1979 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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

The 1979 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship was 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

2

Draw & Results

First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Geoff Hunt (1)	John Frittenburg	9-2 9-2 9-3
Qamar Zaman (2)	Sharif Khan	9-2 9-3 9-3
Hiddy Jahan (3)	Ian Robinson	9-7 9-7 10-8
Mohibullah Khan (4)	Shah Jehan Khan	9-5 9-5 9-4
Gogi Alauddin (5)	Len Atkins	9-5 10-8 9-7
Maqsood Ahmed (6)	Selwyn Matchett	9-0 9-1 9-2
Bruce Brownlee (7)	Abbas Khan	w/o
Roland Watson (8)	Rehmat Khan	9-5 9-4 9-3
Murray Lilley	John Lennard	9-1 9-4 9-2
Mohammed Yasin	Billy Reedman	9-5 9-7 9-6
Torsam Khan (11)	Steve Moysey	9-1 9-3 9-0
Mohammad Asran	Richard Mosley	9-0 9-1 9-6
Steve Bowditch	Aly Abdel Aziz	4-9 3-9 9-7 9-6 10-8
Kevin Shawcross (14)	Todd Binns	9-7 9-1 9-1
John Easter (15)	Mark M’Fuk	9-4 9-4 10-9
Gawain Briars	Howard Broun	7-9 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-1
Mohamed Khalifa	Aziz Khan	1-9 5-9 9-7 9-0 9-4
John LeLievre	Atlas Khan	9-6 9-2 9-10 2-9 9-3
Mike Desaulniers	Liaqat Ali ‘Charlie’ Khan	9-2 9-1 9-2
Mario Sanchez	Patrick Richardson	8-10 9-6 9-2 9-7
Bryan Patterson	Doug Whittaker	9-1 9-2 9-3
Rob Shay	Charlie Booth	10-8 9-6 3-9 9-6
Bryan Pearson	Stuart Goldstein	9-4 10-9 3-9 9-5
Moussa Helal	Ian Shaw	9-2 9-1 9-1
Tony Swift	Zahir Hussein Khan	9-6 9-0 4-9 9-0
Clive Caldwell	Arthur Hough	9-5 9-7 9-6
Paul Wright	David Morgan	9-1 9-3 9-5
Jug Walia	Bill McDonnell	9-6 9-6 10-8
Roy Ollier	John Macrury	9-7 9-5 9-6
Steve Hisey	Mike Gallagher	9-2 9-6 9-6
Abbas Kaoud	Alan Colburn	0-9 9-5 1-9 9-0 9-4
Gordon Anderson	Jackson Triggs	9-2 9-7 9-0

Main Draw

Second round									Third round									Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
1	Geoff Hunt	9	9	9
	Mohamed Khalifa	6	6	3					1	Hunt	9	9	9
15	John Easter	7	10	4	1					Kaoud	4	0	3
	Abbas Kaoud	9	8	9	9													1	Hunt	9	9	5	9
8	Roland Watson	5	9	9	9													8	Watson	6	0	9	7
	Moussa Helal	9	3	0	3				8	Watson	9	9	9
	Mohammed Yasin	w/o								Yasin	1	5	2
	Clive Caldwell	scr																									1	Hunt	9	9	9
4	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9																							4	M Khan	3	0	2
	Mario Sanchez	1	1	3					4	M Khan	9	6	9	9
	Murray Lilley	9	9	9						Lilley	3	9	5	1
	Tony Swift	2	0	0														4	M Khan	5	9	9	9
5	Gogi Alauddin	9	8	9	10													5	Alauddin	9	3	2	4
	Bryan Patterson	3	10	5	8				5	Alauddin	9	8	9	9
	Steve Bowditch	?	?	?						Bowditch	1	10	3	0
	Roy Ollier	?	?	?						1	Hunt	9	9	9
2	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9						2	Zaman	2	3	4
	John Le Lievre	2	2	3					2	Zaman	9	1	9	9
	Gawain Briars	9	9	9						Briars	1	9	4	6
	Gordon Anderson	5	6	3														2	Zaman	9	9	9
7	Bruce Brownlee	10	9	9														7	Brownlee	1	4	6
	Bryan Pearson	8	0	2					7	Brownlee	9	9	9
11	Torsam Khan	10	9	9					11	T Khan	2	5	3
	Paul Wright	8	6	7																							2	Zaman	9	9	9	6	9
3	Hiddy Jahan	9	9	9																							6	Ahmed	7	10	4	9	4
	Mike Desaulniers	5	0	1					3	Jahan	9	9	9
	Mohammad Asran	9	9	9						Asran	7	7	5
	Jug Walia	4	5	4														3	Jahan	9	4	6	9	4
6	Maqsood Ahmed	10	9	9														6	Ahmed	4	9	9	7	9
	Bob Shay	8	2	6					6	Ahmed	9	9	8	9
14	Kevin Shawcross	9	9	9					14	Shawcross	2	4	10	3
	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

• PSA World Open
• 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship

External links

• World Squash History

Preceded by Australia (Adelaide) 1977

World Open Canada (Toronto) 1979

Succeeded by Adelaide (Australia) 1980