1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |||
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| 10th British Open Championships | |||
| Details | |||
| Location | London, England | ||
| Venue | Lansdowne Club | ||
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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 08-15 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]
Results
| First Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | 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 D 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
| Preceded by 1947 |
British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1948 |
Succeeded by 1949 |
References
- ↑ "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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