1980 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1980
4th PSA World Squash Championship
LocationAustralia Adelaide, Australia
Date(s)October 4–10, 1980
PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Results
ChampionAustralia Geoff Hunt
Runner-upPakistan Qamar Zaman
Semi-finalistsPakistan Mohibullah Khan
Pakistan Hiddy Jahan
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The 1980 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1980 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Adelaide in Australia from 4 October until 10 October 1980. Geoff Hunt won his fourth consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final for the third successive year.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Geoff Hunt (champion)
  2. Pakistan Qamar Zaman (final)
  3. Pakistan Mohibullah Khan (semifinals)
  4. Pakistan Hiddy Jahan (semifinals)
  5. New Zealand Bruce Brownlee (third round)
  6. Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed (third round)
  7. Pakistan Gogi Alauddin (quarterfinals)
  8. Egypt Gamal Awad (quarterfinals)

Draw and results

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First round

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Player One Player Two Score
Australia Geoff Hunt (1) Australia B Turner 9-0 9-2 9-1
Pakistan Qamar Zaman (2) Australia David Pinnington 9-4 9-1 10-8
Pakistan Mohibullah Khan (3) Sweden Bosse Boström 9-2 9-4 9-3
Pakistan Hiddy Jahan (4) Australia Ricki Hill 9-2 9-0 5-9 9-1
New Zealand Bruce Brownlee (5) Australia Terry Cheetham 9-1 7-9 9-6 9-2
Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed (6) Australia M Nash 9-0 9-0 9-2
Pakistan Gogi Alauddin (7) Australia Gregory Robberds 9-0 9-3 9-6
Egypt Gamal Awad (8) Australia Kim Wilkins 9-4 9-2 9-5
Australia Dean Williams Australia M Baylis 9-3 9-0 9-2
Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Richard Massey 9-1 9-1 9-1
Australia Glen Brumby Australia Velio Pukk 9-3 9-2 10-9
England Phil Kenyon Australia Ian Stephenson 9-6 9-0 9-1
Australia Cameron Nancarrow (13) Australia A McCulloch 9-7 10-8 9-0
Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington New Zealand Brian Barnett 9-3 9-6 9-5
South Africa Roland Watson Australia W Miller 9-3 9-5 9-0
New Zealand Ross Norman Australia Trevor Quick 9-2 9-6 9-2
Australia Stephen Wall Australia Malcolm Hall 9-6 10-8 10-9
Australia Rodney George Australia J Wright 9-7 9-6 9-3
Australia Peter Nance Australia Fred Howell 9-0 9-4 5-9 9-4
Australia Chris Dittmar Australia Doug Stephenson 9-3 9-7 4-9 1-9 9-5
Australia Mark Mounsey New Zealand Paul Viggers 5-9 9-0 9-6 9-0
New Zealand Neven Barbour Australia Grantley Pinnington 9-5 9-2 9-1
Australia Roger Flynn Australia S Rimington 9-0 7-9 9-2 9-5
New Zealand Craig Blackwood Australia Rod Hozack 10-8 9-1 10-8
Australia Greg Pollard Australia Simon Gogolin 9-1 9-3 9-1
Australia Ian Yeates Australia Paul McDonald 9-5 9-0 9-6
Australia Kevin Shawcross Australia Chris Carter 9-3 3-9 9-5 9-5
Australia Ross Thorne Australia C Jensen 9-2 8-10 9-2 9-5
Australia Steve Bowditch Australia P Grant 9-3 9-1 9-3
Australia Bryce Allanson Australia Bob Baker 9-1 9-2 9-3
Australia Roy Ollier Australia G Dittmar 9-3 9-4 9-0
Australia Frank Donnelly Australia Len Atkins 9-1 10-8 10-9

Main draw

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Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
Australia Stephen Wall 6 4 1 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
New Zealand Ross Norman 9 9 9 New Zealand Norman 7 2 0
Australia Frank Donnelly 5 6 1 1 Australia Hunt 9 10 9
7 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 10 9 10 7 Pakistan Alauddin 5 8 0
Australia Mark Mounsey 8 2 8 7 Pakistan Alauddin 9 10 9
South Africa Roland Watson 9 9 9 South Africa Watson 6 8 7
Australia Roy Ollier 0 3 5 1 Australia Hunt 7 10 9 9
4 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 4 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 3 5
Australia Chris Dittmar 5 3 7 4 Pakistan Jahan 9 10 9
England Phil Kenyon 9 10 9 England Kenyon 3 9 3
Australia Ross Thorne 5 8 4 4 Pakistan Jahan 10 9 9
8 Egypt Gamal Awad 5 9 9 9 8 Egypt Awad 9 1 1
Australia Roger Flynn 9 2 2 4 8 Egypt Awad 9 8 9 10 Final
Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 Republic of Ireland Barrington 7 10 2 9
Australia Bryce Allanson 0 6 3 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
2 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 2 Pakistan Zaman 0 3 3
Australia Rodney George 4 0 2 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 6 9
Australia Glen Brumby 9 9 9 Australia Brumby 1 3 9 5
Australia Kevin Shawcross 0 5 7 2 Pakistan Zaman 5 9 9 7 9
Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 3 9 Pakistan J Khan 9 4 0 9 2
Australia Ian Yeates 1 4 9 3 Pakistan J Khan 9 9 8 9
6 Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 6 Pakistan Ahmed 4 3 10 3
New Zealand Neven Barbour 3 0 0 2 Pakistan Zaman 10 9 9
3 Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 7 9 9 3 Pakistan M Khan 8 3 3
Australia Peter Nance 6 9 0 2 3 Pakistan M Khan 9 9 9
Australia Steve Bowditch 9 9 10 Australia Bowditch 5 1 6
13 Australia Cameron Nancarrow 3 7 8 3 Pakistan M Khan 9 9 9
Australia Dean Williams 9 9 9 Australia Williams 5 5 1
New Zealand Craig Blackwood 5 6 2 Australia Williams 2 9 9 9
5 New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 9 9 7 9 5 New Zealand Brownlee 9 5 2 0
Australia Greg Pollard 5 4 9 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  2. ^ "Mens Squash World Open 1980". squashinfo.com.
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Preceded by World Open
Australia (Adelaide)

1980
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