1958 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
20th British Open Championships
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LocationLondon, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
  1957
1959  

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. [1]

Results

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Pakistan.svg Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
Flag of India.svg Jamal Din 3 4 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Hashim Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Nasrullah Khan 9 10 8 7 10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Nasrullah Khan 3 2 0
Flag of Pakistan.svg Ali Akbar Khan 6 8 10 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Hashim Khan 6 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mo Khan ^ 9 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mo Khan 9 7 3 3
Flag of England.svg Robin Lees + 4 0 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mo Khan 9 9 6 9
Flag of England.svg Jack Giles 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Giles 4 3 9 3
Flag of England.svg Terry Pickering + 5 2 4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Hashim Khan 9 6 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Azam Khan ^ 9 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Azam Khan 7 9 6 7
Flag of England.svg H de B Priestley + 3 3 6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Azam Khan 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Richard Hawkey + 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Richard Hawkey 0 0 3
Flag of England.svg D W Harman 1 6 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Azam Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Denis Hughes + w/o Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Hughes 2 2 0
Flag of Pakistan.svg Khan Din scr Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Hughes 10 3 3 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Yusuf Khan 9 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Yusuf Khan 8 9 9 6 4
Flag of England.svg Arthur Catherine + 1 6 3

+ amateur
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Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1958
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References

  1. "Times Archives 1958 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.