title: 1983 Men's World Open Squash Championship
text: # 1983 Men's World Open Squash Championship
  
  The 1983 Canadian Club Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1983 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Munich in West Germany from 1 December to 6 December 1983. Jahangir Khan won his third consecutive World Open title, defeating Chris Dittmar in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jahangir Khan (champion)
  * Qamar Zaman (quarterfinals)
  * Dean Williams (quarterfinals)
  * Hiddy Jahan (third round)
  * Stuart Davenport (semifinals)
  * Phil Kenyon (quarterfinals)
  * Gamal Awad (quarterfinals)
  * Gawain Briars (second round)
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  ### First round
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jahangir Khan | Carol Martini | 9-0 9-2 9-2 |
  | Qamar Zaman | Greg Pollard | 9-3 5-9 9-7 9-6 |
  | Hiddy Jahan | Simon Rolington | 9-4 7-9 9-4 9-0 |
  | Stuart Davenport | Patrice Chautard | 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
  | Phil Kenyon | Barry Watkins | 9-1 9-2 9-4 |
  | Gamal Awad | Alam Soliman | 9-4 9-5 10-9 |
  | Gawain Briars | Daulat Khan | 9-3 8-10 9-6 9-1 |
  | Ahmed Safwat | Danny Lee | 6-9 9-7 10-8 9-3 |
  | Ross Thorne | Richard O'Connor | 9-6 9-2 9-6 |
  | Maqsood Ahmed | Mohamed Asran | 9-5 9-6 9-6 |
  | Steve Bowditch | Chris Caird | 9-5 9-6 6-9 9-3 |
  | Geoff Williams | Barry O'Connor | 9-5 9-6 9-5 |
  | Chris Dittmar (13) | Johan Westerholm | 9-0 9-2 9-0 |
  | Dean Williams | Sean Flynn | 9-10 9-5 9-3 9-2 |
  | Jamie Hickox | Ian Robinson | 9-1 9-5 9-6 |
  | Mohammed Ali Somjee | Robert Forde | 9-2 9-3 10-9 |
  | Gogi Alauddin | Nasser Zahran | 9-1 9-4 9-3 |
  | Magdi Saad | Ralf Schuldt | 9-3 9-5 9-6 |
  | Lars Kvant | Andrew Dwyer | 9-6 10-9 10-9 |
  | Trevor Wilkinson | Ali Raza Khan | 9-4 9-7 9-5 |
  | Glen Brumby | Marc Rummel | 9-3 9-1 9-1 |
  | Ricki Hill | Abbas Khan | 9-6 9-1 9-0 |
  | Stephen Vocetti | Zahir Hussein Khan | 9-0 9-5 9-4 |
  | Fahim Gul | Jonas Gornerup | 9-7 2-9 9-0 9-7 |
  | Umar Hayat Khan | Khadim Khan | 9-6 10-8 7-9 9-3 |
  | Kelvin Smith | Frank Donnelly | 9-1 9-3 9-4 |
  | Karimullah Khan | Ashley Naylor | 6-9 9-6 9-0 9-0 |
  | Aly Abdel Aziz | Björn Almström | 10-9 9-4 2-9 10-9 |
  | David Lloyd | Christy Willstrop | 9-5 10-9 6-9 1-9 9-7 |
  | Jan-Ulf Söderberg | Mohammed Awad | 7-9 9-7 9-7 9-3 |
  | Moussa Helal | Zain Saleh | 9-2 8-10 9-5 10-8 |
  
  ### Main draw
  
  | 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 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Moussa Helal | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ahmed Safwat | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Safwat | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jan-Ulf Söderberg | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Phil Kenyon | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | 6 | Kenyon | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | David Lloyd | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Geoff Williams | w/o | | | | | | Williams G | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Aly Abdel Aziz | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
  | 7 | Gamal Awad | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Awad | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
  | | Lars Kvant | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | 7 | Awad | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Steve Bowditch | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Bowditch | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Trevor Wilkinson | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Awad | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Dean Williams | 9 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Williams D | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Gogi Alauddin | 7 | 9 | 8 | ret | | 3 | Williams D | 9 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | | Ross Thorne | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Thorne | 6 | ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Neil Harvey | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
  | 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Dittmar | 3 | 6 | 0 | | |
  | | Mohammed Ali Somjee | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Magdi Saad | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | | Saad | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kelvin Smith | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 6 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Stuart Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Davenport | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Karimullah Khan | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | 5 | Davenport | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Glen Brumby | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Brumby | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Umar Hayat Khan | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Davenport | 3 | 3 | 6 | | |
  | 13 | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
  | | Fahim Gul | 0 | 4 | 2 | | | 13 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 4 | Jahan | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jamie Hickox | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Ahmed | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | Stephen Vocetti | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | Ahmed | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ricki Hill | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | Hill | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Gawain Briars | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Third Place
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gamal Awad | Stuart Davenport | 9-6 0-9 9-6 10-9 |
  