1956 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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.

British Open Squash Championships
18th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1955
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Hashim Khan set a new record by winning a sixth title overtaking the previous record set by F.D. Amr Bey[1]

Seeds

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Results

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
  Peter Phillips + 2 0 3   Hashim Khan 9 10 7 9
  Jamal Din 9 9 9   Jamal Din 4 9 9 5
  Nigel Broomfield + 3 3 2   Hashim Khan 10 10 4 9
  Azam Khan ^ 9 9 9   Azam Khan 9 9 9 3
  Denis Hughes + 6 0 1   Azam Khan 9 9 9
  S J S Lam + 9 9 7 9   Lam 0 1 0
  P M H Robinson + 7 7 9 4   Hashim Khan 9 9 5 9
  Roshan Khan ^ 9 9 9   Roshan Khan 4 2 9 5
  David Hodgson + 1 1 0   Roshan Khan 9 9 9
  Dardir El Bakary 9 9 9   El Bakary 2 6 2
  Matthew Farhang Mohtadi 3 1 6   Roshan Khan 9 9 9
  Richard Hawkey + 9 9 9   Richard Hawkey 1 2 0
  D W Harman 7 5 3   Richard Hawkey 9 2 8 9 9
  Jack Giles 10 9 9   Giles 1 9 10 7 0
  Brian Boys + 8 5 3

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1956
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1956 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.