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
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Seeds

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Draw and results

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Final

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

Section 1

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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

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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 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1978
Succeeded by

References

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  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.