1978 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
40th British Open Championships
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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]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Hunt
  2. Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman
  3. Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohibullah Khan
  4. Flag of Pakistan.svg Gogi Alauddin
  5. Flag of Pakistan.svg Hiddy Jahan
  6. Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Roland Watson
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Nancarrow
  8. Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Safwat
  9. Flag of Ireland.svg Jonah Barrington
  10. Flag of Pakistan.svg Torsam Khan
  11. Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Brownlee
  12. Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abdel Aziz
  13. Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammed Yasin
  14. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Shawcross
  15. Flag of England.svg John Easter
  16. Flag of Pakistan.svg Rehmatullah Khan

Draw and results

[2]

Final

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Hunt beat Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 7-9 9-1 9-1 9-2

Section 1

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

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter-finals
Flag of New Zealand.svg Howard Broun 9 9 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Bosse Boström 1 3 0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Broun 5 3 7
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Brownlee 9 2 9 9 11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brownlee 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Bryan Patterson 2 9 1 5 11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brownlee 9 3 3 9 9
Flag of England.svg Peter Verow 9 9 9 6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Watson 3 9 9 5 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby 6 4 2 Flag of England.svg Verow 3 4 0
6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Roland Watson 9 8 9 9 6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Watson 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 5 10 1 4 11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brownlee 1 5 9 7
Flag of England.svg Paul Wright 6 9 9 9 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Khan M 9 9 2 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Shah Jahan Khan 9 4 7 4 Flag of England.svg Wright 3 3 8
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Shawcross 10 9 0 9 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shawcross 9 9 10
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ian Holding 9 4 9 2 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shawcross 3 0 1
Flag of England.svg John Roe 9 9 9 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg M Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Muhammad Moustafa 3 4 1 Flag of England.svg Roe 10 0 3 1 Semi-finals
3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Khan M 8 9 9 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Blackwood 2 3 6 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Khan M 5 1 7 7
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Naughton w/o 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 9 1 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Reedman scr Flag of New Zealand.svg Naughton 8 0 1
10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Torsam Khan 9 4 7 10 9 10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Torsam Khan 10 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Donnelly 3 9 9 8 4 10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Torsam Khan 6 0 9 9 10
Flag of England.svg Phil Kenyon 9 9 9 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancarrow 9 9 7 5 8
Flag of England.svg Terry Mabbitt 3 1 6 Flag of England.svg Kenyon 6 3 9 2
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Nancarrow 5 9 1 9 10 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancarrow 9 9 6 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood Ahmed 9 5 9 2 9 10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Torsam Khan 10 4 1 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Len Steward w/o 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 9 9 9 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Awad scr Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steward 3 0 3
15 Flag of England.svg John Easter 9 9 10 15 Flag of England.svg Easter 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Amanullah Khan 7 0 9 15 Flag of England.svg Easter 6 2 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Ollier 9 2 9 10 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 9 9 9
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alan Colburn 6 9 7 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ollier 2 2 2
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 9 9 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Murray Lilley 7 3 3
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1978		Succeeded by

References

  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.
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