1977 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1977 Lucas Industries British Open Championships was held at Wembley Squash Centre in London from 26 March - 4 April 1977.
Geoff Hunt won his fourth title defeating Cameron Nancarrow in the final. The Pakistan government did not allow their leading players to compete because South African players lined up in the field.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
39th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley Squash Centre

Seeds

  1. Geoff Hunt
  2. Ahmed Safwat
  3. Cameron Nancarrow
  4. Jonah Barrington
  5. Roland Watson
  6. Ken Hiscoe
  7. Aly Abdel Aziz
  8. Kevin Shawcross
  9. Bruce Brownlee
  10. Mohammed Asran
  11. Jonathan Leslie
  12. John Easter
  13. Abbas Kaoud
  14. Rehmatullah Khan
  15. Murray Lilley
  16. Bryan Patterson

Draw and results

[2]

Final

Geoff Hunt beat Cameron Nancarrow 9-4 9-4 8-10 9-4

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
1 Geoff Hunt
bye 1 Hunt 9 9 9
Arthur Hough 9 2 6 9 10 Hough 1 0 3
Sherif Aly 6 9 9 6 9 1 Hunt 9 9 9
16 Bryan Patterson 9 9 9 O'Connor 3 4 2
N Preston 0 7 5 16 Patterson 9 9 9 7 2
Barry O'Connor 9 9 9 O'Connor 4 10 4 9 9
Paul Millman 4 1 4 1 Hunt 9 10 5 2 7
8 Kevin Shawcross 9 9 9 9 Brownlee 4 1 4
David Mason 5 7 4 8 Shawcross 9 9 9
Mikael Hellstrom 6 9 9 9 Hellstrom 4 4 4
Terry Mabbitt 9 6 7 4 8 Shawcross 9 9 10 7 1
9 Bruce Brownlee 9 9 9 9 Brownlee 4 10 8 9 9
Bill Andruss 2 2 1 9 Brownlee 9 9 6 Semi Finals
Amanullah Khan 9 9 9 Khan A 0 7 0 ret
Pat Kirton 6 4 3 1 Hunt 9 9 9
4 Jonah Barrington 9 9 9 4 Barrington 5 2 0
Eliot Berry 5 3 7 4 Barrington 9 9 9
Wayne Skinner 9 9 9 Skinner 1 4 1
P Tibbs 1 0 6 4 Barrington 10 9 9
13 Abbas Kaoud 9 9 9 13 Kaoud 9 4 3
P White 7 6 0 13 Kaoud 9 9 9
Cliff Roe 9 9 9 Roe 6 6 4
David Morgan 2 0 2 4 Barrington 10 9 5 9
5 Roland Watson 9 9 9 5 Watson 8 1 9 6
Dean Williams 4 5 6 5 Watson 9 2 9 10
Ian Robinson 9 9 9 Robinson 5 9 1 9
I Din 3 2 1 5 Watson 9 5 9 9
12 John Easter 9 9 9 12 Easter 2 9 4 2
Mark M'Fuk 2 0 1 12 Easter 9 9 9
Kim Bruce-Lockhart 9 4 9 9 Bruce-Lockhart 0 5 2
W Oakley 3 9 3 7

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
3 Cam Nancarrow 9 9 10
G Hodgetts 3 1 8 3 Nancarrow 9 9 7 9
Bryan Pearson 9 9 9 Pearson 6 6 9 2
Galal Allam 6 0 0 3 Nancarrow 7 9 9 9
14 Rehmatullah Khan 9 9 9 14 Khan R 9 6 5 2
Paul Wright 4 3 1 14 Khan R 9 9 9
Mohamed Khalifa 1 9 10 9 Khalifa 0 1 0
Mike Thurgur 9 4 9 0 3 Nancarrow 9 7 9 9
6 Ken Hiscoe 9 9 9 11 Leslie 4 9 3 5
Denis Pennington 1 3 7 6 Hiscoe 9 9 9
Leif Leiner 4 9 9 10 Leiner 5 6 3
Mike Grundy 9 4 1 8 6 Hiscoe 4 4 9 8
11 Jonathan Leslie 9 4 8 9 10 11 Leslie 9 9 7 10
Moussa Helal 6 9 10 7 8 Leslie 9 9 9 Semi Finals
Lars Kvant 9 9 9 Kvant 7 0 0
Ross Thorne 1 0 4 3 Nancarrow 9 9 6 9
2 Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9 2 Safwat 1 6 9 1
Nigel Giffin 0 0 1 2 Safwat 9 9 9
Alan Colburn 9 9 9 Colburn 4 1 1
Tony Swift 7 1 6 2 Safwat 9 9 9
15 Murray Lilley 9 9 9 15 Lilley 7 7 2
Clive Francis 4 5 1 15 Lilley 9 9 9
Mohamed Awad 9 9 9 Awad 6 6 2
H Nasser 3 3 4 2 Safwat 9 9 9
7 Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 9 10 Asran 5 2 7
Bob Shay 1 2 1 7 Aziz
Craig Blackwood Blackwood
  7 Aziz 7 9 9 3
10 Mohamed Asran 9 10 9 10 Asran 9 2 10 9
Bosse Boström 8 0 2 10 Asran 9 9 7 9
Frank Donnelly 9 6 10 3 10 Donnelly 1 2 9 1
John Le Lievre 6 9 8 9 9
Preceded by
1976
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1977
Succeeded by
1978

References

  1. "Times Archives 1977 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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