# 1986 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1986 Hi-Tec British Open Championships was held at the Dunnings Mill Squash Club in East Grinstead and the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 14–22 April 1986. Jahangir Khan won his fifth consecutive title defeating Ross Norman in the final.

## Seeds

* Jahangir Khan
* Ross Norman
* Stuart Davenport
* Gawain Briars
* Ross Thorne
* Greg Pollard
* Phil Kenyon
* Qamar Zaman
* Glen Brumby - withdrew
* Maqsood Ahmed
* Hiddy Jahan
* Martin Bodimeade
* Jan-Ulf Söderberg
* Ricki Hill
* Kelvin Smith
* Gamal Awad

## Draw and results
### Final

Jahangir Khan beat Ross Norman 9-6 9-4 9-6

### 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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phil Whitlock | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | 1 | Khan J | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christy Willstrop | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | Willstrop | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fahim Gul | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Khan J | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jan-Ulf Söderberg | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Söderberg | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | John Le Lievre | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | 13 | Söderberg | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Pearson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Pearson | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jon Cornish | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Khan J | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 7 | Phil Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Jahan | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
| | Bosse Boström | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | 7 | Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Taylor | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Taylor | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gamal El Amir | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Kenyon | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Cunningham | 5 | 1 | 7 | | | 11 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Kevin Karam | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | Karam | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Khan J | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 3 | Stuart Davenport | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Davenport | 0 | 1 | 2 | | |
| | Brett Martin | 3 | 1 | 8 | | | 3 | Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Umar Hayat Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | U H Khan | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Davies | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Kelvin Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 15 | Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 0 | 2 | 5 | | | 15 | Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dale Styner | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | Styner | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Robinson | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Davenport | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 6 | Greg Pollard | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Pollard | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| | Austin Adarraga | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | 6 | Pollard | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Björn Almström | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Almstrom | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karimullah Khan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | 6 | Pollard | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Cerryg Jones | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 12 | Bodimeade | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Maclean | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | | 12 | Bodimeade | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Martin Bodimeade | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Jones | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Forde | 2 | 5 | 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 | 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 |
| | Geoff Williams | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Talbott | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | Williams G | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Gamal Awad | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 16 | Awad G | 0 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Griffin | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | Williams G | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Hickox | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Thorne | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Carter | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | 5 | Thorne | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ross Thorne | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | | Hickox | 5 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Waite | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Thorne | 4 | 3 | 1 | | |
| | Mohammed Ali Somjee | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Tony Brett-Kelly | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | Somjee | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zarak Jahan Khan | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Z J Khan | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | Z J Khan | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Robberds | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Briars | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sohail Qaiser | 5 | 5 | 7 | | | | Robberds | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Gawain Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 4 | Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Thomson | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Briars | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| | Rodney Martin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Norman | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| | Bryan Beeson | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | Martin R | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ricki Hill | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 14 | Hill | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Owen | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Martin R | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tristan Nancarrow | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | Nancarrow | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gogi Alauddin | scr | | | | | | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Qamar Zaman | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 8 | Zaman | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gavin Dupre | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin R | 8 | 4 | 1 | | |
| | Peter Hill | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Norman | 10 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Stephen Vocetti | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | Hill | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darran Mabbs | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | Mabbs | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Awad | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | Hill | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Danny Lee | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Leiner | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | Lee | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ross Norman | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | 2 | Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ashley Naylor | 8 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Glen Brumby (seeded 9) withdrew before the tournament and was replaced by Mohamed Awad
| Preceded by1985 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1986 | Succeeded by1987 |