1970 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:42
Series:Women's British Open Championships
Location:London, England
Venue:BP Club, Sydenham
Prevseason:1969
Nextseason:1971

The 1970 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 13–18 February 1970.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her ninth consecutive title defeating Marcia Roche in the final.[1] [2]

Draw and results

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First round

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Heather McKay (née Blundell) bye
bye
O Weldon 9-7 9-1 9-0
Claire Chapman T McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3
Ann Price Irene Rowe 9-4 9-2 9-0
Jean Wilson M D Furniss 9-3 9-2 9-7
Margaret Claughton Mandy Holdsworth 10-8 9-1 9-2
Joy Alexander Tessa Lawrence 9-1 9-4 9-1
Thea Moore J Goodwin 9-0 9-0 9-2
Di Fuller C Boswell 9-2 9-6 9-4
Maureen Morgan Karen Gardner 9-4 9-3 9-4
Heather Nielson Janet Ledger 5-9 9-7 10-9 9-7
Pam Bleasdale E Carnegie 9-6 9-2 9-6
Heather Rhead H E S Wilson 9-4 9-5 9-1
Peggy Mason Mary McNally w/o
Jane Poynder B Smith 10-8 9-4 3-9 9-5
Jean McFarlane J Chamberlain 10-9 9-2 9-6
K Maltby Gillian Finch 9-7 9-7 9-2
Brenda Carmichael M Broughton 9-0 9-0 9-1
Jane Barham Sheila Cooper 9-6 9-3 9-3
Bobs Whitehead Theo Veltman 9-2 9-2 6-9 9-1
Jill Campion C Bourdon 9-1 9-2 9-7
Barbara Sanderson E Thomason 9-3 9-0 9-3
Diane Corbett J M Goodin 9-1 9-1 9-1
Valerie Watson M Taylor 9-1 9-2 9-1
M Young 9-1 9-0 9-5
M Moon Janet Ward 9-6 9-1 4-9 9-0

Second round

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Morgan Nielson

Third round

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McKay Townsend M 9-0 9-1 9-1
Marshall Sinclair 9-0 9-0 9-1
Roche Morgan 9-3 9-0 9-0
Chapman Corbett 9-1 9-7 9-1
Wilson Carmichael 9-4 5-9 9-0 9-3
Price Townsend J 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-7
Claughton Whitehead 6-9 6-9 9-9 9-3 9-1
Alexander Watson 8-10 2-9 10-8 4-9

Quarter-finals

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McKay Claughton 9-0 9-1 9-1
Roche Wilson 9-7 9-4 9-4
Marshall Price 9-4 9-2 6-9 10-8
Chapman Watson 9-3 9-2 9-1

Semi-finals

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McKay Chapman 9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall Roche 9-6 8-10 8-10 5-9

Final

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McKay Roche 9-1 9-1 9-0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 1970 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: Heather in final. Trove.
  3. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 3 August 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.