Hong Kong Open (squash)

Hong Kong Squash Open
Details
Event nameHong Kong Open
LocationHong Kong Hong Kong
VenueHong Kong Squash Centre
Tsim Sha Tsui
Website
www.hksquash.org.hk
Men's Winner
CategoryWorld Series Platinum
Prize money$224,500

The Hong Kong Squash Open is an annual squash tournament held in Hong Kong in November. The tournament has both men and women's sections. The opening sections of the tournament are held at the Hong Kong Squash Centre, while the finals are contested in a glass show court outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Hong Kong Squash Centre

Past winners

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Men's

Year Winner Runner-up score Notes/Ref
1985 England Phil Kenyon Australia Steve Bowditch 9-3, 6-9, 9-3, 9-7
1986 Australia Rodney Martin Australia Tristan Nancarrow 9-6, 9-5, 9-2
1987 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 9-6, 9-2, 9-5
1988 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 12-15, 15-1
1989 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15-8, 16-17, 15-2, 15-6
1990 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Robertson 15-6, 14-15, 15-10, 15-5
1991 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Tristan Nancarrow 16-17, 15-6, 15-17, 15-4, 15-5
1992 Australia Rodney Martin Australia Chris Dittmar 12-15, 15-13, 15-14, 15-9
1993 Australia Brett Martin Australia Rodney Martin 12-15, 15-12, 15-4, 15-6
1994 Pakistan Jansher Khan Scotland Peter Nicol 15-7, 15-10, 15-6
1995 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Brett Martin 15-12, 15-7, 15-3
1996 Australia Rodney Eyles Pakistan Jansher Khan 15-10, 15-10, 15-5
1997 Pakistan Jansher Khan Canada Jonathon Power 14-15, 15-12, 15-7, 15-2
1998 Canada Jonathon Power Scotland Peter Nicol 15-14, 15-11, 15-14
1999 Scotland Peter Nicol Canada Jonathon Power 15-10, 15-8, 15-8
2000 Scotland Peter Nicol Canada Jonathon Power 15-11, 15-10, 15-6
2001 Australia David Palmer France Thierry Lincou 15-13, 15-6, 15-9
2002 England Peter Nicol Canada Jonathon Power 15-13, 15-9, 14-15, 15-10
2003 No competition
2004 France Thierry Lincou England Nick Matthew 11-8, 11-4, 13-11
2005 not held due to the 2005 World Open
2006 Egypt Amr Shabana Egypt Ramy Ashour 13-11, 3-11, 11-5, 13-11 [2]
2007 Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier 11-13, 11-3, 11-6, 13-11 [3]
2008 Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier 11-9, 13-15, 8-11, 11-2, 11-3
2009 Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 5-2
2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9
2011 England James Willstrop Egypt Karim Darwish 11-9, 11-5, 11-4
2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour England James Willstrop 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6
2013 England Nick Matthew Spain Borja Golán 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5
2014 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy France Grégory Gaultier 11-9, 11-2, 4-11, 8-11, 11-4 [4]
2015 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Australia Cameron Pilley 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
2016 Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad 11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6
2017 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Ali Farag 11-6 5-11 11-4 7-11 11-3 [5]
2018 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Ali Farag 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
2019–2021 not held due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Egypt Mostafa Asal Peru Diego Elías 6-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-4 [6]
2023 New Zealand Paul Coll Egypt Ali Farag 10–12, 11–3, 11–8, 8–11, 11–9 [7]
2024 Egypt Mostafa Asal Egypt Ali Farag 11–5, 4–11, 11–8, 11–5 [8]
2025 Egypt Mostafa Asal Egypt Youssef Ibrahim 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 [9]

Women's

Year Winner Runner-up score Notes/Ref
1993 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 4-9, 9-0, 6-9, 9-4, 9-3
1994 Australia Michelle Martin England Cassie Jackman 9-6, 9-5, 7-9, 10-8
1995–2000 No competition
2001 New Zealand Leilani Rorani Australia Carol Owens 9-7, 9-6, 9-0
2002 Australia Rachael Grinham United States Natalie Grainger 9-3, 9-5, 9-7
2003–2005 not held
2006 Malaysia Nicol David England Tania Bailey 9-1, 10-8, 9-5
2007 Malaysia Nicol David Australia Natalie Grinham 9-3, 9-5, 10-8 [10]
2008 Malaysia Nicol David Australia Rachael Grinham 14-12, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8
2009 Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 11-4, 11-7, 11-7
2010 Malaysia Nicol David England Jenny Duncalf 11-6, 12-10, 12-10
2011 Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
2012 Malaysia Nicol David France Camille Serme 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7
2013 Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11-7, 11-7, 12-10
2014 Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Nour El Tayeb 11-4, 12-10, 11-8 [4]
2015 Malaysia Nicol David England Laura Massaro 15-13, 11-5, 11-3
2016 Egypt Nouran Gohar United States Amanda Sobhy 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8
2017 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 [5]
2018 New Zealand Joelle King Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11-4, 12-10, 19-17
2019–2021 not held due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Egypt Hania El Hammamy Egypt Nour El Sherbini 15–13, 9–11, 11–3, 8–11, 11–9 [6]
2023 Egypt Hania El Hammamy United States Amanda Sobhy 6–5 retired [7]
2024 Egypt Nouran Gohar Egypt Nour El Sherbini 6–11, 11–5, 11–9, 11–9 [8]
2025 Egypt Nour El Sherbini United States Olivia Weaver 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 [9]


References

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