1971 Men's British Open Squash Championship

Squash tournament held in Birmingham, England
British Open Squash Championships
33rd British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
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The 1971 British Open Championship was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham from 4–12 December 1969.
Jonah Barrington won his fourth title defeating Aftab Jawaid in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington
  2. Pakistan Aftab Jawaid
  3. Pakistan Mohammed Yasin
  4. England Philip Ayton
  5. Pakistan Sharif Khan
  6. Australia Rainer Ratinac
  7. England John Easter
  8. Egypt Abdelfattah Abou Taleb

Draw and results

[2]

Main draw

Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 9 9 9
England Clive Francis 0 0 2 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington
Rhodesia Mike Hepker 9 9 9 Rhodesia Hepker
Pakistan Khan Din 4 0 1 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 3 9
5 Pakistan Sharif Khan 9 10 9 5 Pakistan Khan 0 7 9 3
England Mike Thurgur 0 9 4 5 Pakistan Khan S
4 England Philip Ayton 9 9 9 4 England Ayton
Scotland Kim Bruce-Lockhart 5 6 5 1 Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
2 Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 9 9 9 2 Pakistan Jawaid 1 2 6
Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 2 3 2 2 Pakistan Jawaid 9 10 9
7 England John Easter 9 9 9 7 England Easter 4 9 6
Egypt Ahmed Nadi 2 0 7 2 Pakistan Jawaid
3 Pakistan Mo Yasin 9 9 9 3 Pakistan Yasin
South Africa Graham Macdonald 3 5 6 3 Pakistan Yasin 2 9 9 3 9
6 Australia Rainer Ratinac 9 9 6 9 6 Australia Ratinac 9 5 3 9 5
Australia Billy Reedman 4 7 9 2

Eighth Seed Abdelfattah Abou Taleb withdrew against Mike Hepker in the first round.

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1971
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1971 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2015.