# 1963 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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.

## Seeds

* Mo Khan
* Roshan Khan
* Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
* Mike Oddy

## Draw and results
### First qualifying round

John Skinner beat Terry Pickering 9-0 6-9 3-9 9-0 9-2
Aftab Jawaid beat Jonathan Smith 7-9 9-5 8-10 9-7 10-9
Brian Wise beat Peter Fuente w/o
Sherif Afifi beat Ken Watson 5-9 9-4 9-5 9-3
Richard Hawkey beat Don Thompson 9-0 6-9 9-7 6-9 9-3

### Second qualifying round

Tony Gathercole beat Mike Corby 5-9 9-4 6-9 9-7 9-5
George Chisholm beat Richard Hawkey 9-2 9-2 1-9 1-9 10-8
Sherif Afifi beat Brian Wise 10-9 7-9 9-6 9-7
Aly Abdel Aziz beat Pat Kirton 9-7 4-9 9-2 10-9
Aftab Jawaid beat John Skinner

### Main draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ Corby gained a lucky losers place by virtue of the withdrawal of Yusuf Khan of India.
| Preceded by1962 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1963 | Succeeded by1964 |