The 1977 PSA Men's Uniroyal World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1977 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at Brahma Lodge in Adelaide, Australia, from 11 October to 21 October 1977. Geoff Hunt won his second World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.

The event was the second 'Open' event billed as the world championship. Previously the British Open had been considered the primary event in squash. The World Amateur Squash Championship continued to run in addition to the Open event until 1980.

Seeds

Draw and results First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Geoff Hunt (1) Craig Blackwood 9-5 9-4 9-0 Mohibullah Khan (2) Malcolm Hall 9-0 9-3 9-2 Qamar Zaman (3) Andy Saulys 9-3 9-3 9-5 Gogi Alauddin (4) Trevor Quick 9-0 9-0 9-6 Hiddy Jahan (5) Leif Leiner 6-9 9-0 9-2 9-1 Jonah Barrington (6) Bob Baker 9-3 3-9 9-0 9-0 Roland Watson (7) Peter Wright w/o Cam Nancarrow (8) Tony Hosford 9-0 9-3 9-2 Aly Abdel Aziz Des Panizza 9-6 9-0 9-2 Robert Pratt Maqsood Ahmed w/o Ahmed Safwat Hassan Musa 9-0 9-3 9-2 John Easter Alex Morkunas 9-0 9-2 9-0 Kevin Shawcross Rodney Clift 10-8 9-6 9-4 Torsam Khan R. Brown 9-0 9-1 9-0 Ray Lewis Tarras Tovar 9-3 9-6 9-10 10-8 Glen Brumby Atlas Khan w/o David Pinnington Gregory Robberds 9-5 9-0 9-1 Rahmat Khan Craig Bowden 9-2 9-2 9-1 Ken Hiscoe Fred Howell 9-5 9-3 9-4 Bruce Brownlee Allan McCulloch 7-9 9-1 9-2 9-1 Murray Lilley Tim D'Arcy 9-1 9-0 9-1 Hadyn Daly D. Stone 9-6 6-9 9-0 9-2 Abbas Kaoud Shane Rimmington 9-6 9-0 9-3 Kim Wilkins Ibrahim Husain w/o Bill Andruss Len Atkins 9-7 9-4 9-0 Bryce Allanson Geoff Dittmar 8-10 9-1 2-9 9-0 9-5 Rahim Gul Neno Vince 10-9 2-9 9-3 9-6 Doug Stephenson Roy Ollier 9-4 9-8 9-4 Ian Stephenson P. Grant 9-1 9-0 9-4 Alan Colburn M. Hannah 9-3 9-4 9-0 Steve Bowditch Dick Carter 9-6 9-3 9-0 Mohamed Khalifa ?

Third Place Play Off The only time a third place play off took place in World Open history was in 1977. Player OnePlayer TwoScore Mohibullah Khan Gogi Alauddin 9-4 9-3 5-9 9-3

See also PSA World Open

References

External links World Squash History