2005 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2005 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Hong Kong from 29 November to 4 December 2005. Amr Shabana won his second World Open title, defeating David Palmer in the final.

Ranking points
In 2005, the points breakdown were as follows:

Seeds
• # 🇫🇷 Thierry Lincou (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇦 Jonathon Power (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 David Palmer (final)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Beachill (quarterfinals)

• # 🇪🇬 Amr Shabana (champion)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Nicol (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Anthony Ricketts (quarterfinals)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Willstrop (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇬 Karim Darwish (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Grégory Gaultier (second round)

• # John White (second round)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Matthew (second round)

• # Mohd Azlan Iskandar (second round)

• # 🇨🇦 Graham Ryding (first round)

• # 🇫🇮 Olli Tuominen (second round)

• # 🇵🇰 Shahid Zaman (second round)