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1985 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 1985 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1985 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo in Egypt from 18 November to 25 November 1985. Jahangir Khan won his fifth consecutive World Open title, defeating Ross Norman in the final. Seeds Draw and results Notes The 1985 championships saw controversy when many courts had not been prepared properly and this caused players to slip. This nearly led to Jahangir Khan withdrawing during his first round match. See also * PSA World Open *1985 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 1985 Women's 7-Up World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1985 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Dublin in Ireland during August 1985. Susan Devoy ... References External linksWorld Squash History {{Men's World Open Squash World Squash Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Open (squash)
The World Squash Championships are Squash (sport), squash events for men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the women's was inaugurated in 1976 in Brisbane, Australia. Overview The British Open Squash Championships, British Open had for many years been generally considered to be the sport's effective world championship, and this continued to be the case until the World Open (now called World Championship) was established. The women's World Championship was held once every two years until the early 1990s, when it became an annual event. The men's event has been held every year since 1976, except for a two-year gap in 2000 and 2001 when it was not held due primarily to difficulties in securing sponsorship. In recent years, the men's World Championship has been part of the PSA World Series. Results Men's Finals Source: Women's finals Source: ''Note:'' * Vicki Hoffman was known as Vicki Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Awad (squash Player)
Mohammed Awad (born 5 February 1949 in Alexandria) is a former Egyptian professional squash player. He finished runner-up in the Egyptian championships in 1972 & 1975 and represented Egypt in the 1976 & 1977 World Team Squash Championships The WSF World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent t .... He is the older brother of Gamal Awad, another notable squash player. References External links * Egyptian male squash players 1949 births Living people Squash players from Alexandria 20th-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atef Khalifa
Atef is the specific feathered white crown of the ancient Egyptian deity Osiris. It combines the Hedjet, the white crown of Upper Egypt, with curly ostrich feathers on each side of the crown for the Osiris cult. The feathers are identified as ostrich from their curl or curve at the upper ends, with a slight flare toward the base. They are the same feather as (singly) worn by Maat. They may be compared with the falcon tail feathers in two-feather crowns such as those of Amun, which are more narrow and straight without curve. The Atef crown identifies Osiris in ancient Egyptian painting. Osiris wears the Atef crown as a symbol of the ruler of the underworld. The tall bulbous white piece in the center of the crown is between two ostrich feathers. The feathers represent truth and justice. The Atef crown is similar, save for the feathers, to the plain white crown (Hedjet) first recorded in the Predynastic Period and worn as a symbol for pharaonic Upper Egypt. See also * Atef crown ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umar Hayat Khan
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet ''al-Fārūq'' ("the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)"). Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Following his conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed the title ''al-Fārūq'' ('the Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements. After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr () as the first caliph and served as the closest advis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 six times. Jansher Khan is widely regarded as one of the greatest squash players of all time. Ranked number 1 in the world from January 1988 till January 1998, (513 weeks) (118 months) (9.8 Years) Jansher Khan's retirement in 2001 brought an end to nearly 50 years of domination by Pakistan in the sport of squash. He was troubled by back, knee and groin injuries throughout his career. Career Jansher Khan started his career with a fractured hand at the age of 11, in 1981. He first came to prominence at the age of 16 when he won the World Junior Squash Championships in Australia in 1986 and then the Senior World Open title in same year, by beating Australia's Chris Dittmar in the final. At the age of 16 he became the youngest winner in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Smith (squash Player)
Kelvin Vincent Smith (born March 20, 1984) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse. Early years Smith attended North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York where he played defensive end, middle linebacker and fullback. As a senior, he posted 150 tackles, 6 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries, 700 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns. He received New York Sportwriters’ Association First-team Class AA All-State Defense, New York Sportwriters’ Association Section 1 Player of the Year and PrepStar All-American honors. College career Smith accepted a football scholarship from Syracuse University. As a freshman, he started 11 out of 12 games after, after linebacker Jameel Dumas suffered a knee injury in the season opener. He made 68 tackles (6 for loss), one sack a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Bowditch (squash Player)
Steven Mangirri Bowditch (born 9 August 1955, in Darwin) is a former leading Australian professional squash player who excelled in both soft and hardball versions of the game. Bowditch started playing squash in 1966 and turned professional in 1977, competing at the 1977 Men's World Open Squash Championship where he lost to Geoff Hunt in the second round. In 1978, he was named fourth member of an Australian team led by Geoff Hunt. He was eliminated in the 3rd round of both the 1979 and 1980 PSA World Championships, losing to semifinalist Mohibullah Khan in 1980. Bowditch captained the Australian team at the 1981 World Team Squash Championships in Sweden (an amateur event but open to professionals) which lost to Pakistan in the final. He took the ISRF World Individual Championship title, also an amateur event open to professional players, held in Sweden at the same time. Bowditch made the 3rd round at both 1982 and 1983 World Opens, taking finalist Dean Williams to four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Maclean
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricki Hill
Ricki Hill is an Australian former professional squash player. Born in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ... on 7 September 1960 he moved to London to find regular competition and became one of the leading Australian players in the 1980s. References Australian male squash players Living people 1960 births Sportspeople from Melbourne 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Australian expatriate sportspeople in England {{Australia-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqsood Ahmed (squash Player)
Maqsood Ahmed (born 30 August 1957) is a Pakistani former professional squash player. Born in Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ..., he started playing squash in 1968 and turned professional in 1978. In 1977 he became the first player to win the Pakistani Amateur and Open titles in the same year. He retained a world top ten seeding for a decade. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Maqsood Pakistani male squash players 1957 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamal El-Amir
Gamal ( ar, جمال) is an Arabic surname and male given name. Notable people with this name إبراهيم ابومياله: Surname * Amr Gamal, (born 1991) Egyptian footballer * Mazen Gamal (born 1986), Egyptian squash player *Raghda Gamal, Yemeni journalist and poet Given name * Gamal Aziz, Egyptian former business executive, indicted as part of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal * Gamal Mubarak (born 1963), son of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak * Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), Egyptian president * Gamal Salama (1945–2021), Egyptian songwriter * Gamal Salem (1918–1968), Egyptian military officer See also * Sharif El-Gamal (born 1973), New York City real estate developer * Taher Elgamal (born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer * Jamal * Jamaal Jamaal is a masculine given name, from the Arabic, meaning "handsome" or "beauty". Notable people include: *Jamaal Anderson (born 1986), American football player *Jamaal Bowman (born 1976), American politician *Jamaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Pollard
Greg Pollard (born 5 November 1960) is a former Australian professional squash player. Pollard was born on 5 November 1960. He started playing squash at the Albury Squash Centre in Albury, Australia at the age of eleven before moving to Nottingham to further his career in the eighties. He was a world's top ten player and represented Australia in the 1981 & 1985 World Team Squash Championships. References External links * Australian male squash players 1960 births Living people 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Sportspeople from Albury {{Australia-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
