# 1976 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1976 Lucas Industries British Open Squash Championship was unique in that it doubled as the men's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in London in England from 31 January to 7 February 1976. Geoff Hunt won his third British Open title, defeating Mohibullah Khan in the final. Held at Wembley a record prize fund of £10,000 was put forward for this first professional World Open and 38th British Open.

## Seeds

* Qamar Zaman (Semifinals)
* Geoff Hunt (Champion)
* Gogi Alauddin
* Mohibullah Khan
* Hiddy Jahan
* Ken Hiscoe
* Cameron Nancarrow
* Jonah Barrington

## Draw and results
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 1 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherif Aly | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Sherif Aly | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mottelb-Hussein | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | Asran | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Gavin Dupre | 5 | 5 | 3 | | Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Galal Allam | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Allam | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rehmat Khan | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Barrington | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| | Bryan Patterson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Grundy | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Grundy | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Faulks | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | Barrington | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | Yasin | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Mike Corby | 1 | 5 | 3 | | Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Khalifa | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Khalifa | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Wright | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 4 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Kirton | 0 | 0 | 4 | | 4 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shah Jehan Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | S J Khan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Meguid | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | M Khan | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | Watson | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Amanullah Khan | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | | Donnelly | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Blackwood | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Khan | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| | Michael Donnelly | 3 | 2 | 7 | | 5 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Bruce-Lockhart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Leslie | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Jahan | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Reedman | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | Reedman | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | | Reedman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Verow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Verow | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathon Yorke-Long | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 3 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Saleem | 2 | 0 | 3 | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Robinson | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Wilson | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Aziz | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Shawcross | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | Aziz | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Kaoud | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Patterson | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Ken Hiscoe | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hiscoe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | Bob Johnson | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Hiscoe | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gamal Awad | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | Awad | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard O'Connor | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hiscoe | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Torsam Khan | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | T Khan | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Swift | 5 | 7 | 0 | ret | | T Khan | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Richards | w/o | | | | | Richards | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| 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 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 7 | Cameron Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Afzal Khan | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | 7 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Andruss | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Andruss | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nick Topman | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nancarrow | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Safwat | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Safwat | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | Safwat | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rahim Gul | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | Rahim Gul | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry O'Connor | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nancarrow | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | Ian Holding | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| | Rahmatullah Khan | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | | | Holding | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Thurger | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Thurger | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Carter | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Holding | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Hassan Mahmoud | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Tony Naughton | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | Mahmoud | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Francis | 1 | 5 | 0 | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Semi-finals & Final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mohibullah Khan | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mohibullah Khan | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Geoff Hunt | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Gogi Alauddin | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | | 2 | Geoff Hunt | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | |