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1981 Men's World Open Squash Championship

{{Infobox squash championship

| name = Men's World Open 1981

| number = 5

| series = PSA World Squash Championship

| type = PSA

| logo =

| logo_size =

| location = {{flagicon|CAN}} Toronto, Canada

| dates = November 19–28, 1981

| website =

| category = World Open

| prize_money =

| champion = {{flagicon|PAK}} Jahangir Khan

| runner-up = {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Hunt

| semi-finalists = {{flagicon|PAK}} Qamar Zaman
{{flagicon|PAK}} Hiddy Jahan

| prev = 1980 {{flagicon|AUS}}

| next = {{flagicon|ENG}} 1982

}}

The 1981 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1981 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada from 19 November until 28 November 1981. Jahangir Khan won his first World Open title, defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|title=Squash Rackets|work=The Times Archives|access-date=2015-06-23|archive-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/results|title=Mens Squash World Open 1981|publisher=Squash Info}}

Seeds

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Hunt (final)
  2. {{flagicon|PAK}} Jahangir Khan (champion)
  3. {{flagicon|PAK}} Qamar Zaman (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|PAK}} Hiddy Jahan (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|PAK}} Maqsood Ahmed (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|EGY}} Gamal Awad (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Roland Watson (third round)
  8. {{flagicon|NZL}} Ross Norman (second round)
  9. {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Williams (third round)
  10. {{flagicon|ENG}} Gawain Briars (third round)
  11. {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Kenyon (third round)
  12. {{flagicon|SWE}} Lars Kvant (third round)
  13. {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Bowditch (first round)
  14. {{flagicon|EGY}} Aly Abdel Aziz (quarterfinals)
  15. {{flagicon|AUS}} Glen Brumby (third round)
  16. {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Safwat (quarterfinals)

}}

=First round=

class="wikitable"
width=270| Player One

!width=270|Player Two

!width=150|Score

{{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Hunt (1){{flagicon|CAN}} Marc Lalonde9-5 9-0 9-1
{{flagicon|PAK}} Qamar Zaman (3){{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Rolington9-0 9-1 9-3
{{flagicon|NZL}} Ross Norman (8){{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Caird9-3 9-1 9-1
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gawain Briars (10){{flagicon|NZL}} Brian Barnett4-9 9-7 9-7 9-4
{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Kenyon (11){{flagicon|PAK}} Sohail Qaiser9-3 9-5 9-3
{{flagicon|SWE}} Lars Kvant (12){{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Way9-0 9-2 9-3
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ricki Hill{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Bowditch (13)9-3 9-2 9-5
{{flagicon|AUS}} Glen Brumby (15){{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Bateman9-1 9-2 9-6
{{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Safwat (16){{flagicon|Nigeria}} Mark M'Fuk10-8 9-2 7-9 9-7
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Robinson{{flagicon|ZIM}} Bob Shay8-10 9-2 9-4 9-7
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Thorne{{flagicon|ENG}} Geoff Williams9-0 9-0 9-3
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Asran{{flagicon|NZL}} Howard Broun9-6 10-8 9-5
{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Dittmar{{flagicon|EGY}} Alam Soliman9-1 10-9 9-5
{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Dwyer{{flagicon|PAK}} Mohammed Yasin6-9 9-5 9-4 2-9 9-2
{{flagicon|EGY}} Moussa Helal{{flagicon|CAN}} Sharif Khan9-4 9-3 9-6
{{flagicon|PAK}} Zahir Hussein Khan{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Flynn9-0 9-3 9-2
{{flagicon|NZL}} Robin Espie{{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Naylor9-4 9-5 9-7
{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Donnelly{{flagicon|ENG}} R Greaves9-1 9-7 9-4
{{flagicon|SWE}} Leif Leiner{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Mosley9-7 9-3 9-8

