# 1981 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1981 Audi British Open Championships was held at the Bromley Town Squash Club with the later stages being held at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, Greater London from 30 March – 9 April 1981. Geoff Hunt won his eighth title defeating Jahangir Khan in the final. This eighth win set a new record surpassing the seven wins set by Hashim Khan of Pakistan.

## Seeds

* Geoff Hunt
* Qamar Zaman
* Mohibullah Khan
* Jahangir Khan
* Maqsood Ahmed
* Hiddy Jahan
* Bruce Brownlee
* Gamal Awad
Gogi Alauddin
Jonah Barrington
Gawain Briars
Dean Williams
Steve Bowditch
Roland Watson - withdrew
Phil Kenyon - seed 13

## Draw and results
### Final

Geoff Hunt beat Jahangir Khan 9-2 9-7 5-9 9-7

### 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 | 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 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Awad | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glen Brumby | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Brumby | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Cordeaux | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Bowditch | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | Bowditch | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Karimullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | | Bowditch | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricki Hill | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | Hill | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 13 | Phil Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Kenyon | 4 | 3 | 2 | | |
| | Christy Willstrop | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | 13 | Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Ali Somjee | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Somjee | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Nance | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Brownlee | 1 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Reggie Holmes | 4 | 2 | 8 | | | 7 | Brownlee | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Fahim Gul | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | Fahim Gul | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Dwyer | 8 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8 | Gamal Awad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Awad | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Craig Blackwood | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | 8 | Awad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Trevor Wilkinson | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | | Wilkinson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johan Stockenberg | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | 8 | Awad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Kvant | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Kvant | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Winstrom | 4 | 5 | 8 | | | | Kvant | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Donnelly | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Yasin | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Awad | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 14 | Ross Norman | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Norman | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| | Alam Soliman | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | 14 | Norman | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Robinson | 8 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 14 | Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Magdi Saad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Saad | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Ashley Naylor | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | Saad | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 5 | 1 | ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Hewitson | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 4 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Sherren | 7 | 0 | 1 | | 4 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sohail Qaiser | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Qaiser | 2 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Williams | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 4 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Williams | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zarak Jahan Khan | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | Williams | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Chaplin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Chaplin | 8 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bosse Boström | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 6 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jahan | 4 | 2 | 6 | | |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Bostrom | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | Bostrom P | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Asran | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | Jahan | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Alauddin | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Yeates | 0 | 3 | 7 | | | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Jamshed Gul | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | | Jamshed Gul | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Shawcross | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jahangir Khan | 5 | 5 | 7 | | |
| 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 1 | 3 | 6 | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | Dittmar | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mikael Hellstrom | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Gawain Briars | | | | | | | | | | | | Briars | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Bateman | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | Bateman | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Le Lievre | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | Maqsood Ahmed | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Maqsood A | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 0 | 4 | | 5 | Maqsood A | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Atlas Khan | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | Atlas Khan | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Leiner | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | Maqsood A | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daulat Khan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | Daulat Khan | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonah Barrington | scr | | | | | Daulat Khan | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Verow | | | | | | Verow | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1980 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1981 | Succeeded by1982 |