1963 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
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LocationLondon, England

VenueLansdowne Club

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]

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First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals						Final

1	Mo Khan	9	9	9
	Jeremy Lyon	0	0	2			1	Mo Khan	9	9	9
	Aly Abdel Aziz	9	0	2	9	9		Aly Abdel Aziz	0	0	5
	Jamal Din	6	9	9	2	1								1	Mo Khan	10	9	9
4	Mike Oddy	3	3	9	3									5	Jawaid	8	3	3
	Kamal Zaghloul	9	9	4	9			Zaghloul	1	9	1	9	2
	Aftab Jawaid	9	9	9				Jawaid	9	6	9	6	9
	Sherif Afifi	1	2	6																1	Mo Khan	9	5	3	10	9
3	Abdelfattah Abou Taleb	9	9	9																3	Taleb	4	9	9	8	6
	Tony Gathercole	3	6	3			3	Taleb	9	9	2	9
	Tewfik Shafik	6	9	9	9			Shafik	1	0	9	3
	Denis Hughes	9	7	6	6									3	Taleb	2	9	9	9
2	Roshan Khan	9	9	9										2	Roshan Khan	9	7	0	6
	Ibrahim Amin	5	1	7			2	Roshan Khan	9	9	9
	George Chisholm	9	9	5	2	9		Chisholm	4	5	4
	Mike Corby+	7	7	9	9	6

1963 Men's British Open Squash Championship

Draw and results

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Main draw

References

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