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1984 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 1984
8th PSA World Squash Championship
LocationPakistan Karachi, Pakistan
DateNovember 28-December 3, 1984
PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Prize money$ 30,000
Results
ChampionPakistan Jahangir Khan
Runner-upPakistan Qamar Zaman
Semi-finalistsPakistan Maqsood Ahmed
New Zealand Ross Norman
 1983 West Germany
Egypt 1985 

The 1984 PSA Men's Hamdard World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1984 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Karachi in Pakistan, from 28 November to 3 December 1984.[1]

Jahangir Khan who was carrying a 44 month unbeaten record into the event,[2] won his fourth consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.[3]

Seeds

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  1. Pakistan Jahangir Khan (Champion)
  2. Australia Chris Dittmar (Quarterfinals)
  3. New Zealand Ross Norman (Semifinals)
  4. Pakistan Qamar Zaman (Final)

First round

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Player One Player Two Score
Pakistan Jahangir KhanPakistan Essa Khan9-0 9-0 9-4
New Zealand Ross NormanEngland Andrew Dwyer9-4 9-1 9-5
Pakistan Sohail QaiserEngland Sean Flynn9-3 9-1 9-0
England Phil KenyonFrance Patrice Chautard9-7 9-2 9-1
England Geoff WilliamsPakistan R. Khan9-1 9-3 9-1
England Jamie HickoxPakistan Ghous Ur Rehman9-2 9-5 9-3
England Danny LeePakistan F. Khan9-5 9-0 9-1
Australia Greg PollardPakistan Zakar Khan
England Hiddy JahanPakistan Karimullah Khan9-0 9-5 9-0
Pakistan Fahim GulEngland Andrew Bennett9-3 9-4 10-8
Pakistan Gogi AlauddinEngland Richard Mosley9-4 9-0 7-9 9-0
England Gawain Briars (11)Wales Teifion Salisbury9-2 9-3 9-1
England Martin BodimeadeSweden Leif Leiner9-4 5-9 7-9 9-4 10-8

Draw & Results

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Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Shah Jehan Khan 2 2 3 1 Pakistan J Khan 9 9 9
Australia Ross Thorne 9 1 9 10 Australia Thorne 1 0 0
Egypt Gamal Awad 4 9 6 8 1 Pakistan J Khan 9 9 9
England Martin Bodimeade 3 1 3 9 England Jahan 0 4 1
England Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 England Jahan 9 2 8 9 9
Pakistan Muhammad Sattar 1 0 3 Sweden Bosse Boström 6 9 10 2 2
Sweden Bosse Boström 9 9 9 1 Pakistan J Khan 9 9 9
3 New Zealand Ross Norman 9 9 9 3 New Zealand Norman 2 1 1
Pakistan Ahmed Gul 6 0 2 3 New Zealand Norman 9 10 9
Pakistan Sohail Qaiser 9 5 9 9 Pakistan Qaiser 2 7 8
Australia Dean Williams 6 9 6 0 3 New Zealand Norman 9 7 9 9
New Zealand Stuart Davenport 9 9 9 New Zealand Davenport 4 9 4 0
Pakistan Fahim Gul 7 0 1 New Zealand Davenport 7 9 9 9 Final
England Phil Kenyon 6 9 9 9 England Kenyon 9 5 1 6
England David Lloyd 9 4 5 0 1 Pakistan J Khan 9 4 9
4 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 10 4 Pakistan Zaman 0 3 4
Pakistan Amjad Iqbal 6 0 8 4 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 6 9
Pakistan Umar Hayat Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan U H Khan 4 7 9 6
Egypt Magdi Saad 4 2 7 4 Pakistan Zaman 10 9 9
8 Australia Greg Pollard 10 9 9 8 Australia Pollard 9 1 1
Pakistan Jamshed Gul 9 5 1 8 Australia Pollard 9 9 9
England Danny Lee 9 9 5 6 9 England Lee 5 3 5
11 England Gawain Briars 1 6 9 9 8 4 Pakistan Zaman 4 9 9 9
Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 Pakistan Maqsood A 9 3 5 3
Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 5 0 2 Pakistan Maqsood A 9 9 9
England Jamie Hickox 9 3 1 9 9 England Hickox 7 1 3
Australia Steve Bowditch 5 9 9 4 0 Pakistan Maqsood A 6 9 3 9 9
2 Australia Chris Dittmar 9 8 9 9 2 Australia Dittmar 9 3 9 3 2
Zimbabwe Trevor Wilkinson 6 10 1 3 2 Australia Dittmar 9 9 9
England Geoff Williams 9 9 5 9 England Williams G 5 4 0
Pakistan Fahim Gul 4 3 9 4

Note

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Jahangir Khan took just 32 minutes to win the final watched by his father Roshan Khan, the 1957 British Open champion.
Event sponsored by Hamdard of Pakistan.

See also

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References

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  1. "Squash". Daily Mirror. 3 December 1984. p. 31. Retrieved 26 May 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Jahangir May Find It Tough". Daily Express. 28 November 1984. p. 35. Retrieved 16 May 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Jahangir Again". The Scotsman. 4 December 1984. p. 23. Retrieved 16 May 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.

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