1976 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
38th British Open Championships
Details
Location	Wembley, England
Venue	Wembley Squash Centre
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The 1976 Lucas Industries British Open Squash Championship was unique in that it doubled as the men's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in London in England from 31 January to 7 February 1976. Geoff Hunt won his third British Open title, defeating Mohibullah Khan in the final.
Held at Wembley a record prize fund of £10,000 was put forward for this first professional World Open and 38th British Open.^[1]

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Seeds

1. Qamar Zaman (Semifinals)
2. Geoff Hunt (Champion)
3. Gogi Alauddin
4. Mohibullah Khan
5. Hiddy Jahan
6. Ken Hiscoe
7. Cameron Nancarrow
8. Jonah Barrington

Draw & Results

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Section 1

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
1	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9
	Dean Williams	5	0	2					1	Zaman	9	9	9
	Sherif Aly	9	9	9						Sherif Aly	2	1	5
	A Mottelb-Hussein	0	0	0														1	Zaman	9	9	9
	Mohammed Asran	9	9	9															Asran	5	3	5
	Gavin Dupre	5	5	3						Asran	9	9	9
	Galal Allam	9	9	9						Allam	5	1	1
	Rehmat Khan	2	2	3																							1	Zaman	9	9	9
8	Jonah Barrington	9	9	9																							8	Barrington	0	1	6
	Bryan Patterson	3	3	3					8	Barrington	9	9	9
	Mike Grundy	9	9	9						Grundy	1	5	5
	Nigel Faulks	3	6	5														8	Barrington	5	10	9	9
	Mohammed Yasin	9	9	9															Yasin	9	8	1	4
	Mike Corby	1	5	3						Yasin	9	9	9
	Mohamed Khalifa	9	9	9						Khalifa	6	0	2
	Paul Wright	6	0	2

Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
4	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9
	Pat Kirton	0	0	4					4	M Khan	9	9	9
	Shah Jehan Khan	9	9	9						S J Khan	3	7	6
	A Meguid	4	1	2														4	M Khan	9	9	7	9
	Roland Watson	9	9	9															Watson	6	1	7	2
	Amanullah Khan	5	0	0						Watson	9	9	9
	Frank Donnelly	9	9	8	9					Donnelly	4	6	2
	Craig Blackwood	3	5	10	2																						4	M Khan	6	9	4	9	9
5	Hiddy Jahan	9	9	9																							5	Jahan	9	1	9	7	1
	Michael Donnelly	3	2	7					5	Jahan	9	9	9
	Kim Bruce-Lockhart	9	9	9						Bruce-Lockhart
	Richard Leslie	4	5	2														5	Jahan	10	9	9
	Bill Reedman	6	9	9	9														Reedman	9	3	6
	Paul Millman	9	5	0	4					Reedman	9	9	9
	Peter Verow	9	9	9						Verow	5	4	2
	Jonathon Yorke-Long	5	7	3

Section 3

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
3	Gogi Alauddin	9	9	9
	Mohammed Saleem	2	0	3					3	Alauddin	9	9	9
	Ian Robinson	9	9	9						Robinson	3	5	2
	Chris Wilson	6	3	8														3	Alauddin	9	9	9
	Aly Abdel Aziz	9	9	9	9														Aziz	5	1	5
	Kevin Shawcross	10	5	6	0					Aziz	8	9	6	9	9
	Abbas Kaoud	4	9	9	9					Kaoud	10	4	9	2	6
	Bryan Patterson	9	6	2	0																						3	Alauddin	5	9	9	9
6	Ken Hiscoe	7	9	9	9																						6	Hiscoe	9	0	2	1
	Bob Johnson	9	5	5	2				6	Hiscoe	10	9	4	9
	Gamal Awad	10	9	9						Awad	8	5	9	6
	Richard O'Connor	9	6	4														6	Hiscoe	9	10	6	9
	Torsam Khan	9	9	5															T Khan	5	8	9	5
	Anthony Swift	5	7	0	ret					T Khan	9	9	4	9
	Kim Richards	w/o								Richards	0	1	4	0
	John Easter	scr

Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
7	Cameron Nancarrow	9	9	9
	Afzal Khan	3	1	4					7	Nancarrow	9	9	9
	Bill Andruss	9	9	9						Andruss	5	4	6
	Nick Topman	0	2	0														7	Nancarrow	8	9	9	9
	Ahmed Safwat	7	6	9	9	9													Safwat	10	5	7	6
	Moussa Helal	9	9	4	7	1				Safwat	5	1	9	9	9
	Rahim Gul	10	9	9						Rahim Gul	9	9	5	2	3
	Barry O'Connor	9	6	4																							7	Nancarrow	5	6	4
	Ian Holding	6	9	10	9																						2	Hunt	9	9	9
	Rahmatullah Khan	9	0	8	7					Holding	9	9	5	10
	Mike Thurger	6	9	9	9					Thurger	0	1	9	8
	Dick Carter	9	5	1	5														Holding	3	5	2
	Hassan Mahmoud	9	8	3	9	9												2	Hunt	9	9	9
	Tony Naughton	4	10	9	4	4				Mahmoud	0	2	4
	Clive Francis	1	5	0					2	Hunt	9	9	9
2	Geoff Hunt	9	9	9

Semi-finals & Final

	Semi-finals									Final
	1	Qamar Zaman	9	5	9	2	7
	4	Mohibullah Khan	6	9	3	9	9
										4	Mohibullah Khan	9	4	10	2	2
										2	Geoff Hunt	7	9	8	9	9
	3	Gogi Alauddin	2	5	9	5
	2	Geoff Hunt	9	9	1	9

References

1. "Times Archives 1975 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Mens Squash World Open 1976".
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.