1961 Men's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:23
Series:British Open Championships
Location:London, England
Venue:Royal Automobile Club
Prevseason:1960
Nextseason:1962

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]

Draw and results

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Section 2

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 1961 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 15 May 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.