1967 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
29th British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
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The 1967 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 12–21 December 1966.
Jonah Barrington won the title defeating Aftab Jawaid in the final to become the first British winner since 1938.^[1]

Seeds

1. Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
2. Aftab Jawaid
3. Tewfik Shafik
4. Kamal Zaghloul
5. Jonah Barrington
6. Ahmed Nadi
7. Ibrahim Amin
8. Mohammed Yasin

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Sherif Afifi	Richard Hawkey	9-7 6-9 9-4 9-6
Peter Stokes	Yusuf Khan	5-9 6-9 9-6 9-0 9-5
David Brazier	Humphrey Truman	9-2 9-5 10-9
Pat Kirton	Don Innes	9-6 9-1 4-9 9-6
Nigel Faulks	George Chisholm	10-8 9-6 9-6
John Ward	Paul R Goodwin	9-2 9-5 9-3
Mike Corby	Maged Abaza	9-4 9-0 9-1
Tony Gathercole	Henry Macintosh	w/o
David Woods	Samir Nadim	5-9 9-5 9-6 9-0
Jonathan Smith	John Skinner	4-9 0-9 9-4 9-5 9-6
Denis Hughes	Mike Breckon	9-4 10-9 9-6
Aly Abdel Aziz	J S Barton	9-4 9-5 7-9 9-3
Mike Thurgur	Mohammed Saleem	w/o
Jeremy Lyon	Philip E Goodwin	9-3 9-2 9-1
Mike Hill	Paul Millman	9-7 9-2 9-2
Clive Francis	Arthur Catherine	9-4 9-6 9-4

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Sherif Afifi	David Woods	3-9 9-6 9-4 6-9 9-7
Peter Stokes	Jonathan Smith	4-9 9-7 9-2 9-4
David Brazier	Denis Hughes	9-6 9-10 7-9 9-0 9-5
Pat Kirton	Aly Abdel Aziz	9-7 9-3 4-9 9-7
Nigel Faulks	Mike Thurgur	9-0 3-9 9-2 10-8
John Ward	Jeremy Lyon	5-9 6-9 9-1 9-6 9-2
Mike Corby	Mike Hill	9-7 9-2 9-0
Tony Gathercole	Clive Francis	w/o

Main Draw

Third Round									Quarter Finals									Semi Finals									Final
1	Abdelfattah Abou Taleb	9	9	9
	Tony Gathercole	5	5	4					1	Taleb	4	1	10	5
5	Jonah Barrington	9	7	9	9				5	Barrington	9	9	8	9
	Mike Corby	5	9	7	4													5	Barrington	9	4	9	9
3	Tewfik Shafik +	scr																7	Amin	4	9	5	3
	Peter Stokes	w/o								Stokes	6	9	5	4
7	Ibrahim Amin	9	9	9					7	Amin	9	7	9	9
	Pat Kirton	0	5	3																							5	Barrington	9	5	9	9
2	Aftab Jawaid	9	9	3	4	9																					2	Jawaid	2	9	3	1
	John Ward	3	3	9	9	5			2	Jawaid	9	9	9	9
6	Ahmed Nadi	6	9	9	9				6	Nadi	10	4	6	2
	Nigel Faulks	9	6	6	6													2	Jawaid	4	9	9	2	10
4	Kamal Zaghloul	9	9	9														8	Yasin	9	6	2	9	8
	David Brazier	5	7	6					4	Zaghloul	2	1	2
8	Muhammad Yasin	6	9	9	9				8	Yasin	9	9	9
	Sherif Afifi	9	4	4	4

+ Shafik withdrew after breaking his hand in practice.

Third Place

Muhammad Yasin beat Ibrahim Amin 9-1 9-6 10-9

References

1. "Times Archives 1967 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.