1972 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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[]

^[2]

First round[]

Player One	Player Two	Score
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
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.

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