1957 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
19th British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1956 1958 

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

Results

[2]

First RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
Pakistan Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
India S J S Lam + 3 0 0 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 9 10
England Jack Giles 9 9 7 9 England Giles 5 2 8
England P M H Robinson + 3 6 9 2 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 4 9 9
Pakistan Azam Khan ^ 9 9 9 Pakistan Azam Khan 4 9 6 5
England Terry Pickering + 0 0 0 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
England Richard Hawkey + 9 10 9 England Hawkey 0 3 2
England Richard Boddington + 6 9 4 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 5 2 1
Pakistan Roshan Khan ^ 9 9 9 Pakistan Roshan Khan 6 9 9 9
Pakistan Khan Din 3 4 5 Pakistan Roshan Khan 1 9 9 9
England Mike Perkins + 10 9 9 England Perkins 9 4 1 4
England W D N Vaughan + 8 7 7 Pakistan Roshan Khan 10 9 9
Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9 Pakistan Mo Khan 8 0 5
India Jamal Din 6 7 2 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9
Wales Denis Hughes + 9 9 9 Wales Hughes 5 0 2
Pakistan M Amin 7 1 2

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by
1956
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1957
Succeeded by
1958

References

  1. "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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