title: 1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship
text: # 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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