1976 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1976
1st PSA World Squash Championship
Location England London, England
Date(s) January 31 - February 07, 1976
PSA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money £ 10,000
Results
Champion Australia Geoff Hunt
Runner-up Pakistan Mohibullah Khan
Semi-finalists Pakistan Qamar Zaman / Pakistan Gogi Alauddin
Australia 1977 

The 1976 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in London in England from 31 January to 7 February 1976. Geoff Hunt won his first World Open title, defeating Mohibullah Khan in the final.
The championship of 1976 also served as the British Open for that year.

Seeds

  1. Pakistan Qamar Zaman (Semifinals)
  2. Australia Geoff Hunt (Champion)

Draw & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9  
 Egypt Sherif Aly 2 1 5     1  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9  
 Egypt Mohamed Asran 9 9 9    Egypt Mohamed Asran 5 3 5  
 Egypt Galal Allam 5 1 1       1  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9  
 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 9 9 9        Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 0 1 6  
 England Mike Grundy 1 5 5      Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 5 10 9 9
 Pakistan Mohamed Yasin 9 9 9    Pakistan Mohamed Yasin 9 8 1 4  
 Egypt Mohamed Khalifa 6 0 2       1  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 5 9 2 7  
 Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9        Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 6 9 3 9 9  
 Pakistan Shah Jehan Khan 3 7 6      Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 9 7 9  
 South Africa Roland Watson 9 9 9    South Africa Roland Watson 6 1 9 2  
 Australia Frank Donnelly 4 6 2        Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 6 9 4 9 9
 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9        Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 1 9 7 1  
 Scotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart      Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 10 9 9
 Australia Bill Reedman 9 9 9    Australia Bill Reedman 9 3 6  
 England Peter Verow 5 4 2        Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 4 10 2 2
2  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9       2  Australia Geoff Hunt 7 9 8 9 9
 Pakistan H Mahmoud 0 2 4     2  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9  
 South Africa Ian Holding+ 9 9 5 10    South Africa Ian Holding+ 3 5 2  
 England Mike Thurger 0 1 9 8       2  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9  
 Australia Cameron Nancarrow 9 9 9        Australia Cameron Nancarrow 5 6 4  
 United States Bill Andruss 5 4 6      Australia Cameron Nancarrow 8 9 9 9
 Egypt Ahmed Safwat 5 1 9 9 9    Egypt Ahmed Safwat 10 5 7 6  
 Pakistan Rahim Gul 9 9 5 2 3       2  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 1 9
 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9        Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 2 5 9 5  
 England Ian Robinson 3 5 2      Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9  
 Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz 8 9 6 9 9    Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz 5 1 5  
 Egypt Abbas Kaoud 10 4 9 2 6        Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 5 9 9 9
 Australia Ken Hiscoe 10 9 4 9        Australia Ken Hiscoe 9 0 2 1  
 Egypt Gamal Awad 8 5 9 6      Australia Ken Hiscoe 9 10 6 9
 Pakistan Torsam Khan 9 9 4 9    Pakistan Torsam Khan 5 8 9 5  
 Australia Kim Richards 0 1 9 0  

+ denotes amateur

Notes

This was the inaugural World Open that doubled up as the British Open.
Held at Wembley a record prize fund of £10,000 was put forward for this first professional World Open.

See also

References

    [1] [2]

    External links

    Preceded by
    None
    First edition
    World Open
    England (London)

    1976
    Succeeded by
    Australia (Adelaide)
    1977
    1. "Mens Squash World Open 1976".
    2. "Times Archives 1976 World Squash Open".