1968 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1968 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 12–20 December 1967.
Jonah Barrington won his second consecutive title defeating Abdelfattah Abou Taleb in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
30th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1967
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Seeds

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Draw and results

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First round

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  Mike Thurgur beat   M McDonald 9-2 10-9 9-0
  Clive Francis beat   John Upton 9-4 9-4 9-2
  Aly Abdel Aziz beat   J L Moore 9-0 9-2 9-6
  Mike Hill beat   John Skinner 5-9 9-2 9-2 9-6
  Nigel Broomfield beat   Patrick Keenan 9-2 9-5 9-1
  Richard Boddington beat   Samir Nadim 9-5 9-10 9-4 5-9 9-3
  Chris Stahl beat   Richard White 9-2 9-6 6-9 9-4
  Nigel Faulks beat   J S Barton 9-5 6-9 9-1 9-5
  Barry Jones beat   T D Phillips 4-9 10-8 9-5 6-9 9-1
  Peter Richards beat   Philip E Goodwin 9-7 9-3 ret
  John Ward beat   Peter Stokes 9-4 9-3 8-10 2-0 9-6
  Don Innes beat   Paul Millman 4-9 9-6 10-9 9-0
  John Easter beat   Chris Orriss 9-2 9-3 4-9 9-5
  Alan Sims beat   Arthur Catherine 9-6 2-9 9-7 9-5
  Peter Chalk beat   John Ward 4-9 9-7 9-1 9-10 9-6
  Michael Griffiths beat   Richard Hawkey 9-7 9-5 4-9 10-8

Second round

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  Mike Thurgur beat   Barry Jones 9-3 6-9 9-5 9-6
  Clive Francis beat   Peter Richards 4-9 7 10-9 9-6
  Aly Abdel Aziz beat   John Ward 9-4 9-2 3-9 9-7
  Mike Hill beat   Don Innes 9-1 9-5 6-9 9-7
  Nigel Broomfield beat   John Easter 9-2 9-3 9-1
  Richard Boddington beat   Alan Sims 9-5 9-2 9-2
  Chris Stahl beat   Peter Chalk 9-6 9-5 2-9 9-7
  Michael Griffiths beat   Nigel Faulks 5-9 9-6 9-6

Main draw

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Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1     Jonah Barrington 9 9 9
  Mike Hill 7 3 5 1     Barrington 9 9 9
5   David Brazier 9 9 9 5   Brazier 2 7 5
  Michael Griffiths 0 1 4 1     Barrington 9 9 9
3   Kamal Zaghloul 5 9 9 8 9 3   Zaghloul 2 2 0
  Chris Stahl 9 2 4 10 6 3   Zaghloul 9 2 9 4 9
7   Pat Kirton 9 2 9 6 3   Boddington 7 9 5 9 3
  Richard Boddington 7 9 5 9 9 1     Barrington 9 9 9
2   Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 9 9 9 2   Taleb 6 0 3
  Clive Francis 4 4 3 2   Taleb 8 9 9 5 9
6   Denis Hughes 8 10 6 9 9 6   Hughes 10 2 5 9 3
  Aly Abdel Aziz 10 8 9 1 5 2   Taleb 5 9 7 9 9
4   Jeremy Lyon 9 9 9 4   Lyon 9 4 9 4 2
  Mike Thurgur 1 7 6 4   Lyon 9 10 9
  Nigel Broomfield 1 8 9 2 8   Nadi 0 8 7
8   Ahmed Nadi 9 9 4 9

Third Place

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  Jeremy Lyon beat   Kamal Zaghloul 5-9 9-2 9-6 9-3

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1968
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1968 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2015.