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British Open Squash Championships
32nd British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
← 1969
1971 →

The 1970 British Open Championship was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham from 8–13 December 1969.
Jonah Barrington won his third title defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.[1]

Seeds

Draw and results

[2]

First round

Player One Player Two Score
England John Ward England Clive Francis 9-4 10-9 9-1
Scotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart Pakistan Khan Din 9-2 9-4 ret
England Philip Ayton England Mike Thurgur 9-1 9-0 9-1
England Paul Millman England Tony Swift 10-8 3-9 9-7 9-2
England David D’Arcy Hughes England Ian Turley 10-9 4-9 5-9 10-8 10-8
England John Easter England Mike Breckon 10-8 9-0 9-3
England Mike Hill England Alan Sims 9-3 9-2 9-7
England John Ramsden Australia H M Morton 9-2 9-6 9-6
England Don Innes England A W Barrett 9-6 9-6 9-0
England Stuart Courtney India Jamal Din 9-3 9-0 9-1
Wales Michael Griffiths England Brian Wise 9-3 9-4 9-5
England Bryan Patterson Wales Duncan Davies 9-7 9-4 1-9 3-9 9-1
England Alan Purnell England John Upton 3-9 9-6 7-9 9-7 9-0
England Tony Breakwell England Dick Carter 2-9 8-10 9-4 9-5 9-7
England Mike de Semlyen England Ian Pont 9-2 9-7 9-0
Rhodesia Richard Zacks England Peter Richards 10-8 10-8 9-2

Second round

Player One Player Two Score
Scotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart England John Ward 6-9 9-4 6-9 9-0 9-5
England David D’Arcy Hughes England Stuart Courtney 7-9 3-9 10-8 9-1 9-6
England Paul Millman Wales Michael Griffiths 9-2 9-1 9-6
England Mike Hill England Bryan Patterson 9-1 9-5 9-3
England John Ramsden England Alan Purnell 9-7 1-9 9-1 4-9 9-6
England Don Innes England Tony Breakwell 9-3 9-5 9-1
England Philip Ayton England Mike de Semlyen 9-1 9-1 9-1
England John Easter Rhodesia Richard Zacks 7-9 9-4 9-4 5-9 9-1

Main draw

Third Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
2 England Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 7 9 9 9
England Don Innes 9 4 1 6 2 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
England John Easter 9 9 10 England Easter 6 1 4
7 United Arab Republic Ahmed Nadi 7 2 8 2 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 6 9 9
6 Pakistan Muhammad Yasin 9 9 9 6 Pakistan Yasin 5 9 5 5
Scotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart 1 2 6 6 Pakistan Yasin 9 9 5 9
3 United Arab Republic Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 0 9 9 9 3 United Arab Republic Taleb 6 0 9 2
England David D'Arcy-Hughes 9 6 4 6 2 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 3 9 9
1 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9 9 1 Australia Hunt 7 9 4 4
England Philip Ayton 0 10 5 2 1 Australia Hunt 9 10 10
England Paul Millman 9 9 5 10 England Millman 3 8 9
8 Pakistan Sharif Khan 6 4 9 8 1 Australia Hunt 9 2 9 9
4 Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 9 9 9 4 Pakistan Jawaid 7 9 1 6
England John Ramsden 0 0 0 4 Pakistan Jawaid 7 10 9 9
5 England Mike Corby 6 9 9 9 5 England Corby 9 8 1 4
England Mike Hill 9 2 7 1

Third Place

Pakistan Aftab Jawaid beat Pakistan Muhammad Yasin 5-9 9-2 9-4 9-1

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1970
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1970 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.