1978 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
40th British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Wembley Squash Centre
 1977 1979 

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]

Seeds

Draw & Results

[2]

Final

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

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
1  Australia Geoff Hunt 9 10 9  
 Australia Dean Williams 1 8 0     1  Australia Hunt 9 10 9  
 England Jonny Leslie 9 1 2 9 10    England Leslie 3 8 5  
 England Barry O'Connor 4 9 9 3 8       1  Australia Hunt 9 9 9  
16  Pakistan Rehmatullah Khan 9 9 9       16  Pakistan R Khan 3 1 7  
 Pakistan Rahim Gul 5 7 4     16  Pakistan R Khan 9 9 9
 Pakistan Mohammed Saleem 2 4 5    England Courtney 1 4 4  
 England Stuart Courtney 9 9 9       1  Australia Hunt 9 9 9  
8  Egypt Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9       9  England Republic of Ireland Barrington 3 2 5  
 England Mike Grundy 0 8 1     8  Egypt Safwat 2 10 9 6 9  
 England Joe Richardson 9 9 6 6 4    England Robinson 9 9 0 9 2  
 England Ian Robinson 4 7 9 9 9       8  Egypt Safwat 7 9 8 9 0
9  England Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 10 9 9       9  England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 3 10 4 9  
 Egypt Moussa Helal 8 5 2     9  England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
 Egypt Mohammed Khalifa 5 9 9 9    Egypt Khalifa 1 2 1  
 Sweden Stefan Winstrom 9 2 2 3       1  Australia Hunt 9 9 9
4  Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9       5  Pakistan Jahan 4 1 3
 England Paul Millman 4 1 5     4  Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9  
 Egypt Mohammed Asran 9 9 9    Egypt Asran 2 0 2  
 Australia Neno Vince 5 1 4       4  Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9  
13  Pakistan Mohammed Yasin w/o       13  Pakistan Yasin 1 3 2  
 Sweden Lars Kvant scr     13  Pakistan Yasin 9 0 7 3
 Pakistan Sharif Khan 9 5 5 9 9    Pakistan Sharif Khan 3 9 9 9  
 Sweden Leif Leiner 3 9 9 2 7       4  Pakistan Alauddin 4 7 4
5  Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9       5  Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9  
 England Dick Carter 4 5 2     5  Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9  
 Guernsey John Le Lievre w/o    Guernsey Le Lievre 1 1 0  
 Pakistan Atlas Khan scr       5  Pakistan Jahan 9 9 9
12  Egypt Ali Abdel Aziz 9 9 9       12  Egypt Aziz 6 7 7  
 England Andrew Dwyer 2 1 1     12  Egypt Aziz 9 5 9 9
 Egypt Alam Soliman 2 3 6    Egypt Kaoud 3 9 2 2  
 Egypt Abbas Kaoud 9 9 9  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
 New Zealand Howard Broun 9 9 9  
 Sweden Bo Bostrom 1 3 0      New Zealand Broun 5 3 7  
11  New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 9 2 9 9   11  New Zealand Brownlee 9 9 9  
 England Bryan Patterson 2 9 1 5       11  New Zealand Brownlee 9 3 3 9 9  
 England Peter Verow 9 9 9       6  South Africa Watson 3 9 9 5 5  
 Australia Glen Brumby 6 4 2      England Verow 3 4 0
6  South Africa Roland Watson 9 8 9 9   6  South Africa Watson 9 9 9  
 England Gawain Briars 5 10 1 4       11  New Zealand Brownlee 1 5 9 7  
 England Paul Wright 6 9 9 9       3  Pakistan Khan M 9 9 2 9  
 Pakistan Shah Jahan Khan 9 4 7 4      England Wright 3 3 8  
14  Australia Kevin Shawcross 10 9 0 9   14  Australia Shawcross 9 9 10  
 South Africa Ian Holding 9 4 9 2       14  Australia Shawcross 3 0 1
 England John Roe 9 9 9       3  Pakistan M Khan 9 9 9  
 Egypt Muhammad Moustafa 3 4 1      England Roe 10 0 3 1
3  Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9   3  Pakistan Khan M 8 9 9 9  
 New Zealand Craig Blackwood 2 3 6       3  Pakistan Khan M 5 1 7 7
 New Zealand Tony Naughton w/o       2  Pakistan Zaman 9 1 9 9
 Australia Billy Reedman scr      New Zealand Naughton 8 0 1  
10  Pakistan Torsam Khan 9 4 7 10 9   10  Pakistan Torsam Khan 10 9 9  
 Australia Frank Donnelly 3 9 9 8 4       10  Pakistan Torsam Khan 6 0 9 9 10  
 England Phil Kenyon 9 9 9       7  Australia Nancarrow 9 9 7 5 8  
 England Terry Mabbitt 3 1 6      England Kenyon 6 3 9 2
7  Australia Cam Nancarrow 5 9 1 9 10   7  Australia Nancarrow 9 9 6 9  
 Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 5 9 2 9       10  Pakistan Torsam Khan 10 4 1 4
 Australia Len Steward w/o       2  Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9 9  
 Egypt Mohammed Awad scr      Australia Steward 3 0 3  
15  England John Easter 9 9 10   15  England Easter 9 9 9  
 Pakistan Amanullah Khan 7 0 9       15  England Easter 6 2 2
 Australia Roy Ollier 9 2 9 10       2  Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9  
 South Africa Alan Colburn 6 9 7 8      Australia Ollier 2 2 2
2  Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 9   2  Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9  
 New Zealand Murray Lilley 7 3 3  
Preceded by
1977
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1978
Succeeded by
1979

References

  1. "Times Archives 1978 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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