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1959 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
21st British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueRoyal Automobile Club
← 1958
1960 →

The 1959 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 11 March - 16 March.
Azam Khan finally won his first title after finishing runner-up to his older brother Hashim Khan on three previous occasions. He defeated Mo Khan in the final.

Defending champion and top seed Hashim Khan had withdrawn from the Championships after ankle problems and another seed Roshan Khan had been recalled to service by the Pakistan navy.[1]

Seeds

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Results

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Pakistan Azam Khan ^ 9 9 9
Pakistan Hanif Khan 1 0 1 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
England W J Ashford 9 9 9 ret England Ashford 3 6 2
England H de B Priestley + 10 3 4 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Ali Akbar Khan 9 10 9 Pakistan Ali Akbar Khan 1 1 1
England D W Harman 5 8 4 Pakistan Ali Akbar Khan 9 9 9
England Richard Hawkey + w/o England Richard Hawkey 5 3 1
England Jack Giles scr Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Mo Khan ^ 9 9 9 Pakistan Mo Khan 5 0 1
Pakistan Khan Din 0 2 1 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9
Wales Denis Hughes + 9 9 9 Wales Hughes 2 6 3
England R Horsey 0 0 4 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Nasrullah Khan 9 10 9 Pakistan Nasrullah Khan 1 0 5
Pakistan J C Gordon + 2 8 0 Pakistan Nasrullah Khan 9 9 9
India Jamal Din 9 9 9 India Jamal Din 7 4 2
England Jim McQueenie 2 5 0

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1959
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1959 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.