The 1981 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men'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 from 19 November until 28 November 1981. Jahangir Khan won his first World Open title, defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.
Seeds
First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Geoff Hunt (1) Marc Lalonde 9-5 9-0 9-1 Qamar Zaman (3) Simon Rolington 9-0 9-1 9-3 Ross Norman (8) Chris Caird 9-3 9-1 9-1 Gawain Briars (10) Brian Barnett 4-9 9-7 9-7 9-4 Phil Kenyon (11) Sohail Qaiser 9-3 9-5 9-3 Lars Kvant (12) Mike Way 9-0 9-2 9-3 Ricki Hill Steve Bowditch (13) 9-3 9-2 9-5 Glen Brumby (15) Steve Bateman 9-1 9-2 9-6 Ahmed Safwat (16) Mark M'Fuk 10-8 9-2 7-9 9-7 Ian Robinson Bob Shay 8-10 9-2 9-4 9-7 Ross Thorne Geoff Williams 9-0 9-0 9-3 Mo Asran Howard Broun 9-6 10-8 9-5 Chris Dittmar Alam Soliman 9-1 10-9 9-5 Andrew Dwyer Mo Yasin 6-9 9-5 9-4 2-9 9-2 Moussa Helal Sharif Khan 9-4 9-3 9-6 Zahir Hussein Khan Sean Flynn 9-0 9-3 9-2 Robin Espie Ashley Naylor 9-4 9-5 9-7 Frank Donnelly Bob Greaves 9-1 9-7 9-4 Leif Leiner Richard Mosley 9-7 9-3 9-8
Main Draw
Notes Geoff Hunt was defeated for the first time in the World Open, every edition of the event which had been inaugurated in 1976 had been won by Geoff Hunt previously.
See also PSA World Open 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship
References
External links World Squash History