1986 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1986 UAP Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1986 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toulouse in France from 5 November to 11 November 1986. Ross Norman won his first World Open title, defeating Jahangir Khan in the final.

Seeds
• #🇵🇰 Jahangir Khan (final)

• #🇳🇿 Ross Norman (champion)

• #🇳🇿 Stuart Davenport (quarterfinals)

• #🇦🇺 Ross Thorne (quarterfinals)

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Kenyon (second round)

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gawain Briars (quarterfinals)

• #🇵🇰 Qamar Zaman (second round)

• #🇦🇺 Greg Pollard (second round)

Note
Jahangir Khan suffered defeat in the World Open for the first time since 1980. The world number one had previously won five consecutive world titles.