The 1996 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1996 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for

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players. The event took place in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...

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from 16 November to 22 November 1996.

Jansher Khan Jansher Khan PP SI HI ( ur, جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. During his career, he won the World Open a record eight times, and the British Open s ...

won his eight World Open title, defeating

Rodney Eyles Rodney James Eyles (born 15 September 1967 in Brisbane) is a former professional squash player from Australia. He is best remembered for winning the World Open title in 1997. An alumnus of St James College (Brisbane), Eyles joined the profe ...

in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

Top half

Bottom half

References

External links

World Squash History
{{Men's World Open Squash World Squash Championships M 1996 in Pakistani sport 20th century in Lahore Sport in Lahore Squash tournaments in Pakistan International sports competitions hosted by Pakistan