# 1969 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1969 British Open Championship was held at the Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 21–29 January 1969. Geoff Hunt won the title defeating Cameron Nancarrow in the final. This was the first time that the event took place outside London. Returning after a seven-year absence the 1962 semi-finalist Dardir El Bakary represented New Zealand instead of Egypt.

## Seeds

* Jonah Barrington
* Geoff Hunt
* Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
* Ken Hiscoe
* Cam Nancarrow
* Dick Carter
* Mike Corby
* Tewfik Shafik

## Draw and results
### Semi-finals & Final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jonah Barrington | 4 | 5 | 8 | | | | | |
| 5 | Cameron Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | |
| 5 | Cameron Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | Cameron Nancarrow | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 1 | Jonah Barrington | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Davidson | | Davidson | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Ray Lewis | | | | | | | | Lewis | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | bye | | Lewis | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mahmoud Kerim | | Kerim | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| | Mike Hill | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hill | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| | bye | | Hill | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Dibley | | Dibley | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | Hill | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | Duncan Davies | | | | | | | | Davies | scr | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | Davies | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | 8 | Shafik | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tewfik Shafik | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 5 | Cam Nancarrow | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Stokes | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Nancarrow | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Courtney | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | Courtney | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Burmeister | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | Nancarrow | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Doug Barrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Barrow | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Dick Carter | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | Barrow | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aly Aspahani | | | | | | | Aspahani | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Ken Hiscoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Hiscoe | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| | Abdul Rashid | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | Hiscoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Ward | | | | | | | Ward | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Hiscoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Millman | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Dardir El Bakary | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 7 | | Millman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Pickering | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | Pickering | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Jones | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 2 | Geoff Hunt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham MacDonald | | | | | | MacDonald | 5 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Dawie Botha | | | | | | | | | | | | | Botha | 1 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | Botha | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philip Ayton | | | | | | Ayton | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Mike Corby | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Corby | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| | bye | | | | | 7 | Corby | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Broom | | | | | | Broom | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Corby | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Johnny Isaacs | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Isaacs | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | K M Ibrahim | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | Isaacs | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Khan Din | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | | Khan Din | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Breakwell | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 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 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maged Abaza | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | | 2 | Taleb | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Francis | | | | | | | Francis | 0 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Taleb | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Trevor Johnston | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Johnston | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Brian Wise | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | Johnston | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamal Din | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | | | Jamal Din | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samir Nadim | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Taleb | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Dick Carter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Carter | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| | Mohamed Khalifa | 3 | 0 | 7 | | | 6 | Carter | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Innes | | | | | | | Innes | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Carter | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Nadi | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Nadi | 6 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Eggleton | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | Nadi | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Grundy | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | Grundy | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nev Johnson | 1 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1968 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1969 | Succeeded by1970 |