1981 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
43rd British Open Championships
Details
LocationGreater London, England
VenueBromley Town Squash Centre
and Churchill Theatre, Bromley
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The 1981 Audi British Open Championships was held at the Bromley Town Squash Club with the later stages being held at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, Greater London from 30 March - 9 April 1981.
Geoff Hunt won his eighth title defeating Jahangir Khan in the final. This eighth win set a new record surpassing the seven wins set by Hashim Khan of Pakistan.[1]

Seeds

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Draw and results

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Final

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Australia Geoff Hunt beat Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9-2 9-7 5-9 9-7

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
1 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
Egypt Mohammed Awad 1 7 5 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
Australia Glen Brumby 9 9 9 Australia Brumby 1 0 3
England John Cordeaux 3 2 0 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
Australia Steve Bowditch 2 6 9 10 9 Australia Bowditch 6 7 6
Pakistan Karimullah Khan 9 9 4 8 4 Australia Bowditch 9 9 5 2
Australia Ricki Hill 9 9 6 9 Australia Hill 6 5 9 2
Egypt Abbas Kaoud 5 3 9 7 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
13 England Phil Kenyon 9 9 9 13 England Kenyon 4 3 2
England Christy Willstrop 7 1 1 13 England Kenyon 9 9 9
Pakistan Mohammed Ali Somjee 9 9 9 Pakistan Somjee 5 4 4
Australia Peter Nance 4 4 6 13 England Kenyon 9 9 9
7 New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 9 9 10 7 New Zealand Brownlee 1 5 7
South Africa Reggie Holmes 4 2 8 7 New Zealand Brownlee 9 7 9 10 Semi-finals
Pakistan Fahim Gul 10 9 9 Pakistan Fahim Gul 5 9 5 8
England Andrew Dwyer 8 4 1 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9 9
8 Egypt Gamal Awad 9 9 9 8 Egypt Awad 10 1 0 0
New Zealand Craig Blackwood 0 3 2 8 Egypt Awad 9 9 9
Zimbabwe Trevor Wilkinson 9 9 5 6 10 Zimbabwe Wilkinson 6 1 6
Sweden Johan Stockenberg 3 4 9 9 9 8 Egypt Awad 9 9 9
Sweden Lars Kvant 9 9 10 Sweden Kvant 7 5 2
Sweden Stefan Winstrom 4 5 8 Sweden Kvant 9 9 9
Australia Frank Donnelly 9 9 9 Australia Donnelly 1 2 3
Pakistan Mohammed Yasin 7 1 6 8 Egypt Awad 9 7 9 9
14 New Zealand Ross Norman 7 9 9 9 14 New Zealand Norman 4 9 2 1
Egypt Alam Soliman 9 4 2 2 14 New Zealand Norman 10 9 9
England Ian Robinson 8 2 9 9 9 England Robinson 8 0 3
England John Easter 10 9 2 0 1 14 New Zealand Norman 9 9 9
Egypt Magdi Saad 9 9 9 Egypt Saad 3 2 2
England Ashley Naylor 3 6 3 Egypt Saad 9 2
3 Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 3 Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 5 1 ret
South Africa Chris Hewitson 1 2 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
4 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Zimbabwe Mike Sherren 7 0 1 4 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Sohail Qaiser 9 9 9 Pakistan Qaiser 2 3 7
England Geoff Williams 6 1 0 4 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Australia Dean Williams 9 9 9 Australia Williams 3 0 0
Pakistan Zarak Jahan Khan 3 1 5 Australia Williams 9 9 9
England Paul Chaplin 9 9 9 England Chaplin 8 6 5
Sweden Bosse Boström 4 5 6 4 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
6 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 2 9 6 Pakistan Jahan 4 2 6
Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz 6 7 9 0 6 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
Sweden Peter Bostrom 10 9 9 Sweden Bostrom P 1 3 6
Egypt Mohammed Asran 8 2 6 6 Pakistan Jahan 1 10 9 9
Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 Pakistan Alauddin 9 8 0 1
Australia Ian Yeates 0 3 7 Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9 Semi-finals
Pakistan Jamshed Gul 10 9 3 9 Pakistan Jamshed Gul 5 0 0
Australia Kevin Shawcross 8 6 9 4 4 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 5 5 7
2 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
Egypt Moussa Helal 1 3 6 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
Australia Chris Dittmar 9 4 9 9 Australia Dittmar 3 5 5
Sweden Mikael Hellstrom 4 9 0 2 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 5 9 1 9
England Gawain Briars England Briars 5 9 1 9 2
  England Briars 9 9 9
England Steve Bateman 5 7 9 9 England Bateman 7 0 6
Guernsey John Le Lievre 9 9 3 7 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 4 10 9
5 Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 10 9 9 5 Pakistan Maqsood A 6 4 9 6
Egypt Ahmed Safwat 9 0 4 5 Pakistan Maqsood A 7 9 9 9
Pakistan Atlas Khan 9 4 9 9 Pakistan Atlas Khan 9 3 5 1
Sweden Leif Leiner 2 9 7 5 5 Pakistan Maqsood A 9 9 9
Pakistan Daulat Khan w/o Pakistan Daulat Khan 5 2 5
Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington scr Pakistan Daulat Khan 9 7 9 9
England Peter Verow England Verow 1 9 4 6
 
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1981
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References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1981 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2015.