British Open Squash Championships | |
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British Open Championships | |
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Location | London, England |
Venue | N/A |
There was no Open Championship held in 1933, the defending champion F. D. Amr Bey of Egypt was busy defending his Amateur championship whilst defending professional champion Don Butcher resisted a challenge from Jim Dear. This professional challenge determined who would meet Bey in 1934 for the Open Championship. [1]
The result of the professional championship challenge is below.
Conservative Club (20 Nov) | ||||||
Don Butcher | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
Jim Dear | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Princes Club, Knightsbridge (27 Nov) | ||||||||
Don Butcher | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||
Jim Dear | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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