# 1976 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1976 Lucas Industries Men's World Open Squash Championship was the inaugural men's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in London in England from 31 January to 7 February 1976. Geoff Hunt won his first World Open title, defeating Mohibullah Khan in the final. The championship of 1976 also served as the British Open for that year.

## Seeds

* Qamar Zaman (Semifinals)
* Geoff Hunt (Champion)
* Gogi Alauddin
* Mohibullah Khan
* Hiddy Jahan
* Ken Hiscoe
* Cameron Nancarrow
* Jonah Barrington

## Draw and results
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 1 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherif Aly | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Sherif Aly | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mottelb-Hussein | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | Asran | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Gavin Dupre | 5 | 5 | 3 | | Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Galal Allam | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Allam | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rehmat Khan | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Barrington | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| | Bryan Patterson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Grundy | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Grundy | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Faulks | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | Barrington | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | Yasin | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Mike Corby | 1 | 5 | 3 | | Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Khalifa | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Khalifa | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Wright | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Kirton | 0 | 0 | 4 | | 4 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shah Jehan Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | S J Khan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Meguid | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | Watson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Amanullah Khan | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | | Donnelly | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Blackwood | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Khan | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| | Michael Donnelly | 3 | 2 | 7 | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Bruce-Lockhart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Leslie | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Reedman | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | Reedman | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | | Reedman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Verow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Verow | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathon Yorke-Long | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 |
| 3 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Saleem | 2 | 0 | 3 | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Robinson | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Wilson | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Aziz | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Shawcross | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | Aziz | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Kaoud | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Patterson | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Ken Hiscoe | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hiscoe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | Bob Johnson | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Hiscoe | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gamal Awad | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | Awad | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard O'Connor | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hiscoe | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Torsam Khan | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | T Khan | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Swift | 5 | 7 | 0 | ret | | T Khan | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Richards | w/o | | | | | Richards | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| 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 |
| 7 | Cameron Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Afzal Khan | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | 7 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Andruss | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Andruss | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nick Topman | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nancarrow | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Safwat | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Safwat | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | Safwat | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rahim Gul | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | Rahim Gul | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry O'Connor | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nancarrow | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | Ian Holding | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| | Rahmatullah Khan | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | | | Holding | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Thurgur | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Thurgur | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Carter | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Holding | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Hassan Mahmoud | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Tony Naughton | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | Mahmoud | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Francis | 1 | 5 | 0 | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Semi-finals & Final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mohibullah Khan | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mohibullah Khan | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Geoff Hunt | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Gogi Alauddin | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | | 2 | Geoff Hunt | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | |