The 1972 Benson and Hedges British Open Championship was held at the Abbeydale Park Squash Club in Sheffield from 28 January – 5 February 1972. Jonah Barrington won his fifth title defeating Geoff Hunt in the final. The event was sponsored for the first time by Benson and Hedges.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Jonah Barrington Ahmed Nadi 9-3 9-0 9-1 Mike de Semlyen D P Morgan 9-2 9-5 9-3 Ray Lewis Don Innes w/o Dave Dick Hisamud Din 9-2 9-4 9-5 Galal Allam Sharif Khan w/o Ian Nuttall Aly Aspahani w/o Tony Swift Rob Jolly 9-3 9-6 9-6 M G Young Alan Sims 9-5 6-9 9-5 10-8 Gogi Alauddin Mike Hepker 9-3 4-9 6-9 9-2 9-2 David D’Arcy Hughes Ahmed Safwat 9-1 9-3 9-4 Terry Pickering John Palmer 9-4 9-4 9-4 Ken Binns Maged Abaza 9-7 8-9 9-5 9-5 Aftab Jawaid Moussa Helal 9-7 9- 0 9-5 John Easter Rehmatullah Khan 9-7 9-4 9-1 Paul Millman Mike Nathanson w/o Mohibullah Khan Amanullah Khan 10-8 9-4 9-0 Geoff Hunt Yusuf Khan 9-0 9-2 9-2 Mike Corby Alan Colburn 9-3 10-8 8-10 9-7 Sajjad Muneer Kim Bruce-Lockhart 9-4 9-5 10-9 Ian Turley Brian Wise9-5 9-2 9-6 Hiddy Jahan Tony Gathercole 9-6 9-3 9-2 Robin Bawtree K Mahmoud 9-4 9-10 9-4 9-3 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb Samir Nadim w/o Pat Kirton M A Mohsen 9-4 9-1 9-5 Ken Hiscoe Ken Davidson 9-0 9-1 9-1 Mohamed Khalifa Charles Booth 9-1 9-5 9-5 Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan M Youssef 9-0 9-4 9-1 Clive Francis Mike Grundy 9-6 9-3 10-8 Mohamed Asran Abdul Rashid 9-0 9-2 9-1 Robert Anjema Khan Din 10-8 9-5 9-4 Philip Ayton John Richardson 9-3 9-2 8-10 9-10 10-8 Peter Stokes Alan Purnell 9-2 5-9 9-3 9-6
Second round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Jonah Barrington Mike de Semlyen 9-2 9-1 9-3 Ray Lewis Dave Dick 9-6 9-4 9-4 Galal Allam Ian Nuttall 9-7 9-1 9-7 Tony Swift M G Young 9-6 7-9 9-2 9-4 Gogi Alauddin David D’Arcy Hughes 9-2 9-2 10-9 Terry Pickering Ken Binns 5-9 9-1 9-1 9-1 Aftab Jawaid John Easter 4-9 9-3 9-7 10-9 Paul Millman Mohibullah Khan 9-1 9-7 9-6 Geoff Hunt Mike Corby 8-10 9-3 9-3 9-7 Sajjad Muneer Ian Turley 9-1 9-2 9-6 Hiddy Jahan Robin Bawtree 9-5 9-7 9-3 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb Pat Kirton 9-7 9-3 0-9 4-9 9-7 Ken Hiscoe Mohamed Khalifa 9-1 9-4 9-5 Mohibullah ‘Mo’ Khan Clive Francis 9-5 9-3 9-3 Mohamed Asran Robert Anjema 9-5 9-0 9-2 Philip Ayton Peter Stokes 9-1 9-3 9-7
Main draw
Eighth seed Mohamed Yasin (Pakistan) withdrew before the tournament started.
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