1978 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
40th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley Squash Centre
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The 1978 Avis Rent-a-Car British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 31 March - 8 April 1978.
Geoff Hunt won his fifth title defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.[1]

Seeds[edit]

Draw and results[edit]

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Final[edit]

Australia Geoff Hunt beat Pakistan Qamar Zaman 7-9 9-1 9-1 9-2

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
1 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 10 9
Australia Dean Williams 1 8 0 1 Australia Hunt 9 10 9
England Jonny Leslie 9 1 2 9 10 England Leslie 3 8 5
England Barry O'Connor 4 9 9 3 8 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
16 Pakistan Rehmatullah Khan 9 9 9 16 Pakistan R Khan 3 1 7
Pakistan Rahim Gul 5 7 4 16 Pakistan R Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Mohammed Saleem 2 4 5 England Courtney 1 4 4
England Stuart Courtney 9 9 9 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
8 Egypt Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9 9 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 3 2 5
England Mike Grundy 0 8 1 8 Egypt Safwat 2 10 9 6 9
England Joe Richardson 9 9 6 6 4 England Robinson 9 9 0 9 2
England Ian Robinson 4 7 9 9 9 8 Egypt Safwat 7 9 8 9 0
9 England Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 10 9 9 9 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 3 10 4 9
Egypt Moussa Helal 8 5 2 9 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9 Semi-finals
Egypt Mohammed Khalifa 5 9 9 9 Egypt Khalifa 1 2 1
Sweden Stefan Winstrom 9 2 2 3 1 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
4 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 5 Pakistan Jahan 4 1 3
England Paul Millman 4 1 5 4 Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9
Egypt Mohammed Asran 9 9 9 Egypt Asran 2 0 2
Australia Neno Vince 5 1 4 4 Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9
13 Pakistan Mohammed Yasin w/o 13 Pakistan Yasin 1 3 2
Sweden Lars Kvant scr 13 Pakistan Yasin 9 0 7 3
Pakistan Sharif Khan 9 5 5 9 9 Pakistan Sharif Khan 3 9 9 9
Sweden Leif Leiner 3 9 9 2 7 4 Pakistan Alauddin 4 7 4
5 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 5 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
England Dick Carter 4 5 2 5 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
Guernsey John Le Lievre w/o Guernsey Le Lievre 1 1 0
Pakistan Atlas Khan scr 5 Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
12 Egypt Ali Abdel Aziz 9 9 9 12 Egypt Aziz 6 7 7
England Andrew Dwyer 2 1 1 12 Egypt Aziz 9 5 9 9
Egypt Alam Soliman 2 3 6 Egypt Kaoud 3 9 2 2
Egypt Abbas Kaoud 9 9 9

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
New Zealand Howard Broun 9 9 9
Sweden Bosse Boström 1 3 0 New Zealand Broun 5 3 7
11 New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 9 2 9 9 11 New Zealand Brownlee 9 9 9
England Bryan Patterson 2 9 1 5 11 New Zealand Brownlee 9 3 3 9 9
England Peter Verow 9 9 9 6 South Africa Watson 3 9 9 5 5
Australia Glen Brumby 6 4 2 England Verow 3 4 0
6 South Africa Roland Watson 9 8 9 9 6 South Africa Watson 9 9 9
England Gawain Briars 5 10 1 4 11 New Zealand Brownlee 1 5 9 7
England Paul Wright 6 9 9 9 3 Pakistan Khan M 9 9 2 9
Pakistan Shah Jahan Khan 9 4 7 4 England Wright 3 3 8
14 Australia Kevin Shawcross 10 9 0 9 14 Australia Shawcross 9 9 10
South Africa Ian Holding 9 4 9 2 14 Australia Shawcross 3 0 1
England John Roe 9 9 9 3 Pakistan M Khan 9 9 9
Egypt Muhammad Moustafa 3 4 1 England Roe 10 0 3 1 Semi-finals
3 Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 3 Pakistan Khan M 8 9 9 9
New Zealand Craig Blackwood 2 3 6 3 Pakistan Khan M 5 1 7 7
New Zealand Tony Naughton w/o 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 1 9 9
Australia Billy Reedman scr New Zealand Naughton 8 0 1
10 Pakistan Torsam Khan 9 4 7 10 9 10 Pakistan Torsam Khan 10 9 9
Australia Frank Donnelly 3 9 9 8 4 10 Pakistan Torsam Khan 6 0 9 9 10
England Phil Kenyon 9 9 9 7 Australia Nancarrow 9 9 7 5 8
England Terry Mabbitt 3 1 6 England Kenyon 6 3 9 2
7 Australia Cam Nancarrow 5 9 1 9 10 7 Australia Nancarrow 9 9 6 9
Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 5 9 2 9 10 Pakistan Torsam Khan 10 4 1 4
Australia Len Steward w/o 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9 9
Egypt Mohammed Awad scr Australia Steward 3 0 3
15 England John Easter 9 9 10 15 England Easter 9 9 9
Pakistan Amanullah Khan 7 0 9 15 England Easter 6 2 2
Australia Roy Ollier 9 2 9 10 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
South Africa Alan Colburn 6 9 7 8 Australia Ollier 2 2 2
2 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
New Zealand Murray Lilley 7 3 3
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1978
Succeeded by

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1978 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. The Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2015.