1968 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1968 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 12–20 December 1967.
Jonah Barrington won his second consecutive title defeating Abdelfattah Abou Taleb in the final.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 30th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
Jonah Barrington
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb- Kamal Zaghloul
Jeremy Lyon- David Brazier
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Denis Hughes- Pat Kirton
- Ahmed Nadi
Draw and results
First round
Mike Thurgur beat M McDonald 9-2 10-9 9-0
Clive Francis beat John Upton 9-4 9-4 9-2
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J L Moore 9-0 9-2 9-6
Mike Hill beat John Skinner 5-9 9-2 9-2 9-6
Nigel Broomfield beat Patrick Keenan 9-2 9-5 9-1
Richard Boddington beat Samir Nadim 9-5 9-10 9-4 5-9 9-3
Chris Stahl beat Richard White 9-2 9-6 6-9 9-4
Nigel Faulks beat J S Barton 9-5 6-9 9-1 9-5
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Barry Jones beat T D Phillips 4-9 10-8 9-5 6-9 9-1
Peter Richards beat Philip E Goodwin 9-7 9-3 ret
John Ward beat Peter Stokes 9-4 9-3 8-10 2-0 9-6
Don Innes beat Paul Millman 4-9 9-6 10-9 9-0
John Easter beat Chris Orriss 9-2 9-3 4-9 9-5
Alan Sims beat Arthur Catherine 9-6 2-9 9-7 9-5
Peter Chalk beat John Ward 4-9 9-7 9-1 9-10 9-6
Michael Griffiths beat Richard Hawkey 9-7 9-5 4-9 10-8
Second round
Mike Thurgur beat Barry Jones 9-3 6-9 9-5 9-6
Clive Francis beat Peter Richards 4-9 7 10-9 9-6
Aly Abdel Aziz beat John Ward 9-4 9-2 3-9 9-7
Mike Hill beat Don Innes 9-1 9-5 6-9 9-7
Nigel Broomfield beat John Easter 9-2 9-3 9-1
Richard Boddington beat Alan Sims 9-5 9-2 9-2
Chris Stahl beat Peter Chalk 9-6 9-5 2-9 9-7
Michael Griffiths beat Nigel Faulks 5-9 9-6 9-6
Main draw
| Third Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jonah Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hill
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | David Brazier
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Brazier
| 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Griffiths
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kamal Zaghloul
| 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | Zaghloul
| 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Stahl
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | Zaghloul
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pat Kirton
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Boddington
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Boddington
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Taleb
| 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clive Francis
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Taleb
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Denis Hughes
| 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Hughes
| 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aly Abdel Aziz
| 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Taleb
| 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jeremy Lyon
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Lyon
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Thurgur
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Lyon
| 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Broomfield
| 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | Nadi
| 0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ahmed Nadi
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third Place
Jeremy Lyon beat Kamal Zaghloul 5-9 9-2 9-6 9-3
| Preceded by 1967 |
British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1968 |
Succeeded by 1969 |
References
- "Times Archives 1968 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.