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 8 to 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][2][3]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 10th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Results
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 Douglas 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
References
edit- ^ "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "From Our Special Correspondent (1948) 'Squash Rackets'". Times. 9 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Sports Summary". Daily News (London). 13 March 1948. Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.