1980 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
42nd British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley Squash Centre &
Wembley Conference Centre
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 Avis British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre and the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 4–13 March 1980.
Geoff Hunt won his seventh title defeating Qamar Zaman in the final. This seventh win equalled the record previously set by Hashim Khan of Pakistan. The squash world was still recovering from the sudden deaths of Torsam Khan and Kim Bruce-Lockhart who both died from heart attacks whilst playing squash. Torsam Khan died during November 1979 and Kim Bruce-Lockhart died in January 1980.[1]

Seeds[]

Draw and results[]

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Final[]

Australia Geoff Hunt beat Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9-3 9-2 1-9 9-1

Section 1[]

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
1 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 5 9
Egypt Abbas Kaoud 1 6 9 5 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
Pakistan Daulat Khan 9 5 1 9 10 Pakistan D Khan 5 1 0
Australia Steve Bowditch 6 9 9 6 9 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 5 9
16 South Africa 4 9 9 9 16 South Africa 6 0 9 1
England John Easter 9 2 1 2 16 South Africa 9 9 9
Australia 5 9 9 9 Australia 4 7 6
England 9 4 5 1 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 7 9
8 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 8 Republic of Ireland Barrington 3 2 9 6
Egypt Mohamed Khalifa 1 1 2 8 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
England 9 9 9 9 England 4 5 1
Pakistan Rahmat Khan 10 0 1 5 8 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 4 9 9
9 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9 9 Pakistan J Khan 3 9 7 0
England 6 4 5 9 Pakistan J Khan 9 9 9 Semi Finals
England 7 9 9 2 9 England 1 6 5
Pakistan Mohammed Saleem 9 1 6 9 3 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
3 Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 3 Pakistan M Khan 5 1 1
India 3 0 4 3 Pakistan M Khan 9 10 4 7 9
Australia Glen Brumby 9 4 9 9 Australia Brumby 3 2 5
South Africa 0 9 4 4 3 Pakistan M Khan 9 9 9
13 Australia Dean Williams 3 9 9 5 10 13 Australia Williams 4 5 0
England Ian Robinson 9 1 3 9 8 13 Australia Williams 9 9 9
Egypt Magdi Saad 9 9 9 Egypt Saad 7 7 4
England 1 2 3 3 Pakistan M Khan 9 9 9
7 New Zealand Bruce Brownlee w/o 7 New Zealand Brownlee 1 2 0
Egypt Mohammed Awad 7 New Zealand Brownlee 9 9 9
England 9 7 10 9 England 5 4 3
New Zealand Brian Barnett 7 9 8 0 7 New Zealand Brownlee 9 9 9
12 Pakistan Mohammed Yasin 9 9 10 12 Pakistan Yasin 1 5 4
Australia 3 3 8 12 Pakistan Yasin 9 9 10
England 9 4 9 9 England 2 5 8
Egypt 5 9 2 7

Section 2[]

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
4 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 6 9 10
Nigeria 2 9 5 8 4 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
England 9 9 2 9 England 0 4 6
Egypt 6 2 9 6 4 Pakistan Jahan 9 10 5 9
14 Egypt Ahmed Safwat w/o Australia Shawcross 3 8 9 3
Sweden Mikael Hellstrom 14 Egypt Safwat 3 9 9 5 9
Australia Kevin Shawcross 9 9 9 Australia Shawcross 9 4 6 9 10
Egypt 7 0 5 4 Pakistan Jahan 9 1 6
6 Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 6 Pakistan Ahmed 10 9 9
England 3 0 0 6 Pakistan Ahmed 9 9 9
England Andrew Dwyer 9 9 9 England Dwyer 0 2 6
Wales 3 4 1 6 Pakistan Ahmed 9 9 9 9
11 Egypt Gamal Awad 10 9 9 11 Egypt Awad 6 10 7 2
Sweden Lars Kvant 9 4 2 11 Egypt Awad 9 9 9 Semi Finals
Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 9 Egypt Aziz 2 3 6
England 2 2 1 6 Pakistan Ahmed 9 1 4 1
5 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 2 Pakistan Zaman 4 9 9 9
Australia Greg Pollard 2 5 2 5 Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9
Sweden 9 9 1 9 Sweden 7 2 3
Sweden 6 2 9 6 5 Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9
10 England Gawain Briars 6 9 9 9 New Zealand Norman 4 4 7
Egypt Moussa Helal 9 6 5 7 10 England Briars 4 6 9 4
New Zealand Ross Norman 10 9 9 New Zealand Norma 9 9 3 9
Australia 9 0 2 5 Pakistan Alauddin 1 9 9 1 3
2 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 6 9 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 7 3 9 9
England John Le Lievre 4 4 9 1 2 Pakistan Zaman 10 9 6 9
Pakistan 9 9 9 Pakistan 8 1 9 1
England 5 6 1 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
15 Egypt 10 9 9 15 Egypt 6 0 5
England 8 1 2 15 Egypt 6 9 9 4 9
Australia 5 1 10 9 9 Australia 9 0 3 9 5
Australia 9 9 9 1 4
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1980
Succeeded by

References[]

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1980 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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