1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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]

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
← 1979 England Australia 1983 →

Seeds

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

Draw and results

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First round

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Team one Team two Score
  Vicki Cardwell   Robyn Blackwood 9-0 9-4 9-4
  Susan Devoy   Sonje Bromhead 9-1 10-8 9-0
  Geraldine Barnabas   Annette Owen 10-8 3-9 2-9 9-6 10-8
  Joanne Milne   Eva Lundqvist 9-2 9-2 9-0
  Margaret Zachariah   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   Vicki Cardwell
  1   Cardwell 9 9 9
  Alison Cumings   Cummings 0 7 3
  1   Cardwell 9 9 9
8   Martine Le Moignan 8   Le Moignan 1 5 3
  8   Le Moignan 1 10 9 9
  Barbara Wall   Wall 9 8 3 1
  1   Cardwell 9 9 9
5   Angela Smith 9 9 9 5   Smith 0 7 1
  Joanne Milne 0 3 0 5   Smith 9 9 9
  Barbara Oldfield   Oldfield 2 4 3
  5   Smith 9 9 10
4   Margaret Zachariah 4   Zachariah 2 2 9
  4   Zachariah 9 9 2 9 Final
  Susan Devoy 6 9 9 2 10   Devoy 0 6 9 7
  Heather Wallace 9 4 0 9 8 1   Cardwell 10 4 5 9 7
2   Rhonda Thorne 2   Thorne 8 9 9 7 9
  2   Thorne 9 9 6 9
  Lesley Moore   Moore 1 0 9 3
  2   Thorne 9 9 9
10   Barbara Diggens 10   Diggens 2 1 1
  10   Diggens 9 2 9 9
7   Rae Anderson 7   Anderson 4 9 6 4
  2   Thorne 9 9 9
6   Lisa Opie 6   Opie 2 0 4
  6   Opie 9 7 9 9
  Jayne Ashton   Ashton 1 9 4 4
  6   Opie 8 9 7 9 9
3   Sue Cogswell 3   Cogswell 10 4 9 3 2
  3   Cogswell 9 9 10
  Ruth Strauss   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