1981 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1981 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1981 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada from 19 November until 28 November 1981. Jahangir Khan won his first World Open title, defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.^[1][2]

Men's World Open 1981
5th PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Toronto, Canada
Date(s)	November 19–28, 1981
PSA World Tour
Category	World Open
Results
Champion	Jahangir Khan
Runner-up	Geoff Hunt
Semi-finalists	Qamar Zaman Hiddy Jahan
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Seeds

1. Geoff Hunt (final)
2. Jahangir Khan (champion)
3. Qamar Zaman (semifinals)
4. Hiddy Jahan (semifinals)
5. Maqsood Ahmed (quarterfinals)
6. Gamal Awad (quarterfinals)
7. Roland Watson (third round)
8. Ross Norman (second round)
9. Dean Williams (third round)
10. Gawain Briars (third round)
11. Phil Kenyon (third round)
12. Lars Kvant (third round)
13. Steve Bowditch (first round)
14. Aly Abdel Aziz (quarterfinals)
15. Glen Brumby (third round)
16. Ahmed Safwat (quarterfinals)

First round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Geoff Hunt (1)	Marc Lalonde	9-5 9-0 9-1
Qamar Zaman (3)	Simon Rolington	9-0 9-1 9-3
Ross Norman (8)	Chris Caird	9-3 9-1 9-1
Gawain Briars (10)	Brian Barnett	4-9 9-7 9-7 9-4
Phil Kenyon (11)	Sohail Qaiser	9-3 9-5 9-3
Lars Kvant (12)	Mike Way	9-0 9-2 9-3
Ricki Hill	Steve Bowditch (13)	9-3 9-2 9-5
Glen Brumby (15)	Steve Bateman	9-1 9-2 9-6
Ahmed Safwat (16)	Mark M'Fuk	10-8 9-2 7-9 9-7
Ian Robinson	Bob Shay	8-10 9-2 9-4 9-7
Ross Thorne	Geoff Williams	9-0 9-0 9-3
Mohamed Asran	Howard Broun	9-6 10-8 9-5
Chris Dittmar	Alam Soliman	9-1 10-9 9-5
Andrew Dwyer	Mohammed Yasin	6-9 9-5 9-4 2-9 9-2
Moussa Helal	Sharif Khan	9-4 9-3 9-6
Zahir Hussein Khan	Sean Flynn	9-0 9-3 9-2
Robin Espie	Ashley Naylor	9-4 9-5 9-7
Frank Donnelly	R Greaves	9-1 9-7 9-4
Leif Leiner	Richard Mosley	9-7 9-3 9-8

Main Draw

	Second round									Third round									Quarter-finals									Semi-finals
	1	Geoff Hunt	w/o
		Ross Thorne	scr							1	Hunt	9	9	9
		Ian Robinson	4	6	9	9	9				Robinson	2	5	6
		Ricki Hill	9	9	5	0	1												1	Hunt	9	9	9
	5	Maqsood Ahmed	6	9	9	4	9												5	Ahmed	0	4	1
		Andrew Dwyer	9	5	3	9	3			5	Ahmed	9	10	9
	10	Gawain Briars	9	9	9	9				10	Briars	4	7	5
		Robin Espie	4	10	5	4																						1	Hunt	9	7	9	9
	3	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9																							3	Zaman	5	9	2	3
		Chris Dittmar	0	2	6					3	Zaman	9	9	9
	15	Glen Brumby	9	9	9					15	Brumby	1	2	7
		Frank Donnelly	7	4	0														3	Zaman	10	9	9
	16	Ahmed Safwat	3	5	9	9	9												16	Safwat	5	2	4
		Leif Leiner	9	9	1	0	0			16	Safwat	9	10	9														Final
	8	Ross Norman	6	9	9	9				8	Norman	6	8	1
		Moussa Helal	9	1	2	2																						1	Hunt	9	1	2	1
	2	Jahangir Khan	9	9	5	9																						2	Jahangir	7	9	9	9
		Mohamed Asran	2	4	9	2				2	Jahangir	9	9	9
	9	Dean Williams	9	9	9					9	Williams	1	2	2
		Zahir Hussein Khan	2	3	1														2	Jahangir	9	8	9	9
	6	Gamal Awad	9	9	4	9													6	Awad	6	10	5	1
		John Le Lievre	2	0	9	1				6	Awad	9	9	9
	12	Lars Kvant	w/o							12	Kvant	2	1	1
		Aziz Khan	scr																									2	Jahangir	9	9	9
	4	Hiddy Jahan	9	9	6	9																						4	Jahan	3	3	3
		Karimullah Khan	4	5	9	5				4	Jahan	9	9	9	9
	11	Phil Kenyon	9	9	4	5	9			11	Kenyon	3	4	10	5
		Murray Lilley	7	4	9	9	2												4	Jahan	7	9	9	9
	14	Aly Abdel Aziz	10	9	10														14	Aziz	9	4	0	2
		Gogi Alauddin	9	3	8					14	Aziz	w/o
	7	Roland Watson	10	9	3	9				7	Watson	scr
		Johan Stockenberg	8	0	9	2

Notes

Geoff Hunt was defeated for the first time in the World Open, every edition of the event which had been inaugurated in 1976 had been won by Geoff Hunt previously.

See also

• PSA World Open
• 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship