Men's World Open 1984 | |||
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8th PSA World Squash Championship | |||
Location | Karachi, Pakistan | ||
Date(s) | November 28-December 3, 1984 | ||
PSA World Tour | |||
Category | World Open | ||
Prize money | $ 30,000 | ||
Results | |||
Champion | Jahangir Khan | ||
Runner-up | Qamar Zaman | ||
Semi-finalists | Maqsood Ahmed Ross Norman | ||
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The 1984 PSA Men's Hamdard World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1984 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Karachi in Pakistan from 28 November to 3 December 1984. Jahangir Khan won his fourth consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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Jahangir Khan | Essa Khan | 9-0 9-0 9-4 |
Ross Norman | Andrew Dwyer | 9-4 9-1 9-5 |
Sohail Qaiser | Sean Flynn | 9-3 9-1 9-0 |
Phil Kenyon | Patrice Chautard | 9-7 9-2 9-1 |
Geoff Williams | R Khan | 9-1 9-3 9-1 |
Jamie Hickox | Ghous Ur Rehman | 9-2 9-5 9-3 |
Danny Lee | F Khan | 9-5 9-0 9-1 |
Greg Pollard | Zakar Khan | |
Hiddy Jahan | Karimullah Khan | 9-0 9-5 9-0 |
Fahim Gul | A Bennett | 9-3 9-4 10-8 |
Gogi Alauddin | Richard Mosley | 9-4 9-0 7-9 9-0 |
Gawain Briars (11) | Tiefon Salisbury | 9-2 9-3 9-1 |
Martin Bodimeade | Leif Leiner | 9-4 5-9 7-9 9-4 10-8 |
Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shah Jehan Khan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ross Thorne | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | Thorne | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gamal Awad | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Bodimeade | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Jahan | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | Jahan | 9 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Sattar | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bosse Boström | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bosse Boström | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Ross Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Norman | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahmed Gul | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Norman | 9 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sohail Qaiser | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Qaiser | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dean Williams | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Norman | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuart Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | Davenport | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fahim Gul | 7 | 0 | 1 | Davenport | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phil Kenyon | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Kenyon | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Lloyd | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | Zaman | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amjad Iqbal | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umar Hayat Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | U H Khan | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magdi Saad | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Zaman | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Greg Pollard | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Pollard | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jamshed Gul | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Pollard | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danny Lee | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | Lee | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Gawain Briars | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | Zaman | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 9 | Maqsood A | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gogi Alauddin | 5 | 0 | 2 | Maqsood A | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jamie Hickox | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Hickox | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Bowditch | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | Maqsood A | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Dittmar | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trevor Wilkinson | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoff Williams | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | Williams G | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fahim Gul | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
Jahangir Khan took just 32 minutes to win the final watched by his father Roshan Khan, the 1957 British Open champion.
Event sponsored by Hamdard of Pakistan.
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