1968 Men's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 30th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1968 British Open Championship was held at the
Seeds
Draw and results
First round
Mike Thurgur beat M McDonald 9-2 10-9 9-0
Clive Francis beat John Upton 9-4 9-4 9-2
Aly Abdel Aziz beat 
J L Moore 9-0 9-2 9-6
Mike Hill beat John Skinner 5-9 9-2 9-2 9-6
Nigel Broomfield beat Patrick Keenan 9-2 9-5 9-1
Richard Boddington beat Samir Nadim 9-5 9-10 9-4 5-9 9-3
Chris Stahl beat Richard White 9-2 9-6 6-9 9-4
Nigel Faulks beat J S Barton 9-5 6-9 9-1 9-5
Barry Jones beat 
T D Phillips 4-9 10-8 9-5 6-9 9-1
Peter Richards beat Philip E Goodwin 9-7 9-3 ret
John Ward beat Peter Stokes 9-4 9-3 8-10 2-0 9-6
Don Innes beat Paul Millman 4-9 9-6 10-9 9-0
John Easter beat Chris Orriss 9-2 9-3 4-9 9-5
Alan Sims beat Arthur Catherine 9-6 2-9 9-7 9-5
Peter Chalk beat John Ward 4-9 9-7 9-1 9-10 9-6
Michael Griffiths beat Richard Hawkey 9-7 9-5 4-9 10-8
Second round
Mike Thurgur beat Barry Jones 9-3 6-9 9-5 9-6
Clive Francis beat Peter Richards 4-9 7 10-9 9-6
Aly Abdel Aziz beat John Ward 9-4 9-2 3-9 9-7
Mike Hill beat Don Innes 9-1 9-5 6-9 9-7
Nigel Broomfield beat John Easter 9-2 9-3 9-1
Richard Boddington beat Alan Sims 9-5 9-2 9-2
Chris Stahl beat Peter Chalk 9-6 9-5 2-9 9-7
Michael Griffiths beat Nigel Faulks 5-9 9-6 9-6
Main draw
| Third round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Jonah Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hill
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | David Brazier
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Brazier
| 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Griffiths
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kamal Zaghloul
| 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | Zaghloul
| 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Stahl
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | Zaghloul
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pat Kirton
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Boddington
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Boddington
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Taleb
| 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clive Francis
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Taleb
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Denis Hughes
| 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Hughes
| 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aly Abdel Aziz
| 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Taleb
| 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jeremy Lyon
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Lyon
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Thurgur
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Lyon
| 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Broomfield
| 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | Nadi
| 0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ahmed Nadi
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third Place
Jeremy Lyon beat Kamal Zaghloul 5-9 9-2 9-6 9-3
References
- ^ "Times Archives 1968 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2015.