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
Location	Sheffield, England
Venue	Abbeydale 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 Nadi	9-3 9-0 9-1
Mike de Semlyen	D P Morgan	9-2 9-5 9-3
Ray Lewis	Don Innes	w/o
Dave Dick	Hisamud Din	9-2 9-4 9-5
Galal Allam	Sharif Khan	w/o
Ian Nuttall	Aly Aspahani	w/o
Tony Swift	Rob Jolly	9-3 9-6 9-6
M G Young	Alan Sims	9-5 6-9 9-5 10-8
Gogi Alauddin	Mike Hepker	9-3 4-9 6-9 9-2 9-2
David D’Arcy Hughes	Ahmed Safwat	9-1 9-3 9-4
Terry Pickering	John Palmer	9-4 9-4 9-4
Ken Binns	Maged Abaza	9-7 8-9 9-5 9-5
Aftab Jawaid	Moussa Helal	9-7 9- 0 9-5
John Easter	Rehmatullah Khan	9-7 9-4 9-1
Paul Millman	Mike Nathanson	w/o
Mohibullah Khan	Amanullah Khan	10-8 9-4 9-0
Geoff Hunt	Yusuf Khan	9-0 9-2 9-2
Mike Corby	Alan Colburn	9-3 10-8 8-10 9-7
Sajjad Muneer	Kim Bruce-Lockhart	9-4 9-5 10-9
Ian Turley	Brian Wise	9-5 9-2 9-6
Hiddy Jahan	Tony Gathercole	9-6 9-3 9-2
Robin Bawtree	K Mahmoud	9-4 9-10 9-4 9-3
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb	Samir Nadim	w/o
Pat Kirton	M A Mohsen	9-4 9-1 9-5
Ken Hiscoe	Ken Davidson	9-0 9-1 9-1
Mohamed Khalifa	Charles Booth	9-1 9-5 9-5
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan	M Youssef	9-0 9-4 9-1
Clive Francis	Mike Grundy	9-6 9-3 10-8
Mohamed Asran	Abdul Rashid	9-0 9-2 9-1
Robert Anjema	Khan Din	10-8 9-5 9-4
Philip Ayton	John Richardson	9-3 9-2 8-10 9-10 10-8
Peter Stokes	Alan Purnell	9-2 5-9 9-3 9-6

Second round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Jonah Barrington	Mike de Semlyen	9-2 9-1 9-3
Ray Lewis	Dave Dick	9-6 9-4 9-4
Galal Allam	Ian Nuttall	9-7 9-1 9-7
Tony Swift	M G Young	9-6 7-9 9-2 9-4
Gogi Alauddin	David D’Arcy Hughes	9-2 9-2 10-9
Terry Pickering	Ken Binns	5-9 9-1 9-1 9-1
Aftab Jawaid	John Easter	4-9 9-3 9-7 10-9
Paul Millman	Mohibullah Khan	9-1 9-7 9-6
Geoff Hunt	Mike Corby	8-10 9-3 9-3 9-7
Sajjad Muneer	Ian Turley	9-1 9-2 9-6
Hiddy Jahan	Robin Bawtree	9-5 9-7 9-3
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb	Pat Kirton	9-7 9-3 0-9 4-9 9-7
Ken Hiscoe	Mohamed Khalifa	9-1 9-4 9-5
Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan	Clive Francis	9-5 9-3 9-3
Mohamed Asran	Robert Anjema	9-5 9-0 9-2
Philip Ayton	Peter Stokes	9-1 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.

References

1. "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.