# Championnat de squash du British Open masculin 1978

Le Championnat de squash du British Open masculin 1978 est l'édition 1978 du British Open qui se déroule au Centre de conférences de Wembley à Londres du 31 mars au 8 avril 1978. Geoff Hunt conserve le titre en battant Qamar Zaman en finale.

## Têtes de série

* Geoff Hunt (champion)
* Qamar Zaman (finale)
* Mohibullah Khan (demi-finale)
* Gogi Alauddin (quart de finale)
* Hiddy Jahan (demi-finale)
* Roland Watson (3e tour)
* Cameron Nancarrow (3e tour)
* Ahmed Safwat (3e tour)
* Jonah Barrington (quart de finale)
* Torsam Khan (quart de finale)
* Bruce Brownlee (quart de finale)
* Aly Abdel Aziz (3e tour)
* Mo Yasin (3e tour)
* Kevin Shawcross (3e tour)
* John Easter (3e tour)
* Rehmatullah Khan (3e tour)

## Tableaux et résultats
### Finale

Geoff Hunt bat Qamar Zaman 7-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-2

### Tableau final
#### Section 1

| Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Quart de finale | Quart de finale | Quart de finale | Quart de finale | Quart de finale |
| 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | | |
| | Dean Williams | 1 | 8 | 0 | | | 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 10 | 9 | | |
| | Jonathan Leslie | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | | Jonathan Leslie | 3 | 8 | 5 | | |
| | Barry O'Connor | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 16 | Rehmatullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Rehmatullah Khan | 3 | 1 | 7 | | |
| | Rahim Gul | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | 16 | R Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Saleem | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | Stuart Courtney | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Courtney | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jonah Barrington | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| | Mike Grundy | 0 | 8 | 1 | | | 8 | Ahmed Safwat | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Richardson | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | Ian Robinson | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Robinson | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 8 | Ahmed Safwat | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonah Barrington | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Moussa Helal | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | 9 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Khalifa | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Khalifa | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Winstrom | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | 1 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Millman | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mo Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Mo Asran | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neno Vince | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mo Yasin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Mo Yasin | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Kvant | scr | | | | | 13 | Mo Yasin | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sharif Khan | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | Sharif Khan | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Leiner | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Gogi Alauddin | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| | Dick Carter | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Le Lievre | w/o | | | | | | John Le Lievre | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Atlas Khan | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 12 | Ali Abdel Aziz | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Aly Abdel Aziz | 6 | 7 | 7 | | |
| | Andrew Dwyer | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 12 | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alam Soliman | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | Abbas Kaoud | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| | Abbas Kaoud | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Premier tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Second tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Troisième tour | Quart de finale | Quart de finale | Quart de finale | Quart de finale | Quart de finale | Quart de finale |
| | Howard Broun | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Bosse Boström | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | Howard Broun | 5 | 3 | 7 | | |
| 11 | Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | 11 | Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Bryan Patterson | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Bruce Brownlee | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| | Peter Verow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Roland Watson | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| | Glen Brumby | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | Peter Verow | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Roland Watson | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | 6 | Roland Watson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gawain Briars | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Bruce Brownlee | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| | Paul Wright | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| | Shah Jahan Khan | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | Paul Wright | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kevin Shawcross | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 14 | Kevin Shawcross | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Holding | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Kevin Shawcross | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | John Roe | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Muhammad Moustafa | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | John Roe | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Blackwood | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | 3 | Mohibullah Khan | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Naughton | w/o | | | | | | 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Reedman | scr | | | | | | Tony Naughton | 8 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Torsam Khan | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Torsam Khan | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Donnelly | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | 10 | Torsam Khan | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Phil Kenyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Cam Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Terry Mabbitt | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | Phil Kenyon | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cam Nancarrow | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | Cam Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maqsood Ahmed | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Torsam Khan | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| | Len Steward | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| | Mohammed Awad | scr | | | | | | Len Steward | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | 15 | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanullah Khan | 7 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | John Easter | 6 | 2 | 2 | | |
| | Roy Ollier | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Alan Colburn | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | Roy Ollier | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Murray Lilley | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 2 | Qamar Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |