1979 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
	41st British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Wembley Squash Centre

The 1979 British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 31 March - 8 April 1979.
Geoff Hunt won his sixth title defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1978 final.[1]

Seeds

Torsam Khan - seed 12
Kevin Shawcross - seed 15

Draw and results

[2][3]

First Round*

Player One	Player Two	Score
Geoff Hunt	Rehmatullah Khan	9-1 9-3 5-9 9-1
Kevin Shawcross	Bo Bostrom	9-2 9-6 9-5
Ali Abdel Aziz	Ricki Hill	9-6 9-1 9-5
Glen Brumby	Torsam Khan	w/o
Bruce Brownlee	Sajjad Muneer	w/o
Steven Bowditch	Gavin Dupre	9-6 6-9 9-3 10-8
Robin Espie	John Catchpole	9-7 9-4 10-8
Dean Williams	Paul Chaplin	9-2 9-2 9-3
Roy Ollier	Len Steward	9-6 8-10 9-3 9-2

Second Round*

Player One	Player Two	Score
Geoff Hunt	Mohammed Asran
Gogi Alauddin	Sharif Khan	9-4 9-1 9-6
Kevin Shawcross	Ian Robinson	2-9 6-9 9-4 9-7 10-9
Bruce Brownlee	Kim Bruce-Lockhart	10-9 9-6 9-10 9-2

First Round* and Second Round* matches incomplete.

Third Round to Final

Third Round							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals						Final

1	Geoff Hunt	9	9	5	9
	Peter Verow	4	6	9	2		1	Hunt	9	9	9
	Gogi Alauddin	9	9	9				Alauddin	6	1	7
15	Kevin Shawcross	3	5	1										1	Hunt	9	9	9	9
	Hiddy Jahan	9	9	9											Jahan	3	6	10	2
	Gamal Awad	2	4	6				Jahan	9	9	9
	Jonah Barrington	7	9	9	9			Barrington	0	4	3
	Roland Watson	9	1	2	4															1	Hunt	2	9	9	6	9
2	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9																2	Zaman	9	7	0	9	3
	Murray Lilley	3	3	4			2	Zaman	9	5	9	7	9
	Maqsood Ahmed	9	9	6	6	4		Maqsood A	7	9	4	9	3
	Aly Abdel Aziz	4	1	6										2	Zaman
	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9											M Khan
	Glen Brumby	1	7	2				M Khan	9	9	9
	Bruce Brownlee	5	9	9	9			Brownlee	4	1	1
	Mohammed Yasin	9	2	2	3

Preceded by 1978	British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1979	Succeeded by 1980

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References

"Times Archives 1979 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
"Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
"1979 Squash". trove.nla.gov.au.

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[1] "Times Archives 1979 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.

[2] "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.

[3] "1979 Squash". trove.nla.gov.au.