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
Draw and results
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Section 1
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Quarter finals
| | | Semi finals
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| 1
| Azam Khan
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| bye
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| | | 1
| Azam Khan
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Gul Rehman
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| Rehman
| 1
| 0
| 2
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| bye
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| | | | | | 1
| Azam Khan
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Jamal Din
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| Jamal Din
| 1
| 1
| 4
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| bye
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| Jamal Din
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| D W Harman
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| Harman
| 3
| 3
| 2
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| bye
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| | | | 1
| Azam Khan
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Denis Hughes +
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Hughes
| 0
| 3
| 2
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| Ali Akbar Khan
| 3
| 6
| 7
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| Hughes
| 8
| 10
| 9
| 9
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| Hanif Khan ^
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| Hanif Khan
| 10
| 9
| 5
| 7
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| bye
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| Hughes
| 4
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 9
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| Ibrahim Amin + ^
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Amin
| 9
| 5
| 6
| 9
| 4
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| Humphrey Truman +
| 7
| 2
| 6
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| Amin
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| David Hodgson +
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Hodgson
| 1
| 3
| 2
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| J C Gordon +
| 1
| 6
| 7
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Section 2
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Quarter round
| | | Semi finals
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| 2
| Mo Khan
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| bye
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| | | 2
| Mo Khan
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| P G Harris +
| 8
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Harris
| 3
| 0
| 0
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| George Chisholm +
| 10
| 5
| 5
| 5
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| | | | | | 2
| Mo Khan
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| Mike Oddy +
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 9
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| Oddy
| 4
| 5
| 7
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| Tewfik Shafik +
| 5
| 2
| 9
| 9
| 5
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| Oddy
| 9
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 9
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| Jeremy Lyon +
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 10
| 9
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| Lyon
| 4
| 9
| 3
| 9
| 2
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| Khan Din
| 9
| 3
| 9
| 8
| 2
| | | | 2
| Mo Khan
| 9
| 9
| 9
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| 3
| Roshan Khan
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| | | | | | 3
| Roshan Khan
| 7
| 0
| 0
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| bye
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| | | 3
| Roshan Khan
| 10
| 9
| 4
| 9
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| Nazarullah Khan
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| Nazarullah Khan
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 5
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| bye
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| | | | | | 3
| Roshan Khan
| 9
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 9
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| Dardir El Bakary ^
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| El Bakary
| 2
| 9
| 6
| 9
| 2
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| bye
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| El Bakary
| w/o
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| Richard Hawkey
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| Richard Hawkey
| scr
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| bye
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+ amateur
^ seeded
Semi-finals & Final
References