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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

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Draw and results

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Final

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

Section 1

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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 Roland Watson 4 9 9 9 16 South Africa Watson 6 0 9 1
England John Easter 9 2 1 2 16 South Africa Watson 9 9 9
Australia Roy Ollier 5 9 9 9 Australia Ollier 4 7 6
England Steve Bateman 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 Gavin Dupre 9 9 9 9 England Dupre 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 David Pearson 6 4 5 9 Pakistan J Khan 9 9 9 Semi-finals
England David Thomas 7 9 9 2 9 England Thomas 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 Nik Senapati 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 Ian Holding 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 Joe Richardson 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 Barry O'Connor 9 7 10 9 England O'Connor 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 Mark Mounsey 3 3 8 12 Pakistan Yasin 9 9 10
England John Richardson 9 4 9 9 England Richardson 2 5 8
Egypt Mohammed Naweto 5 9 2 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
4 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 6 9 10
Nigeria Mark M'Fuk 2 9 5 8 4 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
England John Cordeaux 9 9 2 9 England Cordeaux 0 4 6
Egypt Mohammad Moustafa 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 Alam Soliman 7 0 5 4 Pakistan Jahan 9 1 6
6 Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 6 Pakistan Ahmed 10 9 9
England Geoffrey Hoare 3 0 0 6 Pakistan Ahmed 9 9 9
England Andrew Dwyer 9 9 9 England Dwyer 0 2 6
Wales Tiefon Salisbury 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 Jonathan Leslie 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 Leif Leiner 9 9 1 9 Sweden Leiner 7 2 3
Sweden Jan-Ulf Söderberg 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 Ian Yeates 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 Atlas Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan A Khan 8 1 9 1
England Paul Wright 5 6 1 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
15 Egypt Mohammed Asran 10 9 9 15 Egypt Asran 6 0 5
England Bryan Pearson 8 1 2 15 Egypt Asran 6 9 9 4 9
Australia Frank Donnelly 5 1 10 9 9 Australia Donnelly 9 0 3 9 5
Australia Roger Flynn 9 9 9 1 4
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1980
Succeeded by

References

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  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.