# 1985 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1985 Davies and Tate British Open Championships was held at the Dunnings Mills Squash Club, East Grinstead, with the later stages being held at the Wembley Conference Centre from 15 to 23 April 1985. Jahangir Khan won his fourth consecutive title defeating Chris Dittmar in the final.

## Seeds

* Jahangir Khan
* Qamar Zaman
* Ross Norman
* Chris Dittmar
* Greg Pollard - withdrew
* Stuart Davenport
* Ross Thorne
* Gamal Awad

## Draw and results
### Final

Jahangir Khan beat Chris Dittmar 9-3 9-2 9-5

### 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | 1 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Safwat | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Khadim Khan | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Beeson | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | Beeson | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nasser Zahran | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | | Beeson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | w/o | | | | | | Donnelly | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ricki Hill | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 8 | Gamal Awad | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Awad | 0 | 1 | 2 | | |
| | Paul Symonds | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Awad | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gamal El Amir | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | El Amir | 6 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Bodimeade | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | 8 | Awad | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Maqsood A | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Cerryg Jones | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | Maqsood A | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Dale Styner | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | | | Styner | 5 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir Khan | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 6 | Stuart Davenport | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Davenport | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| | John Le Lievre | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | | 6 | Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ashley Naylor | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | Naylor | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonas Gornerup | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 | Davenport | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Gawain Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Briars | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Rolington | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sohail Qaiser | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | Qaiser | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Watkins | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Davenport | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ross Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Norman | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| | Mohammed Ali Somjee | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | 3 | Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Umar Hayat Khan | 9 | 9 | | | | | U H Khan | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristy Willstrop | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Norman | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Williams | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Williams G | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | | | Williams G | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Pearson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Pearson | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Davies | 5 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 2 | Qamar Zaman | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Leiner | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Robinson | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fahim Gul | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Magdi Saad | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Saad | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Björn Almström | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | Saad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danny Lee | 10 | 10 | 9 | | | | Lee | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zaman | 4 | 0 | 2 | | |
| | Phil Kenyon | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Hesham El Attar | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | | | Kenyon | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ross Thorne | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 7 | Thorne | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rob Shay | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Kenyon | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fredrik Johnson | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Johnson | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Vocetti | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | Johnson | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Jahan | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Taylor | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kenyon | 5 | 3 | 3 | | |
| | David Lloyd | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Steve Bateman | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | Lloyd | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan-Ulf Soderberg | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Soderberg | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bosse Boström | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Lloyd | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Karimullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Karimullah K | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 ret | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Coll | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | Karimullah K | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Hailstone | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Hailstone | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Foley | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lloyd | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Dittmar | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| | Daulat Khan | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | 4 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neil Harvey | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | Harvey | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Hickox | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | Dittmar | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kelvin Smith | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Smith | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Forde | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | Smith | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Hill | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | Hill P | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tristan Nancarrow | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Greg Pollard (Aus) seeded fifth withdrew before the tournament started.
| Preceded by1984 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1985 | Succeeded by1986 |