title: 1974 Men's British Open Squash Championship
text: # 1974 Men's British Open Squash Championship
  
  The 1974 Benson & Hedges British Open Championships was held at Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 31 January - 8 February 1974. Geoff Hunt won his second title defeating Mo Yasin in the final with a walkover. Mohammed Yasin had to concede the final because of a badly sprained ankle and therefore did not compete, this was the first time a final could not be held since 1934. As a consolation the crowd was treated to Hunt against Barrington in an exhibition match.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jonah Barrington
  * Geoff Hunt
  * Gogi Alauddin
  * Ken Hiscoe
  * Qamar Zaman
  * Cam Nancarrow
  * Hiddy Jahan
  * Mohamed Yasin
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  ### Final
  
  Geoff Hunt beat Mohammed Yasin w/o
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
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  | 1 | Jonah Barrington | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pat Kirton | 1 | 4 | 6 | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | John Easter | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Easter | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mike Peasley | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | | Philip Ayton | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Ayton | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | | John Kingston | 1 | 8 | 5 | | | Ayton | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Abbas Kaoud | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Kaoud | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Shah Jehan Khan | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barrington | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
  | 8 | Mohammed Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Yasin | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
  | | Barry O'Connor | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 8 | Yasin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Razek | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | Razek | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ken Davidson | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | Yasin | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Sharif Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Khan S | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | Alan Sims | 0 | 5 | 3 | | | Khan S | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
  | | Torsam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Torsam Khan | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Guy Morgan | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Yasin | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
  | 4 | Ken Hiscoe | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
  | | Kim Bruce-Lockhart | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Hiscoe | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bryan Patterson | | | | | | Patterson | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muneer | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Sajjad Muneer | | | | | | | | | | | | | Patterson | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Muneer | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Jawaid | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | John Palmer | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muneer | 6 | 2 | 2 | | |
  | 5 | Qamar Zaman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
  | | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Galal Allam | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 | | Allam | 0 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tony Swift | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | 5 | Zaman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mohammed Asran | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Asran | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peter Verow | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Asran | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ahmed Nadi | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | Nadi | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bob Johnson | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
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  | 3 | Gogi Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Paul Millman | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rehmatullah Khan | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | Khan R | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hassan Hegazi | 4 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mohamed Khalifa | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Khalifa | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mike de Semlyen | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | Khalifa | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Leo Keppell | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Keppell | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mike Grundy | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
  | 6 | Cameron Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nancarrow | 7 | 7 | 2 | | |
  | | David d'Arcy-Hughes | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 6 | Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mike Thurgur | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Thurgur | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S W Balme | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nancarrow | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mohammed Saleem | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Saleem | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | Gregory Robberds | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | | | Saleem | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
  | | Charles Booth | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | Booth | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Neil Stewart | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alauddin | 4 | 7 | 3 | | |
  | 2 | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
  | | Abbas Khan | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sharif Ali | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Sharif Ali | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D P Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ahmed Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Safwat | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Brian Wise | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | Safwat | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stuart Courtney | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Courtney | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rob Jolly | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hunt | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
  | 7 | Hiddy Jahan | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jahan | 4 | 3 | 6 | | |
  | | Amanullah Khan | 4 | 3 | 9 | | | 7 | Jahan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mark M'Fuk | | | | | | | Mfuk | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jahan | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mohibullah Khan | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Khan M | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | Gulmast Khan | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | Khan M | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Clive Francis | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | | Francis | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Aladin Allouba | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Preceded by1973 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1974 | Succeeded by1975 |
  