1957 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1957 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20 March - 25 March.
Roshan Khan won the title defeating Hashim Khan in the final. This was the first ever defeat for Hashim Khan in the open championships.

British Open Squash Championships
19th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1956
1958 →

Another Khan appeared, this time in the form of 17-year-old Mo Khan, nephew of Hashim Khan and Azam Khan.[1]

Seeds

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Results

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
  S J S Lam + 3 0 0   Hashim Khan 9 9 10
  Jack Giles 9 9 7 9   Giles 5 2 8
  P M H Robinson + 3 6 9 2   Hashim Khan 9 4 9 9
  Azam Khan ^ 9 9 9   Azam Khan 4 9 6 5
  Terry Pickering + 0 0 0   Azam Khan 9 9 9
  Richard Hawkey + 9 10 9   Richard Hawkey 0 3 2
  Richard Boddington + 6 9 4   Hashim Khan 9 5 2 1
  Roshan Khan ^ 9 9 9   Roshan Khan 6 9 9 9
  Khan Din 3 4 5   Roshan Khan 1 9 9 9
  Mike Perkins + 10 9 9   Perkins 9 4 1 4
  W D N Vaughan + 8 7 7   Roshan Khan 10 9 9
  Mo Khan 9 9 9   Mo Khan 8 0 5
  Jamal Din 6 7 2   Mo Khan 9 9 9
  Denis Hughes + 9 9 9   Hughes 5 0 2
  M Amin 7 1 2

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1957
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.