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
Draw and results
First qualifying round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | 9-1 9-1 9-3 |
| | 4-9 3-9 9-6 9-5 9-7 |
| | 9-4 9-4 9-7 |
 | | w/o |
| | 1-9 6-9 9-3 9-0 9-0 |
| | 9-6 9-4 3-9 9-1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | | 10-8 9-2 9-3 |
| | 9-3 10-8 9-4 |
| | 9-5 9-1 9-0 |
Second qualifying round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | 9-4 9-8 4-9 9-2 |
| | 9-3 9-6 9-1 |
| | 9-5 9-6 6-9 9-4 |
| | w/o |
| | 10-8 9-1 9-2 |
| | 9-3 9-3 9-6 |
| | 9-6 5-9 9-7 9-4 |
| | w/o |
Main draw
| First Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 9 | 6 | 5 | ret | | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | 9 | w/o | 1 | | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third Place
| Preceded by 1965 |
British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1966 |
Succeeded by 1967 |
References
- "Times Archives 1966 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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