# 1978 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1978 Avis Rent-a-Car British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 31 March – 8 April 1978. Geoff Hunt won his fifth title defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.

## Seeds

* Geoff Hunt
* Qamar Zaman
* Mohibullah Khan
* Gogi Alauddin
* Hiddy Jahan
* Roland Watson
* Cameron Nancarrow
* Ahmed Safwat
* Jonah Barrington
* Torsam Khan
* Bruce Brownlee
* Aly Abdel Aziz
* Mohammed Yasin
* Kevin Shawcross
* John Easter
* Rehmatullah Khan

## Draw and results
### Final

Geoff Hunt beat Qamar Zaman 7-9 9-1 9-1 9-2

### 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 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Williams | 1 | 8 | 0 | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonny Leslie | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | | Leslie | 3 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry O'Connor | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Rehmatullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | R Khan | 3 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rahim Gul | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | 16 | R Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Saleem | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | Courtney | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Courtney | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 8 | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Barrington | 3 | 2 | 5 | | |
| | Mike Grundy | 0 | 8 | 1 | | | 8 | Safwat | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Richardson | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | Robinson | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 8 | Safwat | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonah Barrington | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Barrington | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | 9 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Mohammed Khalifa | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Khalifa | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Winstrom | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 4 | 1 | 3 | | |
| | Paul Millman | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | 4 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Asran | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neno Vince | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mohammed Yasin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Yasin | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Kvant | scr | | | | | 13 | Yasin | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sharif Khan | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | Sharif Khan | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Leiner | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alauddin | 4 | 7 | 4 | | |
| 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Dick Carter | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Le Lievre | w/o | | | | | | Le Lievre | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Atlas Khan | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ali Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Aziz | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Dwyer | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 12 | Aziz | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alam Soliman | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | Kaoud | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 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 |
| | Howard Broun | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bosse Boström | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | Broun | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | 11 | Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Patterson | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | 11 | Brownlee | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Verow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Watson | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Glen Brumby | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | Verow | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Roland Watson | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | 6 | Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gawain Briars | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Brownlee | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| | Paul Wright | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Khan M | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | |
| | Shah Jahan Khan | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | Wright | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kevin Shawcross | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 14 | Shawcross | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Holding | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | 14 | Shawcross | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Roe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Muhammad Moustafa | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | Roe | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 3 | Khan M | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Blackwood | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Khan M | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| | Tony Naughton | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
| | Billy Reedman | scr | | | | | | Naughton | 8 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Torsam Khan | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Torsam Khan | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | Torsam Khan | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | Phil Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Mabbitt | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | Kenyon | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cam Nancarrow | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Torsam Khan | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| | Len Steward | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| | Mohammed Awad | scr | | | | | | Steward | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | 15 | Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanullah Khan | 7 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 15 | Easter | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Ollier | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Colburn | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | Ollier | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Murray Lilley | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1977 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1978 | Succeeded by1979 |