The 1979 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship was the men's edition of the 1979 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada, from 20 to 30 September 1979. Geoff Hunt won his third consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1977 final.
The event was the third '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.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Geoff Hunt (1) John Frittenburg 9-2 9-2 9-3 Qamar Zaman (2) Sharif Khan 9-2 9-3 9-3 Hiddy Jahan (3) Ian Robinson 9-7 9-7 10-8 Mohibullah Khan (4) Shah Jehan Khan 9-5 9-5 9-4 Gogi Alauddin (5) Len Atkins 9-5 10-8 9-7 Maqsood Ahmed (6) Selwyn Matchett 9-0 9-1 9-2 Bruce Brownlee (7) Abbas Khan w/o Roland Watson (8) Rehmat Khan 9-5 9-4 9-3 Steve Bowditch Aly Abdel Aziz (10) 4-9 3-9 9-7 9-6 10-8 Torsam Khan (11) Steve Moysey 9-1 9-3 9-0 Murray Lilley (12) John Lennard 9-1 9-4 9-2 Mo Yasin (13) Billy Reedman 9-5 9-7 9-6 Kevin Shawcross (14) Todd Binns 9-7 9-1 9-1 John Easter (15) Mark M'Fuk 9-4 9-4 10-9 Mo Asran (16) Richard Mosley 9-0 9-1 9-6 Gawain Briars Howard Broun 7-9 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-1 Mohamed Khalifa Aziz Khan 1-9 5-9 9-7 9-0 9-4 John Le Lievre Atlas Khan 9-6 9-2 9-10 2-9 9-3 Michael Desaulniers Liaqat Ali 'Charlie' Khan 9-2 9-1 9-2 Mario Sanchez Patrick Richardson 8-10 9-6 9-2 9-7 Bryan Patterson Doug Whittaker 9-1 9-2 9-3 Rob Shay Charlie Booth 10-8 9-6 3-9 9-6 Bryan Pearson Stuart Goldstein 9-4 10-9 3-9 9-5 Moussa Helal Ian Shaw 9-2 9-1 9-1 Tony Swift Zahir Hussein Khan 9-6 9-0 4-9 9-0 Clive Caldwell Arthur Hough 9-5 9-7 9-6 Paul Wright David Morgan 9-1 9-3 9-5 Jug Walia Bill McDonnell 9-6 9-6 10-8 Roy Ollier John Macrury 9-7 9-5 9-6 Steve Hisey Mike Gallagher 9-2 9-6 9-6 Abbas Kaoud Alan Colburn 0-9 9-5 1-9 9-0 9-4 Gordon Anderson Jackson Triggs 9-2 9-7 9-0
Main draw
Notes Torsam Khan died just two months after this event in the November, at the age of 27. Torsam suffered a heart attack during a tournament in Australia.
See also PSA World Open 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship
References
External links World Squash History