The 1981 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1981 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in

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from 19 November until 28 November 1981. Jahangir Khan won his first World Open title, defeating

Geoff Hunt Geoffrey Brian Hunt, (born 11 March 1947), is a retired Australian Squash (sport), squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players in history. He was ranked the World No.1 squash player from 1975 to 1980. He ...

in the final.

Seeds

First round

Main Draw

Notes

was defeated for the first time in the World Open, every edition of the event which had been inaugurated in 1976 had been won by Geoff Hunt previously.

References

External links

World Squash History
{{Men's World Open Squash M World Squash Championships Squash tournaments in Canada 1981 in Canadian sports International sports competitions hosted by Canada