1979 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1979 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship was the men's edition of the 1979 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada during September 1979. Geoff Hunt won his third consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1977 final.^[1][2]

Men's World Open 1979
3rd PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Toronto, Canada
Date(s)	September 1979
PSA World Tour
Category	World Open
Results
Champion	Geoff Hunt
Runner-up	Qamar Zaman
Semi-finalists	Mohibullah Khan Maqsood Ahmed
← 1977 1980 →

Seeds

1. Geoff Hunt (Champion)
2. Qamar Zaman (Final)
3. Hiddy Jahan (Quarterfinals)
4. Mohibullah Khan (Semifinals)
5. Gogi Alauddin (Quarterfinals)
6. Maqsood Ahmed (Semifinals)
7. Bruce Brownlee (Quarterfinals)
8. Roland Watson (Quarterfinals)
9. unknown
10. unknown
11. Torsam Khan
12. unknown
13. unknown
14. Kevin Shawcross
15. John Easter
16. unknown

Draw and results

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First round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Geoff Hunt (1)	John Frittenburg	9-2 9-2 9-3
Qamar Zaman (2)	Sharif Khan	9-2 9-3 9-3
Hiddy Jahan (3)	Ian Robinson	9-7 9-7 10-8
Mohibullah Khan (4)	Shah Jehan Khan	9-5 9-5 9-4
Gogi Alauddin (5)	Len Atkins	9-5 10-8 9-7
Maqsood Ahmed (6)	Selwyn Matchett	9-0 9-1 9-2
Bruce Brownlee (7)	Abbas Khan	w/o
Roland Watson (8)	Rehmat Khan	9-5 9-4 9-3
Murray Lilley	John Lennard	9-1 9-4 9-2
Mohammed Yasin	Billy Reedman	9-5 9-7 9-6
Torsam Khan (11)	Steve Moysey	9-1 9-3 9-0
Mohammad Asran	Richard Mosley	9-0 9-1 9-6
Steve Bowditch	Aly Abdel Aziz	4-9 3-9 9-7 9-6 10-8
Kevin Shawcross (14)	Todd Binns	9-7 9-1 9-1
John Easter (15)	Mark M'Fuk	9-4 9-4 10-9
Gawain Briars	Howard Broun	7-9 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-1
Mohamed Khalifa	Aziz Khan	1-9 5-9 9-7 9-0 9-4
John Le Lievre	Atlas Khan	9-6 9-2 9-10 2-9 9-3
Michael Desaulniers	Liaqat Ali 'Charlie' Khan	9-2 9-1 9-2
Mario Sanchez	Patrick Richardson	8-10 9-6 9-2 9-7
Bryan Patterson	Doug Whittaker	9-1 9-2 9-3
Rob Shay	Charlie Booth	10-8 9-6 3-9 9-6
Bryan Pearson	Stuart Goldstein	9-4 10-9 3-9 9-5
Moussa Helal	Ian Shaw	9-2 9-1 9-1
Tony Swift	Zahir Hussein Khan	9-6 9-0 4-9 9-0
Clive Caldwell	Arthur Hough	9-5 9-7 9-6
Paul Wright	David Morgan	9-1 9-3 9-5
Jug Walia	Bill McDonnell	9-6 9-6 10-8
Roy Ollier	John Macrury	9-7 9-5 9-6
Steve Hisey	Mike Gallagher	9-2 9-6 9-6
Abbas Kaoud	Alan Colburn	0-9 9-5 1-9 9-0 9-4
Gordon Anderson	Jackson Triggs	9-2 9-7 9-0

Main draw

	Second round									Third round									Quarter-finals									Semi-finals
	1	Geoff Hunt	9	9	9
		Mohamed Khalifa	6	6	3					1	Hunt	9	9	9
	15	John Easter	7	10	4	1					Kaoud	4	0	3
		Abbas Kaoud	9	8	9	9													1	Hunt	9	9	5	9
	8	Roland Watson	5	9	9	9													8	Watson	6	0	9	7
		Moussa Helal	9	3	0	3				8	Watson	9	9	9
		Mohammed Yasin	w/o								Yasin	1	5	2
		Clive Caldwell	scr																									1	Hunt	9	9	9
	4	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9																							4	M Khan	3	0	2
		Mario Sanchez	1	1	3					4	M Khan	9	6	9	9
		Murray Lilley	9	9	9						Lilley	3	9	5	1
		Tony Swift	2	0	0														4	M Khan	5	9	9	9
	5	Gogi Alauddin	9	8	9	10													5	Alauddin	9	3	2	4
		Bryan Patterson	3	10	5	8				5	Alauddin	9	8	9	9													Final
		Steve Bowditch	?	?	?						Bowditch	1	10	3	0
		Roy Ollier	?	?	?																							1	Hunt	9	9	9
	2	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9																							2	Zaman	2	3	4
		John Le Lievre	2	2	3					2	Zaman	9	1	9	9
		Gawain Briars	9	9	9						Briars	1	9	4	6
		Gordon Anderson	5	6	3														2	Zaman	9	9	9
	7	Bruce Brownlee	10	9	9														7	Brownlee	1	4	6
		Bryan Pearson	8	0	2					7	Brownlee	9	9	9
	11	Torsam Khan	10	9	9					11	T Khan	2	5	3
		Paul Wright	8	6	7																							2	Zaman	9	9	9	6	9
	3	Hiddy Jahan	9	9	9																							6	Ahmed	7	10	4	9	4
		Michael Desaulniers	5	0	1					3	Jahan	9	9	9
		Mohammad Asran	9	9	9						Asran	7	7	5
		Jug Walia	4	5	4														3	Jahan	9	4	6	9	4
	6	Maqsood Ahmed	10	9	9														6	Ahmed	4	9	9	7	9
		Bob Shay	8	2	6					6	Ahmed	9	9	8	9
	14	Kevin Shawcross	9	9	9					14	Shawcross	2	4	10	3
		Steve Hisey	4	1	4

Notes

Torsam Khan died just two months after this event in the November, at the age of 27. Torsam suffered a heart attack during a tournament in Australia.

See also

• PSA World Open
• 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship