1981 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1981 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men'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 from 19 November until 28 November 1981. Jahangir Khan won his first World Open title, defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.

Seeds
• #🇦🇺 Geoff Hunt (final)

• #🇵🇰 Jahangir Khan (champion)

• #🇵🇰 Qamar Zaman (semifinals)

• #🇵🇰 Hiddy Jahan (semifinals)

• #🇵🇰 Maqsood Ahmed (quarterfinals)

• #🇪🇬 Gamal Awad (quarterfinals)

• # Roland Watson (third round)

• #🇳🇿 Ross Norman (second round)

• #🇦🇺 Dean Williams (third round)

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gawain Briars (third round)

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Kenyon (third round)

• #🇸🇪 Lars Kvant (third round)

• #🇦🇺 Steve Bowditch (first round)

• #🇪🇬 Aly Abdel Aziz (quarterfinals)

• #🇦🇺 Glen Brumby (third round)

• #🇪🇬 Ahmed Safwat (quarterfinals)