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

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

Seeds

Hashim Khan

Mahmoud Karim
Roy Wilson Alan Fairbairn

Results

[2]

First Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals 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 9 10 2 10 Safirullah 9 7 3 4
Peter Doggart + 2 9 9 8 Safirullah w/o
Mahmoud Karim ^ 8 10 9 10 Mahmoud Karim scr
Dr Gavin Hildick-Smith 10 8 4 8

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by
1952
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1953
Succeeded by
1954
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References

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