1966 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1966 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 13–22 December 1965.
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb won his third consecutive title defeating Aftab Jawaid. The competition came under criticism for the modern day physicality which increased the chances of players getting injured, in the first round Ward was taken to hospital following a head injury received whilst playing Jawaid. The champion Taleb also came under fire for his aggressive attitude, particularly in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
28th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

Seeds

  1. Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
  2. Aftab Jawaid
  3. Tewfik Shafik
  4. Kamal Zaghloul
  5. Gerald Massy
  6. Jeremy Lyon
  7. Jonah Barrington
  8. Aly Abdel Aziz

Draw and results

[2]

First Qualifying Round

Player One Player Two Score
John Skinner Don Thompson9-1 9-1 9-3
Nigel Faulks Mike Hill4-9 3-9 9-6 9-5 9-7
Sherif Afifi Tom Hendry9-4 9-4 9-7
George Chisholm Mike Corbyw/o
Jonathan Smith Pat Kirton1-9 6-9 9-3 9-0 9-0
Sharif Khan Mike Breckon9-6 9-4 3-9 9-1
Denis Hughes Clive Francis10-8 9-2 9-3
Samir Nadim Richard Hawkey9-3 10-8 9-4
Maged Abaza Brian Wise9-5 9-1 9-0

Second Qualifying Round

Player One Player Two Score
John Skinner Samir Nadim9-4 9-8 4-9 9-2
John Ward Henry Macintosh9-3 9-6 9-1
Sherif Afifi Nigel Faulks9-5 9-6 6-9 9-4
Maged Abaza David Brazierw/o
Jonathan Smith Arthur Catherine10-8 9-1 9-2
Sharif Khan George Chisholm9-3 9-3 9-6
Peter Stokes Ken Davidson9-6 5-9 9-7 9-4
Denis Hughes Tony Gathercolew/o

Main draw

First Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
1 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 9 9 9
Peter Stokes 2 7 1 1 Taleb 9 9 9
5 Gerald Massy 9 6 5 ret Smith 7 6 7
Jonathan Smith 6 9 9 w/o 1 Taleb 6 9 7 9 9
3 Tewfik Shafik 1 4 9 9 9 3 Shafik 9 7 9 2 3
Sharif Khan 9 9 0 7 7 3 Shafik 9 9 9
7 Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 7 Barrington 6 6 6
Denis Hughes 5 2 7 1 Taleb 9 5 9 9
2 Aftab Jawaid 9 9 9 3 Jawaid 6 9 3 1
John Ward 4 1 2 2 Jawaid 6 9 9 9
Maged Abaza 4 4 4 6 Lyon 9 0 1 6
6 Jeremy Lyon 9 9 9 2 Jawaid 9 9 9
4 Kamal Zaghloul 5 9 9 9 4 Zaghloul 7 4 6
John Skinner 9 1 3 2 4 Zaghloul 9 9 9
8 Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 5 6 9 8 Aziz 2 4 3
Sherif Afifi 5 6 9 9 1

Third Place

Kamal Zaghloul beat Tewfik Shafik 8-10 9-2 9-7 8-10 9-5 9-0 0-9 9-1 9-6

Preceded by
1965
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1966
Succeeded by
1967
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References

  1. "Times Archives 1966 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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