1956 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
18th British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1955 1957 

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.

Hashim Khan set a new record by winning a sixth title overtaking the previous record set by F.D. Amr Bey[1]

Seeds

Results

[2]

First RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
Pakistan Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
England Peter Phillips + 2 0 3 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 10 7 9
India Jamal Din 9 9 9 India Jamal Din 4 9 9 5
England Nigel Broomfield + 3 3 2 Pakistan Hashim Khan 10 10 4 9
Pakistan Azam Khan ^ 9 9 9 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9 3
Wales Denis Hughes + 6 0 1 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
India S J S Lam + 9 9 7 9 India Lam 0 1 0
England P M H Robinson + 7 7 9 4 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 9 5 9
Pakistan Roshan Khan ^ 9 9 9 Pakistan Roshan Khan 4 2 9 5
Rhodesia David Hodgson + 1 1 0 Pakistan Roshan Khan 9 9 9
Egypt Dardir El Bakary 9 9 9 Egypt El Bakary 2 6 2
Iran Matthew Farhang Mohtadi 3 1 6 Pakistan Roshan Khan 9 9 9
England Richard Hawkey + 9 9 9 England Hawkey 1 2 0
England D W Harman 7 5 3 England Hawkey 9 2 8 9 9
England Jack Giles 10 9 9 England Giles 1 9 10 7 0
Australia Brian Boys + 8 5 3

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by
1955
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1956
Succeeded by
1957

References

  1. "Times Archives 1956 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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