1979 Men's British Open Squash Championship
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| British Open Squash Championships | |||
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| 41st British Open Championships | |||
| Details | |||
| Location | London, England | ||
| Venue | Wembley Squash Centre | ||
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The 1979 British Open Championships 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.[1]
Contents
Seeds
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Draw & Results
First Round*
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Geoff Hunt |
 Rehmatullah Khan |
9-1 9-3 5-9 9-1 |
| Kevin Shawcross |
 Bo Bostrom |
9-2 9-6 9-5 |
 Ali Abdel Aziz |
Ricki Hill |
9-6 9-1 9-5 |
| Glen Brumby |
Torsam Khan |
w/o |
 Bruce Brownlee |
Sajjad Muneer |
w/o |
| Steven Bowditch |
 Gavin Dupre |
9-6 6-9 9-3 10-8 |
| Robin Espie |
John Catchpole |
9-7 9-4 10-8 |
| Dean Williams |
Paul Chaplin |
9-2 9-2 9-3 |
| Roy Ollier |
Len Steward |
9-6 8-10 9-3 9-2 |
Second Round*
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Hunt |
Mohammed Asran |
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| 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
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gogi Alauddin |
9 | 9 | 9 | Alauddin |
6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Kevin Shawcross |
3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Hunt |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiddy Jahan |
9 | 9 | 9 | Jahan |
3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gamal Awad |
2 | 4 | 6 | Jahan |
9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jonah Barrington |
7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Barrington |
0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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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| Mohibullah Khan |
9 | 9 | 9 | M Khan |
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| Glen Brumby |
1 | 7 | 2 | M Khan |
9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brownlee |
5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Brownlee |
4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Yasin |
9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1979 |
Succeeded by 1980 |
