1955 Men's British Open Squash Championship
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]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 17th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
Results
| 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
^ seeded
References
- "Times Archives 1955 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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