# 1968 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1968 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 12–20 December 1967. Jonah Barrington won his second consecutive title defeating Abdelfattah Abou Taleb in the final.

## Seeds

* Jonah Barrington
* Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
* Kamal Zaghloul
* Jeremy Lyon
* David Brazier
* Denis Hughes
* Pat Kirton
* Ahmed Nadi

## Draw and results
### First round

Mike Thurgur beat M McDonald 9-2 10-9 9-0 Clive Francis beat John Upton 9-4 9-4 9-2 Aly Abdel Aziz beat J L Moore 9-0 9-2 9-6 Mike Hill beat John Skinner 5-9 9-2 9-2 9-6 Nigel Broomfield beat Patrick Keenan 9-2 9-5 9-1 Richard Boddington beat Samir Nadim 9-5 9-10 9-4 5-9 9-3 Chris Stahl beat Richard White 9-2 9-6 6-9 9-4 Nigel Faulks beat J S Barton 9-5 6-9 9-1 9-5 Barry Jones beat T D Phillips 4-9 10-8 9-5 6-9 9-1 Peter Richards beat Philip E Goodwin 9-7 9-3 ret John Ward beat Peter Stokes 9-4 9-3 8-10 2-0 9-6 Don Innes beat Paul Millman 4-9 9-6 10-9 9-0 John Easter beat Chris Orriss 9-2 9-3 4-9 9-5 Alan Sims beat Arthur Catherine 9-6 2-9 9-7 9-5 Peter Chalk beat John Ward 4-9 9-7 9-1 9-10 9-6 Michael Griffiths beat Richard Hawkey 9-7 9-5 4-9 10-8

### Second round

Mike Thurgur beat Barry Jones 9-3 6-9 9-5 9-6 Clive Francis beat Peter Richards 4-9 7 10-9 9-6 Aly Abdel Aziz beat John Ward 9-4 9-2 3-9 9-7 Mike Hill beat Don Innes 9-1 9-5 6-9 9-7 Nigel Broomfield beat John Easter 9-2 9-3 9-1 Richard Boddington beat Alan Sims 9-5 9-2 9-2 Chris Stahl beat Peter Chalk 9-6 9-5 2-9 9-7 Michael Griffiths beat Nigel Faulks 5-9 9-6 9-6

### Main draw

| 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 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Hill | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | David Brazier | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 5 | Brazier | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Griffiths | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kamal Zaghloul | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | 3 | Zaghloul | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Stahl | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | Zaghloul | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pat Kirton | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | | Boddington | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Boddington | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Taleb | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| | Clive Francis | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | 2 | Taleb | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Denis Hughes | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Hughes | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 | Taleb | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jeremy Lyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Lyon | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Mike Thurgur | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | 4 | Lyon | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Broomfield | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | | 8 | Nadi | 0 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ahmed Nadi | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third Place

Jeremy Lyon beat Kamal Zaghloul 5-9 9-2 9-6 9-3
| Preceded by1967 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1968 | Succeeded by1969 |