1953 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
15th British Open Championships
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Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
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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]

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

Seeds

Pakistan Hashim Khan

Egypt Mahmoud Karim
England Roy Wilson

England Alan Fairbairn

Results

[2]

First RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
Pakistan Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
Scotland Ian de Sales la Terriere + 5 0 5 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 9 9
England Jack Giles 9 9 9 England Giles 4 5 3
Wales H G Davies 1 7 1 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 4 9 8 9
Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan Azam Khan 6 9 7 10 4
England Alan Fairbairn + ^ 2 6 3 Pakistan Azam Khan w/o
England Alan Seymour-Hayden + 9 9 9 England Seymour-Haydon scr
England Leslie Keeble 6 4 6 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 8 9 9
England Roy Wilson ^ + 9 10 9 England Wilson 2 10 1 0
Scotland D W D Shaw + 7 9 2 India Abdul Bari 9 1 2 9 2
India Abdul Bari 9 9 9 England Wilson 2 9 9 1 9
Iran Matthew Farhang Mohtadi 7 3 5 England Wilson 1 9 9 9
Pakistan Safirullah 9 10 2 10 Pakistan Safirullah 9 7 3 4
England Peter Doggart + 2 9 9 8 Pakistan Safirullah w/o
Egypt Mahmoud Karim ^ 8 10 9 10 Egypt Mahmoud Karim scr
South Africa Dr Gavin Hildick-Smith 10 8 4 8

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by
1952
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1953
Succeeded by
1954

References

  1. ↑ "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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