1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1948 Open Championship was the first time that a tournament was introduced after the challenge system was discontinued. The tournament was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 8 to 15 March and was open to professionals and amateurs. The first winner of the competition in this format was the defending champion Mahmoud Karim who defeated Jim Dear in a close final lasting 52 minutes.[1][2][3]

British Open Squash Championships
10th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1947
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Results

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Mahmoud Karim 9 9 9
  Alan Seymour-Haydon 4 1 5   Karim 5 9 9 10
  Dr J F Stokes + 9 5 5 9 9   Stokes 9 0 1 8
  W E Clements 0 9 9 6 6   Karim 9 2 10 9
  Brian Phillips + 4 9 9 9   Phillips 1 9 8 3
  Major Douglas I Burnett 9 4 2 0   Phillips 6 9 9 10
  L R Hamer 7 10 10 9   Hamer 9 1 4 8
  G J Reece 9 9 8 6   Karim 9 9 5 1 10
  Jim Dear 9 9 9   Dear 5 3 9 9 8
  W E J Gordon 2 6 3   Dear 9 3 9 9
  Peter Phillips + 5 9 9 9 9   Phillips 7 9 3 1
  Peter Richards + 9 0 10 4 6   Dear 9 9 9
  Bert Biddle 9 9 2 9   Biddle 4 4 2
  A Hawes 4 5 9 2   Biddle 10 9 9
  Leslie Keeble 3 9 9 9   Keeble 8 7 2
  J M Peake + 9 7 7 7

+ Denotes Amateur

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1948
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "From Our Special Correspondent (1948) 'Squash Rackets'". Times. 9 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ "Sports Summary". Daily News (London). 13 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.