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
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne 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

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First qualifying round

Player One	Player Two	Score
John Skinner	Don Thompson	9-1 9-1 9-3
Nigel Faulks	Mike Hill	4-9 3-9 9-6 9-5 9-7
Sherif Afifi	Tom Hendry	9-4 9-4 9-7
George Chisholm	Mike Corby	w/o
Jonathan Smith	Pat Kirton	1-9 6-9 9-3 9-0 9-0
Sharif Khan	Mike Breckon	9-6 9-4 3-9 9-1
Denis Hughes	Clive Francis	10-8 9-2 9-3
Samir Nadim	Richard Hawkey	9-3 10-8 9-4
Maged Abaza	Brian Wise	9-5 9-1 9-0

Second qualifying round

Player One	Player Two	Score
John Skinner	Samir Nadim	9-4 9-8 4-9 9-2
John Ward	Henry Macintosh	9-3 9-6 9-1
Sherif Afifi	Nigel Faulks	9-5 9-6 6-9 9-4
Maged Abaza	David Brazier	w/o
Jonathan Smith	Arthur Catherine	10-8 9-1 9-2
Sharif Khan	George Chisholm	9-3 9-3 9-6
Peter Stokes	Ken Davidson	9-6 5-9 9-7 9-4
Denis Hughes	Tony Gathercole	w/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

References

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