1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship
# 1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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.

## Results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Mahmoud Karim | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Seymour-Haydon | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | Karim | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dr J F Stokes + | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Stokes | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W E Clements | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Karim | 9 | 2 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | |
| Brian Phillips + | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | Phillips | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Major Douglas I Burnett | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | Phillips | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L R Hamer | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | | Hamer | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G J Reece | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Karim | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Jim Dear | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dear | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| W E J Gordon | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | Dear | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Phillips + | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Phillips | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Richards + | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Dear | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Bert Biddle | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | Biddle | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| A Hawes | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | | Biddle | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leslie Keeble | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Keeble | 8 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J M Peake + | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

+ Denotes Amateur

| Preceded by1947 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1948 | Succeeded by1949 |
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