1953 Men's British Open Squash Championship
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| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 15th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| 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
[edit | edit source]Results
[edit | edit source]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan Hashim Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 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 Khan | 9 | 10 | 2 | 10 | Pakistan Safirullah Khan | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England Peter Doggart + | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Pakistan Safirullah Khan | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt Mahmoud Karim ^ | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Egypt Mahmoud Karim | scr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Dr Gavin Hildick-Smith | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ amateur
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