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1980 Men's World Open Squash Championship
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March 2024
Men's World Open 1980 4 PSA World Squash Championship PSA AUS Adelaide, Australia October 4–10, 1980 World Open AUS Geoff Hunt PAK Qamar Zaman PAK Mohibullah KhanPAK Hiddy Jahan 1979 CAN CAN 1981
The 1980 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1980 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Adelaide in Australia, from 4 October until 10 October 1980. Geoff Hunt won his fourth consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final for the third successive year.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Squash Rackets The Times Archives 2015-06-07 2017-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ livehttps://www.squashinfo.com/results Mens Squash World Open 1980 squashinfo.com
The event was the fourth 'Open' event billed as the world championship. Previously the British Open had been considered the primary event in squash. The World Amateur Squash Championship was held in addition to the event for the last time because squash went fully open.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 4 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251104091700/https://www.worldsquash.sport/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mens-World-Open.pdf dead
Seeds
30em AUS Geoff Hunt (champion)
PAK Qamar Zaman (final)
PAK Mohibullah Khan (semifinals)
PAK Hiddy Jahan (semifinals)
NZL Bruce Brownlee (third round)
PAK Maqsood Ahmed (third round)
PAK Gogi Alauddin (quarterfinals)
EGY Gamal Awad (quarterfinals)
Draw and results
First round
Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Geoff Hunt (1) AUS B. Turner 9-0 9-2 9-1PAK Qamar Zaman (2) AUS David Pinnington 9-4 9-1 10-8PAK Mohibullah Khan (3) SWE Bosse Boström 9-2 9-4 9-3PAK Hiddy Jahan (4) AUS Ricki Hill 9-2 9-0 5-9 9-1NZL Bruce Brownlee (5) AUS Terry Cheetham 9-1 7-9 9-6 9-2PAK Maqsood Ahmed (6) AUS M. Nash 9-0 9-0 9-2PAK Gogi Alauddin (7) AUS Gregory Robberds 9-0 9-3 9-6EGY Gamal Awad (8) AUS Kim Wilkins 9-4 9-2 9-5AUS Dean Williams AUS Mark Baylis 9-3 9-0 9-2PAK Jahangir Khan AUS Richard Massey 9-1 9-1 9-1AUS Glen Brumby AUS Velio Pukk 9-3 9-2 10-9ENG Phil Kenyon AUS Ian Stephenson 9-6 9-0 9-1AUS Cameron Nancarrow (13) AUS Allan McCulloch 9-7 10-8 9-0IRE Jonah Barrington NZL Brian Barnett 9-3 9-6 9-5RSA Roland Watson AUS W. Miller 9-3 9-5 9-0NZL Ross Norman AUS Trevor Quick 9-2 9-6 9-2AUS Stephen Wall AUS Malcolm Hall 9-6 10-8 10-9AUS Rodney George AUS J. Wright 9-7 9-6 9-3AUS Peter Nance AUS Fred Howell 9-0 9-4 5-9 9-4AUS Chris Dittmar AUS Doug Stephenson 9-3 9-7 4-9 1-9 9-5AUS Mark Mounsey NZL Paul Viggers 5-9 9-0 9-6 9-0NZL Neven Barbour AUS Grantley Pinnington 9-5 9-2 9-1AUS Roger Flynn AUS Shane Rimmington 9-0 7-9 9-2 9-5NZL Craig Blackwood AUS Rod Hozack 10-8 9-1 10-8AUS Greg Pollard AUS Simon Gogolin 9-1 9-3 9-1AUS Ian Yeates AUS Paul McDonald 9-5 9-0 9-6AUS Kevin Shawcross AUS Chris Carter9-3 3-9 9-5 9-5AUS Ross Thorne AUS C. Jensen 9-2 8-10 9-2 9-5AUS Steve Bowditch AUS P. Grant 9-3 9-1 9-3AUS Bryce Allanson AUS Bob Baker 9-1 9-2 9-3AUS Roy Ollier AUS Geoff Dittmar 9-3 9-4 9-0AUS Frank Donnelly AUS Len Atkins 9-1 10-8 10-9
Main draw
Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 AUS Geoff Hunt 9 9 9 AUS Stephen Wall 6 4 1 NZL Ross Norman 9 9 9 AUS Frank Donnelly 5 6 1 7 PAK Gogi Alauddin 10 9 10 AUS Mark Mounsey 8 2 8 RSA 1928 Roland Watson 9 9 9 AUS Roy Ollier 0 3 5 4 PAK Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 AUS Chris Dittmar 5 3 7 ENG Phil Kenyon 9 10 9 AUS Ross Thorne 5 8 4 8 EGY Gamal Awad 5 9 9 9 AUS Roger Flynn 9 2 2 4 IRE Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 AUS Bryce Allanson 0 6 3 2 PAK Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 AUS Rodney George 4 0 2 AUS Glen Brumby 9 9 9 AUS Kevin Shawcross 0 5 7 PAK Jahangir Khan 9 9 3 9 AUS Ian Yeates 1 4 9 3 6 PAK Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 NZL Neven Barbour 3 0 0 3 PAK Mohibullah Khan 9 7 9 9 AUS Peter Nance 6 9 0 2 AUS Steve Bowditch 9 9 10 13 AUS Cameron Nancarrow 3 7 8 AUS Dean Williams 9 9 9 NZL Craig Blackwood 5 6 2 5 NZL Bruce Brownlee 9 9 7 9 AUS Greg Pollard 5 4 9 5 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 NZL Norman 7 2 0 7 PAK Alauddin 9 10 9 RSA 1928 Watson 6 8 7 4 PAK Jahan 9 10 9 ENG Kenyon 3 9 3 8 EGY Awad 9 8 9 10 IRE Barrington 7 10 2 9 2 PAK Zaman 9 9 6 9 AUS Brumby 1 3 9 5 PAK J Khan 9 9 8 9 6 PAK Ahmed 4 3 10 3 3 PAK M Khan 9 9 9 AUS Bowditch 5 1 6 AUS Williams 2 9 9 9 5 NZL Brownlee 9 5 2 0 1 AUS Hunt 9 10 9 7 PAK Alauddin 5 8 0 4 PAK Jahan 10 9 9 8 EGY Awad 9 1 1 2 PAK Zaman 5 9 9 7 9 PAK J Khan 9 4 0 9 2 3 PAK M Khan 9 9 9 AUS Williams 5 5 1 1 AUS Hunt 7 10 9 9 4 PAK Jahan 9 9 3 5 2 PAK Zaman 10 9 9 3 PAK M Khan 8 3 3 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 2 PAK Zaman 0 3 3
See also
PSA World Open
References
External links
World Squash History
World Open Australia (Adelaide) Canada (Toronto)1979 Toronto (Canada)1981 1980
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