Men’s World Open

Golan surprises Mossad at the World Open!

Spaniard Borja Golan (pic le) made the 1st upset happen in the 2nd round as he came back from 1 game down to beat Egyptian 14th seed Omar Mosaad (pic ri) 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 in 76 minutes. All further matches from the 1st session ...

Salasar outs Grant in World Open 1st round!

Qualifier Cesar Salazar (pic with his girls friend) downed England’s World No17 Adrian Grant as the Mexican had the better end of the 5-games encounter (8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5) to take his maiden 2nd round place in a World Open ...

Gawad downs Khan in World Open 1st round!

It was Egyptian youngster Karim Abdel Gawad (pic ri) who produced a major upset in the 1st round action of day 2 when he beat Aamir Atlas Khan (pic le, PAK) 12-10, 11-9, 11-5. Martin Knight (NZL) and Jan Koukal (CZE) played the longest match (94m) ...

Matthew eased through his World Open starter!

The last 8 matches of today’s World Open 1st round action did not produce any notable upset. Tarek Momen (EGY) and Chris Ryder (ENG) were able to beat higher ranked players as they won against England’s Tom Richards (11-9, 8-11, 11-1, 11-5) and ...

Lincou and Palmer just survived!

The matches of the 2 former World Champions Thierry Lincou (FRA) and David Palmer (pic, AUS) have been the most thrilling encounters of today’s World Open 1st round action so far. Palmer needed 90 minutes to beat Scotsman Alan Clyne 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, ...

Finitsis fells Krajcsak in World Open qualifying upset!

Australian Steven Finitsis (pic le) rounded off a packed day of qualifying action in the 2011 PSA World Open in Rotterdam when he despatched the 2nd highest-ranked player in the draw to reach the qualifying finals of Rotterdam ...

Matthew prepared to defend World Open title in Rotterdam!

Despite crashing out of last week's Qatar Classic in the 2nd round - ending a sensational run of 10 successive Tour finals in a row for the world No1 - England's Nick Matthew (pic le) is confident of his form as he prepares to defend his title in tomorrow’s PSA World Open ...

World Open live chat with Dutch star Laurens Jan Anjema!

World’s No12 and Dutch hope for the upcoming World Open in Rotterdam (28th October to 6th of November) will be interviewed live today between 12:00 and 13:00 (CET). All squash fans are able to ask Anjema questions via facebook, which will be answered...