The 1966 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 13–22 December 1965.
Abdelfattah Abou Taleb won his third consecutive title defeating Aftab Jawaid. The competition came under criticism for the modern day physicality which increased the chances of players getting injured, in the first round Ward was taken to hospital following a head injury received whilst playing Jawaid. The champion Taleb also came under fire for his aggressive attitude, particularly in the final.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 28th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
editDraw and results
editFirst qualifying round
edit| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 John Skinner |
Don Thompson |
9-1 9-1 9-3 |
| Nigel Faulks |
Mike Hill |
4-9 3-9 9-6 9-5 9-7 |
 Sherif Afifi |
Tom Hendry |
9-4 9-4 9-7 |
 George Chisholm |
Mike Corby |
w/o |
| Jonathan Smith |
Pat Kirton |
1-9 6-9 9-3 9-0 9-0 |
 Sharif Khan |
Mike Breckon |
9-6 9-4 3-9 9-1 |
 Denis Hughes |
Clive Francis |
10-8 9-2 9-3 |
| Samir Nadim |
Richard Hawkey |
9-3 10-8 9-4 |
| Maged Abaza |
Brian Wise |
9-5 9-1 9-0 |
Second qualifying round
edit| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| John Skinner |
Samir Nadim |
9-4 9-8 4-9 9-2 |
| John Ward |
Henry Macintosh |
9-3 9-6 9-1 |
| Sherif Afifi |
Nigel Faulks |
9-5 9-6 6-9 9-4 |
| Maged Abaza |
David Brazier |
w/o |
| Jonathan Smith |
Arthur Catherine |
10-8 9-1 9-2 |
| Sharif Khan |
George Chisholm |
9-3 9-3 9-6 |
| Peter Stokes |
Ken Davidson |
9-6 5-9 9-7 9-4 |
| Denis Hughes |
Tony Gathercole |
w/o |
Main draw
edit| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Stokes
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Taleb
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gerald Massy
| 9 | 6 | 5 | ret | Smith
| 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Smith
| 6 | 9 | 9 | w/o | 1 | Taleb
| 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tewfik Shafik
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Shafik
| 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharif Khan
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Shafik
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Jonah Barrington
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Barrington
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denis Hughes
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | Taleb
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Aftab Jawaid
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Jawaid
| 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ward
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jawaid
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maged Abaza
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Lyon
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jeremy Lyon
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Jawaid
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kamal Zaghloul
| 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Zaghloul
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Skinner
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Zaghloul
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Aly Abdel Aziz
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | Aziz
| 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherif Afifi
| 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third Place
edit Kamal Zaghloul beat Tewfik Shafik 8-10 9-2 9-7 8-10 9-5
9-0 0-9 9-1 9-6
References
edit- ^ "Times Archives 1966 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2015.