1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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Women's World Open 1981
3rd Women's World Squash Championship
Location Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Toronto, Canada
Date(s)October 17–23, 1981
Category World Open
Prize money$12,500
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhonda Thorne
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Cardwell
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of England.svg Angela Smith
Flag of England.svg Lisa Opie
  1979 Flag of England.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1983  

The 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women'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 during October 1981. Rhonda Thorne won the World Open title, defeating Vicki Cardwell in the final. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman) (final)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhonda Thorne (champion)
  3. Flag of England.svg Sue Cogswell (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Zachariah (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of England.svg Angela Smith (semifinals)
  6. Flag of England.svg Lisa Opie (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rae Anderson (third round)
  8. Flag of Guernsey.svg Martine Le Moignan (quarterfinals)

Draw and results

First round

Team oneTeam twoScore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Cardwell Flag of New Zealand.svg Robyn Blackwood 9-0 9-4 9-4
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susan Devoy Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Sonje Bromhead 9-1 10-8 9-0
Flag of Ireland.svg Geraldine Barnabas Flag of New Zealand.svg Annette Owen 10-8 3-9 2-9 9-6 10-8
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joanne Milne Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Lundqvist 9-2 9-2 9-0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Zachariah Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Gurran 7-9 6-9 9-1 9-2 9-6

Second round to final

Second roundThird roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Cardwell
Flag placeholder.svg1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Alison Cumings Flag of England.svg Cummings 0 7 3
Flag placeholder.svg1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 9 9 9
8 Flag of Guernsey.svg Martine Le Moignan 8 Flag of Guernsey.svg Le Moignan 1 5 3
Flag placeholder.svg8 Flag of Guernsey.svg Le Moignan 1 10 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barbara Wall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall 9 8 3 1
Flag placeholder.svg1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 9 9 9
5 Flag of England.svg Angela Smith 9 9 9 5 Flag of England.svg Smith 0 7 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joanne Milne 0 3 0 5 Flag of England.svg Smith 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barbara Oldfield Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oldfield 2 4 3
Flag placeholder.svg5 Flag of England.svg Smith 9 9 10
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Zachariah 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zachariah 2 2 9
Flag placeholder.svg4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zachariah 9 9 2 9 Final
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susan Devoy 6 9 9 2 10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Devoy 0 6 9 7
Flag of Scotland.svg Heather Wallace 9 4 0 9 8 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 10 4 5 9 7
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhonda Thorne 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thorne 8 9 9 7 9
Flag placeholder.svg2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thorne 9 9 6 9
Flag of England.svg Lesley Moore Flag of England.svg Moore 1 0 9 3
Flag placeholder.svg2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thorne 9 9 9
10 Flag of England.svg Barbara Diggens 10 Flag of England.svg Diggens 2 1 1
Flag placeholder.svg10 Flag of England.svg Diggens 9 2 9 9
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rae Anderson 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anderson 4 9 6 4
Flag placeholder.svg2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thorne 9 9 9
6 Flag of Guernsey.svg Lisa Opie 6 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 2 0 4
Flag placeholder.svg6 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 9 7 9 9
Flag of England.svg Jayne Ashton Flag of England.svg Ashton 1 9 4 4
Flag placeholder.svg6 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 8 9 7 9 9
3 Flag of England.svg Sue Cogswell 3 Flag of England.svg Cogswell 10 4 9 3 2
Flag placeholder.svg3 Flag of England.svg Cogswell 9 9 10
Flag of England.svg Ruth Strauss Flag of England.svg Strauss 1 6 8
Flag placeholder.svg

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References

  1. "Womens Squash World Open 1981".
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