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 | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Azam Khan the younger brother of Hashim Khan made his first appearance at the tournament.
Seeds
Results
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ amateur
^ seeded
References
- "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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