# 1970 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1970 British Open Championship was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham from 8–13 December 1969. Jonah Barrington won his third title defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.

## Seeds

* Geoff Hunt
* Jonah Barrington
* Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
* Aftab Jawaid
* Mike Corby
* Mohammed Yasin
* Ahmed Nadi
* Sharif Khan

## Draw and results
### First round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| John Ward | Clive Francis | 9-4 10-9 9-1 |
| Kim Bruce-Lockhart | Khan Din | 9-2 9-4 ret |
| Philip Ayton | Mike Thurgur | 9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Paul Millman | Tony Swift | 10-8 3-9 9-7 9-2 |
| David D’Arcy Hughes | Ian Turley | 10-9 4-9 5-9 10-8 10-8 |
| John Easter | Mike Breckon | 10-8 9-0 9-3 |
| Mike Hill | Alan Sims | 9-3 9-2 9-7 |
| John Ramsden | H M Morton | 9-2 9-6 9-6 |
| Don Innes | A W Barrett | 9-6 9-6 9-0 |
| Stuart Courtney | Jamal Din | 9-3 9-0 9-1 |
| Michael Griffiths | Brian Wise | 9-3 9-4 9-5 |
| Bryan Patterson | Duncan Davies | 9-7 9-4 1-9 3-9 9-1 |
| Alan Purnell | John Upton | 3-9 9-6 7-9 9-7 9-0 |
| Tony Breakwell | Dick Carter | 2-9 8-10 9-4 9-5 9-7 |
| Mike de Semlyen | Ian Pont | 9-2 9-7 9-0 |
| Richard Zacks | Peter Richards | 10-8 10-8 9-2 |

### Second round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Kim Bruce-Lockhart | John Ward | 6-9 9-4 6-9 9-0 9-5 |
| David D’Arcy Hughes | Stuart Courtney | 7-9 3-9 10-8 9-1 9-6 |
| Paul Millman | Michael Griffiths | 9-2 9-1 9-6 |
| Mike Hill | Bryan Patterson | 9-1 9-5 9-3 |
| John Ramsden | Alan Purnell | 9-7 1-9 9-1 4-9 9-6 |
| Don Innes | Tony Breakwell | 9-3 9-5 9-1 |
| Philip Ayton | Mike de Semlyen | 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| John Easter | Richard Zacks | 7-9 9-4 9-4 5-9 9-1 |

### Main draw

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Jonah Barrington | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Innes | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | Easter | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ahmed Nadi | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | 2 | Barrington | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Muhammad Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 6 | Yasin | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 1 | 2 | 6 | | 6 | Yasin | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Taleb | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David D'Arcy-Hughes | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Barrington | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| | Philip Ayton | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | | Millman | 3 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sharif Khan | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | 1 | Hunt | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 4 | Jawaid | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | John Ramsden | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | Jawaid | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mike Corby | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Corby | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Hill | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third Place

Aftab Jawaid beat Muhammad Yasin 5-9 9-2 9-4 9-1
| Preceded by1969 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1970 | Succeeded by1971 |