# 1961 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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.

## Seeds

* Azam Khan
* Mo Khan
* Roshan Khan
* Dardir El Bakary
Hanif Khan
Mike Oddy
Ibrahim Amin

## Draw and results
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second 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 |
| 1 | Azam Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 1 | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gul Rehman | | | | | Rehman | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Jamal Din | | | | | | | | | | | Jamal Din | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Jamal Din | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D W Harman | | | | | Harman | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| | Denis Hughes + | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hughes | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| | Ali Akbar Khan | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Hughes | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hanif Khan ^ | | | | | Hanif Khan | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | Hughes | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Ibrahim Amin + ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | Amin | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Humphrey Truman + | 7 | 2 | 6 | | Amin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Hodgson + | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Hodgson | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J C Gordon + | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter round | Quarter round | Quarter round | Quarter round | Quarter round | Quarter round | Quarter round | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
| 2 | Mo Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | 2 | Mo Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P G Harris + | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Chisholm + | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mo Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Oddy + | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Oddy | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Tewfik Shafik + | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | | Oddy | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeremy Lyon + | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | | Lyon | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Khan Din | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mo Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Roshan Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Roshan Khan | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| | bye | | | | | | 3 | Roshan Khan | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nazarullah Khan | | | | | | | Nazarullah Khan | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Roshan Khan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Dardir El Bakary ^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | El Bakary | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | El Bakary | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Hawkey | | | | | | | Richard Hawkey | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ amateur ^ seeded

## Semi-finals & Final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Azam Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| x | Denis Hughes | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| x | Denis Hughes | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Azam Khan | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| | | | | | 2 | Mo Khan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Mo Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Mo Khan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Roshan Khan | 7 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1960 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1961 | Succeeded by1962 |