1973 Men's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:35
Series:British Open Championships
Location:Sheffield, England
Venue:Abbeydale Park
Prevseason:1972
Nextseason:1974

The 1973 Benson & Hedges British Open Championships was held at Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 27 January - 2 February 1973.
Jonah Barrington won his sixth title defeating Gogi Alauddin in the final. This sixth success took him to just one behind the record set by Hashim Khan, but it was also to be the last title victory for Barrington.[1]

Draw and results

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First round

width=270Player Onewidth=270Player Twowidth=150Score
9-0 9-7 9-6
9-1 9-0 9-3
9-3 9-3 9-0
9-3 9-10 8-10 9-5 9-0
9-2 9-3 10-8
9-7 9-3 9-5
9-7 9-6 9-0
9-0 9-0 9-0
9-2 9-0 9-3
9-3 9-7 9-1
9-5 8-10 10-9 9-1
9-7 9-6 9-0
9-0 9-10 9-7 9-1
5-9 10-9 9-3 10-8

Second round to final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 1973 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 21 May 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.