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1957 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
19th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne 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

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Results

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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 Richard 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 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1957
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.