1957 Men's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 19th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
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.
Another Khan appeared, this time in the form of 17-year-old Mo Khan, nephew of Hashim Khan and Azam Khan.[1]
Seeds
[edit]Results
[edit]| 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.