1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship
British Open Squash Championships | |||
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10th British Open Championships | |||
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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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