en 1977 Men%27s British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
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

Draw and results

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Final

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

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals

1	Geoff Hunt
	bye						1	Hunt	9	9	9
	Arthur Hough	9	2	6	9	10		Hough	1	0	3
	Sherif Aly	6	9	9	6	9								1	Hunt	9	9	9
16	Bryan Patterson	9	9	9											O'Connor	3	4	2
	N Preston	0	7	5			16	Patterson	9	9	9	7	2
	Barry O'Connor	9	9	9				O'Connor	4	10	4	9	9
	Paul Millman	4	1	4																	1	Hunt	9	10	5	2	7
8	Kevin Shawcross	9	9	9																	9	Brownlee	4	1	4
	David Mason	5	7	4			8	Shawcross	9	9	9
	Mikael Hellstrom	6	9	9	9			Hellstrom	4	4	4
	Terry Mabbitt	9	6	7	4									8	Shawcross	9	9	10	7	1
9	Bruce Brownlee	9	9	9										9	Brownlee	4	10	8	9	9
	Bill Andruss	2	2	1			9	Brownlee	9	9	6										Semi-finals
	Amanullah Khan	9	9	9				Khan A	0	7	0	ret
	Pat Kirton	6	4	3																	1	Hunt	9	9	9
4	Jonah Barrington	9	9	9																	4	Barrington	5	2	0
	Eliot Berry	5	3	7			4	Barrington	9	9	9
	Wayne Skinner	9	9	9				Skinner	1	4	1
	P Tibbs	1	0	6										4	Barrington	10	9	9
13	Abbas Kaoud	9	9	9										13	Kaoud	9	4	3
	P White	7	6	0			13	Kaoud	9	9	9
	Cliff Roe	9	9	9				Roe	6	6	4
	David Morgan	2	0	2																	4	Barrington	10	9	5	9
5	Roland Watson	9	9	9																	5	Watson	8	1	9	6
	Dean Williams	4	5	6			5	Watson	9	2	9	10
	Ian Robinson	9	9	9				Robinson	5	9	1	9
	I Din	3	2	1										5	Watson	9	5	9	9
12	John Easter	9	9	9										12	Easter	2	9	4	2
	Mark M'Fuk	2	0	1			12	Easter	9	9	9
	Kim Bruce-Lockhart	9	4	9	9			Bruce-Lockhart	0	5	2
	W Oakley	3	9	3	7

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarter-finals

3	Cam Nancarrow	9	9	10
	G Hodgetts	3	1	8			3	Nancarrow	9	9	7	9
	Bryan Pearson	9	9	9				Pearson	6	6	9	2
	Galal Allam	6	0	0									3	Nancarrow	7	9	9	9
14	Rehmatullah Khan	9	9	9									14	Khan R	9	6	5	2
	Paul Wright	4	3	1			14	Khan R	9	9	9
	Mohamed Khalifa	1	9	10	9			Khalifa	0	1	0
	Mike Thurgur	9	4	9	0														3	Nancarrow	9	7	9	9
6	Ken Hiscoe	9	9	9															11	Leslie	4	9	3	5
	Denis Pennington	1	3	7			6	Hiscoe	9	9	9
	Leif Leiner	4	9	9	10			Leiner	5	6	3
	Mike Grundy	9	4	1	8								6	Hiscoe	4	4	9	8
11	Jonathan Leslie	9	4	8	9	10							11	Leslie	9	9	7	10
	Moussa Helal	6	9	10	7	8		Leslie	9	9	9								Semi-finals
	Lars Kvant	9	9	9				Kvant	7	0	0
	Ross Thorne	1	0	4															3	Nancarrow	9	9	6	9
2	Ahmed Safwat	9	9	9															2	Safwat	1	6	9	1
	Nigel Giffin	0	0	1			2	Safwat	9	9	9
	Alan Colburn	9	9	9				Colburn	4	1	1
	Tony Swift	7	1	6									2	Safwat	9	9	9
15	Murray Lilley	9	9	9									15	Lilley	7	7	2
	Clive Francis	4	5	1			15	Lilley	9	9	9
	Mohamed Awad	9	9	9				Awad	6	6	2
	H Nasser	3	3	4															2	Safwat	9	9	9
7	Aly Abdel Aziz	9	9	9															10	Asran	5	2	7
	Bob Shay	1	2	1			7	Aziz
	Craig Blackwood							Blackwood
													7	Aziz	7	9	9	3
10	Mohamed Asran	9	10	9									10	Asran	9	2	10	9
	Bosse Boström	8	0	2			10	Asran	9	9	7	9
	Frank Donnelly	9	6	10	3	10		Donnelly	1	2	9	1
	John Le Lievre	6	9	8	9	9

Preceded by 1976	British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1977	Succeeded by 1978

References

^ "Times Archives 1977 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[1] "Times Archives 1977 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.

[2] "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

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