1970 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1970 British Open Championship was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham from 8–13 December 1969.
Jonah Barrington won his third title defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
32nd British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club

Seeds
  1. Geoff Hunt
  2. Jonah Barrington
  3. Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
  4. Aftab Jawaid
  5. Mike Corby
  6. Mohammed Yasin
  7. Ahmed Nadi
  8. Sharif Khan

Draw and results

[2]

First round
Player One Player Two Score
John Ward Clive Francis9-4 10-9 9-1
Kim Bruce-Lockhart Khan Din9-2 9-4 ret
Philip Ayton Mike Thurgur9-1 9-0 9-1
Paul Millman Tony Swift10-8 3-9 9-7 9-2
David D’Arcy Hughes Ian Turley10-9 4-9 5-9 10-8 10-8
John Easter Mike Breckon10-8 9-0 9-3
Mike Hill Alan Sims9-3 9-2 9-7
John Ramsden H M Morton9-2 9-6 9-6
Don Innes A W Barrett9-6 9-6 9-0
Stuart Courtney Jamal Din9-3 9-0 9-1
Michael Griffiths Brian Wise9-3 9-4 9-5
Bryan Patterson Duncan Davies9-7 9-4 1-9 3-9 9-1
Alan Purnell John Upton3-9 9-6 7-9 9-7 9-0
Tony Breakwell Dick Carter2-9 8-10 9-4 9-5 9-7
Mike de Semlyen Ian Pont9-2 9-7 9-0
Richard Zacks Peter Richards10-8 10-8 9-2

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
Kim Bruce-Lockhart John Ward6-9 9-4 6-9 9-0 9-5
David D’Arcy Hughes Stuart Courtney7-9 3-9 10-8 9-1 9-6
Paul Millman Michael Griffiths9-2 9-1 9-6
Mike Hill Bryan Patterson9-1 9-5 9-3
John Ramsden Alan Purnell9-7 1-9 9-1 4-9 9-6
Don Innes Tony Breakwell9-3 9-5 9-1
Philip Ayton Mike de Semlyen9-1 9-1 9-1
John Easter Richard Zacks7-9 9-4 9-4 5-9 9-1

Main draw
Third Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
2 Jonah Barrington 7 9 9 9
Don Innes 9 4 1 6 2 Barrington 9 9 9
John Easter 9 9 10 Easter 6 1 4
7 Ahmed Nadi 7 2 8 2 Barrington 9 6 9 9
6 Muhammad Yasin 9 9 9 6 Yasin 5 9 5 5
Kim Bruce-Lockhart 1 2 6 6 Yasin 9 9 5 9
3 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 0 9 9 9 3 Taleb 6 0 9 2
David D'Arcy-Hughes 9 6 4 6 2 Barrington 9 3 9 9
1 Geoff Hunt 9 9 9 9 1 Hunt 7 9 4 4
Philip Ayton 0 10 5 2 1 Hunt 9 10 10
Paul Millman 9 9 5 10 Millman 3 8 9
8 Sharif Khan 6 4 9 8 1 Hunt 9 2 9 9
4 Aftab Jawaid 9 9 9 4 Jawaid 7 9 1 6
John Ramsden 0 0 0 4 Jawaid 7 10 9 9
5 Mike Corby 6 9 9 9 5 Corby 9 8 1 4
Mike Hill 9 2 7 1

Third Place

Aftab Jawaid beat Muhammad Yasin 5-9 9-2 9-4 9-1

Preceded by
1969		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1970		 Succeeded by
1971

References
  1. "Times Archives 1970 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.