1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 10th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1948 Open Championship was the first time that a tournament was introduced after the challenge system was discontinued. The tournament was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 8 to 15 March and was open to professionals and amateurs. The first winner of the competition in this format was the defending champion Mahmoud Karim who defeated Jim Dear in a close final lasting 52 minutes.[1][2][3]
Results
[edit]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mahmoud Karim | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Alan Seymour-Haydon | 4 | 1 | 5 | Karim | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr J F Stokes + | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Stokes | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W E Clements | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Karim | 9 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Phillips + | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Phillips | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Douglas I Burnett | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Phillips | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L R Hamer | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Hamer | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G J Reece | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Karim | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Dear | 9 | 9 | 9 | Dear | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W E J Gordon | 2 | 6 | 3 | Dear | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Phillips + | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Phillips | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Richards + | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Dear | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bert Biddle | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | Biddle | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Hawes | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | Biddle | 10 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Keeble | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Keeble | 8 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J M Peake + | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ Denotes Amateur
References
[edit]- ^ "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "From Our Special Correspondent (1948) 'Squash Rackets'". Times. 9 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Sports Summary". Daily News (London). 13 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.