=Main Draw=

{{32TeamBracket-Compact-Squash5

| RD1 = Second round

| RD2 = Third round

| RD3 = Quarter-finals

| RD4 = Semi-finals

| RD5 = Final

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Hunt

| RD1-score01-1=w/o

| RD1-score01-2=

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-score01-4=

| RD1-score01-5=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Thorne

| RD1-score02-1=scr

| RD1-score02-2=

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-score02-4=

| RD1-score02-5=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Robinson

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=9

| RD1-score03-4=9

| RD1-score03-5=9

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Ricki Hill

| RD1-score04-1=9

| RD1-score04-2=9

| RD1-score04-3=5

| RD1-score04-4=0

| RD1-score04-5=1

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|PAK}} Maqsood Ahmed

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=9

| RD1-score05-3=9

| RD1-score05-4=4

| RD1-score05-5=9

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Dwyer

| RD1-score06-1=9

| RD1-score06-2=5

| RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-score06-4=9

| RD1-score06-5=3

| RD1-seed07=10

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Gawain Briars

| RD1-score07-1=9

| RD1-score07-2=9

| RD1-score07-3=9

| RD1-score07-4=9

| RD1-score07-5=

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|NZL}} Robin Espie

| RD1-score08-1=4

| RD1-score08-2=10

| RD1-score08-3=5

| RD1-score08-4=4

| RD1-score08-5=

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|PAK}} Qamar Zaman

| RD1-score09-1=9

| RD1-score09-2=9

| RD1-score09-3=9

| RD1-score09-4=

| RD1-score09-5=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Dittmar

| RD1-score10-1=0

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3=6

| RD1-score10-4=

| RD1-score10-5=

| RD1-seed11=15

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Glen Brumby

| RD1-score11-1=9

| RD1-score11-2=9

| RD1-score11-3=9

| RD1-score11-4=

| RD1-score11-5=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Donnelly

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3=0

| RD1-score12-4=

| RD1-score12-5=

| RD1-seed13=16

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Safwat

| RD1-score13-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=5

| RD1-score13-3=9

| RD1-score13-4=9

| RD1-score13-5=9

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SWE}} Leif Leiner

| RD1-score14-1=9

| RD1-score14-2=9

| RD1-score14-3=1

| RD1-score14-4=0

| RD1-score14-5=0

| RD1-seed15=8

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|NZL}} Ross Norman

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=9

| RD1-score15-3=9

| RD1-score15-4=9

| RD1-score15-5=

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|EGY}} Moussa Helal

| RD1-score16-1=9

| RD1-score16-2=1

| RD1-score16-3=2

| RD1-score16-4=2

| RD1-score16-5=

| RD1-seed17=2

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|PAK}} Jahangir Khan

| RD1-score17-1=9

| RD1-score17-2=9

| RD1-score17-3=5

| RD1-score17-4=9

| RD1-score17-5=

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Asran

| RD1-score18-1=2

| RD1-score18-2=4

| RD1-score18-3=9

| RD1-score18-4=2

| RD1-score18-5=

| RD1-seed19=9

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Williams

| RD1-score19-1=9

| RD1-score19-2=9

| RD1-score19-3=9

| RD1-score19-4=

| RD1-score19-5=

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|PAK}} Zahir Hussein Khan

| RD1-score20-1=2

| RD1-score20-2=3

| RD1-score20-3=1

| RD1-score20-4=

| RD1-score20-5=

| RD1-seed21=6

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|EGY}} Gamal Awad

| RD1-score21-1=9

| RD1-score21-2=9

| RD1-score21-3=4

| RD1-score21-4=9

| RD1-score21-5=

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|Guernsey}} John Le Lievre

| RD1-score22-1=2

| RD1-score22-2=0

| RD1-score22-3=9

| RD1-score22-4=1

| RD1-score22-5=

| RD1-seed23=12

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|SWE}} Lars Kvant

| RD1-score23-1=w/o

| RD1-score23-2=

| RD1-score23-3=

| RD1-score23-4=

| RD1-score23-5=

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|CAN}} Aziz Khan

| RD1-score24-1=scr

| RD1-score24-2=

| RD1-score24-3=

| RD1-score24-4=

| RD1-score24-5=

| RD1-seed25=4

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|PAK}} Hiddy Jahan

| RD1-score25-1=9

| RD1-score25-2=9

| RD1-score25-3=6

| RD1-score25-4=9

| RD1-score25-5=

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|PAK}} Karimullah Khan

| RD1-score26-1=4

| RD1-score26-2=5

| RD1-score26-3=9

| RD1-score26-4=5

| RD1-score26-5=

| RD1-seed27=11

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Kenyon

| RD1-score27-1=9

| RD1-score27-2=9

| RD1-score27-3=4

| RD1-score27-4=5

| RD1-score27-5=9

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|NZL}} Murray Lilley

| RD1-score28-1=7

| RD1-score28-2=4

| RD1-score28-3=9

| RD1-score28-4=9

| RD1-score28-5=2

| RD1-seed29=14

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|EGY}} Aly Abdel Aziz

| RD1-score29-1=10

| RD1-score29-2=9

| RD1-score29-3=10

| RD1-score29-4=

| RD1-score29-5=

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|PAK}} Gogi Alauddin

| RD1-score30-1=9

| RD1-score30-2=3

| RD1-score30-3=8

| RD1-score30-4=

| RD1-score30-5=

| RD1-seed31=7

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Roland Watson

| RD1-score31-1=10

| RD1-score31-2=9

| RD1-score31-3=3

| RD1-score31-4=9

| RD1-score31-5=

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Stockenberg

