1963 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
25th British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club

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]

Seeds

1. Mo Khan
2. Roshan Khan
3. Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
4. Mike Oddy

Draw and results

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First qualifying round

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

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

	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.

Preceded by 1962

British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1963

Succeeded by 1964

References

1. "Times Archives 1963 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2015.