1979 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1979 British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 31 March - 8 April 1979.
Geoff Hunt won his sixth title defeating Qamar Zaman in a repeat of the 1978 final.^[1]

Seeds

1. Geoff Hunt
2. Qamar Zaman

Torsam Khan - seed 12

Kevin Shawcross - seed 15

Draw & Results

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First Round*

Player One	Player Two	Score
Geoff Hunt	Rehmatullah Khan	9-1 9-3 5-9 9-1
Kevin Shawcross	Bo Bostrom	9-2 9-6 9-5
Ali Abdel Aziz	Ricki Hill	9-6 9-1 9-5
Glen Brumby	Torsam Khan	w/o
Bruce Brownlee	Sajjad Muneer	w/o
Steven Bowditch	Gavin Dupre	9-6 6-9 9-3 10-8
Robin Espie	John Catchpole	9-7 9-4 10-8
Dean Williams	Paul Chaplin	9-2 9-2 9-3
Roy Ollier	Len Steward	9-6 8-10 9-3 9-2

Second Round*

Player One	Player Two	Score
Geoff Hunt	Mohammed Asran
Gogi Alauddin	Sharif Khan	9-4 9-1 9-6
Kevin Shawcross	Ian Robinson	2-9 6-9 9-4 9-7 10-9
Bruce Brownlee	Kim Bruce-Lockhart	10-9 9-6 9-10 9-2

First Round* and Second Round* matches incomplete.

Third Round to Final

Third Round									Quarter Finals									Semi Finals									Final
1	Geoff Hunt	9	9	5	9
	Peter Verow	4	6	9	2				1	Hunt	9	9	9
	Gogi Alauddin	9	9	9						Alauddin	6	1	7
15	Kevin Shawcross	3	5	1														1	Hunt	9	9	9	9
	Hiddy Jahan	9	9	9															Jahan	3	6	10	2
	Gamal Awad	2	4	6						Jahan	9	9	9
	Jonah Barrington	7	9	9	9					Barrington	0	4	3
	Roland Watson	9	1	2	4																						1	Hunt	2	9	9	6	9
2	Qamar Zaman	9	9	9																							2	Zaman	9	7	0	9	3
	Murray Lilley	3	3	4					2	Zaman	9	5	9	7	9
	Maqsood Ahmed	9	9	6	6	4				Maqsood A	7	9	4	9	3
	Aly Abdel Aziz	4	1	6														2	Zaman
	Mohibullah Khan	9	9	9															M Khan
	Glen Brumby	1	7	2						M Khan	9	9	9
	Bruce Brownlee	5	9	9	9					Brownlee	4	1	1
	Mohammed Yasin	9	2	2	3

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