| Men's World Open 1979 | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Series: | PSA World Squash Championship |
| Type: | PSA |
| Location: |  Toronto, Canada |
| Dates: | September 1979 |
| Category: | World Open |
| Champion: |  Geoff Hunt |
| Runner-Up: |  Qamar Zaman |
| Semi-Finalists: | Mohibullah Khan Maqsood Ahmed |
| Prev: | 1977 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The 1979 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship was the men's edition of the 1979 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada during September 1979. Geoff Hunt won his third consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1977 final.[1] [2]
| width=200 | Player One | width=200 | Player Two | width=150 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Hunt (1) | 9-2 9-2 9-3 | ||||
| Qamar Zaman (2) | 9-2 9-3 9-3 | ||||
| Hiddy Jahan (3) | 9-7 9-7 10-8 | ||||
| Mohibullah Khan (4) | 9-5 9-5 9-4 | ||||
| Gogi Alauddin (5) | 9-5 10-8 9-7 | ||||
| Maqsood Ahmed (6) | 9-0 9-1 9-2 | ||||
 Bruce Brownlee (7) | w/o | ||||
| Roland Watson (8) | 9-5 9-4 9-3 | ||||
| 9-1 9-4 9-2 | |||||
| 9-5 9-7 9-6 | |||||
| Torsam Khan (11) | 9-1 9-3 9-0 | ||||
| 9-0 9-1 9-6 | |||||
| 4-9 3-9 9-7 9-6 10-8 | |||||
| Kevin Shawcross (14) | 9-7 9-1 9-1 | ||||
| John Easter (15) | 9-4 9-4 10-9 | ||||
| 7-9 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-1 | |||||
 Mohamed Khalifa | 1-9 5-9 9-7 9-0 9-4 | ||||
| 9-6 9-2 9-10 2-9 9-3 | |||||
| 9-2 9-1 9-2 | |||||
| 8-10 9-6 9-2 9-7 | |||||
| 9-1 9-2 9-3 | |||||
| 10-8 9-6 3-9 9-6 | |||||
| 9-4 10-9 3-9 9-5 | |||||
| 9-2 9-1 9-1 | |||||
| 9-6 9-0 4-9 9-0 | |||||
| 9-5 9-7 9-6 | |||||
| 9-1 9-3 9-5 | |||||
| 9-6 9-6 10-8 | |||||
| 9-7 9-5 9-6 | |||||
| 9-2 9-6 9-6 | |||||
| 0-9 9-5 1-9 9-0 9-4 | |||||
| 9-2 9-7 9-0 |
Torsam Khan died just two months after this event in the November, at the age of 27. Torsam suffered a heart attack during a tournament in Australia.