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 Jahangir Khan (Pashto, born 10 December 1963) is a former professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times, and the British Open title ten times (1982–1991). He is widely regarded as the greatest squash player ...

won his first World Open title, defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.

Seeds

First round

Main Draw

Notes

Geoff Hunt 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 Squash Championship champions M World Squash Championships Squash tournaments in Canada November 1981 sports events in Canada International sports competitions hosted by Canada