1980 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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]

British Open Squash Championships
42nd British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley Squash Centre &
Wembley Conference Centre
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Seeds

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Draw and results

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Final

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  Geoff Hunt beat   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   Geoff Hunt 9 9 5 9
  Abbas Kaoud 1 6 9 5 1   Hunt 9 9 9
  Daulat Khan 9 5 1 9 10   D Khan 5 1 0
  Steve Bowditch 6 9 9 6 9 1   Hunt 9 9 5 9
16   Roland Watson 4 9 9 9 16   Watson 6 0 9 1
  John Easter 9 2 1 2 16   Watson 9 9 9
  Roy Ollier 5 9 9 9   Ollier 4 7 6
  Steve Bateman 9 4 5 1 1   Hunt 9 9 7 9
8   Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 8   Barrington 3 2 9 6
  Mohamed Khalifa 1 1 2 8   Barrington 9 9 9
  Gavin Dupre 9 9 9 9   Dupre 4 5 1
  Rahmat Khan 10 0 1 5 8   Barrington 9 4 9 9
9   Jahangir Khan 9 9 9 9   J Khan 3 9 7 0
  David Pearson 6 4 5 9   J Khan 9 9 9 Semi-finals
  David Thomas 7 9 9 2 9   Thomas 1 6 5
  Mohammed Saleem 9 1 6 9 3 1   Hunt 9 9 9
3   Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 3   M Khan 5 1 1
  Nik Senapati 3 0 4 3   M Khan 9 10 4 7 9
  Glen Brumby 9 4 9 9   Brumby 3 2 5
  Ian Holding 0 9 4 4 3   M Khan 9 9 9
13   Dean Williams 3 9 9 5 10 13   Williams 4 5 0
  Ian Robinson 9 1 3 9 8 13   Williams 9 9 9
  Magdi Saad 9 9 9   Saad 7 7 4
  Joe Richardson 1 2 3 3   M Khan 9 9 9
7   Bruce Brownlee w/o 7   Brownlee 1 2 0
  Mohammed Awad 7   Brownlee 9 9 9
  Barry O'Connor 9 7 10 9   O'Connor 5 4 3
  Brian Barnett 7 9 8 0 7   Brownlee 9 9 9
12   Mohammed Yasin 9 9 10 12   Yasin 1 5 4
  Mark Mounsey 3 3 8 12   Yasin 9 9 10
  John Richardson 9 4 9 9   Richardson 2 5 8
  Mohammed Naweto 5 9 2 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
4   Hiddy Jahan 9 6 9 10
  Mark M'Fuk 2 9 5 8 4   Jahan 9 9 9
  John Cordeaux 9 9 2 9   Cordeaux 0 4 6
  Mohammad Moustafa 6 2 9 6 4   Jahan 9 10 5 9
14   Ahmed Safwat w/o   Shawcross 3 8 9 3
  Mikael Hellstrom 14   Safwat 3 9 9 5 9
  Kevin Shawcross 9 9 9   Shawcross 9 4 6 9 10
  Alam Soliman 7 0 5 4   Jahan 9 1 6
6   Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 6   Ahmed 10 9 9
  Geoffrey Hoare 3 0 0 6   Ahmed 9 9 9
  Andrew Dwyer 9 9 9   Dwyer 0 2 6
  Tiefon Salisbury 3 4 1 6   Ahmed 9 9 9 9
11   Gamal Awad 10 9 9 11   Awad 6 10 7 2
  Lars Kvant 9 4 2 11   Awad 9 9 9 Semi-finals
  Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 9   Aziz 2 3 6
  Jonathan Leslie 2 2 1 6   Ahmed 9 1 4 1
5   Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 2   Zaman 4 9 9 9
  Greg Pollard 2 5 2 5   Alauddin 9 9 9
  Leif Leiner 9 9 1 9   Leiner 7 2 3
  Jan-Ulf Söderberg 6 2 9 6 5   Alauddin 9 9 9
10   Gawain Briars 6 9 9 9   Norman 4 4 7
  Moussa Helal 9 6 5 7 10   Briars 4 6 9 4
  Ross Norman 10 9 9   Norma 9 9 3 9
  Ian Yeates 9 0 2 5   Alauddin 1 9 9 1 3
2   Qamar Zaman 9 9 6 9 2   Zaman 9 7 3 9 9
  John Le Lievre 4 4 9 1 2   Zaman 10 9 6 9
  Atlas Khan 9 9 9   A Khan 8 1 9 1
  Paul Wright 5 6 1 2   Zaman 9 9 9
15   Mohammed Asran 10 9 9 15   Asran 6 0 5
  Bryan Pearson 8 1 2 15   Asran 6 9 9 4 9
  Frank Donnelly 5 1 10 9 9   Donnelly 9 0 3 9 5
  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.