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1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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Women's World Open 1981
3rd Women's World Squash Championship
LocationCanada Toronto, Canada
Date(s)October 17–23, 1981
CategoryWorld Open
Prize money$12,500
Results
ChampionAustralia Rhonda Thorne
Runner-upAustralia Vicki Cardwell
Semi-finalistsEngland Angela Smith
England Lisa Opie
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The 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1981 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada during October 1981. Rhonda Thorne won the World Open title, defeating Vicki Cardwell in the final.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman) (final)
  2. Australia Rhonda Thorne (champion)
  3. England Sue Cogswell (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Margaret Zachariah (quarterfinals)
  5. England Angela Smith (semifinals)
  6. England Lisa Opie (semifinals)
  7. Australia Rae Anderson (third round)
  8. Guernsey Martine Le Moignan (quarterfinals)

Draw and results

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First round

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Team one Team two Score
Australia Vicki Cardwell New Zealand Robyn Blackwood 9-0 9-4 9-4
New Zealand Susan Devoy Zimbabwe Sonje Bromhead 9-1 10-8 9-0
Republic of Ireland Geraldine Barnabas New Zealand Annette Owen 10-8 3-9 2-9 9-6 10-8
New Zealand Joanne Milne Sweden Eva Lundqvist 9-2 9-2 9-0
Australia Margaret Zachariah New Zealand Donna Gurran 7-9 6-9 9-1 9-2 9-6

Second round to final

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Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Australia Vicki Cardwell
1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
England Alison Cumings England Cummings 0 7 3
1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
8 Guernsey Martine Le Moignan 8 Guernsey Le Moignan 1 5 3
8 Guernsey Le Moignan 1 10 9 9
Australia Barbara Wall Australia Wall 9 8 3 1
1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
5 England Angela Smith 9 9 9 5 England Smith 0 7 1
New Zealand Joanne Milne 0 3 0 5 England Smith 9 9 9
Australia Barbara Oldfield Australia Oldfield 2 4 3
5 England Smith 9 9 10
4 Australia Margaret Zachariah 4 Australia Zachariah 2 2 9
4 Australia Zachariah 9 9 2 9 Final
New Zealand Susan Devoy 6 9 9 2 10 New Zealand Devoy 0 6 9 7
Scotland Heather Wallace 9 4 0 9 8 1 Australia Cardwell 10 4 5 9 7
2 Australia Rhonda Thorne 2 Australia Thorne 8 9 9 7 9
2 Australia Thorne 9 9 6 9
England Lesley Moore England Moore 1 0 9 3
2 Australia Thorne 9 9 9
10 England Barbara Diggens 10 England Diggens 2 1 1
10 England Diggens 9 2 9 9
7 Australia Rae Anderson 7 Australia Anderson 4 9 6 4
2 Australia Thorne 9 9 9
6 Guernsey Lisa Opie 6 Guernsey Opie 2 0 4
6 Guernsey Opie 9 7 9 9
England Jayne Ashton England Ashton 1 9 4 4
6 Guernsey Opie 8 9 7 9 9
3 England Sue Cogswell 3 England Cogswell 10 4 9 3 2
3 England Cogswell 9 9 10
England Ruth Strauss England Strauss 1 6 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Womens Squash World Open 1981".
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Preceded by World Open
Canada (Toronto)

1981
Succeeded by