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.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Jonah Barrington Bryan Patterson 9-0 9-7 9-6 Gogi Alauddin Sheriff Ali 9-1 9-0 9-3 Ken Hiscoe Tony Swift 9-3 9-3 9-0 Hiddy Jahan Kim Bruce-Lockhart Bill Reedman Paul Millman 9-3 9-10 8-10 9-5 9-0 John Easter Hisamud Din 9-2 9-3 10-8 Rehmatullah Khan Youssef Khan 9-7 9-3 9-5 Ahmed Safwat Mike Nathanson 9-7 9-6 9-0 Mike Grundy M Letch 9-0 9-0 9-0 Amanullah Khan Abdul Rashid 9-2 9-0 9-3 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb John Hutchinson 9-3 9-7 9-1 Peter Verow Len Atkins 9-5 8-10 10-9 9-1 Robert Meuleman Mike de Semlyen 9-7 9-6 9-0 Torsam Khan Galal Allam 9-0 9-10 9-7 9-1 Tony Gathercole Alan Sims 5-9 10-9 9-3 10-8
Second round to final
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