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Squash tournament held in Sheffield, England
British Open Squash Championships
31st British Open Championships
Details
LocationSheffield, England
VenueAbbeydale Park
← 19681970 →

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

  1. Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington
  2. Australia Geoff Hunt
  3. United Arab Republic Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
  4. Australia Ken Hiscoe
  5. Australia Cam Nancarrow
  6. Australia Dick Carter
  7. England Mike Corby
  8. United Arab Republic Tewfik Shafik

Draw and results

Semi-finals & Final

Semi-finals Final
              
1 England Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 4 5 8
5 Australia Cameron Nancarrow 9 9 10
5 Australia Cameron Nancarrow 4 5 0
2 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
2 Australia Geoff Hunt 9 9 9
3 United Arab Republic Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 5 2 5

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
1 England Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington
bye 1 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
England Ken Davidson England Davidson 1 0 2
bye 1 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
Australia Ray Lewis Australia Lewis 1 2 3
bye Australia Lewis w/o
United Arab Republic Mahmoud Kerim United Arab Republic Kerim scr
bye 1 England Republic of Ireland Barrington 9 9 9
England Mike Hill England Hill 3 4 2
bye England Hill 9 9 7 9
New Zealand Peter Dibley New Zealand Dibley 5 6 9 5
bye England Hill w/o
Wales Duncan Davies Wales Davies scr
bye Wales Davies w/o
bye 8 United Arab Republic Shafik scr
8 United Arab Republic Tewfik Shafik

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
5 Australia Cam Nancarrow 9 2 6 10 9
Wales Peter Stokes 7 9 9 8 7 5 Australia Nancarrow 8 9 10 9
England Stuart Courtney 10 4 9 5 9 England Courtney 10 5 8 5
New Zealand Don Burmeister 8 9 6 9 3 5 Australia Nancarrow 1 9 9 9
South Africa Doug Barrow 9 9 9 South Africa Barrow 9 1 4 1
England Dick Carter 2 7 3 South Africa Barrow 6 1 9 9 10
England Aly Aspahani England Aspahani 9 9 1 0 8
bye 5 Australia Nancarrow 9 9 2 9
4 Australia Ken Hiscoe 9 9 9 4 Australia Hiscoe 4 1 9 7
India Abdul Rashid 4 1 1 4 Australia Hiscoe 9 9 9
England John Ward England Ward 1 1 4
bye 4 Australia Hiscoe 9 9 9
England Paul Millman 8 10 9 4 9 England Millman 1 2 5
New Zealand Dardir El Bakary 10 8 2 9 7 England Millman 9 9 9
England Terry Pickering 6 10 9 6 9 England Pickering 0 0 1
South Africa Barry Jones 9 8 1 9 5

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
2 Australia Geoff Hunt
bye 2 Australia Hunt 9 9 9
South Africa Graham MacDonald South Africa MacDonald 5 0 1
bye 2 Australia Hunt 1 9 9 9
South Africa Dawie Botha South Africa Botha 1 4 7
bye South Africa Botha 2 9 8 9 9
England Philip Ayton England Ayton 9 2 10 1 7
bye 2 Australia Hunt 9 9 3 9
7 England Mike Corby 7 England Corby 4 7 9 7
bye 7 England Corby 0 6 9 9 9
South Africa Derek Broom South Africa Broom 9 9 7 3 5
bye 7 England Corby 4 9 9 9
New Zealand Johnny Isaacs 9 9 10 New Zealand Isaacs 9 7 1 7
United Arab Republic K M Ibrahim 6 6 9 New Zealand Isaacs 9 9 9
Pakistan Khan Din 9 9 3 9 Pakistan Khan Din 7 6 5
England Tony Breakwell 6 2 9 3

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals
3 United Arab Republic Abdelfattah Abou Taleb 3 9 10 9
United Arab Republic Maged Abaza 9 5 8 6 2 United Arab Republic Taleb 9 9 9
England Clive Francis England Francis 0 5 6
bye 2 United Arab Republic Taleb 9 9 3 9
New Zealand Trevor Johnston 8 9 9 9 New Zealand Johnston 6 3 9 4
England Brian Wise 10 6 3 6 New Zealand Johnston w/o
India Jamal Din 8 9 10 2 India Jamal Din scr
United Arab Republic Samir Nadim 10 3 8 2 ret 2 United Arab Republic Taleb 6 10 9 9
6 Australia Dick Carter 9 9 9 6 Australia Carter 9 9 6 4
United Arab Republic Mohamed Khalifa 3 0 7 6 Australia Carter 6 9 9 9
England Don Innes England Innes 9 0 2 3
bye 6 Australia Carter 9 10 9
United Arab Republic Ahmed Nadi 9 9 9 United Arab Republic Nadi 6 8 5
England Mike Eggleton 2 4 4 United Arab Republic Nadi 2 9 9 9
England Mike Grundy 9 10 9 England Grundy 9 3 2 3
Australia Nev Johnson 1 9 1
Preceded by1968 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1969
Succeeded by1970

References

  1. "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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