title: 1956 Men's British Open Squash Championship
text: # 1956 Men's British Open Squash Championship
  
  The 1956 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 21 March - 26 March. Hashim Khan won his sixth consecutive title defeating Roshan Khan in the final.
  
  Hashim Khan set a new record by winning a sixth title overtaking the previous record set by F.D. Amr Bey
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Azam Khan
  
  ## Results
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | Hashim Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Peter Phillips + | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Hashim Khan | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jamal Din | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Jamal Din | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nigel Broomfield + | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | Hashim Khan | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
  | Azam Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Denis Hughes + | 6 | 0 | 1 | | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | S J S Lam + | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Lam | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P M H Robinson + | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Hashim Khan | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
  | Roshan Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Roshan Khan | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
  | David Hodgson + | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Roshan Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dardir El Bakary | 9 | 9 | 9 | | El Bakary | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Matthew Farhang Mohtadi | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | Roshan Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Richard Hawkey + | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | Richard Hawkey | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | D W Harman | 7 | 5 | 3 | | Richard Hawkey | 9 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jack Giles | 10 | 9 | 9 | | Giles | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Brian Boys + | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  + amateur ^ seeded
  
  | Preceded by1955 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1956 | Succeeded by1957 |
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