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1977 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 1977
2nd PSA World Squash Championship
LocationAustralia Adelaide, Australia
Date(s)October 11–21, 1977
PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Results
ChampionAustralia Geoff Hunt
Runner-upPakistan Qamar Zaman
Semi-finalistsPakistan Mohibullah Khan
Pakistan Gogi Alauddin
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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.

Seeds

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

Draw and results

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First round

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

Third Place Play Off

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

Player One Player Two Score
Pakistan Mohibullah Khan Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9-4 9-3 5-9 9-3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kaoud walked off court in protest at refereeing.
  2. ^ Aziz disqualified for time wasting

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Preceded by World Open
Australia (Adelaide)

1977
Succeeded by
  1. ^ "Mens Squash World Open 1977".