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.
Seeds
Draw and results
First qualifying round Player OnePlayer TwoScore 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 Wise9-5 9-1 9-0
Second qualifying round Player OnePlayer TwoScore 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
Third Place Kamal Zaghloul beat Tewfik Shafik 8-10 9-2 9-7 8-10 9-5 9-0 0-9 9-1 9-6
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