# 1977 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1977 Lucas Industries British Open Championships was held at Wembley Squash Centre in London from 26 March – 4 April 1977. Geoff Hunt won his fourth title defeating Cameron Nancarrow in the final. The Pakistan government did not allow their leading players to compete because South African players lined up in the field.

## Seeds

* Geoff Hunt
* Ahmed Safwat
* Cameron Nancarrow
* Jonah Barrington
* Roland Watson
* Ken Hiscoe
* Aly Abdel Aziz
* Kevin Shawcross
* Bruce Brownlee
* Mohammed Asran
* Jonathan Leslie
* John Easter
* Abbas Kaoud
* Rehmatullah Khan
* Murray Lilley
* Bryan Patterson

## Draw and results
### Final

Geoff Hunt beat Cameron Nancarrow 9-4 9-4 8-10 9-4

### 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Hough | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | | Hough | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherif Aly | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Bryan Patterson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | O'Connor | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Preston | 0 | 7 | 5 | | | 16 | Patterson | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry O'Connor | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | O'Connor | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Kevin Shawcross | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Brownlee | 4 | 1 | 4 | | |
| | David Mason | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | 8 | Shawcross | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mikael Hellstrom | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Hellstrom | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Mabbitt | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Shawcross | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Brownlee | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Andruss | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 9 | Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Amanullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Khan A | 0 | 7 | 0 | ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Kirton | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 4 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Barrington | 5 | 2 | 0 | | |
| | Eliot Berry | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | 4 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Skinner | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Skinner | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tibbs | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Barrington | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Abbas Kaoud | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Kaoud | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P White | 7 | 6 | 0 | | | 13 | Kaoud | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Roe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Roe | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Morgan | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Barrington | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | Roland Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Watson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| | Dean Williams | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | 5 | Watson | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Robinson | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Din | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Watson | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Easter | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark M'Fuk | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | 12 | Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | Bruce-Lockhart | 0 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Oakley | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 3 | Cam Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Hodgetts | 3 | 1 | 8 | | | 3 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Pearson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Pearson | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Galal Allam | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nancarrow | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rehmatullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Khan R | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Wright | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | 14 | Khan R | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Khalifa | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | Khalifa | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Thurgur | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nancarrow | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 6 | Ken Hiscoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Leslie | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | |
| | Denis Pennington | 1 | 3 | 7 | | | 6 | Hiscoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Leiner | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | Leiner | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Grundy | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | 6 | Hiscoe | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jonathan Leslie | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | 11 | Leslie | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | | Leslie | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Lars Kvant | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Kvant | 7 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Thorne | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Safwat | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |
| | Nigel Giffin | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Colburn | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Colburn | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Swift | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Murray Lilley | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 15 | Lilley | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Francis | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | 15 | Lilley | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Awad | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Awad | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nasser | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 7 | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Asran | 5 | 2 | 7 | | |
| | Bob Shay | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 7 | Aziz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Blackwood | | | | | | | Blackwood | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Aziz | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mohamed Asran | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Asran | 9 | 2 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Bosse Boström | 8 | 0 | 2 | | | 10 | Asran | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | | Donnelly | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Le Lievre | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1976 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1977 | Succeeded by1978 |