| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 41st British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley Squash Centre |
The 1979 British Open Championships sponsored by Avis, [1] was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 31 March - 8 April 1979. Geoff Hunt won his sixth title defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1978 final. [2]
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Ali Abdel Aziz |  Ricki Hill | 9-6 9-1 9-5 |
  Jonah Barrington | Nasser Zahran | 9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Steven Bowditch | Gavin Dupre | 9-6 6-9 9-3 10-8 |
| Gawain Briars | John Le Lievre | 10-8 9-6 9-7 |
 Bruce Brownlee |  Sajjad Muneer | w/o |
| Glen Brumby | Torsam Khan | w/o |
| Robin Espie | John Catchpole | 9-7 9-4 10-8 |
| Roy Ollier | Len Steward | 9-6 8-10 9-3 9-2 |
| Geoff Hunt | Rehmatullah Khan | 9-1 9-3 5-9 9-1 |
| Kevin Shawcross |  Bosse Boström | 9-2 9-6 9-5 |
| Peter Verow | Shah Jehan Khan | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
| Dean Williams | Paul Chaplin | 9-2 9-2 9-3 |
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Hunt | Mohammed Asran | |
| Gogi Alauddin | Sharif Khan | 9-4 9-1 9-6 |
| Kevin Shawcross | Ian Robinson | 2-9 6-9 9-4 9-7 10-9 |
| Bruce Brownlee |  Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 10-9 9-6 9-10 9-2 |
First Round* and Second Round* matches incomplete.
| Third Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Verow | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Alauddin | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Kevin Shawcross | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Jahan | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gamal Awad | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Jonah Barrington | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Barrington | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Roland Watson | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Hunt | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray Lilley | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Maqsood A | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aly Abdel Aziz | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Zaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | M Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glen Brumby | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brownlee | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Brownlee | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Yasin | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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