1963 Men's British Open Squash Championship
British Open Squash Championships | |||
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25th British Open Championships | |||
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Location | London, England | ||
Venue | Lansdowne Club | ||
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The 1963 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 26 November - 5 December 1962.
Azam Khan was unable to defend his title after struggling to regain fitness following an Achilles tendon injury. Mo Khan won the Open Championship defeating Abdelfattah Abou Taleb in the final. Incredibly Taleb had led the final two sets to one and eight points to one needing just one more point to become champion. Mo Khan however recovered to win the set and then the match in a remarkable comeback. Roshan Khan defeated Aftab Jawaid in the third place play off 9-3 9-6 5-9 4-9 9-3.[1]
Seeds
Draw & Results
First Qualifying Round
John Skinner beat
Terry Pickering 9-0 6-9 3-9 9-0 9-2
Aftab Jawaid beat
Jonathan Smith 7-9 9-5 8-10 9-7 10-9
Brian Wise beat
Peter Fuente w/o
Sherif Afifi beat
Ken Watson 5-9 9-4 9-5 9-3
Richard Hawkey beat
Don Thompson 9-0 6-9 9-7 6-9 9-3
Second Qualifying Round
Tony Gathercole beat
Mike Corby 5-9 9-4 6-9 9-7 9-5
George Chisholm beat
Richard Hawkey 9-2 9-2 1-9 1-9 10-8
Sherif Afifi beat
Brian Wise 10-9 7-9 9-6 9-7
Aly Abdel Aziz beat
Pat Kirton 9-7 4-9 9-2 10-9
Aftab Jawaid beat
John Skinner
Main Draw
First round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | ![]() |
1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | 9 | 9 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | ![]() |
4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() |
2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
+ Corby gained a lucky losers place by virtue of the withdrawal of Yusuf Khan of India.
Preceded by 1962 |
British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1963 |
Succeeded by 1964 |
References
- ↑ "Times Archives 1963 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.