# 1982 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1982 Audi Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1982 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham in England from the quarter final stage onwards. The event lasted from 6 November until 16 November 1982. Jahangir Khan won his second consecutive World Open title, defeating Dean Williams in the final. The early rounds were held at squash clubs throughout cities and towns in Britain including matches in Colwyn Bay, Blackpool, Bradford, Leeds, Wanstead, Basingstoke, Ilkeston and Colchester.

## Seeds

* Jahangir Khan (champion)
* Hiddy Jahan (semi-finals)
* Qamar Zaman (quarter-finals)
* Maqsood Ahmed (quarter-finals)
* Gamal Awad (quarter-finals)
* Dean Williams (final)
* Ross Norman (third round)
* Glen Brumby (semi-finals)
* Gawain Briars (second round)
* Roland Watson (third round)
* Aly Abdel Aziz (third round)
* Phil Kenyon (quarter-finals)
* Steve Bowditch (third round)
* Magdi Saad (second round)
* Lars Kvant (third round)
* Fahim Gul (third round)

### First round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Ross Norman (7) | John Le Lievre | 9-4 9-5 9-3 |
| Steve Bateman | Mohammed Awad | 3-2 |
| Fahim Gul (16) | Geoff Williams | 3-2 |
| Maqsood Ahmed (4) | Ricki Hill | 5-9 9-3 9-5 9-5 |
| Gogi Alauddin | M Shaw | 4-9 9-1 9-4 9-5 |
| Sohail Qaiser | Neil Harvey | 9-3 9-2 9-4 |
| Steve Bowditch (13) | Cerryg Jones | 10-8 9-7 9-7 |
| Bryan Pearson | Zainal Abidin | 9-4 1-9 9-0 9-3 |
| Qamar Zaman (3) | Danny Lee | 3-9 9-2 9-2 9-4 |
| Moussa Helal | Gamal El Amir | 6-9 9-6 9-3 9-4 |
| Lars Kvant | Abbas Khan | 9-5 9-6 10-9 |
| Simon Rolington | Claes Eriksson | 10-9 9-5 9-0 |
| John Easter | Ken Hiscoe | 9-2 7-9 9-1 9-7 |
| Roland Watson | M Taylor | 9-4 9-5 9-4 |
| Mohammed Ali Somjee | Zain Saleh | 7-9 9-3 9-3 9-0 |
| Gamal Awad (5) | Rodney George | 9-2 9-7 9-2 |
| David Lloyd | Alam Soliman | 9-6 2-9 9-4 4-9 9-4 |
| Chris Dittmar | Ian Robinson | 9-6 9-1 9-6 |
| Magdi Saad (14) | Abbas Kaoud | 9-5 9-6 5-9 9-6 |

### Draw and results

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Dwyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Aziz | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karimullah Khan | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Phil Kenyon | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Kenyon | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zahir Hussein Khan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | 12 | Kenyon | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ross Norman | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 7 | Norman | 5 | ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 8 | Glen Brumby | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Brumby | 1 | 2 | 0 | | |
| | Steve Bateman | 3 | 0 | 5 | | | 8 | Brumby | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Fahim Gul | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 16 | Fahim Gul | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Forde | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Brumby | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Maqsood Ahmed | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ahmed | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gogi Alauddin | | | | | | 4 | Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Stuart Davenport | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | Davenport | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Gawain Briars | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | Hiddy Jahan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Williams | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| | John Easter | | | | | | 2 | Jahan | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Roland Watson | | | | | | 10 | Watson | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Ali Somjee | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gamal Awad | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Awad | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Lloyd | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Awad | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | | Dittmar | 1 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Magdi Saad | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jahan | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| 6 | Dean Williams | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Williams | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| | Sohail Qaiser | | | | | | 6 | Williams | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Steve Bowditch | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 13 | Bowditch | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Pearson | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Williams | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Qamar Zaman | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Lars Kvant | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 15 | Kvant | 9 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Rolington | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |