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]

Seeds

Draw and results

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First round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Jonah Barrington	Ahmed Nadi	9-3 9-0 9-1
Mike de Semlyen	D P Morgan	9-2 9-5 9-3
Ray Lewis	Don Innes	w/o
Dave Dick	Hisamud Din	9-2 9-4 9-5
Galal Allam	Sharif Khan	w/o
Ian Nuttall	Aly Aspahani	w/o
Tony Swift	Rob Jolly	9-3 9-6 9-6
M G Young	Alan Sims	9-5 6-9 9-5 10-8
Gogi Alauddin	Mike Hepker	9-3 4-9 6-9 9-2 9-2
David D’Arcy Hughes	Ahmed Safwat	9-1 9-3 9-4
Terry Pickering	John Palmer	9-4 9-4 9-4
Ken Binns	Maged Abaza	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
Paul Millman	Mike Nathanson	w/o
Mohibullah Khan	Amanullah Khan	10-8 9-4 9-0
Geoff Hunt	Yusuf Khan	9-0 9-2 9-2
Mike Corby	Alan Colburn	9-3 10-8 8-10 9-7
Sajjad Muneer	Kim Bruce-Lockhart	9-4 9-5 10-9
Ian Turley	Brian Wise	9-5 9-2 9-6
Hiddy Jahan	Tony Gathercole	9-6 9-3 9-2
Robin Bawtree	K Mahmoud	9-4 9-10 9-4 9-3
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb	Samir Nadim	w/o
Pat Kirton	M A Mohsen	9-4 9-1 9-5
Ken Hiscoe	Ken Davidson	9-0 9-1 9-1
Mohamed Khalifa	Charles Booth	9-1 9-5 9-5
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan	M Youssef	9-0 9-4 9-1
Clive Francis	Mike Grundy	9-6 9-3 10-8
Mohamed Asran	Abdul Rashid	9-0 9-2 9-1
Robert Anjema	Khan Din	10-8 9-5 9-4
Philip Ayton	John Richardson	9-3 9-2 8-10 9-10 10-8
Peter Stokes	Alan Purnell	9-2 5-9 9-3 9-6

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.

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