1967 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1967 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 12–21 December 1966.
Jonah Barrington won the title defeating Aftab Jawaid in the final to become the first British winner since 1938.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 29th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
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Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
Aftab Jawaid- Tewfik Shafik
- Kamal Zaghloul
Jonah Barrington- Ahmed Nadi
- Ibrahim Amin
- Mohammed Yasin
Draw and results
First round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sherif Afifi |  Richard Hawkey | 9-7 6-9 9-4 9-6 |
 Peter Stokes |  Yusuf Khan | 5-9 6-9 9-6 9-0 9-5 |
| David Brazier | Humphrey Truman | 9-2 9-5 10-9 |
| Pat Kirton | Don Innes | 9-6 9-1 4-9 9-6 |
| Nigel Faulks |  George Chisholm | 10-8 9-6 9-6 |
| John Ward | Paul R Goodwin | 9-2 9-5 9-3 |
| Mike Corby | Maged Abaza | 9-4 9-0 9-1 |
| Tony Gathercole | Henry Macintosh | w/o |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} David Woods | Samir Nadim | 5-9 9-5 9-6 9-0 |
| Jonathan Smith | John Skinner | 4-9 0-9 9-4 9-5 9-6 |
| Denis Hughes | Mike Breckon | 9-4 10-9 9-6 |
| Aly Abdel Aziz | J S Barton | 9-4 9-5 7-9 9-3 |
| Mike Thurgur | Mohammed Saleem | w/o |
| Jeremy Lyon | Philip E Goodwin | 9-3 9-2 9-1 |
| Mike Hill | Paul Millman | 9-7 9-2 9-2 |
| Clive Francis | Arthur Catherine | 9-4 9-6 9-4 |
Second round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sherif Afifi | David Woods | 3-9 9-6 9-4 6-9 9-7 |
| Peter Stokes | Jonathan Smith | 4-9 9-7 9-2 9-4 |
| David Brazier | Denis Hughes | 9-6 9-10 7-9 9-0 9-5 |
| Pat Kirton | Aly Abdel Aziz | 9-7 9-3 4-9 9-7 |
| Nigel Faulks | Mike Thurgur | 9-0 3-9 9-2 10-8 |
| John Ward | Jeremy Lyon | 5-9 6-9 9-1 9-6 9-2 |
| Mike Corby | Mike Hill | 9-7 9-2 9-0 |
| Tony Gathercole | Clive Francis | w/o |
Main draw
| Third Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Gathercole
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Taleb
| 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jonah Barrington
| 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Corby
| 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Barrington
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tewfik Shafik +
| scr | 7 | Amin
| 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Stokes
| w/o | Stokes
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ibrahim Amin
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Amin
| 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Kirton
| 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Barrington
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Aftab Jawaid
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | Jawaid
| 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ward
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | Jawaid
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ahmed Nadi
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Nadi
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Faulks
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Jawaid
| 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kamal Zaghloul
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Yasin
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Brazier
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Zaghloul
| 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Muhammad Yasin
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Yasin
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherif Afifi
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ Shafik withdrew after breaking his hand in practice.
Third Place
Muhammad Yasin beat Ibrahim Amin 9-1 9-6 10-9
References
- "Times Archives 1967 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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