1972 Men's British Open Squash Championship
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Squash tournament held in Sheffield, England
VenueAbbeydale Park
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 34th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | Sheffield, England |
| Venue | Abbeydale Park |
The 1972 Benson and Hedges British Open Championship was held at the Abbeydale Park Squash Club in Sheffield 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]
Draw and results
First round
Second round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 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.
| Preceded by | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1972 |
Succeeded by |
References
- ↑ "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2015.