1956 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
18th British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club

The 1956 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 21 March - 26 March. Hashim Khan won his sixth consecutive title defeating Roshan Khan in the final.

Hashim Khan set a new record by winning a sixth title overtaking the previous record set by F.D. Amr Bey[1]

Seeds

Hashim Khan

Azam Khan

Roshan Khan

Results

[2]

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Hashim Khan ^	9	9	9
		Peter Phillips +	2	0	3						Hashim Khan	9	10	7	9
		Jamal Din	9	9	9						Jamal Din	4	9	9	5
		Nigel Broomfield +	3	3	2															Hashim Khan	10	10	4	9
		Azam Khan ^	9	9	9															Azam Khan	9	9	9	3
		Denis Hughes +	6	0	1						Azam Khan	9	9	9
		S J S Lam +	9	9	7	9					Lam	0	1	0
		P M H Robinson +	7	7	9	4																							Hashim Khan	9	9	5	9
		Roshan Khan ^	9	9	9																								Roshan Khan	4	2	9	5
		David Hodgson +	1	1	0						Roshan Khan	9	9	9
		Dardir El Bakary	9	9	9						El Bakary	2	6	2
		Matthew Farhang Mohtadi	3	1	6															Roshan Khan	9	9	9
		Richard Hawkey +	9	9	9															Richard Hawkey	1	2	0
		D W Harman	7	5	3						Richard Hawkey	9	2	8	9	9
		Jack Giles	10	9	9						Giles	1	9	10	7	0
		Brian Boys +	8	5	3

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by 1955

British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1956

Succeeded by 1957

References

1. "Times Archives 1956 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.