British Open Squash Championships
18th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

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

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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 Richard Hawkey 1 2 0
England D W Harman 7 5 3 England Richard 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

References

  1. "Times Archives 1956 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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