1979 World Squash Championship

The third Squash World Championship for Men ( English 1979 Men's World Open Squash Championship ) was held in June 1979 in Toronto , Canada , instead.

For the second time in a row, Geoff Hunt managed to defend his title and win his third world title. In the final, as in the last event in 1977, he prevailed against Qamar Zaman , this time clearly with 9: 2, 9: 3 and 9: 2.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Geoff Hunt victory 02.  Qamar Zaman final 03.  Hiddy Jahan Quarter finals 04th  Mohibullah Khan Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Gogi Alauddin Quarter finals 06th  Maqsood Ahmed Semifinals 07th  Bruce Brownlee Quarter finals 08th.  Roland Watson Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Geoff Hunt	9	9	9
	4th	Mohibullah Khan	3	0	2
										1	Geoff Hunt	9	9	9
										2	Qamar Zaman	2	3	4th
	6th	Maqsood Ahmed	7th	10	4th	9	4th
	2	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9	6th	9

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	G. Hunt	9	9	9
	J. Frittenburg	2	2	3					1	G. Hunt	9	9	9
	M. Khalifa	1	5	9	9	9				M. Khalifa	6th	6th	3
	A. Khan	9	9	7th	0	4th												1	G. Hunt	9	9	9
	M. M'Fuk	4th	4th	9															A. Kaoud	4th	0	3
	J. Easter	9	9	10						J. Easter	7th	10	4th	1
	A. Kaoud	0	9	1	9	9				A. Kaoud	9	8th	9	9
	A. Colburn	9	5	9	0	4th																					1	G. Hunt	9	9	5	9
	B. Reedman	5	7th	6th																							8th	R. Watson	6th	0	9	7th
	M. Yasin	9	9	9						M. Yasin
	C. Caldwell	9	9	9						C. Caldwell
	A. Hough	5	7th	6th															M. Yasin	1	5	2
	M. Helal	9	9	9														8th	R. Watson	9	9	9
	I. Shaw	2	1	1						M. Helal	9	3	0	3
	R. Khan	5	4th	3					8th	R. Watson	5	9	9	9
8th	R. Watson	9	9	9

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
5	G. Alauddin	9	10	9
	L. Atkins	5	8th	7th					5	G. Alauddin	9	8th	9	10
	D. Whittaker	1	2	3						B. Patterson	3	10	5	8th
	B. Patterson	9	9	9														5	G. Alauddin	9	8th	9	9
	R. Ollier	9	9	9															S. Bowditch	1	10	3	0
	J. MacRury	7th	5	6th						R. Ollier
	AA Aziz	9	9	7th	6th	8th				S. Bowditch
	S. Bowditch	4th	3	9	9	10																					5	G. Alauddin	9	3	2	4th
	T. Swift	9	9	4th	9																						4th	M. Khan	5	9	9	9
	ZH Khan	6th	0	9	0					T. Swift	2	0	0
	J. Lennard	1	4th	2						M. Lilley	9	9	9
	M. Lilley	9	9	9															M. Lilley	3	9	5	1
	M. Sanchez	8th	9	9	9													4th	M. Khan	9	6th	9	9
	P. Richardson	10	6th	2	7th					M. Sanchez	1	1	3
	SJ Khan	5	5	4th					4th	M. Khan	9	9	9
4th	M. Khan	9	9	9

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
3	H. Jahan	9	9	10
	I. Robinson	7th	7th	8th					3	H. Jahan	9	9	9
	LA Khan	2	1	2						M. Desaulniers	5	0	1
	M. Desaulniers	9	9	9														3	H. Jahan	9	9	9
	B. McDonnell	6th	6th	8th															M. Asran	7th	7th	5
	J. Walia	9	9	10						J. Walia	4th	5	4th
	R. Mosley	0	1	6th						M. Asran	9	9	9
	M. Asran	9	9	9																							3	H. Jahan	9	4th	6th	9	4th
	K. Shawcross	9	9	9																							6th	M. Ahmed	4th	9	9	7th	9
	T. Binns	7th	1	1						K. Shawcross	9	9	9
	M. Gallagher	2	6th	6th						S. Hisey	4th	1	4th
	S. Hisey	9	9	9															K. Shawcross	2	4th	10	3
	R. Shay	10	9	3	9													6th	M. Ahmed	9	9	8th	9
	C. Booth	8th	6th	9	6th					R. Shay	8th	2	6th
	S. Matchett	0	1	2					6th	M. Ahmed	10	9	9
6th	M. Ahmed	9	9	9

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
7th	B. Brownlee	w.	O.
	Ab. Khan								7th	B. Brownlee	10	9	9
	S. Goldstein	4th	9	9	5					B. Pearson	8th	0	2
	B. Pearson	9	10	3	9													7th	B. Brownlee	9	9	9
	T. Khan	9	9	9															T. Khan	2	5	3
	S. Moysey	1	3	0						T. Khan	10	9	9
	D. Morgan	1	3	5						P. Wright	8th	6th	7th
	P. Wright	9	9	9																							7th	B. Brownlee	1	4th	6th
	G. Anderson	9	9	9																							2	Q. Zaman	9	9	9
	J. Triggs	2	7th	0						G. Anderson	5	6th	3
	H. Broun	9	10	2	0	1				G. Briars	9	9	9
	G. Briars	7th	8th	9	9	9													G. Briars	1	9	4th	6th
	J. Le Lievre	9	9	9	2	9												2	Q. Zaman	9	1	9	9
	At. khan	6th	2	10	9	3				J. Le Lievre	2	2	3
	S. Khan	2	3	3					2	Q. Zaman	9	9	9
2	Q. Zaman	9	9	9

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)