1972 Men's British Open Squash Championship
Appearance
British Open Squash Championships | |
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34th British Open Championships | |
Details | |
Location | Sheffield, England |
Venue | Abbeydale Park |
The 1972 Benson and Hedges British Open Championship was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham from 28 January - 5 February 1972.
Jonah Barrington won his fifth title defeating Geoff Hunt in the final. The event was sponsored for the first time by Benson and Hedges.[1]
Seeds
2
Draw & Results
First Round
Second Round
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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Jonah Barrington | Mike de Semlyen | 9-2 9-1 9-3 |
Ray Lewis | Dave Dick | 9-6 9-4 9-4 |
Galal Allam | Ian Nuttall | 9-7 9-1 9-7 |
Tony Swift | M G Young | 9-6 7-9 9-2 9-4 |
Gogi Alauddin | David D’Arcy Hughes | 9-2 9-2 10-9 |
Terry Pickering | Ken Binns | 5-9 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
Aftab Jawaid | John Easter | 4-9 9-3 9-7 10-9 |
Paul Millman | Mohibullah Khan | 9-1 9-7 9-6 |
Geoff Hunt | Mike Corby | 8-10 9-3 9-3 9-7 |
Sajjad Muneer | Ian Turley | 9-1 9-2 9-6 |
Hiddy Jahan | Robin Bawtree | 9-5 9-7 9-3 |
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | Pat Kirton | 9-7 9-3 0-9 4-9 9-7 |
Ken Hiscoe | Mohamed Khalifa | 9-1 9-4 9-5 |
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan | Clive Francis | 9-5 9-3 9-3 |
Mohamed Asran | Robert Anjema | 9-5 9-0 9-2 |
Philip Ayton | Peter Stokes | 9-1 9-3 9-7 |
Main Draw
Third Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Lewis | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Galal Allam | 9 | 9 | 9 | Allam | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Swift | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Barrington | 10 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | Alauddin | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terry Pickering | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Jawaid | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Millman | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Barrington | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sajjad Muneer | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Jahan | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Ken Hiscoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Hiscoe | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mo Khan | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Hiscoe | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Mohamed Asran | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Asran | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philip Ayton | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Eighth seed Mohamed Yasin (Pakistan) withdrew before the tournament started.
References
- ^ "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.