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1976 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1976
1st PSA World Squash Championship
Location England London, England
Date(s) January 31 - February 07, 1976
PSA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money £ 10,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Australia Geoff Hunt
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Pakistan Mohibullah Khan
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Pakistan Qamar Zaman / Pakistan Gogi Alauddin
Australia 1977 →

The 1976 Lucas Industries Men's World Open Squash Championship is the 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.

This was the inaugural World Open that doubled up as the British Open.
Held at Wembley a record prize fund of £10,000 was put forward for this first professional World Open.


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