1977 Men's World Open Squash Championship
| Men's World Open 1977 | |
|---|---|
| 2nd PSA World Squash Championship | |
| Location | Adelaide, Australia |
| Date | 11–21 October 1977 |
| PSA World Tour | |
| Category | World Open |
| Results | |
| Champion | Geoff Hunt |
| Runner-up | Qamar Zaman |
| Semi-finalists | Mohibullah Khan Gogi Alauddin |
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]
The event was the second 'Open' event billed as the world championship. Previously the British Open had been considered the primary event in squash. The World Amateur Squash Championship continued to run in addition to the Open event until 1980.[3]
Seeds
- Geoff Hunt (champion)
- Mohibullah Khan (semifinals)
- Qamar Zaman (final)
- Gogi Alauddin (semifinals)
- Hiddy Jahan (quarterfinals)
- Roland Watson (quarterfinals)
- Jonah Barrington (quarterfinals)
- Cam Nancarrow (first round)
Draw and results
First round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Hunt (1) | Craig Blackwood | 9-5 9-4 9-0 |
| Mohibullah Khan (2) | Malcolm Hall | 9-0 9-3 9-2 |
| Qamar Zaman (3) | Andy Saulys | 9-3 9-3 9-5 |
| Gogi Alauddin (4) | Trevor Quick | 9-0 9-0 9-6 |
| Hiddy Jahan (5) | Leif Leiner | 6-9 9-0 9-2 9-1 |
| Jonah Barrington (6) | Bob Baker | 9-3 3-9 9-0 9-0 |
| Roland Watson (7) | Peter Wright | w/o |
| Cam Nancarrow (8) | Tony Hosford | 9-0 9-3 9-2 |
| Aly Abdel Aziz | Des Panizza | 9-6 9-0 9-2 |
| Robert Pratt | Maqsood Ahmed | w/o |
| Ahmed Safwat | Hassan Musa | 9-0 9-3 9-2 |
| John Easter | Alex Morkunas | 9-0 9-2 9-0 |
| Kevin Shawcross | Rodney Clift | 10-8 9-6 9-4 |
| Torsam Khan | R. Brown | 9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Ray Lewis | Tarras Tovar | 9-3 9-6 9-10 10-8 |
| Glen Brumby | Atlas Khan | w/o |
| David Pinnington | Gregory Robberds | 9-5 9-0 9-1 |
| Rahmat Khan | Craig Bowden | 9-2 9-2 9-1 |
| Ken Hiscoe | Fred Howell | 9-5 9-3 9-4 |
| Bruce Brownlee | Allan McCulloch | 7-9 9-1 9-2 9-1 |
| Murray Lilley | Tim D'Arcy | 9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Hadyn Daly | D. Stone | 9-6 6-9 9-0 9-2 |
| Abbas Kaoud | Shane Rimmington | 9-6 9-0 9-3 |
| Kim Wilkins | Ibrahim Husain | w/o |
| Bill Andruss | Len Atkins | 9-7 9-4 9-0 |
| Bryce Allanson | Geoff Dittmar | 8-10 9-1 2-9 9-0 9-5 |
| Rahim Gul | Neno Vince | 10-9 2-9 9-3 9-6 |
| Doug Stephenson | Roy Ollier | 9-4 9-8 9-4 |
| Ian Stephenson | P. Grant | 9-1 9-0 9-4 |
| Alan Colburn | M. Hannah | 9-3 9-4 9-0 |
| Steve Bowditch | Dick Carter | 9-6 9-3 9-0 |
| Mohamed Khalifa | ? |
| Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Bowditch | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Pratt | 10 | 9 | 9 | Pratt | 0 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohamed Khalifa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Brownlee | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cam Nancarrow | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safwat | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Colburn | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Alauddin | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Stephenson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | Easter | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haydn Daly | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Alauddin | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grantley Pinnington | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Jahan | 10 | 9 | 9 | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Shawcross | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | Shawcross | 8 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Lewis | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Zaman | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryce Allanson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Hiscoe | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Hiscoe | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray Lilley | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Roland Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Watson | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Wilkins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Watson | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torsam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | T Khan | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rahim Gul | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | M Khan | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Zaman | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glen Brumby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rahmat Khan | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | w/o | R Khan | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbas Kaoud[4] | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | scr | 3 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Barrington | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Andruss | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | Aziz[5] | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | disq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mohibullah Khan | Gogi Alauddin | 9-4 9-3 5-9 9-3 |
See also
References
- ^ "Mens Squash World Open 1977". Squash Info. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Squash Rackets Association Golden Jubilee 1928-1978 Annual Handbook. Geetings of Ashford. 1978. pp. 353–357.
- ^ "World Men's Open and World Amateur Individual" (PDF). World Squash. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ^ Kaoud walked off court in protest at refereeing.
- ^ Aziz disqualified for time wasting