1976 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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]

British Open Squash Championships
38th British Open Championships
Details
LocationWembley, England
VenueWembley Squash Centre

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Seeds

Draw and 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 9 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

Preceded by
1975
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1976
Succeeded by
1977
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