1979 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1979
3rd PSA World Squash Championship
LocationCanada Toronto, Canada
Date20–30 September 1979
PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Results
ChampionAustralia Geoff Hunt
Runner-upPakistan Qamar Zaman
Semi-finalistsPakistan Mohibullah Khan
Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed

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, from 20 to 30 September 1979. Geoff Hunt won his third consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1977 final.[1][2]

The event was the third 'Open' event billed as the world championship. Previously the British Open had been considered the primary event in squash. The World Amateur Squash Championship continued to run in addition to the Open event until 1980.[3]

Seeds

  1. Australia Geoff Hunt (Champion)
  2. Pakistan Qamar Zaman (Final)
  3. Pakistan Hiddy Jahan (Quarterfinals)
  4. Pakistan Mohibullah Khan (Semifinals)
  5. Pakistan Gogi Alauddin (Quarterfinals)
  6. Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed (Semifinals)
  7. New Zealand Bruce Brownlee (Quarterfinals)
  8. South Africa Roland Watson (Quarterfinals)
  9. Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington (withdrew injured)[4]
  10. Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz
  11. Pakistan Torsam Khan
  12. New Zealand Murray Lilley
  13. Pakistan Mo Yasin
  14. Australia Kevin Shawcross
  15. England John Easter
  16. Egypt Mo Asran

Draw and results

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First round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Geoff Hunt (1)Canada John Frittenburg9-2 9-2 9-3
Pakistan Qamar Zaman (2)Canada Sharif Khan9-2 9-3 9-3
Pakistan Hiddy Jahan (3)England Ian Robinson9-7 9-7 10-8
Pakistan Mohibullah Khan (4)Pakistan Shah Jehan Khan9-5 9-5 9-4
Pakistan Gogi Alauddin (5)Australia Len Atkins9-5 10-8 9-7
Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed (6)South Africa Selwyn Matchett9-0 9-1 9-2
New Zealand Bruce Brownlee (7)Pakistan Abbas Khanw/o
South Africa Roland Watson (8)Pakistan Rehmat Khan9-5 9-4 9-3
Australia Steve BowditchEgypt Aly Abdel Aziz (10)4-9 3-9 9-7 9-6 10-8
Pakistan Torsam Khan (11)Canada Steve Moysey9-1 9-3 9-0
New Zealand Murray Lilley (12)Canada John Lennard9-1 9-4 9-2
Pakistan Mo Yasin (13)Australia Billy Reedman9-5 9-7 9-6
Australia Kevin Shawcross (14)Canada Todd Binns9-7 9-1 9-1
England John Easter (15)Nigeria Mark M'Fuk9-4 9-4 10-9
Egypt Mo Asran (16)England Richard Mosley9-0 9-1 9-6
England Gawain BriarsNew Zealand Howard Broun7-9 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-1
Egypt Mohamed KhalifaCanada Aziz Khan1-9 5-9 9-7 9-0 9-4
England John Le LievrePakistan Atlas Khan9-6 9-2 9-10 2-9 9-3
Canada Michael DesaulniersCanada Liaqat Ali 'Charlie' Khan9-2 9-1 9-2
Mexico Mario SanchezCanada Patrick Richardson8-10 9-6 9-2 9-7
England Bryan PattersonCanada Doug Whittaker9-1 9-2 9-3
England Rob ShayCanada Charlie Booth10-8 9-6 3-9 9-6
England Bryan PearsonUnited States Stuart Goldstein9-4 10-9 3-9 9-5
Egypt Moussa HelalCanada Ian Shaw9-2 9-1 9-1
Canada Tony SwiftPakistan Zahir Hussein Khan9-6 9-0 4-9 9-0
Canada Clive CaldwellEngland Arthur Hough9-5 9-7 9-6
England Paul WrightCanada David Morgan9-1 9-3 9-5
Canada Jug WaliaCanada Bill McDonnell9-6 9-6 10-8
Australia Roy OllierAustralia John Macrury9-7 9-5 9-6
Canada Steve HiseyCanada Mike Gallagher9-2 9-6 9-6
Egypt Abbas KaoudSouth Africa Alan Colburn0-9 9-5 1-9 9-0 9-4
Canada Gordon AndersonCanada Jackson Triggs9-2 9-7 9-0

Main draw

Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
Egypt Mohamed Khalifa 6 6 3 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
15 England John Easter 7 10 4 1 Egypt Kaoud 4 0 3
Egypt Abbas Kaoud 9 8 9 9 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 5 9
8 South Africa Roland Watson 5 9 9 9 8 South Africa Watson 6 0 9 7
Egypt Moussa Helal 9 3 0 3 8 South Africa Watson 9 9 9
13 Pakistan Mo Yasin w/o 13 Pakistan Yasin 1 5 2
Canada Clive Caldwell scr 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
4 Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 4 Pakistan M Khan 3 0 2
Mexico Mario Sanchez 1 1 3 4 Pakistan M Khan 9 6 9 9
12 New Zealand Murray Lilley 9 9 9 12 New Zealand Lilley 3 9 5 1
Canada Tony Swift 2 0 0 4 Pakistan M Khan 5 9 9 9
5 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 8 9 10 5 Pakistan Alauddin 9 3 2 4
England Bryan Patterson 3 10 5 8 5 Pakistan Alauddin 9 8 9 9 Final
Australia Steve Bowditch ? ? ? Australia Bowditch 1 10 3 0
Australia Roy Ollier ? ? ? 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
2 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 2 Pakistan Zaman 2 3 4
Guernsey John Le Lievre 2 2 3 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 1 9 9
England Gawain Briars 9 9 9 England Briars 1 9 4 6
Canada Gordon Anderson 5 6 3 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
7 New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 10 9 9 7 New Zealand Brownlee 1 4 6
England Bryan Pearson 8 0 2 7 New Zealand Brownlee 9 9 9
11 Pakistan Torsam Khan 10 9 9 11 Pakistan T Khan 2 5 3
England Paul Wright 8 6 7 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9 6 9
3 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 6 Pakistan Ahmed 7 10 4 9 4
Canada Michael Desaulniers 5 0 1 3 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
16 Egypt Mo Asran 9 9 9 16 Egypt Asran 7 7 5
Canada Jug Walia 4 5 4 3 Pakistan Jahan 9 4 6 9 4
6 Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 10 9 9 6 Pakistan Ahmed 4 9 9 7 9
South Africa Bob Shay 8 2 6 6 Pakistan Ahmed 9 9 8 9
14 Australia Kevin Shawcross 9 9 9 14 Australia Shawcross 2 4 10 3
Canada 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

References

  1. ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Squash". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ↑ "World Men's Open and World Amateur Individual" (PDF). World Squash. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jonah goes missing". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 September 1979. p. 12. Retrieved 16 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Mens Squash World Open 1979".
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