The 1957 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20 March - 25 March.
Roshan Khan won the title defeating Hashim Khan in the final. This was the first ever defeat for Hashim Khan in the open championships.
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 19th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Another Khan appeared, this time in the form of 17-year-old Mo Khan, nephew of Hashim Khan and Azam Khan.[1]
Seeds edit
Results edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hashim Khan ^
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S J S Lam +
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Hashim Khan
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jack Giles
| 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Giles
| 5 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P M H Robinson +
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | Hashim Khan
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azam Khan ^
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Azam Khan
| 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Pickering +
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Azam Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Hawkey +
| 9 | 10 | 9 | Richard Hawkey
| 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Boddington +
| 6 | 9 | 4 | Hashim Khan
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roshan Khan ^
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Roshan Khan
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khan Din
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Roshan Khan
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Perkins +
| 10 | 9 | 9 | Perkins
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W D N Vaughan +
| 8 | 7 | 7 | Roshan Khan
| 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mo Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Mo Khan
| 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamal Din
| 6 | 7 | 2 | Mo Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denis Hughes +
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Hughes
| 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Amin
| 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ amateur
^ seeded
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.