1953 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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

Hashim Khan

Mahmoud Karim
Roy Wilson

Alan Fairbairn

Results

[2]

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Hashim Khan ^	9	9	9
		Ian de Sales la Terriere +	5	0	5						Hashim Khan	9	9	9
		Jack Giles	9	9	9						Giles	4	5	3
		H G Davies	1	7	1															Hashim Khan	9	4	9	8	9
		Azam Khan	9	9	9															Azam Khan	6	9	7	10	4
		Alan Fairbairn + ^	2	6	3						Azam Khan	w/o
		Alan Seymour-Hayden +	9	9	9						Seymour-Haydon	scr
		Leslie Keeble	6	4	6																								Hashim Khan	9	8	9	9
		Roy Wilson ^ +	9	10	9																								Wilson	2	10	1	0
		D W D Shaw +	7	9	2						Abdul Bari	9	1	2	9	2
		Abdul Bari	9	9	9						Wilson	2	9	9	1	9
		Matthew Farhang Mohtadi	7	3	5															Wilson	1	9	9	9
		Safirullah Khan	9	10	2	10														Safirullah Khan	9	7	3	4
		Peter Doggart +	2	9	9	8					Safirullah Khan	w/o
		Mahmoud Karim ^	8	10	9	10					Mahmoud Karim	scr
		Dr Gavin Hildick-Smith	10	8	4	8

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by 1952

British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1953

Succeeded by 1954

References

1. "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2015.