The 1976 Lucas Industries British Open Squash Championship was unique in that it doubled as the men's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in

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from 31 January to 7 February 1976.

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won his third British Open title, defeating

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in the final.
Held at Wembley a record prize fund of £10,000 was put forward for this first professional World Open and 38th British Open. .

Seeds

Draw and results

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Semi-finals & Final

References

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