title: 1997 Men's World Open Squash Championship
text: # 1997 Men's World Open Squash Championship
  
  The 1997 PSA Men's ASCM-Sharp World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1997 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Petaling Jaya in Malaysia from 4 November to 9 November 1997. Rodney Eyles won his first World Open title, defeating Peter Nicol in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Rodney Eyles (champion)
  * Peter Nicol (final)
  * Jonathon Power (quarterfinals)
  * Simon Parke (second round)
  * Ahmed Barada (quarterfinals)
  * Chris Walker (second round)
  * Del Harris (first round)
  * Brett Martin (first round)
  * Zubair Jahan Khan (first round)
  * Dan Jenson (second round)
  * Mark Cairns (quarterfinals)
  * Anthony Hill (quarterfinals)
  * Mark Chaloner (second round)
  * Alex Gough (semifinals)
  * Craig Rowland (first round)
  * Derek Ryan (first round)
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  | 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 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
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  | 1 | Rodney Eyles | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Amir Wagih | 10 | 11 | 5 | | | 1 | Eyles | 15 | 15 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Craig Wapnick | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | Q | Wapnick | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Zubair Jahan Khan | 15 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Eyles | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Del Harris | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Hill | 8 | 16 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Graham Ryding | 15 | 17 | 9 | 15 | | | Ryding | 15 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Nick Taylor | 7 | 10 | 10 | | | 12 | Hill | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Anthony Hill | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Eyles | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
  | 3 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Marshall | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
  | | Julien Bonetat | 8 | 11 | 4 | | | 3 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Amjad Khan | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Q | A Khan | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Derek Ryan | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | 3 | Power | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B. Martin | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Q | Marshall | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Peter Marshall | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | Q | Marshall | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | Q | Tim Garner | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Jenson | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Dan Jenson | 13 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Eyles | 15 | 15 | 15 | | |
  | 14 | Alex Gough | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol | 11 | 12 | 12 | | |
  | | Paul Gregory | 9 | 13 | 12 | | | 14 | Gough | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Paul Johnson | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | | 6 | Walker | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Chris Walker | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Gough | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Mark Cairns | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Cairns | 12 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Kenneth Low | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | 11 | Cairns | 15 | 15 | 3 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Craig Van der Wath | 14 | 4 | 13 | | | 4 | Parke | 10 | 14 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Simon Parke | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Gough | 13 | 8 | 5 | | |
  | 13 | Mark Chaloner | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | |
  | | Martin Heath | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | | 13 | Chaloner | 10 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tony Hands | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | | 5 | Barada | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Ahmed Barada | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Barada | 15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Craig Rowland | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | David Evans | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | Q | Evans | 12 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stephen Meads | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | 2 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  