1979 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Squash event May 2026 May 2026 Men's World Open 1979 3 PSA World Squash Championship CAN Toronto, Canada 20–30 September 1979 World Open AUS Geoff Hunt PAK Qamar Zaman PAK Mohibullah KhanPAK Maqsood Ahmed 1977 AUS AUS 1980 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.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Squash Rackets The Times Archives 2015-06-06 2017-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19790928&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Squash Sydney Morning Herald 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.https://www.worldsquash.sport/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mens-World-Open.pdf World Men's Open and World Amateur Individual World Squash 15 May 2026 Seeds 30em AUS Geoff Hunt (Champion) PAK Qamar Zaman (Final) PAK Hiddy Jahan (Quarterfinals) PAK Mohibullah Khan (Semifinals) PAK Gogi Alauddin (Quarterfinals) PAK Maqsood Ahmed (Semifinals) NZL Bruce Brownlee (Quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Roland Watson (Quarterfinals) IRE Jonah Barrington (withdrew injured)https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19790919/218/0012 Jonah goes missing Birmingham Daily Post 19 September 1979 12 British Newspaper Archive subscription 16 May 2026 EGY Aly Abdel Aziz PAK Torsam Khan NZL Murray Lilley PAK Mo Yasin AUS Kevin Shawcross ENG John Easter EGY Mo Asran Draw and results https://www.squashinfo.com/results Mens Squash World Open 1979 First round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Geoff Hunt (1) CAN John Frittenburg 9-2 9-2 9-3PAK Qamar Zaman (2) CAN Sharif Khan 9-2 9-3 9-3PAK Hiddy Jahan (3) ENG Ian Robinson 9-7 9-7 10-8PAK Mohibullah Khan (4) PAK Shah Jehan Khan 9-5 9-5 9-4PAK Gogi Alauddin (5) AUS Len Atkins 9-5 10-8 9-7PAK Maqsood Ahmed (6) RSA 1928 Selwyn Matchett 9-0 9-1 9-2NZL Bruce Brownlee (7) PAK Abbas Khan w/oRSA 1928 Roland Watson (8) PAK Rehmat Khan 9-5 9-4 9-3AUS Steve Bowditch EGY Aly Abdel Aziz (10) 4-9 3-9 9-7 9-6 10-8PAK Torsam Khan (11) CAN Steve Moysey 9-1 9-3 9-0NZL Murray Lilley (12) CAN John Lennard 9-1 9-4 9-2PAK Mo Yasin (13) AUS Billy Reedman 9-5 9-7 9-6AUS Kevin Shawcross (14) CAN Todd Binns 9-7 9-1 9-1ENG John Easter (15) NGR Mark M'Fuk 9-4 9-4 10-9EGY Mo Asran (16) ENG Richard Mosley 9-0 9-1 9-6ENG Gawain Briars NZL Howard Broun 7-9 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-1EGY Mohamed Khalifa CAN Aziz Khan 1-9 5-9 9-7 9-0 9-4ENG John Le Lievre PAK Atlas Khan 9-6 9-2 9-10 2-9 9-3CAN Michael Desaulniers CAN Liaqat Ali 'Charlie' Khan 9-2 9-1 9-2MEX Mario Sanchez CAN Patrick Richardson 8-10 9-6 9-2 9-7ENG Bryan Patterson CAN Doug Whittaker 9-1 9-2 9-3ENG Rob Shay CAN Charlie Booth 10-8 9-6 3-9 9-6ENG Bryan Pearson USA Stuart Goldstein 9-4 10-9 3-9 9-5EGY Moussa Helal CAN Ian Shaw 9-2 9-1 9-1CAN Tony Swift PAK Zahir Hussein Khan 9-6 9-0 4-9 9-0CAN Clive Caldwell ENG Arthur Hough 9-5 9-7 9-6ENG Paul Wright CAN David Morgan 9-1 9-3 9-5CAN Jug Walia CAN Bill McDonnell 9-6 9-6 10-8AUS Roy Ollier AUS John Macrury 9-7 9-5 9-6CAN Steve Hisey CAN Mike Gallagher 9-2 9-6 9-6EGY Abbas Kaoud RSA 1928 Alan Colburn 0-9 9-5 1-9 9-0 9-4CAN Gordon Anderson CAN Jackson Triggs 9-2 9-7 9-0 Main draw Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 AUS Geoff Hunt 9 9 9 EGY Mohamed Khalifa 6 6 3 15 ENG John Easter 7 10 4 1 EGY Abbas Kaoud 9 8 9 9 8 RSA 1928 Roland Watson 5 9 9 9 EGY Moussa Helal 9 3 0 3 13 PAK Mo Yasin w/o CAN Clive Caldwell scr 4 PAK Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 MEX Mario Sanchez 1 1 3 12 NZL Murray Lilley 9 9 9 CAN Tony Swift 2 0 0 5 PAK Gogi Alauddin 9 8 9 10 ENG Bryan Patterson 3 10 5 8 AUS Steve Bowditch ? ? ? AUS Roy Ollier ? ? ? 2 PAK Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 Guernsey John Le Lievre 2 2 3 ENG Gawain Briars 9 9 9 CAN Gordon Anderson 5 6 3 7 NZL Bruce Brownlee 10 9 9 ENG Bryan Pearson 8 0 2 11 PAK Torsam Khan 10 9 9 ENG Paul Wright 8 6 7 3 PAK Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 CAN Michael Desaulniers 5 0 1 16 EGY Mo Asran 9 9 9 CAN Jug Walia 4 5 4 6 PAK Maqsood Ahmed 10 9 9 RSA 1928 Bob Shay 8 2 6 14 AUS Kevin Shawcross 9 9 9 CAN Steve Hisey 4 1 4 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 EGY Kaoud 4 0 3 8 RSA 1928 Watson 9 9 9 13 PAK Yasin 1 5 2 4 PAK M Khan 9 6 9 9 12 NZL Lilley 3 9 5 1 5 PAK Alauddin 9 8 9 9 AUS Bowditch 1 10 3 0 2 PAK Zaman 9 1 9 9 ENG Briars 1 9 4 6 7 NZL Brownlee 9 9 9 11 PAK T Khan 2 5 3 3 PAK Jahan 9 9 9 16 EGY Asran 7 7 5 6 PAK Ahmed 9 9 8 9 14 AUS Shawcross 2 4 10 3 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 5 9 8 RSA 1928 Watson 6 0 9 7 4 PAK M Khan 5 9 9 9 5 PAK Alauddin 9 3 2 4 2 PAK Zaman 9 9 9 7 NZL Brownlee 1 4 6 3 PAK Jahan 9 4 6 9 4 6 PAK Ahmed 4 9 9 7 9 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 4 PAK M Khan 3 0 2 2 PAK Zaman 9 9 9 6 9 6 PAK Ahmed 7 10 4 9 4 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 2 PAK Zaman 2 3 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 References External links World Squash History World Open Canada (Toronto) Australia (Adelaide)1977 Adelaide (Australia)1980 1979 M Category:World Squash Championships Category:Squash tournaments in Canada Men's World Open Squash Championship Men's World Open Squash Championship Category:International sports competitions in Toronto Category:1979 in Toronto