1977 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1977
2nd PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Adelaide, Australia
Date(s)	October 11–21, 1977
PSA World Tour
Category	World Open
Results
Champion	Geoff Hunt
Runner-up	Qamar Zaman
Third place	Mohibullah Khan
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The 1977 PSA Men's 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 in Adelaide in Australia from 11 October to 21 October 1977. Geoff Hunt won his second World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.

Seeds

Draw & Results

First round									Second round									Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
1	Geoff Hunt
									1	Geoff Hunt
	Robert Pratt	10	9	9
	Mohamed Khalifa	8	5	3														1	Geoff Hunt	9	9	9
	Bruce Brownlee	9	9	9	9														Bruce Brownlee	2	7	3
8	Cameron Nancarrow	3	10	2	7					Bruce Brownlee	9	9	2	9
	Ahmed Safwat	9	9	9						Ahmed Safwat	1	4	9	7
	Hugh Colborn	6	6	6																							1	Geoff Hunt	9	5	9	9
4	Gogi Alauddin	9	9	9																							4	Gogi Alauddin	6	9	2	6
	I Stephenson	3	3	1					4	Gogi Alauddin	9	9	6	9
	John Easter	9	9	9						John Easter	6	3	9	3
	Haydn Daly	2	0	4														4	Gogi Alauddin	7	9	5	10	10
5	Hiddy Jahan	9	9	9														5	Hiddy Jahan	9	3	9	9	8
	Grantley Pinnington	7	0	5					5	Hiddy Jahan
	Kevin Shawcross	7	9	9	2	9				Kevin Shawcross
	Ray Lewis	9	4	3	9	0				1	Geoff Hunt	9	10	0	1	9
2	Mohibullah Khan									3	Qamar Zaman	5	9	9	9	4
	Malcolm Hall								2	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9
	Ken Hiscoe									Ken Hiscoe	1	0	3
	Murray Lilley																	2	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9
6	Roland Watson																	6	Roland Watson	4	6	5
									6	Roland Watson	9	9	5	9
	Torsam Khan									Torsam Khan	1	2	9	4
																											2	Mohibullah Khan	9	4	6	10	1
3	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9																							3	Qamar Zaman	5	9	9	8	9
	Glen Brumby	2	1	1					3	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9
	Rahamtullah Khan	2	9	9	2	w/o				Rahamtullah Khan	5	3	1
	Abbas Kaoud+	9	5	6	0	scr												3	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9
7	Jonah Barrington	9	3	9	9													7	Jonah Barrington	1	5	5
	Bob Baker	3	9	9	0	0			7	Jonah Barrington	9	9	7	2	w/o
	Aly Abdel Aziz									Aly Abdel Aziz++	2	7	9	5	disq

Notes

+ Kaoud walked off court in protest at refereeing.
++Aziz disqualified for time wasting

Third Place Play Off

The only time a third place play off took place in World Open history was in 1977.
Mohibullah Khan defeated Gogi Alauddin 9-4 9-3 5-9 9-3.

See also

• PSA World Open

References

^[1]

External links

• World Squash History

1. ↑ "Mens Squash World Open 1977".