1977 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
39th British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Wembley Squash Centre
← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Lucas Industries British Open Championships was held at Wembley Squash Centre in London from 26 March - 4 April 1977.
Geoff Hunt won his fourth title defeating Cameron Nancarrow in the final. The Pakistan government did not allow their leading players to compete because South African players lined up in the field.[1]

Seeds

  1. Australia Geoff Hunt
  2. Egypt Ahmed Safwat
  3. Australia Cameron Nancarrow
  4. Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington
  5. South Africa Roland Watson
  6. Australia Ken Hiscoe
  7. Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz
  8. Australia Kevin Shawcross
  9. New Zealand Bruce Brownlee
  10. Egypt Mohammed Asran
  11. England Jonathan Leslie
  12. England John Easter
  13. Egypt Abbas Kaoud
  14. Pakistan Rehmatullah Khan
  15. New Zealand Murray Lilley
  16. England Bryan Patterson

Draw & Results

[2]

Final

Australia Geoff Hunt beat Australia Cameron Nancarrow 9-4 9-4 8-10 9-4

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
1  Australia Geoff Hunt  
 bye     1  Australia Hunt 9 9 9  
 England Arthur Hough 9 2 6 9 10    England Hough 1 0 3  
 Egypt Sherif Aly 6 9 9 6 9       1  Australia Hunt 9 9 9  
16  England Bryan Patterson 9 9 9        England O'Connor 3 4 2  
 England N Preston 0 7 5     16  England Patterson 9 9 9 7 2
 England Barry O'Connor 9 9 9    England O'Connor 4 10 4 9 9  
 England Paul Millman 4 1 4       1  Australia Hunt 9 10 5 2 7  
8  Australia Kevin Shawcross 9 9 9       9  New Zealand Brownlee 4 1 4  
 England David Mason 5 7 4     8  Australia Shawcross 9 9 9  
 Sweden Mikael Hellstrom 6 9 9 9    Sweden Hellstrom 4 4 4  
 England Terry Mabbitt 9 6 7 4       8  Australia Shawcross 9 9 10 7 1
9  New Zealand Bruce Brownlee 9 9 9       9  New Zealand Brownlee 4 10 8 9 9  
 United States Bill Andruss 2 2 1     9  New Zealand Brownlee 9 9 6
 Pakistan Amanullah Khan 9 9 9    Pakistan Khan A 0 7 0 ret  
 England Pat Kirton 6 4 3       1  Australia Hunt 9 9 9
4  EnglandRepublic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 9 9 9       4  Republic of Ireland England Barrington 5 2 0
 United States Eliot Berry 5 3 7     4  England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9  
 Australia Wayne Skinner 9 9 9    Australia Skinner 1 4 1  
 England P Tibbs 1 0 6       4  Republic of Ireland England Barrington 10 9 9  
13  Egypt Abbas Kaoud 9 9 9       13  Egypt Kaoud 9 4 3  
 England P White 7 6 0     13  Egypt Kaoud 9 9 9
 England Cliff Roe 9 9 9    England Roe 6 6 4  
 Canada David Morgan 2 0 2       4  Republic of Ireland England Barrington 10 9 5 9
5  South Africa Roland Watson 9 9 9       5  South Africa Watson 8 1 9 6  
 Australia Dean Williams 4 5 6     5  South Africa Watson 9 2 9 10  
 England Ian Robinson 9 9 9    England Robinson 5 9 1 9  
 India I Din 3 2 1       5  South Africa Watson 9 5 9 9
12  England John Easter 9 9 9       12  England Easter 2 9 4 2  
 Nigeria Mark M'Fuk 2 0 1     12  England Easter 9 9 9
 Scotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart 9 4 9 9    Scotland Bruce-Lockhart 0 5 2  
 South Africa W Oakley 3 9 3 7  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
3  Australia Cam Nancarrow 9 9 10  
 England G Hodgetts 3 1 8     3  Australia Nancarrow 9 9 7 9  
 England Bryan Pearson 9 9 9    England Pearson 6 6 9 2  
 Egypt Galal Allam 6 0 0       3  Australia Nancarrow 7 9 9 9  
14  Pakistan Rehmatullah Khan 9 9 9       14  Pakistan Khan R 9 6 5 2  
 England Paul Wright 4 3 1     14  Pakistan Khan R 9 9 9
 Egypt Mohamed Khalifa 1 9 10 9    Egypt Khalifa 0 1 0  
 England Mike Thurgur 9 4 9 0       3  Australia Nancarrow 9 7 9 9  
6  Australia Ken Hiscoe 9 9 9       11  England Leslie 4 9 3 5  
 Jersey Denis Pennington 1 3 7     6  Australia Hiscoe 9 9 9  
 Sweden Leif Leiner 4 9 9 10    Sweden Leiner 5 6 3  
 England Mike Grundy 9 4 1 8       6  Australia Hiscoe 4 4 9 8
11  England Jonathan Leslie 9 4 8 9 10       11  England Leslie 9 9 7 10  
 Egypt Moussa Helal 6 9 10 7 8      England Leslie 9 9 9
 Sweden Lars Kvant 9 9 9    Sweden Kvant 7 0 0  
 Australia Ross Thorne 1 0 4       3  Australia Nancarrow 9 9 6 9
2  Egypt Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9       2  Egypt Safwat 1 6 9 1
 England Nigel Giffin 0 0 1     2  Egypt Safwat 9 9 9  
 South Africa Alan Colburn 9 9 9    South Africa Colburn 4 1 1  
 England Tony Swift 7 1 6       2  Egypt Safwat 9 9 9  
15  New Zealand Murray Lilley 9 9 9       15  New Zealand Lilley 7 7 2  
 England Clive Francis 4 5 1     15  New Zealand Lilley 9 9 9
 Egypt Mohamed Awad 9 9 9    Egypt Awad 6 6 2  
 Egypt H Nasser 3 3 4       2  Egypt Safwat 9 9 9
7  Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz 9 9 9       10  Egypt Asran 5 2 7  
 South Africa Bob Shay 1 2 1     7  Egypt Aziz  
 New Zealand Craig Blackwood    New Zealand Blackwood  
        7  Egypt Aziz 7 9 9 3
10  Egypt Mohamed Asran 9 10 9       10  Egypt Asran 9 2 10 9  
 Sweden Bo Bostrom 8 0 2     10  Egypt Asran 9 9 7 9
 Australia Frank Donnelly 9 6 10 3 10    Australia Donnelly 1 2 9 1  
 Guernsey John Le Lievre 6 9 8 9 9  
Preceded by
1976		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1977 		Succeeded by
1978

References

  1. ↑ "Times Archives 1977 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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