1978 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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]

British Open Squash Championships
40th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley Squash Centre

Seeds

Draw and results

[2]

Final

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

Section 1

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

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
Howard Broun 9 9 9
Bosse Boström 1 3 0 Broun 5 3 7
11 Bruce Brownlee 9 2 9 9 11 Brownlee 9 9 9
Bryan Patterson 2 9 1 5 11 Brownlee 9 3 3 9 9
Peter Verow 9 9 9 6 Watson 3 9 9 5 5
Glen Brumby 6 4 2 Verow 3 4 0
6 Roland Watson 9 8 9 9 6 Watson 9 9 9
Gawain Briars 5 10 1 4 11 Brownlee 1 5 9 7
Paul Wright 6 9 9 9 3 Khan M 9 9 2 9
Shah Jahan Khan 9 4 7 4 Wright 3 3 8
14 Kevin Shawcross 10 9 0 9 14 Shawcross 9 9 10
Ian Holding 9 4 9 2 14 Shawcross 3 0 1
John Roe 9 9 9 3 M Khan 9 9 9
Muhammad Moustafa 3 4 1 Roe 10 0 3 1 Semi Finals
3 Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 3 Khan M 8 9 9 9
Craig Blackwood 2 3 6 3 Khan M 5 1 7 7
Tony Naughton w/o 2 Zaman 9 1 9 9
Billy Reedman scr Naughton 8 0 1
10 Torsam Khan 9 4 7 10 9 10 Torsam Khan 10 9 9
Frank Donnelly 3 9 9 8 4 10 Torsam Khan 6 0 9 9 10
Phil Kenyon 9 9 9 7 Nancarrow 9 9 7 5 8
Terry Mabbitt 3 1 6 Kenyon 6 3 9 2
7 Cam Nancarrow 5 9 1 9 10 7 Nancarrow 9 9 6 9
Maqsood Ahmed 9 5 9 2 9 10 Torsam Khan 10 4 1 4
Len Steward w/o 2 Zaman 9 9 9 9
Mohammed Awad scr Steward 3 0 3
15 John Easter 9 9 10 15 Easter 9 9 9
Amanullah Khan 7 0 9 15 Easter 6 2 2
Roy Ollier 9 2 9 10 2 Zaman 9 9 9
Alan Colburn 6 9 7 8 Ollier 2 2 2
2 Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 2 Zaman 9 9 9
Murray Lilley 7 3 3
Preceded by
1977
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1978
Succeeded by
1979

References

  1. "Times Archives 1978 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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