professional squash player from Upminster, England. Barker reached a world ranking of 13 in November 2007, the same month that he was selected to represent the senior England team at the World Team Championships in December 2008, held in India. Peter Barker has 12 professional tour titles to his name out of 15 final appearances. In September 2008, Barker defeated David Palmer twice, with a decisive 3–0 victory over David Palmer in Chicago at the Sweet Home Chicago Open, and a 3–2 victory in Baltimore at the Merrit Properties Open. Barker's highest world ranking of 5 was reached in December 2012. In 2010, Barker won the bronze medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games squash men's singles event in Delhi after defeating Mohd Azlan Iskandar from Malaysia in straight sets, 11-5, 11–4, 11–2. The match ended in 45 minutes. Barker had a match point against Ramy Ashour in the quarterfinals of the 2012 U.S. Open, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansoor Zaman
Mansoor Zaman (born April 14, 1980 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player. In 2007, Mansoor won the Governor NWFP international and then at the President PSF international 2007 when he beat his compatriot Aamir Atlas Khan. 2002 Mansoor Zaman won a silver in the individual event at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.Asian Games: Squash players confident of reaching podium Dawn 10 November 2010 Retrieved 20 November 2010. 2006 Zaman won a bronze medal at the in |
Joey Barrington
Joey Barrington (born 18 January 1979) is a former professional squash player from England and currently the lead commentator for the PSA World Tour. He is the son of the squash player Jonah Barrington. He studied Sport and Exercise Science at Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ... and graduated in 2000.http://www.sport.bham.ac.uk/page.aspx?sitesectionid=750&sitesectiontitle=Squash+alumni References External links * Interview at Squashsite.co.uk (Nov 2004) English male squash players 1980 births Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham {{UK-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Parke
Simon Parke (born 10 August 1972 in Oakham, Rutland, United Kingdom) is a former professional squash player from England. Squash career Parke won the World Junior Squash Championship title in 1990. As a professional player, he broke into the world's top-20 in 1991, and the top-10 in 1995. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in December 1995, and underwent surgery in January 1996, followed by treatment which included chemotherapy. He returned to the professional squash circuit four months after his surgery. Parke was part of the England team that won the 1995 Men's World Team Squash Championships and 1997 Men's World Team Squash Championships. He also won the British National Championships in 1998 and the US Open title in 1999. He also represented England and won a silver medal in the mixed doubles, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 (October 2000). Personal life Parke currently teaches at Leeds Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Gough (squash Player)
Alex Gough (born 8 December 1970, in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh professional squash player. Gough reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in 1998. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Since retiring he went on to become the CEO of the Professional Squash Association The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis. The PSA's highest professional level, the PSA Wor ... (PSA). External links * * * Sportspeople from Newport, Wales Welsh male squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Living people 1970 births Commonwealth Games medallists in squash {{UK-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Kneipp
Joseph "Joe" Kneipp (born 27 September 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a professional squash player from Australia. Kneipp was born in Brisbane and grew up near Cairns. He began playing squash at the age of seven. As a junior, he won the Australian under-13 squash championship title. At the age of 14, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport for a year. He captained the Australian team which won the world junior team title in 1992. Kneipp joined the professional circuit in 1994. His career-high world ranking to date is World No. 10 in January 2004. That year, he finished runner-up to Thierry Lincou in the Super Series Finals. Kneipp won a gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, partnering Natalie Grinham. He also won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering Rachael Grinham Rachael Margaret Grinham (born 22 January 1977 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian professional squash player. She won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renan Lavigne
Renan Lavigne (born 1 November 1974 in Longjumeau) is a professional squash player from France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... Career statistics Listed below. PSA Titles (9) All Results for Renan Lavigne in PSA World's Tour tournament PSA Tour Finals (Runner-Up) (6) External links PSA player profile* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lavigne, Renan French male squash players 1974 births Living people Competitors at the 2009 World Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Grant (squash Player)
Adrian Grant (born 6 October 1980 in London, United Kingdom) is a professional squash player from England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in August 2009. Grant finished as the runner-up at the British National Squash Championships in 2009 (losing in the final to Nick Matthew Nicholas Matthew (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is a former English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each. He reached a c ...). References External links * * * 1980 births Living people English male squash players Sportspeople from London Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in squash {{England-squash-bio-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramy Ashour
Ramy Mohamed Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt), known as Ramy Ashour (), is a retired professional squash player from Egypt, widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport. He became the youngest player to reach number one in the world since the 1980s, as well as being the first ever two time World Junior Squash Champion. On April 22, 2019, at the age of 31, Ashour announced his retirement from professional Squash. Ramy is known for his unique playing style, often referred to as 'The Artist'; he is regarded by many squash pundits, former and current players, to be one of the most naturally gifted players to ever play the game. Mohamed El Shorbagy, the 2017 world champion, once commented after losing in two world finals to him, as Ashour being 'the best of the best'; Jonah Barrington, also one of the Squash greats, ranks him as equal to Pakistani legends Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan who dominated the game in the 1980s and 1990s. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
