# 1977 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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.

## Seeds

* Geoff Hunt (champion)
* Mohibullah Khan (semifinals)
* Qamar Zaman (final)
* Gogi Alauddin (semifinals)
* Hiddy Jahan (quarterfinals)
* Roland Watson (quarterfinals)
* Jonah Barrington (quarterfinals)
* Cameron Nancarrow (first round)

## Draw and results
### First round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| 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) | A 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 |
| Cameron 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 | H Musa | 9-0 9-3 9-2 |
| John Easter | Alex Morkunas | 9-0 9-2 9-0 |
| Kevin Shawcross | R 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 |
| Rehmatullah Khan | Craig Bowden | 9-2 9-2 9-1 |
| Ken Hiscoe | Fred Howell | 9-5 9-3 9-4 |
| Bruce Brownlee | A 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 | S Rimmington | 9-6 9-0 9-3 |
| Kim Wilkins | I Husain | w/o |
| Bill Andruss | Len Atkins | 9-7 9-4 9-0 |
| Bryce Allanson | G 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 |
| 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 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Bowditch | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Pratt | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | Pratt | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Khalifa | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Brownlee | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cameron Nancarrow | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | | | Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Safwat | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Colburn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alauddin | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| | Ian Stephenson | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | 4 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Easter | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Haydn Daly | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alauddin | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Grantley Pinnington | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | 5 | Jahan | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Kevin Shawcross | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | Shawcross | 8 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Lewis | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| | Bryce Allanson | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Hiscoe | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Hiscoe | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Murray Lilley | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Roland Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Watson | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Wilkins | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | 6 | Watson | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torsam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | T Khan | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rahim Gul | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Khan | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| | Glen Brumby | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rehmatullah Khan | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | w/o | | R Khan | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | scr | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Barrington | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Andruss | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | 7 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Aziz | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | disq | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Doug Stephenson | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third Place Play Off

The only time a third place play off took place in World Open history was in 1977.
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Mohibullah Khan | Gogi Alauddin | 9-4 9-3 5-9 9-3 |