1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship

June 2015 May 2026 British Open Squash Championships 10 British Open Championships London, England Lansdowne Club 1947 1949 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.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives 1948 Open Championship Oxfordshire LibrariesFrom Our Special Correspondent (1948) 'Squash Rackets' Times 9 March 1948 26 February 2022 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS52774505/TTDA?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=8543d272 Times Digital Archives subscription Sports Summary Daily News (London) 13 March 1948 26 February 2022 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19480313/128/0004 British Newspaper Archive subscription Results First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final EGY Karim ENG Dear 9 5 9 3 5 9 1 9 10 8 EGY Karim ENG Phillips 9 1 2 9 10 8 9 3 ENG Dear ENG Biddle 9 4 9 4 9 2 EGY Karim ENG Stokes 5 9 9 0 9 1 10 8 ENG Phillips ENG Hamer 6 9 9 1 9 4 10 8 ENG Dear ENG Phillips 9 7 3 9 9 3 9 1 ENG Biddle ENG Keeble 10 8 9 7 9 2 EGY Mahmoud Karim ENG Alan Seymour-Haydon RD1-seed02 9 4 9 1 9 5 ENG John Fisher Stokes + ENG W E Clements 9 0 5 9 5 9 9 6 9 6 ENG Brian C. Phillips + ENG Douglas Irvine Burnett 4 9 9 4 9 2 9 0 ENG L R Hamer ENG G J Reece 7 9 10 9 10 8 9 6 ENG Jim Dear ENG W E J Gordon 9 2 9 6 9 3 ENG Peter Phillips + ENG Peter Richards + 5 9 9 0 9 10 9 4 9 6 ENG Bert Biddle ENG A Hawes 9 4 9 5 2 9 9 2 ENG Leslie Keeble ENG J M Peake + 3 9 9 7 9 7 9 7 + Denotes Amateur British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1947 1949 1948 References Category:Men's British Open Squash Championships Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Category:Squash competitions in London