# 1972 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1972 Benson and Hedges British Open Championship was held at the Abbeydale Park Squash Club in Sheffield from 28 January – 5 February 1972. Jonah Barrington won his fifth title defeating Geoff Hunt in the final. The event was sponsored for the first time by Benson and Hedges.

## Seeds

* Jonah Barrington
* Geoff Hunt
* Ken Hiscoe
* Gogi Alauddin
* Aftab Jawaid
* Mohamed Asran
* Hiddy Jahan
* Mohamed Yasin (withdrew)

## Draw and results
### First round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Jonah Barrington | Ahmed Nadi | 9-3 9-0 9-1 |
| Mike de Semlyen | D P Morgan | 9-2 9-5 9-3 |
| Ray Lewis | Don Innes | w/o |
| Dave Dick | Hisamud Din | 9-2 9-4 9-5 |
| Galal Allam | Sharif Khan | w/o |
| Ian Nuttall | Aly Aspahani | w/o |
| Tony Swift | Rob Jolly | 9-3 9-6 9-6 |
| M G Young | Alan Sims | 9-5 6-9 9-5 10-8 |
| Gogi Alauddin | Mike Hepker | 9-3 4-9 6-9 9-2 9-2 |
| David D’Arcy Hughes | Ahmed Safwat | 9-1 9-3 9-4 |
| Terry Pickering | John Palmer | 9-4 9-4 9-4 |
| Ken Binns | Maged Abaza | 9-7 8-9 9-5 9-5 |
| Aftab Jawaid | Moussa Helal | 9-7 9- 0 9-5 |
| John Easter | Rehmatullah Khan | 9-7 9-4 9-1 |
| Paul Millman | Mike Nathanson | w/o |
| Mohibullah Khan | Amanullah Khan | 10-8 9-4 9-0 |
| Geoff Hunt | Yusuf Khan | 9-0 9-2 9-2 |
| Mike Corby | Alan Colburn | 9-3 10-8 8-10 9-7 |
| Sajjad Muneer | Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 9-4 9-5 10-9 |
| Ian Turley | Brian Wise | 9-5 9-2 9-6 |
| Hiddy Jahan | Tony Gathercole | 9-6 9-3 9-2 |
| Robin Bawtree | K Mahmoud | 9-4 9-10 9-4 9-3 |
| Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | Samir Nadim | w/o |
| Pat Kirton | M A Mohsen | 9-4 9-1 9-5 |
| Ken Hiscoe | Ken Davidson | 9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| Mohamed Khalifa | Charles Booth | 9-1 9-5 9-5 |
| Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan | M Youssef | 9-0 9-4 9-1 |
| Clive Francis | Mike Grundy | 9-6 9-3 10-8 |
| Mohamed Asran | Abdul Rashid | 9-0 9-2 9-1 |
| Robert Anjema | Khan Din | 10-8 9-5 9-4 |
| Philip Ayton | John Richardson | 9-3 9-2 8-10 9-10 10-8 |
| Peter Stokes | Alan Purnell | 9-2 5-9 9-3 9-6 |

### Second round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Jonah Barrington | Mike de Semlyen | 9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Ray Lewis | Dave Dick | 9-6 9-4 9-4 |
| Galal Allam | Ian Nuttall | 9-7 9-1 9-7 |
| Tony Swift | M G Young | 9-6 7-9 9-2 9-4 |
| Gogi Alauddin | David D’Arcy Hughes | 9-2 9-2 10-9 |
| Terry Pickering | Ken Binns | 5-9 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| Aftab Jawaid | John Easter | 4-9 9-3 9-7 10-9 |
| Paul Millman | Mohibullah Khan | 9-1 9-7 9-6 |
| Geoff Hunt | Mike Corby | 8-10 9-3 9-3 9-7 |
| Sajjad Muneer | Ian Turley | 9-1 9-2 9-6 |
| Hiddy Jahan | Robin Bawtree | 9-5 9-7 9-3 |
| Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | Pat Kirton | 9-7 9-3 0-9 4-9 9-7 |
| Ken Hiscoe | Mohamed Khalifa | 9-1 9-4 9-5 |
| Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan | Clive Francis | 9-5 9-3 9-3 |
| Mohamed Asran | Robert Anjema | 9-5 9-0 9-2 |
| Philip Ayton | Peter Stokes | 9-1 9-3 9-7 |

### Main draw

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Lewis | 4 | 0 | 5 | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Galal Allam | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Allam | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Swift | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | 4 | Alauddin | 8 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Pickering | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 4 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 5 | Jawaid | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| | Sajjad Muneer | 1 | 7 | 1 | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 7 | Jahan | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ken Hiscoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 3 | Hiscoe | 7 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Mo Khan | 3 | 1 | 5 | | 3 | Hiscoe | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mohamed Asran | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Asran | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philip Ayton | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Eighth seed Mohamed Yasin (Pakistan) withdrew before the tournament started.
| Preceded by1971 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1972 | Succeeded by1973 |