1977 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 1977
2nd PSA World Squash Championship
Location Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Adelaide, Australia
Date(s)October 11–21, 1977
PSA World Tour
Category World Open
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Hunt
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohibullah Khan
Flag of Pakistan.svg Gogi Alauddin
←  1976 Flag of England.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1979  →

The 1977 PSA Men's Uniroyal World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1977 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at Brahma Lodge in Adelaide, Australia, from 11 October to 21 October 1977. Geoff Hunt won his second World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final. [1] [2]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Hunt (champion)
  2. Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohibullah Khan (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman (final)
  4. Flag of Pakistan.svg Gogi Alauddin (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Pakistan.svg Hiddy Jahan (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Roland Watson (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Ireland.svg Jonah Barrington (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Nancarrow (first round)

Draw and results

First round

Player OnePlayer TwoScore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Hunt (1) Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Blackwood9-5 9-4 9-0
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohibullah Khan (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Hall 9-0 9-3 9-2
Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Saulys 9-3 9-3 9-5
Flag of Pakistan.svg Gogi Alauddin (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Quick 9-0 9-0 9-6
Flag of Pakistan.svg Hiddy Jahan (5) Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Leiner 6-9 9-0 9-2 9-1
Flag of Ireland.svg Jonah Barrington (6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Baker 9-3 3-9 9-0 9-0
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Roland Watson (7) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wright w/o
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Nancarrow (8) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Hosford 9-0 9-3 9-2
Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abdel Aziz Flag of Australia (converted).svg Des Panizza 9-6 9-0 9-2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Pratt Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood Ahmed w/o
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Safwat Flag of Pakistan.svg H Musa 9-0 9-3 9-2
Flag of England.svg John Easter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Morkunas 9-0 9-2 9-0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Shawcross Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Clift 10-8 9-6 9-4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Torsam Khan Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Brown 9-0 9-1 9-0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Lewis Flag of Sweden.svg Tarras Tovar 9-3 9-6 9-10 10-8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby Flag of Pakistan.svg Atlas Khan w/o
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Pinnington Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregory Robberds 9-5 9-0 9-1
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rehmatullah Khan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Bowden 9-2 9-2 9-1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Hiscoe Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Howell 9-5 9-3 9-4
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Brownlee Flag of Australia (converted).svg A McCulloch 7-9 9-1 9-2 9-1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Murray Lilley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim D’Arcy 9-1 9-0 9-1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hadyn Daly Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Stone 9-6 6-9 9-0 9-2
Flag of Egypt.svg Abbas Kaoud Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Rimmington 9-6 9-0 9-3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Wilkins Flag of Singapore.svg I Husain w/o
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Andruss Flag of Australia (converted).svg Len Atkins 9-7 9-4 9-0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Allanson Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Dittmar 8-10 9-1 2-9 9-0 9-5
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rahim Gul Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neno Vince 10-9 2-9 9-3 9-6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug Stephenson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Ollier 9-4 9-8 9-4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stephenson Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Grant 9-1 9-0 9-4
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alan Colburn Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Hannah 9-3 9-4 9-0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Bowditch Flag of England.svg Dick Carter 9-6 9-3 9-0
Second roundThird roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Bowditch 3 4 1 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunt 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Pratt 10 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pratt 0 5 4
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Khalifa 8 5 3 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunt 9 9 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Brownlee 9 9 9 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brownlee 2 7 3
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Nancarrow 3 10 2 7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brownlee 9 9 2 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Safwat 1 4 9 7
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alan Colburn 6 6 6 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunt 9 5 9 9
4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Alauddin 6 9 2 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stephenson 3 3 1 4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Alauddin 9 9 6 9
Flag of England.svg John Easter 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Easter 6 3 9 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Haydn Daly 2 0 4 4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Alauddin 7 9 5 10 10
5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahan 9 3 9 9 8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grantley Pinnington 7 0 5 5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahan 10 9 9 Final
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Shawcross 7 9 9 2 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shawcross 8 4 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Lewis 9 4 3 9 0 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunt 9 10 0 1 9
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 5 9 9 9 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Allanson 1 0 1 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg M Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Hiscoe 3 2 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hiscoe 1 0 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Murray Lilley 9 9 5 2 3 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg M Khan 9 9 9
6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Roland Watson 9 9 9 6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Watson 4 6 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Wilkins 3 1 1 6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Watson 9 9 5 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Torsam Khan 9 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg T Khan 1 2 9 4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rahim Gul 3 1 1 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg M Khan 9 4 6 10 1
3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 5 9 9 8 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby 2 1 1 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rehmatullah Khan 2 9 9 2 w/o Flag of Pakistan.svg R Khan 5 3 1
Flag of Egypt.svg Abbas Kaoud [3] 9 5 6 0 scr 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 9 9 9
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 7 Flag of Ireland.svg Barrington 1 5 5
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Andruss 4 3 1 7 Flag of Ireland.svg Barrington 9 9 7 2 w/o
Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Aziz [4] 2 7 9 5 disq
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug Stephenson 1 0 4

Third Place Play Off

The only time a third place play off took place in World Open history was in 1977.

Player OnePlayer TwoScore
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohibullah Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg Gogi Alauddin9-4 9-3 5-9 9-3

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mens Squash World Open 1977". Squash Info. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Squash Rackets Association Golden Jubilee 1928-1978 Annual Handbook. Geetings of Ashford. 1978. pp. 353–357.
  3. ↑ Kaoud walked off court in protest at refereeing.
  4. ↑ Aziz disqualified for time wasting
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