| British Open Squash Championships | |
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| 12th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1950 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 13 to 17 April. Mahmoud Karim won his fourth consecutive title defeating Abdul Bari in the final. [1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mahmoud Karim ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jack Giles | 2 | 5 | 5 | Karim | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LtCdr Alan Seymour-Haydon | 9 | 9 | 9 | Seymour-Hayden | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G J Reece | 2 | 7 | 1 | Karim | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Dear ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | Dear | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Wilson + | 2 | 4 | 1 | Dear | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Phillips | 9 | 9 | 9 | Phillips | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W E Clements | 7 | 6 | 6 | Karim | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Abdul Bari ^ | 9 | 10 | 9 | Bari | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Phillips | 1 | 8 | 3 | Bari | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 William 'Doug' McLaggan | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | McLaggan | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bert Biddle | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | Bari | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gordon Watson ^ | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Watson | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E S Hawes | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | Watson | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W E J Gordon | 9 | 9 | 9 | Gordon | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Keeble | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ amateur
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