title: 2002 Men's World Open Squash Championship
text: # 2002 Men's World Open Squash Championship
  
  The 2002 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2002 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Antwerp in Belgium from 6 December to 14 December 2002. David Palmer won his first World Open title, defeating John White in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Peter Nicol (semifinals)
  * Jonathon Power (semifinals)
  * David Palmer (champion)
  * Stewart Boswell (third round)
  * John White (final)
  * Thierry Lincou (quarterfinals)
  * Ong Beng Hee (third round)
  * Lee Beachill (third round)
  * Anthony Ricketts (quarterfinals)
  * Mark Chaloner (third round)
  * Martin Heath (quarterfinals)
  * Karim Darwish (third round)
  * Joseph Kneipp (second round)
  * Chris Walker (third round)
  * Amr Shabana (third round)
  * Alex Gough (second round)
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Peter Nicol | 12 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | Peter Nicol | 9 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | 26 | Simon Parke | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | David Palmer | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
  | 8 | Lee Beachill | 9 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | David Palmer | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
  | 3 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 3 | David Palmer | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 2 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 10 | rtd | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Thierry Lincou | 8 | 14 | 8 | | | 2 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 10 | rtd | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
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  | 1 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Gavin Jones | 4 | 8 | 7 | | | 1 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Derek Ryan | 11 | 13 | 7 | | | Q | Davide Bianchetti | 4 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Davide Bianchetti | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Alex Gough | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 21 | Mansoor Zaman | 8 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | | Lee Drew | 11 | 15 | 5 | 12 | | 16 | Alex Gough | 4 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 21 | Mansoor Zaman | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 21 | Mansoor Zaman | 15 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Scott Handley | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Peter Nicol | 12 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
  | 7 | Ong Beng Hee | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
  | | Mikkel Korsbjerg | 7 | 11 | 13 | | | 7 | Ong Beng Hee | 17 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 30 | Wael El Hindi | 15 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 30 | Wael El Hindi | 14 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tommy Berden | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | 7 | Ong Beng Hee | 8 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | | Jean-Michel Arcucci | 5 | 10 | 9 | | | 9 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 32 | Nick Matthew | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | 32 | Nick Matthew | 10 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peter Genever | 2 | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
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  | 4 | Stewart Boswell | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mohammed Abbas | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | 4 | Stewart Boswell | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 28 | Shahid Zaman | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | 28 | Shahid Zaman | 7 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Liam Kenny | 14 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Stewart Boswell | 7 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 12 | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 26 | Simon Parke | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | John Williams | 9 | 7 | 11 | | | 13 | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 26 | Simon Parke | 15 | 15 | 17 | | | 26 | Simon Parke | 9 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Jan Koukal | 11 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | Simon Parke | 17 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
  | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
  | Q | Alex Stait | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | 5 | John White | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 24 | Stefan Casteleyn | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | | 24 | Stefan Casteleyn | 15 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Ben Howell | 10 | 15 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 5 | John White | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Mark Chaloner | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Mark Chaloner | 9 | 13 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mohd Essam Hafiz | 10 | 15 | 9 | | | 10 | Mark Chaloner | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 17 | Nick Taylor | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 17 | Nick Taylor | 15 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lars Harms | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
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  | | Cameron White | 7 | 2 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 18 | Olli Tuominen | 15 | 15 | 17 | | | 18 | Olli Tuominen | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Cameron Pilley | 7 | 15 | 6 | 7 | | 11 | Martin Heath | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Martin Heath | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Martin Heath | 10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Viktor Berg | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 6 | 15 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 20 | Renan Lavigne | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | | | Viktor Berg | 9 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ajaz Azmat | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lee Beachill | 9 | 11 | 10 |
  | | Rodney Durbach | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 |
  | 23 | Graham Ryding | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | Graham Ryding | 12 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ben Garner | 11 | 9 | 10 | | | 15 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 11 | 3 | 11 | | | | | |
  | | Mika Monto | 10 | 15 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 3 | David Palmer | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
  | 29 | David Evans | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | 29 | David Evans | 15 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Shahier Razik | 7 | 4 | 12 | | | 3 | David Palmer | 13 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
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  | | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | wo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 31 | Stephen Meads | | | | | | 31 | Stephen Meads | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jonathan Kemp | 11 | 13 | 3 | | | 12 | Karim Darwish | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Karim Darwish | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Karim Darwish | 9 | 15 | 6 | 12 | | | | | |
  | | Bradley Ball | 10 | 15 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Thierry Lincou | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
  | 22 | Omar El Borolossy | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | | 22 | Omar El Borolossy | 12 | 15 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Andrew Whipp | 12 | 9 | 11 | | | 6 | Thierry Lincou | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Thierry Lincou | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Thierry Lincou | 8 | 14 | 8 |
  | | Del Harris | 15 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 |
  | 26 | Grégory Gaultier | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 26 | Grégory Gaultier | 17 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mike Corren | 13 | 9 | 9 | | | 14 | Chris Walker | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Chris Walker | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Chris Walker | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Tim Garner | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jonathon Power | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
  | | Glenn Keenan | 6 | 14 | 6 | | | | Tim Garner | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Farrukh Zaman | 8 | 10 | 5 | | | 2 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  