British Open Squash Championships
34th British Open Championships
Details
LocationSheffield, England
VenueAbbeydale 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]

Seeds

Draw and results

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First round

Player One Player Two Score
Republic of Ireland Jonah BarringtonEgypt Ahmed Nadi9-3 9-0 9-1
England Mike de SemlyenEngland D P Morgan9-2 9-5 9-3
Australia Ray LewisEngland Don Innesw/o
South Africa Dave DickIndia Hisamud Din9-2 9-4 9-5
Egypt Galal AllamCanada Sharif Khanw/o
England Ian NuttallIndia Aly Aspahaniw/o
England Tony SwiftAustralia Rob Jolly9-3 9-6 9-6
England M G YoungEngland Alan Sims9-5 6-9 9-5 10-8
Pakistan Gogi AlauddinRhodesia Mike Hepker9-3 4-9 6-9 9-2 9-2
England David D’Arcy HughesEgypt Ahmed Safwat9-1 9-3 9-4
England Terry PickeringEngland John Palmer9-4 9-4 9-4
Canada Ken BinnsEgypt Maged Abaza9-7 8-9 9-5 9-5
Pakistan Aftab JawaidEgypt Moussa Helal9-7 9- 0 9-5
England John EasterPakistan Rehmatullah Khan9-7 9-4 9-1
England Paul MillmanSouth Africa Mike Nathansonw/o
Pakistan Mohibullah KhanPakistan Amanullah Khan10-8 9-4 9-0
Australia Geoff HuntPakistan Yusuf Khan9-0 9-2 9-2
England Mike CorbySouth Africa Alan Colburn9-3 10-8 8-10 9-7
Pakistan Sajjad MuneerScotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart9-4 9-5 10-9
England Ian TurleyEngland Brian Wise9-5 9-2 9-6
Pakistan Hiddy JahanEngland Tony Gathercole9-6 9-3 9-2
England Robin BawtreeEgypt K Mahmoud9-4 9-10 9-4 9-3
Egypt Abdelfattah Abou TalebEgypt Samir Nadimw/o
England Pat KirtonEgypt M A Mohsen9-4 9-1 9-5
Australia Ken HiscoeEngland Ken Davidson9-0 9-1 9-1
Egypt Mohamed KhalifaEngland Charles Booth9-1 9-5 9-5
United States Mohibullah ‘Mo’ KhanEgypt M Youssef9-0 9-4 9-1
England Clive FrancisEngland Mike Grundy9-6 9-3 10-8
Egypt Mohamed AsranIndia Abdul Rashid9-0 9-2 9-1
Netherlands Robert AnjemaPakistan Khan Din10-8 9-5 9-4
England Philip AytonEngland John Richardson9-3 9-2 8-10 9-10 10-8
Wales Peter StokesEngland Alan Purnell9-2 5-9 9-3 9-6

Second round

Player One Player Two Score
Republic of Ireland Jonah BarringtonEngland Mike de Semlyen9-2 9-1 9-3
Australia Ray LewisSouth Africa Dave Dick9-6 9-4 9-4
Egypt Galal AllamEngland Ian Nuttall9-7 9-1 9-7
England Tony SwiftEngland M G Young9-6 7-9 9-2 9-4
Pakistan Gogi AlauddinEngland David D’Arcy Hughes9-2 9-2 10-9
England Terry PickeringCanada Ken Binns5-9 9-1 9-1 9-1
Pakistan Aftab JawaidEngland John Easter4-9 9-3 9-7 10-9
England Paul MillmanPakistan Mohibullah Khan9-1 9-7 9-6
Australia Geoff HuntEngland Mike Corby8-10 9-3 9-3 9-7
Pakistan Sajjad MuneerEngland Ian Turley9-1 9-2 9-6
Pakistan Hiddy JahanEngland Robin Bawtree9-5 9-7 9-3
Egypt Abdelfattah Abou TalebEngland Pat Kirton9-7 9-3 0-9 4-9 9-7
Australia Ken HiscoeEgypt Mohamed Khalifa9-1 9-4 9-5
United States Mohibullah ‘Mo’ KhanEngland Clive Francis9-5 9-3 9-3
Egypt Mohamed AsranNetherlands Robert Anjema9-5 9-0 9-2
England Philip AytonWales Peter Stokes9-1 9-3 9-7

Main draw

Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 9 9 9
Australia Ray Lewis 4 0 5 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
Egypt Galal Allam 9 9 9 Egypt Allam 6 3 7
England Tony Swift 7 7 5 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 10 9 9
4 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 10 9 4 Pakistan Alauddin 8 7 2
England Terry Pickering 0 5 0 4 Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9
5 Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 9 9 9 5 Pakistan Jawaid 5 4 4
England Paul Millman 5 7 5 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 0 9 10 6 9
2 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9 2 Australia Hunt 9 7 8 9 7
Pakistan Sajjad Muneer 1 7 1 2 Australia Hunt 9 10 9 10
7 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 7 Pakistan Jahan 7 9 10 1
Egypt Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 7 5 2 2 Australia Hunt 9 10 9
3 Australia Ken Hiscoe 9 9 9 3 Australia Hiscoe 7 9 4
United States Mo Khan 3 1 5 3 Australia Hiscoe 9 3 9 9
6 Egypt Mohamed Asran 9 9 2 9 6 Egypt Asran 6 9 6 3
England Philip Ayton 4 4 9 6

Eighth seed Mohamed Yasin (Pakistan) withdrew before the tournament started.

References

  1. "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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