2006 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2006 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 just in front of the pyramids in Cairo in Egypt from 1 September to 6 September 2006. David Palmer won his second World Open title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

Ranking points
In 2006, the points breakdown were as follows:

Seeds
• # 🇪🇬 Amr Shabana (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 David Palmer (champion)

• # 🇫🇷 Thierry Lincou (semifinals)

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

• # 🇦🇺 Anthony Ricketts (quarterfinals)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Nicol (quarterfinals)

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

• # 🇫🇷 Grégory Gaultier (final)

• # 🇪🇬 Karim Darwish (first round)

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

• # John White (second round)

• # Mohd Azlan Iskandar (first round)

• # Ong Beng Hee (second round)

• # 🇫🇮 Olli Tuominen (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 Stewart Boswell (second round)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Adrian Grant (second round)