| RD1-score32-1=8

| RD1-score32-2=0

| RD1-score32-3=9

| RD1-score32-4=2

| RD1-score32-5=

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Hunt

| RD2-score01-1=9

| RD2-score01-2=9

| RD2-score01-3=9

| RD2-score01-4=

| RD2-score01-5=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Robinson

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-score02-4=

| RD2-score02-5=

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|PAK}} Ahmed

| RD2-score03-1=9

| RD2-score03-2=10

| RD2-score03-3=9

| RD2-score03-4=

| RD2-score03-5=

| RD2-seed04=10

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Briars

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3=5

| RD2-score04-4=

| RD2-score04-5=

| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|PAK}} Zaman

| RD2-score05-1=9

| RD2-score05-2=9

| RD2-score05-3=9

| RD2-score05-4=

| RD2-score05-5=

| RD2-seed06=15

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Brumby

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3=7

| RD2-score06-4=

| RD2-score06-5=

| RD2-seed07=16

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|EGY}} Safwat

| RD2-score07-1=9

| RD2-score07-2=10

| RD2-score07-3=9

| RD2-score07-4=

| RD2-score07-5=

| RD2-seed08=8

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|NZL}} Norman

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=8

| RD2-score08-3=1

| RD2-score08-4=

| RD2-score08-5=

| RD2-seed09=2

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|PAK}} Jahangir

| RD2-score09-1=9

| RD2-score09-2=9

| RD2-score09-3=9

| RD2-score09-4=

| RD2-score09-5=

| RD2-seed10=9

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Williams

| RD2-score10-1=1

| RD2-score10-2=2

| RD2-score10-3=2

| RD2-score10-4=

| RD2-score10-5=

| RD2-seed11=6

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|EGY}} Awad

| RD2-score11-1=9

| RD2-score11-2=9

| RD2-score11-3=9

| RD2-score11-4=

| RD2-score11-5=

| RD2-seed12=12

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} Kvant

| RD2-score12-1=2

| RD2-score12-2=1

| RD2-score12-3=1

| RD2-score12-4=

| RD2-score12-5=

| RD2-seed13=4

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|PAK}} Jahan

| RD2-score13-1=9

| RD2-score13-2=9

| RD2-score13-3=9

| RD2-score13-4=9

| RD2-score13-5=

| RD2-seed14=11

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Kenyon

| RD2-score14-1=3

| RD2-score14-2=4

| RD2-score14-3=10

| RD2-score14-4=5

| RD2-score14-5=

| RD2-seed15=14

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|EGY}} Aziz

| RD2-score15-1=w/o

| RD2-score15-2=

| RD2-score15-3=

| RD2-score15-4=

| RD2-score15-5=

| RD2-seed16=7

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Watson

| RD2-score16-1=scr

| RD2-score16-2=

| RD2-score16-3=

| RD2-score16-4=

| RD2-score16-5=

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Hunt

| RD3-score01-1=9

| RD3-score01-2=9

| RD3-score01-3=9

| RD3-score01-4=

| RD3-score01-5=

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|PAK}} Ahmed

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score02-3=1

| RD3-score02-4=

| RD3-score02-5=

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|PAK}} Zaman

| RD3-score03-1=10

| RD3-score03-2=9

| RD3-score03-3=9

| RD3-score03-4=

| RD3-score03-5=

| RD3-seed04=16

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|EGY}} Safwat

| RD3-score04-1=5

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score04-3=4

| RD3-score04-4=

| RD3-score04-5=

| RD3-seed05=2

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|PAK}} Jahangir

| RD3-score05-1=9

| RD3-score05-2=8

| RD3-score05-3=9

| RD3-score05-4=9

| RD3-score05-5=

| RD3-seed06=6

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|EGY}} Awad

| RD3-score06-1=6

| RD3-score06-2=10

| RD3-score06-3=5

| RD3-score06-4=1

| RD3-score06-5=

| RD3-seed07=4

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|PAK}}Jahan

| RD3-score07-1=7

| RD3-score07-2=9

| RD3-score07-3=9

| RD3-score07-4=9

| RD3-score07-5=

| RD3-seed08=14

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|EGY}} Aziz

| RD3-score08-1=9

| RD3-score08-2=4

| RD3-score08-3=0

| RD3-score08-4=2

| RD3-score08-5=

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Hunt

| RD4-score01-1=9

| RD4-score01-2=7

| RD4-score01-3=9

| RD4-score01-4=9

| RD4-score01-5=

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|PAK}} Zaman

| RD4-score02-1=5

| RD4-score02-2=9

| RD4-score02-3=2

| RD4-score02-4=3

| RD4-score02-5=

| RD4-seed03=2

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|PAK}} Jahangir

| RD4-score03-1=9

| RD4-score03-2=9

| RD4-score03-3=9

| RD4-score03-4=

| RD4-score03-5=

| RD4-seed04=4

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|PAK}} Jahan

| RD4-score04-1=3

| RD4-score04-2=3

| RD4-score04-3=3

| RD4-score04-4=

| RD4-score04-5=

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Hunt

| RD5-score01-1=9

| RD5-score01-2=1

| RD5-score01-3=2

| RD5-score01-4=1

| RD5-score01-5=

| RD5-seed02=2

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|PAK}} Jahangir

| RD5-score02-1=7

| RD5-score02-2=9

| RD5-score02-3=9

| RD5-score02-4=9

| RD5-score02-5=

}}

=Notes=

Geoff Hunt was defeated for the first time in the World Open, every edition of the event which had been inaugurated in 1976 had been won by Geoff Hunt previously.

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811235510/http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Mens-Team-Open.pdf World Squash History]

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