1972 Men's British Open Squash Championship
British Open Squash Championships | |
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34th British Open Championships | |
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Location | Sheffield, England |
Venue | Abbeydale Park |
The 1972 Benson and Hedges British Open Championship was held at the 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]
Seeds[]
Draw and results[]
First round[]
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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Jonah Barrington | 9-3 9-0 9-1 | |
9-2 9-5 9-3 | ||
w/o | ||
9-2 9-4 9-5 | ||
Sharif Khan | w/o | |
w/o | ||
9-3 9-6 9-6 | ||
9-5 6-9 9-5 10-8 | ||
Gogi Alauddin | 9-3 4-9 6-9 9-2 9-2 | |
Ahmed Safwat | 9-1 9-3 9-4 | |
9-4 9-4 9-4 | ||
Ken Binns | 9-7 8-9 9-5 9-5 | |
Aftab Jawaid | Moussa Helal | 9-7 9- 0 9-5 |
John Easter | Rehmatullah Khan | 9-7 9-4 9-1 |
w/o | ||
Mohibullah Khan | 10-8 9-4 9-0 | |
Geoff Hunt | 9-0 9-2 9-2 | |
9-3 10-8 8-10 9-7 | ||
Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 9-4 9-5 10-9 | |
9-5 9-2 9-6 | ||
Hiddy Jahan | 9-6 9-3 9-2 | |
9-4 9-10 9-4 9-3 | ||
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | w/o | |
9-4 9-1 9-5 | ||
9-0 9-1 9-1 | ||
Mohamed Khalifa | 9-1 9-5 9-5 | |
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan | 9-0 9-4 9-1 | |
9-6 9-3 10-8 | ||
9-0 9-2 9-1 | ||
10-8 9-5 9-4 | ||
Philip Ayton | 9-3 9-2 8-10 9-10 10-8 | |
9-2 5-9 9-3 9-6 |
Second round[]
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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Jonah Barrington | 9-2 9-1 9-3 | |
9-6 9-4 9-4 | ||
9-7 9-1 9-7 | ||
9-6 7-9 9-2 9-4 | ||
Gogi Alauddin | 9-2 9-2 10-9 | |
Ken Binns | 5-9 9-1 9-1 9-1 | |
Aftab Jawaid | John Easter | 4-9 9-3 9-7 10-9 |
Mohibullah Khan | 9-1 9-7 9-6 | |
Geoff Hunt | 8-10 9-3 9-3 9-7 | |
9-1 9-2 9-6 | ||
Hiddy Jahan | 9-5 9-7 9-3 | |
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 9-7 9-3 0-9 4-9 9-7 | |
Mohamed Khalifa | 9-1 9-4 9-5 | |
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan | 9-5 9-3 9-3 | |
9-5 9-0 9-2 | ||
Philip Ayton | 9-1 9-3 9-7 |
Main draw[]
Third Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Barrington | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | Alauddin | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Jawaid | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Barrington | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mo Khan | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 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.
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