1973 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
35th British Open Championships
Details
Location Sheffield, England
Venue Abbeydale Park
 1972 1974 

The 1973 Benson & Hedges British Open Championships was held at Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 27 January - 2 February 1973.
Jonah Barrington won his sixth title defeating Gogi Alauddin in the final. This sixth success took him to just one behind the record set by Hashim Khan, but it was also to be the last title victory for Barrington.[1]

Seeds

Draw and results

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First round

Player One Player Two Score
Republic of Ireland Jonah BarringtonEngland Bryan Patterson9-0 9-7 9-6
Pakistan Gogi AlauddinEgypt Sheriff Ali9-1 9-0 9-3
Australia Ken HiscoeEngland Tony Swift9-3 9-3 9-0
Pakistan Hiddy JahanScotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart
Australia Bill ReedmanEngland Paul Millman9-3 9-10 8-10 9-5 9-0
England John EasterIndia Hisamud Din9-2 9-3 10-8
Pakistan Rehmatullah KhanPakistan Youssef Khan9-7 9-3 9-5
Egypt Ahmed SafwatSouth Africa Mike Nathanson9-7 9-6 9-0
England Mike GrundyAustralia M Letch9-0 9-0 9-0
Pakistan Amanullah KhanEgypt Abdul Rashid9-2 9-0 9-3
Egypt Abdelfattah Abou TalebUnited States John Hutchinson9-3 9-7 9-1
England Peter VerowAustralia Len Atkins9-5 8-10 10-9 9-1
Australia Robert MeulemanEngland Mike de Semlyen9-7 9-6 9-0
Pakistan Torsam KhanEgypt Galal Allam9-0 9-10 9-7 9-1
England Tony GathercoleEngland Alan Sims5-9 10-9 9-3 10-8

Second Round to Final

Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals
1 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 9 5 9 9
Pakistan Amanullah Khan 6 9 4 3 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 8 9 9
England John Easter 10 9 7 9 England Easter 4 10 2 1
Pakistan Torsam Khan 9 6 9 6 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 8 9
Egypt Ahmed Safwat 9 9 3 9 Egypt Safwat 3 4 10 0
Australia Ron Meuleman 4 3 9 4 Egypt Safwat 9 9 4 9
8 Australia Bill Reedman 9 9 8 9 8 Australia Reedman 0 5 9 3
England Peter Verow 5 4 10 1 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 3 9 7 9 9
4 Australia Ken Hiscoe 9 10 9 4 Australia Hiscoe 9 1 9 1 2
Egypt Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 1 9 7 4 Australia Hiscoe 9 9 9
Pakistan Rehmatullah Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan Khan R 7 2 2
England Tony Gathercole 1 1 2 4 Australia Hiscoe 2 9 9 9
5 Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 8 9 10 9 5 Pakistan Jahan 9 5 0 7
England Pat Kirton 10 2 8 3 5 Pakistan Jahan 5 9 9 9 Final
England Mike Grundy 5 9 4 10 England Grundy 9 6 1 5
South Africa Alan Colburn 7 0 9 8 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
3 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 3 Pakistan Alauddin 4 3 2
Pakistan Sajjad Muneer 4 3 6 3 Pakistan Alauddin 9 9 9
Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 8 9 Egypt Aziz 1 0 2
England Clive Francis 3 1 10 4 3 Pakistan Alauddin 6 9 9 9
6 Pakistan Mohammed Yasin 6 10 9 9 6 Pakistan Yasin 9 2 3 3
Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 9 8 3 0 6 Pakistan Yasin 9 9 9
Egypt Khalifa Salim w/o Egypt Salim 1 5 3
Australia Dick Carter scr 3 Pakistan Alauddin 1 9 9 10
2 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 7 9 9 2 Australia Hunt 9 7 1 8
Pakistan Mohammed Saleem 7 9 1 4 2 Australia Hunt 9 9 4 4 9
Pakistan Sharif Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan Khan S 3 2 9 9 0
England John Palmer 2 1 5 2 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
7 Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 9 9 0 3 9 7 Pakistan Jawaid 6 6 3
Egypt Mohamed Asran 7 3 9 9 3 7 Pakistan Jawaid 4 9 6 9 9
Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9 9 4 9 Pakistan Zaman 9 5 9 3 4
Egypt Hassan Hegazi 5 3 9 5
Preceded by
1972
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1973
Succeeded by
1974

References

  1. "Times Archives 1973 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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