1983 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
45th British Open Championships
Details
Location Derby, England
VenueCarrington Club
and Derby Assembly Rooms
  1982
1984  

The 1983 Davies and Tate British Open Championships was held at the Carrington Club with the later stages being held at the Derby Assembly Rooms from 4–11 April 1983.

Contents

Jahangir Khan won his second consecutive title defeating Gamal Awad in the final. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan
  2. Flag of Pakistan.svg Hiddy Jahan
  3. Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Williams
  5. Flag of Egypt.svg Gamal Awad
  6. Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood Ahmed
  7. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman
  8. Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby - seed 10
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Safwat - seed 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Davenport - seed 13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar - seed 15
Flag of Egypt.svg Magdi Saad
Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Kvant

Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abdel Aziz

Draw and results

[2]

Final

Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan beat Flag of Egypt.svg Gamal Awad 9-2 9-5 9-1

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter-finals
1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Steve Bateman 3 5 3 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir K 10 9 9
Flag of England.svg Charles Edwards 7 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Edwards 0 1 0
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammed Yasin 9 0 2 1 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abdel Aziz Flag of Egypt.svg Aziz 2 2 3
  Flag of Egypt.svg Aziz 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Neil Harvey 10 4 9 9 Flag of England.svg Harvey 3 7 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney George 8 9 4 3 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar 9 9 9 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 0 3 4
Flag of England.svg Mark Hornby 5 1 1 15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dittmar 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Hayat Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg Hayat Khan 4 5 5
 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 4 9 9 6 9
8 Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 9 9 9 8 Flag of England.svg Briars 9 4 7 9 7
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Blackwood 6 4 3 8 Flag of England.svg Briars 9 9 10 Semi-finals
Flag of England.svg Peter Verow 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Verow 1 4 8
Flag of England.svg Ian Robinson 4 3 4 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir K 9 9 9
3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 9 10 9 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 6 6 2
Flag of Egypt.svg Nasser Zahran 6 8 4 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 6 9 9 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Aladin Alouba Flag of Egypt.svg Alouba 9 1 1 3
 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Christy Willstrop 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Willstrop 4 6 4
Flag of England.svg Barry Watkins 4 2 1 Flag of England.svg Willstrop 9 10 4 9
Flag of England.svg David Lloyd 10 9 9 Flag of England.svg Lloyd 2 8 9 7
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Asran 9 4 1 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaman 4 9 9
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 9 9 7 9 9 7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 4 1 5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Trevor Wilkinson 10 2 9 5 5 7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 10 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thorne 8 3 7
 7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 6 6 9 9 9
11 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Safwat Flag of England.svg Hickox 9 9 3 0 3
Flag of England.svg Jamie Hickox Flag of England.svg Hickox 9 6 9 7 10
Flag of England.svg Zain Saleh 5 10 9 9 Flag of England.svg Saleh 7 9 5 9 8
Flag of Pakistan.svg Daulat Khan 9 9 3 4

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter-finals
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Hiddy Jahan 9 9 0 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Stockenberg 1 2 9 0 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahan 9 10 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Pollard 10 2 9 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pollard 2 8 3
Flag of England.svg John Easter 8 9 2 9 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahan 9 9 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Kvant 9 9 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Kvant 7 1 6
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Johnson 3 1 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Kvant 10 9 9
Flag of England.svg Geoff Williams 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Williams G 8 2 2
Flag of Guernsey.svg John Le Lievre 0 2 4 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahan 9 2 9 2 1
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Gamal Awad 9 9 9 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Awad G 4 9 5 9 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Claes Eriksson 0 0 0 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Awad G 9 9 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Ulf Söderberg 5 3 9 9 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Söderberg 3 4 4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Zahir Hussein Khan 9 9 2 7 1 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Awad G 9 9 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Magdi Saad 9 9 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Saad 4 2 2
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Almström 4 6 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Saad 9 9 9 Semi-finals
Flag of England.svg David Pearson 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Pearson 4 1 1
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail Qaiser 4 5 7 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Awad G 10 9 9
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Davenport 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Williams D 8 0 0
 13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Davenport 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Ashley Naylor Flag of England.svg Naylor 1 3 1
 13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Davenport 9 9 9
6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood A 1 0 2
Flag of England.svg Simon Rolington 6 5 4 6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood A 9 9 9
  6 1 5
 13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Davenport 6 3 9
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Williams 9 9 9 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Williams D 9 9 10
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Teifion Salisbury 3 4 3 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Williams D 9 9 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Moussa Helal 9 9 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Helal 2 2 6
Flag of Finland.svg Markku Sainio 4 5 0 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Williams D 9 6
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Awad Flag of Egypt.svg Awad M 2 2 ret
  Flag of Egypt.svg Awad M
Flag of England.svg Martin Bodimeade 8 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Bodimeade
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby 10 6 3 0

Gogi Alauddin & Karimullah Khan of Pakistan both failed to attend their first round matches and were disqualified.

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (Derby)

1983
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