1953 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1953 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 25 March - 2 April. Hashim Khan won his third consecutive title defeating Roy Wilson in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
15th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1952
1954 →

Azam Khan the younger brother of Hashim Khan made his first appearance at the tournament.

Seeds edit

Results edit

[2]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
  Ian de Sales la Terriere + 5 0 5   Hashim Khan 9 9 9
  Jack Giles 9 9 9   Giles 4 5 3
  H G Davies 1 7 1   Hashim Khan 9 4 9 8 9
  Azam Khan 9 9 9   Azam Khan 6 9 7 10 4
  Alan Fairbairn + ^ 2 6 3   Azam Khan w/o
  Alan Seymour-Hayden + 9 9 9   Seymour-Haydon scr
  Leslie Keeble 6 4 6   Hashim Khan 9 8 9 9
  Roy Wilson ^ + 9 10 9   Wilson 2 10 1 0
  D W D Shaw + 7 9 2   Abdul Bari 9 1 2 9 2
  Abdul Bari 9 9 9   Wilson 2 9 9 1 9
  Matthew Farhang Mohtadi 7 3 5   Wilson 1 9 9 9
  Safirullah Khan 9 10 2 10   Safirullah Khan 9 7 3 4
  Peter Doggart + 2 9 9 8   Safirullah Khan w/o
  Mahmoud Karim ^ 8 10 9 10   Mahmoud Karim scr
  Dr Gavin Hildick-Smith 10 8 4 8

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1953
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2015.