# 1980 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1980 Avis British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre and the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 4–13 March 1980. Geoff Hunt won his seventh title defeating Qamar Zaman in the final. This seventh win equalled the record previously set by Hashim Khan of Pakistan. The squash world was still recovering from the sudden deaths of Torsam Khan and Kim Bruce-Lockhart who both died from heart attacks whilst playing squash. Torsam Khan died during November 1979 and Kim Bruce-Lockhart died in January 1980.

## Seeds

* Geoff Hunt
* Qamar Zaman
* Mohibullah Khan
* Hiddy Jahan
* Gogi Alauddin
* Maqsood Ahmed
* Bruce Brownlee
* Jonah Barrington
* Jahangir Khan
* Gawain Briars
* Gamal Awad
* Mohammed Yasin
* Dean Williams
* Ahmed Safwat
* Mohammed Asran
* Roland Watson

## Draw and results
### Final

Geoff Hunt beat Qamar Zaman 9-3 9-2 1-9 9-1

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daulat Khan | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | D Khan | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Bowditch | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Roland Watson | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 16 | Watson | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 16 | Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Ollier | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Ollier | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Bateman | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Barrington | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| | Mohamed Khalifa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 8 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gavin Dupre | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Dupre | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rahmat Khan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Barrington | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Khan | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | David Pearson | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | 9 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | David Thomas | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | Thomas | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Saleem | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Khan | 5 | 1 | 1 | | |
| | Nik Senapati | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | 3 | M Khan | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glen Brumby | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | Brumby | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Holding | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dean Williams | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | 13 | Williams | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | Williams | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdi Saad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Saad | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Richardson | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 7 | Bruce Brownlee | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Brownlee | 1 | 2 | 0 | | |
| | Mohammed Awad | | | | | | 7 | Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry O'Connor | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | | | O'Connor | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Barnett | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mohammed Yasin | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Yasin | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Mounsey | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | 12 | Yasin | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Richardson | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | Richardson | 2 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Naweto | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark M'Fuk | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | | 4 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Cordeaux | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | Cordeaux | 0 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammad Moustafa | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jahan | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ahmed Safwat | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shawcross | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Mikael Hellstrom | | | | | | 14 | Safwat | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Shawcross | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Shawcross | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alam Soliman | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jahan | 9 | 1 | 6 | | |
| 6 | Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ahmed | 10 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Geoffrey Hoare | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | 6 | Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Dwyer | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Dwyer | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tiefon Salisbury | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Gamal Awad | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Awad | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Kvant | 9 | 4 | 2 | | | 11 | Awad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Aziz | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Leslie | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ahmed | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| | Greg Pollard | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | 5 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Leiner | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | Leiner | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan-Ulf Söderberg | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gawain Briars | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Norman | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | 10 | Briars | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Norman | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | Norma | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Yeates | 9 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alauddin | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| | John Le Lievre | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | | 2 | Zaman | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Atlas Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | A Khan | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Wright | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mohammed Asran | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Asran | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Pearson | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | 15 | Asran | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | Donnelly | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Flynn | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1979 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1980 | Succeeded by1981 |