1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
10th British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
←  1947 1949  →

The 1948 Open Championship was the first time that a tournament was introduced after the challenge system was discontinued. The tournament was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 8 to 15 March and was open to professionals and amateurs. The first winner of the competition in this format was the defending champion Mahmoud Karim who defeated Jim Dear in a close final lasting 52 minutes. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Mahmoud Karim	9	9	9
		Alan Seymour-Haydon	4	1	5						Karim	5	9	9	10
		Dr J F Stokes +	9	5	5	9	9				Stokes	9	0	1	8
		W E Clements	0	9	9	6	6													Karim	9	2	10	9
		Brian Phillips +	4	9	9	9														Phillips	1	9	8	3
		Major Douglas I Burnett	9	4	2	0					Phillips	6	9	9	10
		L R Hamer	7	10	10	9					Hamer	9	1	4	8
		G J Reece	9	9	8	6																							Karim	9	9	5	1	10
		Jim Dear	9	9	9																								Dear	5	3	9	9	8
		W E J Gordon	2	6	3						Dear	9	3	9	9
		Peter Phillips +	5	9	9	9	9				Phillips	7	9	3	1
		Peter Richards +	9	0	10	4	6													Dear	9	9	9
		Bert Biddle	9	9	2	9														Biddle	4	4	2
		A Hawes	4	5	9	2					Biddle	10	9	9
		Leslie Keeble	3	9	9	9					Keeble	8	7	2
		J M Peake +	9	7	7	7

+ Denotes Amateur

Preceded by 1947	British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1948	Succeeded by 1949

References

1. "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "From Our Special Correspondent (1948) 'Squash Rackets'" . Times. 9 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022– via Times Digital Archives.
3. "Sports Summary" . Daily News (London). 13 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.