1985 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
47th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueDunnings Mills Squash Club, East Grinstead
and Wembley Conference Centre
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The 1985 Davies and Tate British Open Championships was held at the Dunnings Mills Squash Club, East Grinstead, with the later stages being held at the Wembley Conference Centre from 15 to 23 April 1985.
Jahangir Khan won his fourth consecutive title defeating Chris Dittmar in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Pakistan Jahangir Khan
  2. Pakistan Qamar Zaman
  3. New Zealand Ross Norman
  4. Australia Chris Dittmar
  5. Australia Greg Pollard - withdrew
  6. New Zealand Stuart Davenport
  7. Australia Ross Thorne
  8. Egypt Gamal Awad
Australia Ricki Hill - seed 13

Draw and results

[2]

Final

Pakistan Jahangir Khan beat Australia Chris Dittmar 9-3 9-2 9-5

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
South Africa Richard O'Connor 3 0 1 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Egypt Ahmed Safwat 9 9 9 Egypt Safwat 1 0 0
Pakistan Khadim Khan 6 4 4 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
England Bryan Beeson 5 7 8 10 9 England Beeson 0 0 1
Egypt Nasser Zahran 9 9 5 8 7 England Beeson 9 9 9
Australia Frank Donnelly w/o Australia Donnelly 0 6 0
13 Australia Ricki Hill scr 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
8 Egypt Gamal Awad 9 2 1 9 9 8 Egypt Awad 0 1 2
South Africa Paul Symonds 5 9 9 3 3 8 Egypt Awad 9 10 9
Egypt Gamal El Amir 3 9 9 9 Egypt El Amir 6 9 4
England Martin Bodimeade 9 7 4 6 8 Egypt Awad 10 6 9 9
Pakistan Maqsood Ahmed 9 7 9 9 Pakistan Maqsood A 8 9 2 0
Wales Cerryg Jones 3 9 7 8 Pakistan Maqsood A 9 10 9 Semi-finals
Canada Dale Styner 9 3 10 9 Canada Styner 5 8 7
Egypt Aly Abdel Aziz 1 9 8 2 1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 7 9 9 9
6 New Zealand Stuart Davenport 9 7 9 9 6 New Zealand Davenport 9 1 5 0
England John Le Lievre 4 9 1 4 6 New Zealand Davenport 9 9 9 9
England Ashley Naylor 9 7 9 9 England Naylor 6 2 10 8
Sweden Jonas Gornerup 3 9 3 2 6 New Zealand Davenport 9 9 9 9
England Gawain Briars 9 9 9 England Briars 10 6 4 2
England Simon Rolington 2 0 2 England Briars 9 9 9
Pakistan Sohail Qaiser 5 1 9 10 9 Pakistan Qaiser 3 4 2
England Barry Watkins 9 9 4 8 1 6 New Zealand Davenport 5 9 10 9
3 New Zealand Ross Norman 9 9 9 3 New Zealand Norman 9 7 8 4
Pakistan Mohammed Ali Somjee 0 3 1 3 New Zealand Norman 9 9 9
Pakistan Umar Hayat Khan 9 9 Pakistan U H Khan 3 1 1
England Cristy Willstrop 7 2 3 New Zealand Norman 6 9 9 9
England Geoff Williams 8 10 9 9 England Williams G 9 6 3 2
Egypt Moussa Helal 10 8 2 4 England Williams G 9 6 9 9
England David Pearson 9 9 9 England Pearson 1 2 10 8
Wales Adrian Davies 5 0 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
2 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 8 9 9 9 9
Sweden Leif Leiner 10 10 0 0 2 2 Pakistan Zaman 9 9 9
England Ian Robinson 2 9 9 9 England Robinson 2 5 4
Pakistan Fahim Gul 9 6 3 0 2 Pakistan Zaman 4 9 9 5 9
Egypt Magdi Saad 9 9 10 Egypt Saad 9 6 1 9 1
Sweden Bjรถrn Almstrรถm 3 6 9 Egypt Saad 9 9 9
England Danny Lee 10 10 9 England Lee 7 0 5
Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9 8 1 2 Pakistan Zaman 4 0 2
England Phil Kenyon 9 0 9 9 England Kenyon 9 9 9
Egypt Hesham El Attar 5 9 5 3 England Kenyon 9 6 9 9
7 Australia Ross Thorne 9 9 9 7 Australia Thorne 7 9 6 6
England Rob Shay 3 2 2 England Kenyon 9 3 9 9
Sweden Fredrik Johnson 1 7 9 10 9 Sweden Johnson 0 9 2 2
Australia Stephen Vocetti 9 9 1 9 1 Sweden Johnson 5 9 9 2 9 Semi-finals
England Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 England Jahan 9 1 5 9 7
England Simon Taylor 0 0 2 England Kenyon 5 3 3
England David Lloyd 9 9 9 4 Australia Dittmar 9 9 9
England Steve Bateman 4 4 2 England Lloyd 5 9 6 9 9
Sweden Jan-Ulf Soderberg 9 9 9 Sweden Soderberg 9 2 9 3 0
Sweden Bosse Bostrรถm 4 6 4 England Lloyd 6 10 4 9 9
Pakistan Karimullah Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan Karimullah K 9 8 9 3 8 ret
Australia Patrick Coll 2 7 1 Pakistan Karimullah K 4 9 3 9 9
South Africa Stuart Hailstone 9 9 2 3 6 South Africa Hailstone 9 5 9 5 4
England Andrew Foley 5 3 9 9 5 ret England Lloyd 4 9 3 4
4 Australia Chris Dittmar 9 9 9 4 Australia Dittmar 9 4 9 9
Pakistan Daulat Khan 3 1 3 4 Australia Dittmar 9 9 9
England Neil Harvey 9 1 4 9 9 England Harvey 3 5 6
England Jamie Hickox 2 9 9 6 1 4 Australia Dittmar 4 9 9 9
Australia Kelvin Smith 9 9 2 9 Australia Smith 9 5 1 0
Republic of Ireland Robert Forde 0 3 9 3 Australia Smith 10 1 9 9
Singapore Peter Hill 9 10 9 Singapore Hill P 9 9 5 7
Australia Tristan Nancarrow 2 8 4

Greg Pollard (Aus) seeded fifth withdrew before the tournament started.

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1985 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1985 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2015.