1979 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1979
3rd PSA World Squash Championship
Location Canada Toronto, Canada
Date(s) September 1979
PSA World Tour
Category World Open
Results
Champion Australia Geoff Hunt
Runner-up Pakistan Qamar Zaman
Semi-finalists Pakistan M Khan / Pakistan M Ahmed
← 1977 Australia Australia 1980 →

The 1979 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1979 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada during September 1979. Geoff Hunt won his third consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1977 final.

Seeds

  1. Australia Geoff Hunt (Champion)
  2. Pakistan Qamar Zaman (Final)
  3. Pakistan Hiddy Jahan (Quarterfinals)
  4. Pakistan Mohibullah Khan (Semifinals)
  5. Pakistan Gogi Alauddin (Quarterfinals)
  6. Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed (Semifinals)
  7. New Zealand Bruce Brownlee (Quarterfinals)
  8. South Africa Roland Watson (Quarterfinals)

Draw & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Australia Geoff Hunt  
 Egypt Mohamed Khalifa     1  Australia Geoff Hunt  
15  England John Easter      
 Egypt Abbas Kahoud       1  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 5 9  
8  South Africa Roland Watson       8  South Africa Roland Watson 6 0 9 7  
 Egypt Moussa Helal     8  South Africa Roland Watson
 Australia Steve Bowditch      
 Australia Roy Ollier       1  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9  
4  Pakistan Mohibullah Khan       4  Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 3 0 2  
 Mexico Mario Sanchez     4  Pakistan Mohibullah Khan  
 New Zealand Murray Lilley      
 Canada Tony Swift       4  Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 5 9 9 9
5  Pakistan Gogi Alauddin       5  Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 3 2 4  
 Scotland Bryan Patterson     5  Pakistan Gogi Alauddin
 Pakistan Mohammed Yasin      
 Canada Clive Caldwell       1  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
2  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9       2  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 2 3 4
 Guernsey John LeLievre 2 2 3     2  Pakistan Qamar Zaman  
 England Gawain Briars 9 9 9    England Gawain Briars  
 Canada Gordon Anderson 4 4 4       2  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9  
7  New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 9 9 9       7  New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 1 4 6  
 England Bryan Pearson 4 4 2     7  New Zealand Bruce Brownlee
11  Pakistan Torsam Khan 9 9 9   11  Pakistan Torsam Khan  
 England Paul Wright 4 4 7       2  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 6 9
3  Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9       6  Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 7 10 4 9 4  
 Canada Mike Desaulniers 5 4 1     3  Pakistan Hiddy Jahan  
 Egypt Mohammad Asran 9 9 9    Egypt Mohammad Asran  
 Canada Jug Walia 1 1 4       3  Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 4 6 9 4
6  Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9       6  Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 4 9 9 7 9  
 England Bob Shay 4 4 4     6  Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed
14  Australia Kevin Shawcross 9 9 9   14  Australia Kevin Shawcross  
 Canada Steve Hisey 4 1 4  

Notes

Torsam Khan died just two months after this event in the November, at the age of 27. Torsam suffered a heart attack during a tournament in Australia.

See also

References

    [1]

    External links

    Preceded by
    Australia (Adelaide)
    1977    		 World Open
    Canada (Toronto)
    1979     		Succeeded by
    Adelaide (Australia)
    1980
    1. ↑ "Mens Squash World Open 1979".