1969 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
31st British Open Championships
Details
LocationSheffield, England
VenueAbbeydale Park
โ† 1968
1970 โ†’

The 1969 British Open Championship was held at the Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 21โ€“29 January 1969.
Geoff Hunt won the title defeating Cameron Nancarrow in the final. This was the first time that the event took place outside London. Returning after a seven-year absence the 1962 semi-finalist Dardir El Bakary represented New Zealand instead of Egypt.[1]

Seeds

Draw and results

[2]

Semi-finals & Final

Semi-finals Final
              
1 England Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 4 5 8
5 Australia Cameron Nancarrow 9 9 10
5 Australia Cameron Nancarrow 4 5 0
2 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
2 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
3 United Arab Republic Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 5 2 5

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
1 England Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington
bye 1 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
England Ken Davidson England Davidson 1 0 2
bye 1 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
Australia Ray Lewis Australia Lewis 1 2 3
bye Australia Lewis w/o
United Arab Republic Mahmoud Kerim United Arab Republic Kerim scr
bye 1 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
England Mike Hill England Hill 3 4 2
bye England Hill 9 9 7 9
New Zealand Peter Dibley New Zealand Dibley 5 6 9 5
bye England Hill w/o
Wales Duncan Davies Wales Davies scr
bye Wales Davies w/o
bye 8 United Arab Republic Shafik scr
8 United Arab Republic Tewfik Shafik

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
5 Australia Cam Nancarrow 9 2 6 10 9
Wales Peter Stokes 7 9 9 8 7 5 Australia Nancarrow 8 9 10 9
England Stuart Courtney 10 4 9 5 9 England Courtney 10 5 8 5
New Zealand Don Burmeister 8 9 6 9 3 5 Australia Nancarrow 1 9 9 9
South Africa Doug Barrow 9 9 9 South Africa Barrow 9 1 4 1
England Dick Carter 2 7 3 South Africa Barrow 6 1 9 9 10
England Aly Aspahani England Aspahani 9 9 1 0 8
bye 5 Australia Nancarrow 9 9 2 9
4 Australia Ken Hiscoe 9 9 9 4 Australia Hiscoe 4 1 9 7
India Abdul Rashid 4 1 1 4 Australia Hiscoe 9 9 9
England John Ward England Ward 1 1 4
bye 4 Australia Hiscoe 9 9 9
England Paul Millman 8 10 9 4 9 England Millman 1 2 5
New Zealand Dardir El Bakary 10 8 2 9 7 England Millman 9 9 9
England Terry Pickering 6 10 9 6 9 England Pickering 0 0 1
South Africa Barry Jones 9 8 1 9 5

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
2 Australia Geoff Hunt
bye 2 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
South Africa Graham MacDonald South Africa MacDonald 5 0 1
bye 2 Australia Hunt 1 9 9 9
South Africa Dawie Botha South Africa Botha 1 4 7
bye South Africa Botha 2 9 8 9 9
England Philip Ayton England Ayton 9 2 10 1 7
bye 2 Australia Hunt 9 9 3 9
7 England Mike Corby 7 England Corby 4 7 9 7
bye 7 England Corby 0 6 9 9 9
South Africa Derek Broom South Africa Broom 9 9 7 3 5
bye 7 England Corby 4 9 9 9
New Zealand Johnny Isaacs 9 9 10 New Zealand Isaacs 9 7 1 7
United Arab Republic K M Ibrahim 6 6 9 New Zealand Isaacs 9 9 9
Pakistan Khan Din 9 9 3 9 Pakistan Khan Din 7 6 5
England Tony Breakwell 6 2 9 3

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
3 United Arab Republic Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 3 9 10 9
United Arab Republic Maged Abaza 9 5 8 6 2 United Arab Republic Taleb 9 9 9
England Clive Francis England Francis 0 5 6
bye 2 United Arab Republic Taleb 9 9 3 9
New Zealand Trevor Johnston 8 9 9 9 New Zealand Johnston 6 3 9 4
England Brian Wise 10 6 3 6 New Zealand Johnston w/o
India Jamal Din 8 9 10 2 India Jamal Din scr
United Arab Republic Samir Nadim 10 3 8 2 ret 2 United Arab Republic Taleb 6 10 9 9
6 Australia Dick Carter 9 9 9 6 Australia Carter 9 9 6 4
United Arab Republic Mohamed Khalifa 3 0 7 6 Australia Carter 6 9 9 9
England Don Innes England Innes 9 0 2 3
bye 6 Australia Carter 9 10 9
United Arab Republic Ahmed Nadi 9 9 9 United Arab Republic Nadi 6 8 5
England Mike Eggleton 2 4 4 United Arab Republic Nadi 2 9 9 9
England Mike Grundy 9 10 9 England Grundy 9 3 2 3
Australia Nev Johnson 1 9 1
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1969
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2015.