1953 Men's British Open Squash Championship
British Open Squash Championships | |
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15th British Open Championships | |
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Location | London, England |
Venue | Lansdowne Club |
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
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr Gavin Hildick-Smith | 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.