1972 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1972 Benson and Hedges British Open Championship was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham 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]

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

Seeds
  1. Jonah Barrington
  2. Geoff Hunt
  3. Ken Hiscoe
  4. Gogi Alauddin
  5. Aftab Jawaid
  6. Mohamed Asran
  7. Hiddy Jahan
  8. Mohamed Yasin (withdrew)

Draw and results

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First round
Player One Player Two Score
Jonah Barrington Ahmed Nadi9-3 9-0 9-1
Mike de Semlyen D P Morgan9-2 9-5 9-3
Ray Lewis Don Innesw/o
Dave Dick Hisamud Din9-2 9-4 9-5
Galal Allam Sharif Khanw/o
Ian Nuttall Aly Aspahaniw/o
Tony Swift Rob Jolly9-3 9-6 9-6
M G Young Alan Sims9-5 6-9 9-5 10-8
Gogi Alauddin Mike Hepker9-3 4-9 6-9 9-2 9-2
David D’Arcy Hughes Ahmed Safwat9-1 9-3 9-4
Terry Pickering John Palmer9-4 9-4 9-4
Ken Binns Maged Abaza9-7 8-9 9-5 9-5
Aftab Jawaid Moussa Helal9-7 9- 0 9-5
John Easter Rehmatullah Khan9-7 9-4 9-1
Paul Millman Mike Nathansonw/o
Mohibullah Khan Amanullah Khan10-8 9-4 9-0
Geoff Hunt Yusuf Khan9-0 9-2 9-2
Mike Corby Alan Colburn9-3 10-8 8-10 9-7
Sajjad Muneer Kim Bruce-Lockhart9-4 9-5 10-9
Ian Turley Brian Wise9-5 9-2 9-6
Hiddy Jahan Tony Gathercole9-6 9-3 9-2
Robin Bawtree K Mahmoud9-4 9-10 9-4 9-3
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb Samir Nadimw/o
Pat Kirton M A Mohsen9-4 9-1 9-5
Ken Hiscoe Ken Davidson9-0 9-1 9-1
Mohamed Khalifa Charles Booth9-1 9-5 9-5
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan M Youssef9-0 9-4 9-1
Clive Francis Mike Grundy9-6 9-3 10-8
Mohamed Asran Abdul Rashid9-0 9-2 9-1
Robert Anjema Khan Din10-8 9-5 9-4
Philip Ayton John Richardson9-3 9-2 8-10 9-10 10-8
Peter Stokes Alan Purnell9-2 5-9 9-3 9-6

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
Jonah Barrington Mike de Semlyen9-2 9-1 9-3
Ray Lewis Dave Dick9-6 9-4 9-4
Galal Allam Ian Nuttall9-7 9-1 9-7
Tony Swift M G Young9-6 7-9 9-2 9-4
Gogi Alauddin David D’Arcy Hughes9-2 9-2 10-9
Terry Pickering Ken Binns5-9 9-1 9-1 9-1
Aftab Jawaid John Easter4-9 9-3 9-7 10-9
Paul Millman Mohibullah Khan9-1 9-7 9-6
Geoff Hunt Mike Corby8-10 9-3 9-3 9-7
Sajjad Muneer Ian Turley9-1 9-2 9-6
Hiddy Jahan Robin Bawtree9-5 9-7 9-3
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb Pat Kirton9-7 9-3 0-9 4-9 9-7
Ken Hiscoe Mohamed Khalifa9-1 9-4 9-5
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan Clive Francis9-5 9-3 9-3
Mohamed Asran Robert Anjema9-5 9-0 9-2
Philip Ayton Peter Stokes9-1 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.

Preceded by
1971		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1972		 Succeeded by
1973
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References
  1. "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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