The 1979 British Open Championships sponsored by Avis,[1] was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 31 March - 8 April 1979. Geoff Hunt won his sixth title defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1978 final.[2]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 41st British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley Squash Centre |
Seeds
editDraw and results
editFirst round*
edit| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Ali Abdel Aziz |
 Ricki Hill |
9-6 9-1 9-5 |
  Jonah Barrington |
Nasser Zahran |
9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Steven Bowditch |
Gavin Dupre |
9-6 6-9 9-3 10-8 |
| Gawain Briars |
John Le Lievre |
10-8 9-6 9-7 |
 Bruce Brownlee |
 Sajjad Muneer |
w/o |
| Glen Brumby |
Torsam Khan |
w/o |
| Robin Espie |
John Catchpole |
9-7 9-4 10-8 |
| Roy Ollier |
Len Steward |
9-6 8-10 9-3 9-2 |
| Geoff Hunt |
Rehmatullah Khan |
9-1 9-3 5-9 9-1 |
| Kevin Shawcross |
 Bosse Boström |
9-2 9-6 9-5 |
| Peter Verow |
Shah Jehan Khan |
9-4 9-2 9-1 |
| Dean Williams |
Paul Chaplin |
9-2 9-2 9-3 |
Second round*
edit| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Hunt |
Mohammed Asran |
|
| Gogi Alauddin |
Sharif Khan |
9-4 9-1 9-6 |
| Kevin Shawcross |
Ian Robinson |
2-9 6-9 9-4 9-7 10-9 |
| Bruce Brownlee |
 Kim Bruce-Lockhart |
10-9 9-6 9-10 9-2 |
First round* and Second round* matches incomplete.
Third round to final
edit| Third round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Geoff Hunt
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Verow
| 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Hunt
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gogi Alauddin
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Alauddin
| 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Kevin Shawcross
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Hunt
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hiddy Jahan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Jahan
| 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gamal Awad
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Jahan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Jonah Barrington
| 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Barrington
| 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Roland Watson
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Hunt
| 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Qamar Zaman
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Zaman
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray Lilley
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Zaman
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maqsood Ahmed
| 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Maqsood A
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aly Abdel Aziz
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Zaman
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| 3 | Mohibullah Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | M Khan
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| Glen Brumby
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | M Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brownlee
| 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Brownlee
| 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Yasin
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Jonah's Happy Return". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 March 1979. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Last Night's Results". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 March 1979. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "1979 Squash". trove.nla.gov.au.