The 1963 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 26 November - 5 December 1962.
Azam Khan was unable to defend his title after struggling to regain fitness following an Achilles tendon injury. Mo Khan won the Open Championship defeating Abdelfattah Abou Taleb in the final. Incredibly Taleb had led the final two sets to one and eight points to one needing just one more point to become champion. Mo Khan however recovered to win the set and then the match in a remarkable comeback. Roshan Khan defeated Aftab Jawaid in the third place play off 9-3 9-6 5-9 4-9 9-3.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 25th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
editDraw and results
editFirst qualifying round
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John Skinner beat Terry Pickering 9-0 6-9 3-9 9-0 9-2
Aftab Jawaid beat Jonathan Smith 7-9 9-5 8-10 9-7 10-9
Brian Wise beat Peter Fuente w/o
Sherif Afifi beat 
Ken Watson 5-9 9-4 9-5 9-3
Richard Hawkey beat Don Thompson 9-0 6-9 9-7 6-9 9-3
Second qualifying round
edit Tony Gathercole beat Mike Corby 5-9 9-4 6-9 9-7 9-5
George Chisholm beat Richard Hawkey 9-2 9-2 1-9 1-9 10-8
Sherif Afifi beat Brian Wise 10-9 7-9 9-6 9-7
Aly Abdel Aziz beat Pat Kirton 9-7 4-9 9-2 10-9
Aftab Jawaid beat John Skinner
Main draw
edit| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mo Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Lyon
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Mo Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aly Abdel Aziz
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | Aly Abdel Aziz
| 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jamal Din
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mo Khan
| 10 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mike Oddy
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Jawaid
| 8 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kamal Zaghloul
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Zaghloul
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aftab Jawaid
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Jawaid
| 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherif Afifi
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Mo Khan
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Taleb
| 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Gathercole
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Taleb
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tewfik Shafik
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Shafik
| 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denis Hughes
| 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Taleb
| 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roshan Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Roshan Khan
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ibrahim Amin
| 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Roshan Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Chisholm
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Chisholm
| 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Corby+
| 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ Corby gained a lucky losers place by virtue of the withdrawal of Yusuf Khan of India.
References
edit- ^ "Times Archives 1963 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2015.