1969 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1969 British Open Championship was held at the Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 21–29 January 1969.
Geoff Hunt won the title defeating Cameron Nancarrow in the final. This was the first time that the event took place outside London. Returning after a seven-year absence the 1962 semi-finalist Dardir El Bakary represented New Zealand instead of Egypt.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
31st British Open Championships
Details
LocationSheffield, England
VenueAbbeydale Park

Seeds

  1. Jonah Barrington
  2. Geoff Hunt
  3. Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
  4. Ken Hiscoe
  5. Cam Nancarrow
  6. Dick Carter
  7. Mike Corby
  8. Tewfik Shafik

Draw and results

[2]

Semi-finals & Final

Semi-finals Final
              
1 Jonah Barrington 4 5 8
5 Cameron Nancarrow 9 9 10
5 Cameron Nancarrow 4 5 0
2 Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
2 Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
3 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 5 2 5

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
1 Jonah Barrington
bye 1 Barrington 9 9 9
Ken Davidson Davidson 1 0 2
bye 1 Barrington 9 9 9
Ray Lewis Lewis 1 2 3
bye Lewis w/o
Mahmoud Kerim Kerim scr
bye 1 Barrington 9 9 9
Mike Hill Hill 3 4 2
bye Hill 9 9 7 9
Peter Dibley Dibley 5 6 9 5
bye Hill w/o
Duncan Davies Davies scr
bye Davies w/o
bye 8 Shafik scr
8 Tewfik Shafik

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
5 Cam Nancarrow 9 2 6 10 9
Peter Stokes 7 9 9 8 7 5 Nancarrow 8 9 10 9
Stuart Courtney 10 4 9 5 9 Courtney 10 5 8 5
Don Burmeister 8 9 6 9 3 5 Nancarrow 1 9 9 9
Doug Barrow 9 9 9 Barrow 9 1 4 1
Dick Carter 2 7 3 Barrow 6 1 9 9 10
Aly Aspahani Aspahani 9 9 1 0 8
bye 5 Nancarrow 9 9 2 9
4 Ken Hiscoe 9 9 9 4 Hiscoe 4 1 9 7
Abdul Rashid 4 1 1 4 Hiscoe 9 9 9
John Ward Ward 1 1 4
bye 4 Hiscoe 9 9 9
Paul Millman 8 10 9 4 9 Millman 1 2 5
Dardir El Bakary 10 8 2 9 7 Millman 9 9 9
Terry Pickering 6 10 9 6 9 Pickering 0 0 1
Barry Jones 9 8 1 9 5

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
2 Geoff Hunt
bye 2 Hunt 9 9 9
Graham MacDonald MacDonald 5 0 1
bye 2 Hunt 1 9 9 9
Dawie Botha Botha 1 4 7
bye Botha 2 9 8 9 9
Philip Ayton Ayton 9 2 10 1 7
bye 2 Hunt 9 9 3 9
7 Mike Corby 7 Corby 4 7 9 7
bye 7 Corby 0 6 9 9 9
Derek Broom Broom 9 9 7 3 5
bye 7 Corby 4 9 9 9
Johnny Isaacs 9 9 10 Isaacs 9 7 1 7
K M Ibrahim 6 6 9 Isaacs 9 9 9
Khan Din 9 9 3 9 Khan Din 7 6 5
Tony Breakwell 6 2 9 3

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
3 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 3 9 10 9
Maged Abaza 9 5 8 6 2 Taleb 9 9 9
Clive Francis Francis 0 5 6
bye 2 Taleb 9 9 3 9
Trevor Johnston 8 9 9 9 Johnston 6 3 9 4
Brian Wise 10 6 3 6 Johnston w/o
Jamal Din 8 9 10 2 Jamal Din scr
Samir Nadim 10 3 8 2 ret 2 Taleb 6 10 9 9
6 Dick Carter 9 9 9 6 Carter 9 9 6 4
Mohamed Khalifa 3 0 7 6 Carter 6 9 9 9
Don Innes Innes 9 0 2 3
bye 6 Carter 9 10 9
Ahmed Nadi 9 9 9 Nadi 6 8 5
Mike Eggleton 2 4 4 Nadi 2 9 9 9
Mike Grundy 9 10 9 Grundy 9 3 2 3
Nev Johnson 1 9 1
Preceded by
1968
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1969
Succeeded by
1970

References

  1. "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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