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1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship
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Annual edition of the Women's World Squash Championship
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1981 Women's World Open 3 Women's World Squash Championship CAN Toronto, Canada 17–23 October 1981 World Open $12,500 AUS Rhonda Thorne AUS Vicki Cardwell ENG Angela SmithENG Lisa Opie 1979 ENG AUS 1983
The 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women'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 17-23 October 1981.https://www.squashinfo.com/results Womens Squash World Open 1981
Rhonda Thorne won the World Open title, defeating Vicki Cardwell in the final.
Seeds
30em AUS Vicki Cardwell (final)
AUS Rhonda Thorne (champion)
ENG Sue Cogswell (quarterfinals)
AUS Margaret Zachariah (quarterfinals)
ENG Angela Smith (semifinals)
ENG Lisa Opie (semifinals)
AUS Rae Anderson (third round)
GGY Martine Le Moignan (quarterfinals)
9
NZL Annette Owen
Draw and results
First round
Team oneTeam twoScoreAUS Vicki Cardwell (1) NZL Robyn Blackwood 9-0 9-4 9–4AUS Rhonda Thorne (2) IRE Rebecca Best NZL Susan Devoy ZIM Sonje Bromhead 9-1 10-8 9–0IRE Geraldine Barniville NZL Annette Owen (10) 10-8 3-9 2-9 9-6 10–8NZL Joanne Milne SWE Eva Lundqvist 9-2 9-2 9–0AUS Margaret Zachariah NZL Donna Gurran 7-9 6-9 9-1 9-2 9–6ENG Alison Cumings IRE Ann Sheppard IRE Marjorie Burke ZIM Terry Ann Stewart IRE Kyra Stewart WAL Heather Bleach AUS Barabar Oldfield IRE Barbara Lowans
Second round to final
Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 AUS Vicki Cardwell ENG Alison Cumings 8 Guernsey Martine Le Moignan AUS Barbara Wall 5 ENG Angela Smith 9 9 9 NZL Joanne Milne 0 3 0 AUS Barbara Oldfield 4 AUS Margaret Zachariah NZL Susan Devoy 6 9 9 2 10 SCO Heather Wallace 9 4 0 9 8 2 AUS Rhonda Thorne ENG Lesley Moore 10 ENG Barbara Diggens 7 AUS Rae Anderson 6 Guernsey Lisa Opie ENG Jayne Ashton 3 ENG Sue Cogswell ENG Ruth Strauss 1 AUS Cardwell 9 9 9 ENG Cumings 0 7 3 8 Guernsey Le Moignan 1 10 9 9 AUS Wall 9 8 3 1 5 ENG Smith 9 9 9 AUS Oldfield 2 4 3 4 AUS Zachariah 9 9 2 9 NZL Devoy 0 6 9 7 2 AUS Thorne 9 9 6 9 ENG Moore 1 0 9 3 10 ENG Diggens 9 2 9 9 7 AUS Anderson 4 9 6 4 6 Guernsey Opie 9 7 9 9 ENG Ashton 1 9 4 4 3 ENG Cogswell 9 9 10 ENG Strauss 1 6 8 1 AUS Cardwell 9 9 9 8 Guernsey Le Moignan 1 5 3 5 ENG Smith 9 9 10 4 AUS Zachariah 2 2 9 2 AUS Thorne 9 9 9 10 ENG Diggens 2 1 1 6 Guernsey Opie 8 9 7 9 9 3 ENG Cogswell 10 4 9 3 2 1 AUS Cardwell 9 9 9 5 ENG Smith 0 7 1 2 AUS Thorne 9 9 9 6 Guernsey Opie 2 0 4 1 AUS Cardwell 10 4 5 9 7 2 AUS Thorne 8 9 9 7 9
See also
World Open
1981 Men's World Open Squash Championship
References
External links
Womens World Open
World Open Canada (Toronto) England (Sheffield)1979 Perth (Australia)1983 1981
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