# 1983 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1983 Davies and Tate British Open Championships was held at the Carrington Club with the later stages being held at the Derby Assembly Rooms from 4–11 April 1983.
Jahangir Khan won his second consecutive title defeating Gamal Awad in the final.

## Seeds

* Jahangir Khan
* Hiddy Jahan
* Qamar Zaman
* Dean Williams
* Gamal Awad
* Maqsood Ahmed
* Ross Norman
* Gawain Briars
Glen Brumby - seed 10 Ahmed Safwat - seed 11 Stuart Davenport - seed 13
Chris Dittmar - seed 15
Magdi Saad
Lars Kvant

## Draw and results
### Final

Jahangir Khan beat Gamal Awad 9-2 9-5 9-1

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 1 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Bateman | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | 1 | Jahangir K | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Edwards | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Yasin | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aziz | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neil Harvey | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | Harvey | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rodney George | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 15 | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Dittmar | 0 | 3 | 4 | | |
| | Mark Hornby | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | 15 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Umar Hayat Khan | | | | | | | Hayat Khan | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Dittmar | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gawain Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Briars | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Blackwood | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | 8 | Briars | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Peter Verow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Verow | 1 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir K | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 3 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 6 | 6 | 2 | | |
| | Nasser Zahran | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | 3 | Zaman | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aladin Alouba | | | | | | | Alouba | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christy Willstrop | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Willstrop | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Watkins | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | Willstrop | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Lloyd | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | Lloyd | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Asran | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaman | 4 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 7 | Ross Norman | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Norman | 4 | 1 | 5 | | |
| | Trevor Wilkinson | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Norman | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Thorne | | | | | | | Thorne | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Norman | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ahmed Safwat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hickox | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Hickox | | | | | | | Hickox | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zain Saleh | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | Saleh | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daulat Khan | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johan Stockenberg | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | | 2 | Jahan | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greg Pollard | 10 | 2 | 9 | 10 | | | Pollard | 2 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Kvant | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Kvant | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Fredrik Johnson | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | Kvant | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Williams | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Williams G | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Le Lievre | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jahan | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Gamal Awad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Awad G | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| | Claes Eriksson | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 5 | Awad G | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan-Ulf Söderberg | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Söderberg | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zahir Hussein Khan | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | Awad G | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Magdi Saad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Saad | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Björn Almström | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | Saad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | David Pearson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Pearson | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sohail Qaiser | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Awad G | 10 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 13 | Stuart Davenport | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Williams D | 8 | 0 | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | | 13 | Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ashley Naylor | | | | | | | Naylor | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 6 | Maqsood A | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Rolington | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | 6 | Maqsood A | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Davenport | 6 | 3 | 9 | | |
| 4 | Dean Williams | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Williams D | 9 | 9 | 10 | | |
| | Teifion Salisbury | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | 4 | Williams D | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Helal | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Markku Sainio | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | 4 | Williams D | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Awad | | | | | | | | | | | | Awad M | 2 | 2 | ret | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Awad M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Bodimeade | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Bodimeade | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Glen Brumby | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gogi Alauddin & Karimullah Khan of Pakistan both failed to attend their first round matches and were disqualified.
| Preceded by1982 | British Open Squash Championships England (Derby) 1983 | Succeeded by1984 |