1961 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
23rd British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueRoyal Automobile Club
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The 1961 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 29 November - 4 December 1960.
Once again the Open championship was held during the previous December to avoid a clash with the professional championship. This method would be used until 1969.
Azam Khan won his third consecutive title beating Mo Khan in the final. A third place play off also took place in which Roshan Khan defeated Denis Hughes 9-3 9-0 9–3.[1]

Seeds

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Draw and results

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarter finals Semi finals
1 Pakistan Azam Khan
bye 1 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
Pakistan Gul Rehman Pakistan Rehman 1 0 2
bye 1 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
India Jamal Din India Jamal Din 1 1 4
bye India Jamal Din 9 9 9
England D W Harman England Harman 3 3 2
bye 1 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
Wales Denis Hughes + 9 9 9 Wales Hughes 0 3 2
Pakistan Ali Akbar Khan 3 6 7 Wales Hughes 8 10 9 9
Pakistan Hanif Khan ^ Pakistan Hanif Khan 10 9 5 7
bye Wales Hughes 4 9 9 2 9
United Arab Republic Ibrahim Amin + ^ 9 9 9 United Arab Republic Amin 9 5 6 9 4
England Humphrey Truman + 7 2 6 United Arab Republic Amin 9 9 9
Rhodesia David Hodgson + 9 9 9 Rhodesia Hodgson 1 3 2
England J C Gordon + 1 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarter round Semi finals
2 Pakistan Mo Khan
bye 2 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9
England P G Harris + 8 9 9 9 England Harris 3 0 0
Scotland George Chisholm + 10 5 5 5 2 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9
Scotland Mike Oddy + 9 9 0 5 9 Scotland Oddy 4 5 7
United Arab Republic Tewfik Shafik + 5 2 9 9 5 Scotland Oddy 9 7 9 0 9
England Jeremy Lyon + 4 9 1 10 9 England Lyon 4 9 3 9 2
Pakistan Khan Din 9 3 9 8 2 2 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9
3 Pakistan Roshan Khan 3 Pakistan Roshan Khan 7 0 0
bye 3 Pakistan Roshan Khan 10 9 4 9
Pakistan Nazarullah Khan Pakistan Nazarullah Khan 8 1 9 5
bye 3 Pakistan Roshan Khan 9 0 9 4 9
United Arab Republic Dardir El Bakary ^ United Arab Republic El Bakary 2 9 6 9 2
bye United Arab Republic El Bakary w/o
England Richard Hawkey England Richard Hawkey scr
bye

+ amateur
^ seeded

Semi-finals & Final

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Semi-finals Final
              
1 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
x Wales Denis Hughes 0 3 2
1 Pakistan Azam Khan 6 9 9 0 9
2 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 1 4 9 2
2 Pakistan Mo Khan 9 9 9
3 Pakistan Roshan Khan 7 0 0
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1961
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1961 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2015.