1978 Men's British Open Squash Championship

June 2015 May 2026 British Open Squash Championships 40 British Open Championships London, England Wembley Squash Centre 1977 1979 The 1978 Avis Rent-a-Car British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 31 March – 8 April 1978. Geoff Hunt won his fifth title defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives 1978 Open Championship Oxfordshire Libraries 19 May 2015 19 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180719180025/https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online dead Seeds 30em AUS Geoff Hunt PAK Qamar Zaman PAK Mohibullah Khan PAK Gogi Alauddin PAK Hiddy Jahan RSA 1928 Roland Watson AUS Cameron Nancarrow EGY Ahmed Safwat IRE Jonah Barrington PAK Torsam Khan NZL Bruce Brownlee EGY Aly Abdel Aziz PAK Mo Yasin AUS Kevin Shawcross ENG John Easter PAK Rehmatullah Khan Draw and results https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Squash Rackets The Times Archives The Times 19 May 2015 18 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ live Final AUS Geoff Hunt beat PAK Qamar Zaman 7-9 9-1 9-1 9-2 Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals 1 AUS Geoff Hunt 9 10 9 AUS Dean Williams 1 8 0 ENG Jonny Leslie 9 1 2 9 10 ENG Barry O'Connor 4 9 9 3 8 16 PAK Rehmatullah Khan 9 9 9 PAK Rahim Gul 5 7 4 PAK Mohammed Saleem 2 4 5 ENG Stuart Courtney 9 9 9 8 EGY Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9 ENG Mike Grundy 0 8 1 ENG Joe Richardson 9 9 6 6 4 ENG Ian Robinson 4 7 9 9 9 9 ENG IRE Jonah Barrington 10 9 9 EGY Moussa Helal 8 5 2 EGY Mohammed Khalifa 5 9 9 9 SWE Stefan Winstrom 9 2 2 3 4 PAK Gogi Alauddin 9 9 9 ENG Paul Millman 4 1 5 EGY Mohammed Asran 9 9 9 AUS Neno Vince 5 1 4 13 PAK Mo Yasin w/o SWE Lars Kvant scr PAK Sharif Khan 9 5 5 9 9 SWE Leif Leiner 3 9 9 2 7 5 PAK Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 ENG Dick Carter 4 5 2 Guernsey John Le Lievre w/o PAK Atlas Khan scr 12 EGY Ali Abdel Aziz 9 9 9 ENG Andrew Dwyer 2 1 1 EGY Alam Soliman 2 3 6 EGY Abbas Kaoud 9 9 9 1 AUS Hunt 9 10 9 ENG Leslie 3 8 5 16 PAK R Khan 9 9 9 ENG Courtney 1 4 4 8 EGY Safwat 2 10 9 6 9 ENG Robinson 9 9 0 9 2 9 IRE Barrington 9 9 9 EGY Khalifa 1 2 1 4 PAK Alauddin 9 9 9 EGY Asran 2 0 2 13 PAK Yasin 9 0 7 3 PAK Sharif Khan 3 9 9 9 5 PAK Jahan 9 9 9 Guernsey Le Lievre 1 1 0 12 EGY Aziz 9 5 9 9 EGY Kaoud 3 9 2 2 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 16 PAK R Khan 3 1 7 8 EGY Safwat 7 9 8 9 0 9 IRE Barrington 9 3 10 4 9 4 PAK Alauddin 9 9 9 13 PAK Yasin 1 3 2 5 PAK Jahan 9 9 9 12 EGY Aziz 6 7 7 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 9 IRE Barrington 3 2 5 4 PAK Alauddin 4 7 4 5 PAK Jahan 9 9 9 1 AUS Hunt 9 9 9 5 PAK Jahan 4 1 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals NZL Howard Broun 9 9 9 SWE Bosse Boström 1 3 0 11 NZL Bruce Brownlee 9 2 9 9 ENG Bryan Patterson 2 9 1 5 ENG Peter Verow 9 9 9 AUS Glen Brumby 6 4 2 6 RSA 1928 Roland Watson 9 8 9 9 ENG Gawain Briars 5 10 1 4 ENG Paul Wright 6 9 9 9 PAK Shah Jahan Khan 9 4 7 4 14 AUS Kevin Shawcross 10 9 0 9 RSA 1928 Ian Holding 9 4 9 2 ENG John Roe 9 9 9 EGY Muhammad Moustafa 3 4 1 3 PAK Mohibullah Khan 9 9 9 NZL Craig Blackwood 2 3 6 NZL Tony Naughton w/o AUS Billy Reedman scr 10 PAK Torsam Khan 9 4 7 10 9 AUS Frank Donnelly 3 9 9 8 4 ENG Phil Kenyon 9 9 9 ENG Terry Mabbitt 3 1 6 7 AUS Cam Nancarrow 5 9 1 9 10 PAK Maqsood Ahmed 9 5 9 2 9 AUS Len Steward w/o EGY Mohammed Awad scr 15 ENG John Easter 9 9 10 PAK Amanullah Khan 7 0 9 AUS Roy Ollier 9 2 9 10 RSA 1928 Alan Colburn 6 9 7 8 2 PAK Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 NZL Murray Lilley 7 3 3 NZL Broun 5 3 7 11 NZL Brownlee 9 9 9 ENG Verow 3 4 0 6 RSA 1928 Watson 9 9 9 ENG Wright 3 3 8 14 AUS Shawcross 9 9 10 ENG Roe 10 0 3 1 3 PAK M Khan 8 9 9 9 NZL Naughton 8 0 1 10 PAK Torsam Khan 10 9 9 ENG Kenyon 6 3 9 2 7 AUS Nancarrow 9 9 6 9 AUS Steward 3 0 3 15 ENG Easter 9 9 9 AUS Ollier 2 2 2 2 PAK Zaman 9 9 9 11 NZL Brownlee 9 3 3 9 9 6 RSA 1928 Watson 3 9 9 5 5 14 AUS Shawcross 3 0 1 3 PAK M Khan 9 9 9 10 PAK Torsam Khan 6 0 9 9 10 7 AUS Nancarrow 9 9 7 5 8 15 ENG Easter 6 2 2 2 PAK Zaman 9 9 9 11 NZL Brownlee 1 5 9 7 3 PAK Khan M 9 9 2 9 10 PAK Torsam Khan 10 4 1 4 2 PAK Zaman 9 9 9 9 3 PAK Khan M 5 1 7 7 2 PAK Zaman 9 1 9 9 British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1977 1979 1978 References Category:Men's British Open Squash Championships Men's British Open Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Category:Squash competitions in London