1949 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
11th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

The 1949 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 22–27 April. Mahmoud Karim won his third consecutive title defeating Brian Phillips in the final.[1]

Seeds

Mahmoud Karim

Brian Phillips
N F Borrett

Jim Dear

Results

[2]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Mahmoud Karim ^ 9 9 9
16 W E J Gordon 6 3 0 Karim 9 9 9
E S Hawes 9 9 9 Hawes 0 0 2
Jack Giles 5 7 1 Karim 9 9 9
N F Borrett + ^ 9 9 9 Borrett 2 4 0
J M Peake + 3 4 1 Borrett 9 9 9
N E Hooper + 2 9 9 9 10 Hooper 1 3 2
G J Reece 9 6 1 10 8 Karim 9 9 9 9
Brian Phillips + ^ 3 9 9 9 Phillips 4 2 10 4
LtCol W R Howson + 9 5 5 6 Phillips 6 9 10 9
R M Boustead + 2 9 9 9 10 Boustead 9 4 8 4
A W H Mallett + 9 6 1 10 8 Phillips 9 4 9 9
Leslie Keeble 9 10 9 9 Keeble 0 9 3 7
H J A Dagnall + 10 8 2 2 Keeble 9 9 9
W E Clements w/o Clements 7 3 0
Jim Dear ^

+ amateur
^ seeded

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1949 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2015.