Results from Friday in the World Open squash championship (seedings in parentheses):
First Round
Men
Amr Shabana (1), Egypt, def. Peter Barker, England, 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6.
David Palmer (2), Australia, def. Aamir Atlas Khan, Pakistan, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3.
Thierry Lincou (3), France, def. Alister Walker, England, 11-4, 7-11, 11-2, 11-6.
Ramy Ashour, Egypt, def. James Willstrop (4), England, withdrew, illness.
Anthony Ricketts (5), Australia, def. Omar Mosad, Egypt, 11-7, 11-5, 3-11, 11-6.
Peter Nicol (6), England, def. Graham Ryding, Toronto, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-10 (2-0).
Nick Matthew (7), England, def. Alex Gough, Wales, 11-10 (3-1), 11-3, 11-4.
Gregory Gaultier (8), France, def. Tarek Momen, France, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5.
Wael el-Hindi, Egypt def. Karim Darwish (9), Egypt, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-10 (2-0).
Lee Beachill (10), England, def. Borja Golan, Spain, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7.
John White (11), Scotland, def. Laurens Jan Anjema, Netherlands, 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8.
Mohammed Abbas, Egypt, def. Mohammed Azlan Iskandar (12), Malaysia, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-10 (5-3).
Ong Beng Hee (13), Malaysia, def. Cameron Pilley, England, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3.
Ollie Tuominen (14), Finland, def. Shahir Razil, Canada, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-10 (4-2).
Stewart Boswell (15), Australia, def. Hisham Ashour, Egypt, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8.
Adrian Grant (16), France, def. Davide Blanchette, Italy, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5.