1979 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
	51st Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Wembley

The 1979 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 23 February - 2 March 1979. The event was won by Barbara Wall who defeated Sue Cogswell in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

Sue King (née Newman)
Vicki Hoffman
Sue Cogswell
Angela Smith
Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland)
Lyle Hubinger
Anne Smith
Barbara Wall

Margaret Zachariah (9/16)
Valerie Bridgens (9/16)
S Wright (9/16)
Sue Paton (9/16)
Teresa Lawes (9/16)
Barbara Diggens (9/16)
Jayne Ashton (9/16)
Pam Buckingham (née Guy) (9/16)

First round

[3]

Player one	Player two	Score
Sue King (née Newman)	Barbara Sanderson	9-2 9-1 9-0
Vicki Hoffman	Rukshana Rashid	9-2 9-0 9-0
Lyle Hubinger	Katarina Due-Boje	9-1 9-0 9-4
Barbara Wall	Felicity Hargreaves	9-7 1-9 9-1 9-1
Margaret Zachariah	J Robinson	9-1 9-0 9-2
Sue Paton	Shelagh Murray	9-0 9-0 9-1
Pam Buckingham (née Guy)	Ruth Strauss
Barbara Diggens	Di Sherren	9-5 9-7 9-2
Joyce Maycock	Pam Haig	4-9 9-7 9-3 9-6
Bev Johnson	Ginny Akabane	9-1 9-4 9-4
Annette Owen	J Griffiths	9-6 9-2 9-5
Lesley Moore	Denise Holton	9-5 9-2 9-4

Draw and results

Second round							Third round						Quarter finals						Semi-finals

8	Barbara Wall	9	9	9
	Irene Hewitt	3	1	5			8	Wall	9	9	6	10
9/16	Teresa Lawes						9/16	Lawes	1	6	9	8
													8	Wall
1	Sue King	9	9	9									1	King
	Lesley Moore	1	2	5			1	King	9	10	3	9
	Ruth Strauss							Strauss	1	8	9	7
	Alison Cumings																		8	Wall	9	9	9
4	Angela Smith	9	9	9															4	Smith	4	4	7
	Penny Glover	2	0	4			4	Smith	9	9	9
9/16	Sue Paton	9	9	9			9/16	Paton	6	6	1
	Fran Marshall	6	5	3									4	Smith
9/16	Valerie Bridgens	9	9	9									9/16	Bridgens
	Annette Owen	1	5	1			9/16	Bridgens	10	9	0	9							Final
5	Rhonda Thorne	9	9	2	9		5	Thorne	8	7	9	7
	Dianne Corbett	3	6	9	0														8	Wall	8	6	9	9	9
3	Sue Cogswell	9	9	9															3	Cogswell	10	9	4	4	3
	Jayne Poynder	2	1	0			3	Cogswell	9	9	9
9/16	S Wright	6	9	9	8	9	9/16	Wright	1	2	1
	J Macey	9	7	6	10	3							3	Cogswell	9	9	9
6	Lyle Hubinger	9	0	9	9								6	Hubinger	1	5	4
	Theo Johnson	6	9	5	6		6	Hubinger
9/16	Barbara Diggens						9/16	Diggens	7	4	6
																			3	Cogswell	?	?	?
2	Vicki Hoffman	9	9	9															2	Hoffman	?	?	?
	Sandra Wrench	0	0	5			2	Hoffman	9	9	9
9/16	Margaret Zachariah	9	9	9			9/16	Zachariah	3	3	2
	Renee Aucamp	2	1	3									2	Hoffman	9	3	9	9
7	Anne Smith	9	9	9									7	Smith	7	9	?	7
	Sue Pexman	1	1	7			7	Smith	9	5	9	9
9/16	Jayne Ashton						9/16	Ashton	5	9	4	5

Third place play-off

Angela Smith beat Vicky Hoffman 9-1 9-7 9-10 9-1

gollark: Well, to be fair, it has a captcha, so you would have had to do it manually.

gollark: Overthrown by... wobblers botting it?

gollark: Well, there are fourish, the Cult of Giannis, the Cult of Ceramic Wobble, and the Cult of Diode, and the Cult of Transistor.

gollark: Heresy!

gollark: Something something importance is subjective.

References

"Times Archives 1979 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
"Wall takes British title". Trove.
"Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.

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

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

[2] "Wall takes British title". Trove.

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