1979 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1979 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 23 February - 2 March 1979. The event was won by Barbara Wall who defeated Sue Cogswell in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds[]

1. Sue King (née Newman)
2. Vicki Hoffman
3. Sue Cogswell
4. Angela Smith
5. Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland)
6. 
7. 
8. Barbara Wall

Margaret Zachariah (9/16)
(9/16)
(9/16)
(9/16)
(9/16)
Barbara Diggens (9/16)
Jayne Ashton (9/16)

(née Guy) (9/16)

First round[]

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Player one	Player two	Score
Sue King (née Newman)		9-2 9-1 9-0
Vicki Hoffman		9-2 9-0 9-0
		9-1 9-0 9-4
Barbara Wall		9-7 1-9 9-1 9-1
Margaret Zachariah	J Robinson	9-1 9-0 9-2
		9-0 9-0 9-1
(née Guy)	Ruth Strauss
Barbara Diggens		9-5 9-7 9-2
		4-9 9-7 9-3 9-6
		9-1 9-4 9-4
		9-6 9-2 9-5
		9-5 9-2 9-4

Draw and results[]

	Second round									Third round									Quarter finals									Semi-finals
	8	Barbara Wall	9	9	9
			3	1	5					8	Wall	9	9	6	10
	9/16									9/16	Lawes	1	6	9	8
																			8	Wall
	1	Sue King	9	9	9														1	King
			1	2	5					1	King	9	10	3	9
		Ruth Strauss									Strauss	1	8	9	7
		Alison Cumings																										8	Wall	9	9	9
	4	Angela Smith	9	9	9																							4	Smith	4	4	7
			2	0	4					4	Smith	9	9	9
	9/16		9	9	9					9/16	Paton	6	6	1
		Fran Marshall	6	5	3														4	Smith
	9/16		9	9	9														9/16	Bridgens
			1	5	1					9/16	Bridgens	10	9	0	9													Final
	5	Rhonda Thorne	9	9	2	9				5	Thorne	8	7	9	7
			3	6	9	0																						8	Wall	8	6	9	9	9
	3	Sue Cogswell	9	9	9																							3	Cogswell	10	9	4	4	3
			2	1	0					3	Cogswell	9	9	9
	9/16		6	9	9	8	9			9/16	Wright	1	2	1
			9	7	6	10	3												3	Cogswell	9	9	9
	6		9	0	9	9													6	Hubinger	1	5	4
			6	9	5	6				6	Hubinger
	9/16	Barbara Diggens								9/16	Diggens	7	4	6
																												3	Cogswell	?	?	?
	2	Vicki Hoffman	9	9	9																							2	Hoffman	?	?	?
			0	0	5					2	Hoffman	9	9	9
	9/16	Margaret Zachariah	9	9	9					9/16	Zachariah	3	3	2
			2	1	3														2	Hoffman	9	3	9	9
	7		9	9	9														7	Smith	7	9	?	7
			1	1	7					7	Smith	9	5	9	9
	9/16	Jayne Ashton								9/16	Ashton	5	9	4	5

Third place play-off[]

Angela Smith beat Vicky Hoffman 9-1 9-7 9-10 9-1

References[]