1977 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Squash event June 2025 June 2025 Men's World Open 1977 2 PSA World Squash Championship PSA AUS Adelaide, Australia 11–21 October 1977 World Open AUS Geoff Hunt PAK Qamar Zaman PAK Mohibullah KhanPAK Gogi Alauddin 1976 ENG CAN 1979 The 1977 PSA Men's Uniroyal World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1977 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at Brahma Lodge in Adelaide, Australia, from 11 October to 21 October 1977. Geoff Hunt won his second World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.https://www.squashinfo.com/results Mens Squash World Open 1977 Squash Info 19 June 2025 Squash Rackets Association Golden Jubilee 1928-1978 Annual Handbook 1978 353–357 Geetings of Ashford The event was the second '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 Mohibullah Khan (semifinals) PAK Qamar Zaman (final) PAK Gogi Alauddin (semifinals) PAK Hiddy Jahan (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Roland Watson (quarterfinals) IRL Jonah Barrington (quarterfinals) AUS Cam Nancarrow (first round) Draw and results First round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Geoff Hunt (1) NZL Craig Blackwood 9-5 9-4 9-0PAK Mohibullah Khan (2) AUS Malcolm Hall 9-0 9-3 9-2PAK Qamar Zaman (3) AUS Andy Saulys 9-3 9-3 9-5PAK Gogi Alauddin (4) AUS Trevor Quick 9-0 9-0 9-6PAK Hiddy Jahan (5) SWE Leif Leiner 6-9 9-0 9-2 9-1IRE Jonah Barrington (6) AUS Bob Baker 9-3 3-9 9-0 9-0RSA 1928 Roland Watson (7) AUS Peter Wright w/oAUS Cam Nancarrow (8) AUS Tony Hosford 9-0 9-3 9-2EGY Aly Abdel Aziz AUS Des Panizza 9-6 9-0 9-2AUS Robert Pratt PAK Maqsood Ahmed w/oEGY Ahmed Safwat PAK Hassan Musa 9-0 9-3 9-2ENG John Easter AUS Alex Morkunas 9-0 9-2 9-0AUS Kevin Shawcross AUS Rodney Clift 10-8 9-6 9-4PAK Torsam Khan AUS R. Brown 9-0 9-1 9-0AUS Ray Lewis SWE Tarras Tovar 9-3 9-6 9-10 10-8AUS Glen Brumby PAK Atlas Khan w/oAUS David Pinnington AUS Gregory Robberds 9-5 9-0 9-1PAK Rahmat Khan AUS Craig Bowden 9-2 9-2 9-1AUS Ken Hiscoe AUS Fred Howell 9-5 9-3 9-4NZL Bruce Brownlee AUS Allan McCulloch 7-9 9-1 9-2 9-1NZL Murray Lilley AUS Tim D'Arcy 9-1 9-0 9-1AUS Hadyn Daly AUS D. Stone 9-6 6-9 9-0 9-2EGY Abbas Kaoud AUS Shane Rimmington 9-6 9-0 9-3AUS Kim Wilkins SIN Ibrahim Husain w/oUSA Bill Andruss AUS Len Atkins 9-7 9-4 9-0AUS Bryce Allanson AUS Geoff Dittmar 8-10 9-1 2-9 9-0 9-5PAK Rahim Gul AUS Neno Vince 10-9 2-9 9-3 9-6AUS Doug Stephenson AUS Roy Ollier 9-4 9-8 9-4AUS Ian Stephenson AUS P. Grant 9-1 9-0 9-4RSA 1928 Alan Colburn AUS M. Hannah 9-3 9-4 9-0AUS Steve Bowditch ENG Dick Carter 9-6 9-3 9-0EGY Mohamed Khalifa ? Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 AUS Geoff Hunt 9 9 9 AUS Steve Bowditch 3 4 1 AUS Robert Pratt 10 9 9 EGY Mohamed Khalifa 8 5 3 NZL Bruce Brownlee 9 9 9 9 8 AUS Cam Nancarrow 3 10 2 7 EGY Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9 RSA 1928 Alan Colburn 6 6 6 4 PAK Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 AUS Ian Stephenson 3 3 1 ENG John Easter 9 9 9 AUS Haydn Daly 2 0 4 5 PAK Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 AUS Grantley Pinnington 7 0 5 AUS Kevin Shawcross 7 9 9 2 9 AUS Ray Lewis 9 4 3 9 0 2 PAK Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 AUS Bryce Allanson 1 0 1 AUS Ken Hiscoe 3 2 9 9 9 NZL Murray Lilley 9 9 5 2 3 6 RSA 1928 Roland Watson 9 9 9 AUS Kim Wilkins 3 1 1 PAK Torsam Khan 9 9 9 PAK Rahim Gul 3 1 1 3 PAK Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 AUS Glen Brumby 2 1 1 PAK Rahmat Khan 2 9 9 2 w/o EGY Abbas KaoudKaoud walked off court in protest at refereeing. 9 5 6 0 scr 7 IRE Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 USA Bill Andruss 4 3 1 EGY Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 9 AUS Doug Stephenson 1 0 4 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 AUS Pratt 0 5 4 NZL Brownlee 9 9 2 9 EGY Safwat 1 4 9 7 4 PAK Alauddin 9 9 6 9 ENG Easter 6 3 9 3 5 PAK Jahan 10 9 9 AUS Shawcross 8 4 5 2 PAK M Khan 9 9 9 AUS Hiscoe 1 0 3 6 RSA 1928 Watson 9 9 5 9 PAK T Khan 1 2 9 4 3 PAK Zaman 9 9 9 PAK R Khan 5 3 1 7 IRE Barrington 9 9 7 2 w/o EGY AzizAziz disqualified for time wasting 2 7 9 5 disq 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 NZL Brownlee 2 7 3 4 PAK Alauddin 7 9 5 10 10 5 PAK Jahan 9 3 9 9 8 2 PAK M Khan 9 9 9 6 RSA 1928 Watson 4 6 5 3 PAK Zaman 9 9 9 7 IRE Barrington 1 5 5 1 AUS Hunt 9 5 9 9 4 PAK Alauddin 6 9 2 6 2 PAK M Khan 9 4 6 10 1 3 PAK Zaman 5 9 9 8 9 1 AUS Hunt 9 10 0 1 9 3 PAK Zaman 5 9 9 9 4 Third Place Play Off The only time a third place play off took place in World Open history was in 1977. Player OnePlayer TwoScorePAK Mohibullah Khan PAK Gogi Alauddin 9-4 9-3 5-9 9-3 See also PSA World Open References External links World Squash History World Open Australia (Adelaide) England (London)1976 Toronto (Canada)1979 1977 M Category:World Squash Championships Category:Squash tournaments in Australia Category:1977 in Australian men's sport Category:International sports competitions in Adelaide Category:International sports competitions hosted by Australia Category:October 1977 sports events in Australia Category:1970s in Adelaide