1976 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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

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
			9	9	9							2	1	5
			0	0	0														1	Zaman	9	9	9
			9	9	9																5	3	5
			5	5	3							9	9	9
			9	9	9							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
			9	9	9							1	5	5
			3	6	5														8	Barrington	5	10	9	9
		Mohammed Yasin	9	9	9															Yasin	9	8	1	4
			1	5	3						Yasin	9	9	9
		Mohamed Khalifa	9	9	9						Khalifa	6	0	2
			6	0	2

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	4	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9
			0	0	4					4	M Khan	9	9	9
			9	9	9							3	7	6
			4	1	2														4	M Khan	9	9	7	9
			9	9	9																6	1	7	2
			5	0	0							9	9	9
			9	9	8	9						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
			3	2	7					5	Jahan	9	9	9
		Kim Bruce-Lockhart	9	9	9						Bruce-Lockhart
			4	5	2														5	Jahan	10	9	9
			6	9	9	9															9	3	6
			9	5	0	4						9	9	9
			9	9	9							5	4	2
			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
			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
			9	6	2	0																						3	Alauddin	5	9	9	9
	6		7	9	9	9																						6		9	0	2	1
			9	5	5	2				6		10	9	4	9
		Gamal Awad	10	9	9						Awad	8	5	9	6
			9	6	4														6		9	10	6	9
		Torsam Khan	9	9	5															T Khan	5	8	9	5
			5	7	0	ret					T Khan	9	9	4	9
			w/o									0	1	4	0
		John Easter	scr

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	7	Cameron Nancarrow	9	9	9
			3	1	4					7	Nancarrow	9	9	9
			9	9	9							5	4	6
			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
			10	9	9							9	9	5	2	3
			9	6	4																							7	Nancarrow	5	6	4
			6	9	10	9																						2	Hunt	9	9	9
			9	0	8	7						9	9	5	10
			6	9	9	9						0	1	9	8
			9	5	1	5															3	5	2
		Hassan Mahmoud	9	8	3	9	9												2	Hunt	9	9	9
			4	10	9	4	4				Mahmoud	0	2	4
			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[]

• PSA World Open

References[]

External links[]

• World Squash History