1976 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1976 Lucas Industries Men's World Open Squash Championship was the inaugural men's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in London in England from 31 January to 7 February 1976. Geoff Hunt won his first World Open title, defeating Mohibullah Khan in the final.
The championship of 1976 also served as the British Open for that year.[1]

Men's World Open 1976
1st PSA World Squash Championship
Location London, England
Date(s)January 31 - February 07, 1976
PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Prize money£ 10,000
Results
Champion Geoff Hunt
Runner-up Mohibullah Khan
Semi-finalists Qamar Zaman
Gogi Alauddin
1977 

Seeds

Draw and results

[2]

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
1 Qamar Zaman 9 9 9
Dean Williams 5 0 2 1 Zaman 9 9 9
Sherif Aly 9 9 9 Sherif Aly 2 1 5
A Mottelb-Hussein 0 0 0 1 Zaman 9 9 9
Mohammed Asran 9 9 9 Asran 5 3 5
Gavin Dupre 5 5 3 Asran 9 9 9
Galal Allam 9 9 9 Allam 5 1 1
Rehmat Khan 2 2 3 1 Zaman 9 9 9
8 Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 8 Barrington 0 1 6
Bryan Patterson 3 3 3 8 Barrington 9 9 9
Mike Grundy 9 9 9 Grundy 1 5 5
Nigel Faulks 3 6 5 8 Barrington 5 10 9 9
Mohammed Yasin 9 9 9 Yasin 9 8 1 4
Mike Corby 1 5 3 Yasin 9 9 9
Mohamed Khalifa 9 9 9 Khalifa 6 0 2
Paul Wright 6 0 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
4 Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9
Pat Kirton 0 0 4 4 M Khan 9 9 9
Shah Jehan Khan 9 9 9 S J Khan 3 7 6
A Meguid 4 1 2 4 M Khan 9 9 7 9
Roland Watson 9 9 9 Watson 6 1 7 2
Amanullah Khan 5 0 0 Watson 9 9 9
Frank Donnelly 9 9 8 9 Donnelly 4 6 2
Craig Blackwood 3 5 10 2 4 M Khan 6 9 4 9 9
5 Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 5 Jahan 9 1 9 7 1
Michael Donnelly 3 2 7 5 Jahan 9 9 9
Kim Bruce-Lockhart 9 9 9 Bruce-Lockhart
Richard Leslie 4 5 2 5 Jahan 10 9 9
Bill Reedman 6 9 9 9 Reedman 9 3 6
Paul Millman 9 5 0 4 Reedman 9 9 9
Peter Verow 9 9 9 Verow 5 4 2
Jonathon Yorke-Long 5 7 3

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
3 Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9
Mohammed Saleem 2 0 3 3 Alauddin 9 9 9
Ian Robinson 9 9 9 Robinson 3 5 2
Chris Wilson 6 3 8 3 Alauddin 9 9 9
Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 9 9 Aziz 5 1 5
Kevin Shawcross 10 5 6 0 Aziz 8 9 6 9 9
Abbas Kaoud 4 9 9 9 Kaoud 10 4 9 2 6
Bryan Patterson 9 6 2 0 3 Alauddin 5 9 9 9
6 Ken Hiscoe 7 9 9 9 6 Hiscoe 9 0 2 1
Bob Johnson 9 5 5 2 6 Hiscoe 10 9 4 9
Gamal Awad 10 9 9 Awad 8 5 9 6
Richard O'Connor 9 6 4 6 Hiscoe 9 10 6 9
Torsam Khan 9 9 5 T Khan 5 8 9 5
Anthony Swift 5 7 0 ret T Khan 9 9 4 9
Kim Richards w/o Richards 0 1 4 0
John Easter scr

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
7 Cameron Nancarrow 9 9 9
Afzal Khan 3 1 4 7 Nancarrow 9 9 9
Bill Andruss 9 9 9 Andruss 5 4 6
Nick Topman 0 2 0 7 Nancarrow 8 9 9 9
Ahmed Safwat 7 6 9 9 9 Safwat 10 5 7 6
Moussa Helal 9 9 4 7 1 Safwat 5 1 9 9 9
Rahim Gul 10 9 9 Rahim Gul 9 9 5 2 3
Barry O'Connor 9 6 4 7 Nancarrow 5 6 4
Ian Holding 6 9 10 9 2 Hunt 9 9 9
Rahmatullah Khan 9 0 8 7 Holding 9 9 5 10
Mike Thurger 6 9 9 9 Thurger 0 1 9 8
Dick Carter 9 5 1 5 Holding 3 5 2
Hassan Mahmoud 9 8 3 9 9 2 Hunt 9 9 9
Tony Naughton 4 10 9 4 4 Mahmoud 0 2 4
Clive Francis 1 5 0 2 Hunt 9 9 9
2 Geoff Hunt 9 9 9

Semi-finals & Final

Semi-finals Final
              
1 Qamar Zaman 9 5 9 2 7
4 Mohibullah Khan 6 9 3 9 9
4 Mohibullah Khan 9 4 10 2 2
2 Geoff Hunt 7 9 8 9 9
3 Gogi Alauddin 2 5 9 5
2 Geoff Hunt 9 9 1 9

Notes

This was the inaugural World Open that doubled up as the British Open.
Held at Wembley a record prize fund of £10,000 was put forward for this first professional World Open.

See also

References

  1. "Times Archives 1976 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
Preceded by
None
First edition
World Open
England (London)

1976
Succeeded by
Australia (Adelaide)
1977
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