# 1974 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1974 Benson & Hedges British Open Championships was held at Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 31 January – 8 February 1974.
The final was scratched and Geoff Hunt won his second title as Mo Yasin was unable to compete due to badly spraining his ankle during the semi-final: this was the first time the final could not be held since 1934.
As a consolation, the crowd was treated to an exhibition match between Hunt and Barrington.

## Seeds

* Jonah Barrington
* Geoff Hunt
* Gogi Alauddin
* Ken Hiscoe
* Qamar Zaman
* Cam Nancarrow
* Hiddy Jahan
* Mohamed Yasin

## Draw and results
### Final

Geoff Hunt beat Mohammed Yasin w/o

### Section 1

| 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 1 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Kirton | 1 | 4 | 6 | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Easter | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Peasley | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | Philip Ayton | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Ayton | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | John Kingston | 1 | 8 | 5 | | | Ayton | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Kaoud | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shah Jehan Khan | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | Mohammed Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Yasin | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| | Barry O'Connor | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 8 | Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Razek | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | Razek | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Davidson | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | Yasin | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Sharif Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Khan S | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Sims | 0 | 5 | 3 | | | Khan S | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Torsam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Torsam Khan | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guy Morgan | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Yasin | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | Ken Hiscoe | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| | Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Hiscoe | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Patterson | | | | | | Patterson | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muneer | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Sajjad Muneer | | | | | | | | | | | | | Patterson | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Muneer | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Jawaid | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Palmer | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muneer | 6 | 2 | 2 | | |
| 5 | Qamar Zaman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Galal Allam | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 | | Allam | 0 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Swift | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Asran | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Asran | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Verow | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Nadi | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | Nadi | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Johnson | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 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 |
| 3 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rehmatullah Khan | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | Khan R | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hassan Hegazi | 4 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Khalifa | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Khalifa | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike de Semlyen | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | Khalifa | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leo Keppell | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Keppell | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Grundy | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 6 | Cameron Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nancarrow | 7 | 7 | 2 | | |
| | David d'Arcy-Hughes | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 6 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Thurgur | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Thurgur | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S W Balme | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nancarrow | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Saleem | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Saleem | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Gregory Robberds | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | | | Saleem | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Charles Booth | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | Booth | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neil Stewart | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 4 | 7 | 3 | | |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Abbas Khan | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sharif Ali | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Sharif Ali | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D P Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Safwat | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Wise | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Courtney | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Courtney | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rob Jolly | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 7 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jahan | 4 | 3 | 6 | | |
| | Amanullah Khan | 4 | 3 | 9 | | | 7 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark M'Fuk | | | | | | | Mfuk | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jahan | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Khan M | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Gulmast Khan | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | Khan M | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Francis | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | | Francis | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aladin Allouba | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1973 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1974 | Succeeded by1975 |