1972 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1972 Benson and Hedges British Open Championship was held at the Abbeydale Park Squash Club in Sheffield from 28 January - 5 February 1972. Jonah Barrington won his fifth title defeating Geoff Hunt in the final. The event was sponsored for the first time by Benson and Hedges.

Seeds
• # Jonah Barrington

• #🇦🇺 Geoff Hunt

• #🇦🇺 Ken Hiscoe

• #🇵🇰 Gogi Alauddin

• #🇵🇰 Aftab Jawaid

• #🇪🇬 Mohamed Asran

• #🇵🇰 Hiddy Jahan

• #🇵🇰 Mohamed Yasin (withdrew)

Main draw
Eighth seed Mohamed Yasin (Pakistan) withdrew before the tournament started.