| British Open Squash Championships | |
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| 17th British Open Championships | |
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| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1955 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 23 March - 28 March. Hashim Khan won his fifth consecutive title defeating his younger brother Azam Khan in a repeat of the 1954 final. Hashim Khan equalled the record number of five wins set by F.D. Amr Bey [1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hashim Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Richard Hawkey + | 0 | 3 | 1 | Hashim Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Giles | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Giles | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W J Moss | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Hashim Khan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roshan Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | Roshan Khan | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H de B Priestley + | 0 | 0 | 6 | Roshan Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Seymour-Haydon + | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Seymour-Hayden | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jamal Din | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | Hashim Khan | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azam Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | Azam Khan | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W J Ashford | 3 | 4 | 2 | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denis Hughes + | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Hughes | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Safirullah Khan | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Wilson + | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | Wilson | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Matthew Farhang Mohtadi + | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | Wilson | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P M H Robinson + | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | Doggart | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Doggart + | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ amateur
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Hashim Khan was a squash player from Pakistan. He won the British Open Squash Championships a total of seven times, from 1951 to 1956, and then again in 1958. Khan was the patriarch of the Khan squash family, which dominated the sport from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Azam Khan was a Pakistani squash player who won the British Open Championships four times between 1959 and 1962.
Roshan Khan was a squash player from Nawakille, Peshawar, Pakistan. He was one of the leading players in the game in the early-1960s, and won the British Open title in 1957.
Abdul Bari was a squash player. He was one of the leading players in India in the 1940s. Bari was a distant cousin of brothers Hashim Khan and Azam Khan, who went on to dominate the international squash scene in the 1950s and early 1960s representing Pakistan while Bari preferred to stay in Bombay, India after the independence of India and Pakistan. He was sponsored to travel to the United Kingdom to compete in the British Open, where he finished runner-up in 1950 to the Egyptian player Mahmoud Karim. Two years later in 1952 he became the first Asian to become a professional coach in England when he was appointed by Junior Carlton Club in London. Bari died of a brain haemorrhage in 1954.
Mohibullah Khan, often referred to by the nickname "Mo Khan", was a squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the leading players in the game in the 1960s and a member of the famous Khan Dynasty of squash. His biggest triumph was winning the British Open in 1963.
The U.S. Open (squash) is the most prestigious squash tournament in the United States, and one of the most significant in the world. It is a major international display of supreme talent in the sport, and showcases the top players from around the world.
Pakistan reached its peak in the 1980s and 1990s during the reigns of Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan. Between 1950 and 1997, Pakistan amassed over 30 British Open titles, 14 World Open titles and many more PSA professional titles.
The 1951 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 04-9 April. Hashim Khan won his first title defeating four times champion Mahmoud Karim in the final.
The 1952 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 02-7 April. Hashim Khan won his second consecutive title defeating four times champion Mahmoud Karim in the final.
The 1953 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 25 March - 2 April. Hashim Khan won his third consecutive title defeating Roy Wilson in the final.
The 1954 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 24 March - 29 March. Hashim Khan won his fourth consecutive title defeating his younger brother Azam Khan in the final.
The 1956 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 21 March - 26 March. Hashim Khan won his sixth consecutive title defeating Roshan Khan in the final.
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.
The 1958 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 27 March - 31 March. Hashim Khan won his seventh title to extend his record and in the final he defeated his brother Azam Khan once again.
The 1959 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 11 March - 16 March.
Azam Khan finally won his first title after finishing runner-up to his older brother Hashim Khan on three previous occasions. He defeated Mo Khan in the final.
The 1960 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 2–7 December 1959.
The Open championship was moved to December to avoid a clash with the professional championship. However to confuse matters instead of waiting until December 1960 the authorities decided to hold the tournament in December 1959 despite the fact that it had already been held in March 1959.
Azam Khan retained his title beating Roshan Khan in final. Roshan slipped in the second rally of the final hurting himself, he played well until 4-1 behind in the first game but then faded very badly and could not move fluently which led to Azam going through the motions of wrapping up the easy victory.
The 1961 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 29 November - 4 December 1960.
Once again the Open championship was held during the previous December to avoid a clash with the professional championship. This method would be used until 1969.
Azam Khan won his third consecutive title beating Mo Khan in the final. A third place play off also took place in which Roshan Khan defeated Denis Hughes 9-3 9-0 9-3.
The 1962 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 27 November - 4 December 1961.
Azam Khan won his fourth consecutive title beating Mo Khan in a repeat of the 1961 final. Roshan Khan defeated Dardir El Bakary in the third place play off 9-6 9-7 8-10 0-9 9-1.
The 1981 Audi British Open Championships was held at the Bromley Town Squash Club with the later stages being held at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, Greater London from 30 March - 9 April 1981.
Geoff Hunt won his eighth title defeating Jahangir Khan in the final. This eighth win set a new record surpassing the seven wins set by Hashim Khan of Pakistan.
The Khan squash family, sometimes referred to as the Khan squash dynasty, refers to a Pakistani family that has produced a succession of champion squash players. The dynasty's patriarch was Hashim Khan (1914-2014), whose win at the 1951 British Open began the era of his family's dominance in the sport. This family dominance continues with Ivy League star Anoush Khan. Members of the Khan family have combined for a total of 23 British Open, 16 North American Open, 19 US Professional Championships, and six World Championships wins.