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)