1977 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
39th British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Wembley Squash Centre
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The 1977 Lucas Industries British Open Championships was held at Wembley Squash Centre in London from 26 March - 4 April 1977.
Geoff Hunt won his fourth title defeating Cameron Nancarrow in the final. The Pakistan government did not allow their leading players to compete because South African players lined up in the field.^[1]

Seeds

1. Geoff Hunt
2. Ahmed Safwat
3. Cameron Nancarrow
4. Jonah Barrington
5. Roland Watson
6. Ken Hiscoe
7. Aly Abdel Aziz
8. Kevin Shawcross
9. Bruce Brownlee
10. Mohammed Asran
11. Jonathan Leslie
12. John Easter
13. Abbas Kaoud
14. Rehmatullah Khan
15. Murray Lilley
16. Bryan Patterson

Draw & Results

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Final

Geoff Hunt beat Cameron Nancarrow 9-4 9-4 8-10 9-4

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarter Finals									Semi Finals
1	Geoff Hunt
	bye								1	Hunt	9	9	9
	Arthur Hough	9	2	6	9	10				Hough	1	0	3
	Sherif Aly	6	9	9	6	9												1	Hunt	9	9	9
16	Bryan Patterson	9	9	9															O'Connor	3	4	2
	N Preston	0	7	5					16	Patterson	9	9	9	7	2
	Barry O'Connor	9	9	9						O'Connor	4	10	4	9	9
	Paul Millman	4	1	4																							1	Hunt	9	10	5	2	7
8	Kevin Shawcross	9	9	9																							9	Brownlee	4	1	4
	David Mason	5	7	4					8	Shawcross	9	9	9
	Mikael Hellstrom	6	9	9	9					Hellstrom	4	4	4
	Terry Mabbitt	9	6	7	4													8	Shawcross	9	9	10	7	1
9	Bruce Brownlee	9	9	9														9	Brownlee	4	10	8	9	9
	Bill Andruss	2	2	1					9	Brownlee	9	9	6
	Amanullah Khan	9	9	9						Khan A	0	7	0	ret
	Pat Kirton	6	4	3						1	Hunt	9	9	9
4	Jonah Barrington	9	9	9						4	Barrington	5	2	0
	Eliot Berry	5	3	7					4	Barrington	9	9	9
	Wayne Skinner	9	9	9						Skinner	1	4	1
	P Tibbs	1	0	6														4	Barrington	10	9	9
13	Abbas Kaoud	9	9	9														13	Kaoud	9	4	3
	P White	7	6	0					13	Kaoud	9	9	9
	Cliff Roe	9	9	9						Roe	6	6	4
	David Morgan	2	0	2																							4	Barrington	10	9	5	9
5	Roland Watson	9	9	9																							5	Watson	8	1	9	6
	Dean Williams	4	5	6					5	Watson	9	2	9	10
	Ian Robinson	9	9	9						Robinson	5	9	1	9
	I Din	3	2	1														5	Watson	9	5	9	9
12	John Easter	9	9	9														12	Easter	2	9	4	2
	Mark M'Fuk	2	0	1					12	Easter	9	9	9
	Kim Bruce-Lockhart	9	4	9	9					Bruce-Lockhart	0	5	2
	W Oakley	3	9	3	7

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarter Finals									Semi Finals
3	Cam Nancarrow	9	9	10
	G Hodgetts	3	1	8					3	Nancarrow	9	9	7	9
	Bryan Pearson	9	9	9						Pearson	6	6	9	2
	Galal Allam	6	0	0														3	Nancarrow	7	9	9	9
14	Rehmatullah Khan	9	9	9														14	Khan R	9	6	5	2
	Paul Wright	4	3	1					14	Khan R	9	9	9
	Mohamed Khalifa	1	9	10	9					Khalifa	0	1	0
	Mike Thurgur	9	4	9	0																						3	Nancarrow	9	7	9	9
6	Ken Hiscoe	9	9	9																							11	Leslie	4	9	3	5
	Denis Pennington	1	3	7					6	Hiscoe	9	9	9
	Leif Leiner	4	9	9	10					Leiner	5	6	3
	Mike Grundy	9	4	1	8													6	Hiscoe	4	4	9	8
11	Jonathan Leslie	9	4	8	9	10												11	Leslie	9	9	7	10
	Moussa Helal	6	9	10	7	8				Leslie	9	9	9
	Lars Kvant	9	9	9						Kvant	7	0	0
	Ross Thorne	1	0	4						3	Nancarrow	9	9	6	9
2	Ahmed Safwat	9	9	9						2	Safwat	1	6	9	1
	Nigel Giffin	0	0	1					2	Safwat	9	9	9
	Alan Colburn	9	9	9						Colburn	4	1	1
	Tony Swift	7	1	6														2	Safwat	9	9	9
15	Murray Lilley	9	9	9														15	Lilley	7	7	2
	Clive Francis	4	5	1					15	Lilley	9	9	9
	Mohamed Awad	9	9	9						Awad	6	6	2
	H Nasser	3	3	4																							2	Safwat	9	9	9
7	Aly Abdel Aziz	9	9	9																							10	Asran	5	2	7
	Bob Shay	1	2	1					7	Aziz
	Craig Blackwood									Blackwood
																		7	Aziz	7	9	9	3
10	Mohamed Asran	9	10	9														10	Asran	9	2	10	9
	Bo Bostrom	8	0	2					10	Asran	9	9	7	9
	Frank Donnelly	9	6	10	3	10				Donnelly	1	2	9	1
	John Le Lievre	6	9	8	9	9

References

1. "Times Archives 1977 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.