1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1981
3rd Women's World Squash Championship
Location	Toronto, Canada
Date(s)	October 17–23, 1981
Category	World Open
Prize money	$12,500
Results
Champion	Rhonda Thorne
Runner-up	Vicki Cardwell
Semi-finalists	A Smith / L Opie
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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]

Seeds

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 & Results

First Round

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 Lundquist	9-2 9-2 9-0
Margaret Zachariah	Donna Gurran	7-9 6-9 9-1 9-2 9-6

Second Round to Final

Second round									Third round									Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
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
	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

• World Open
• 1981 Men's World Open Squash Championship

References

1. "Womens Squash World Open 1981".

External links

• Womens World Open