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1949 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1949 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 22–27 April. Mahmoud Karim Mahmoud el Karim (1916–1999) was a squash (sport), squash player from Egypt. He won the British Open Squash Championships, British Open men's title four consecutive times from 1947–1950. Playing career Karim first played golf and tennis at the ... won his third consecutive title defeating Brian Phillips in the final. Seeds Results + amateur ^ seeded References {{Men's British Open Squash Men's British Open Squash Championships Men's British Open Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Squash competitions in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Squash Championships (prior to the establishment of the World Squash Championships which was called the World Open at the time) in the 1970s, the British Open was generally considered to be the ''de facto'' world championship of the sport. The British Open Squash Championships are often referred to as being the ''" Wimbledon of Squash"''. History While there had been a professional men's championship for some years, the 'open' men's championship (for both professionals and amateurs) was not inaugurated until 1930. Charles Read, British professional champion for many years, was designated the first open title holder. Would-be challengers were required to demonstrate they were capable of mounting a competent challenge as well as guaranteeing a minimum 'purse' (prize money) of £100 (whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne Club
The Lansdowne Club is a private members' club in London, England occupying a large building, notable in its own right. It was established in 1935 and occupies most of 9 Fitzmaurice Place, a street connecting Berkeley Square to Curzon Street in Mayfair. History The club formed later than many London clubs, and it permitted women from its inception. It has always had a relatively young membership, with an active social scene. The building's main Adam and otherwise 1930s Art Deco interiors, with some authentic frontages, mean it has been Grade II* listed since its first assessment in 1970. This is the mid-category of listed building, a statutory scheme of protection which has a pyramidal hierarchy. In 1930, Westminster City Council decided to improve access to Berkeley Square by creating an extra road into the square. This was accomplished by demolishing half of the main range of Lansdowne House, which stood since the 1760s. What remained was given a new frontage and a newly reno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Mahmoud el Karim (1916–1999) was a squash (sport), squash player from Egypt. He won the British Open Squash Championships, British Open men's title four consecutive times from 1947–1950. Playing career Karim first played golf and tennis at the ... who defeated Jim Dear in a close final lasting 52 minutes. Results + Denotes Amateur References {{Men's British Open Squash Men's British Open Squash Championships Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Squash competitions in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1950 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 13 to 17 April. Mahmoud Karim Mahmoud el Karim (1916–1999) was a squash (sport), squash player from Egypt. He won the British Open Squash Championships, British Open men's title four consecutive times from 1947–1950. Playing career Karim first played golf and tennis at the ... won his fourth consecutive title defeating Abdul Bari in the final. Seeds Results + amateur ^ seeded References {{Men's British Open Squash Men's British Open Squash Championships Men's British Open Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Men's British Open Squash Championship Squash competitions in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Karim
Mahmoud el Karim (1916–1999) was a squash player from Egypt. He won the British Open men's title four consecutive times from 1947–1950. Playing career Karim first played golf and tennis at the Gezira Sporting Club in Cairo before discovering squash at the age of 15. He enjoyed it so much, that he came to devote all his time to the sport. In 1947, Karim captured the British Open title for the first time. The 1947 final was the last occasion on which the British Open was decide in a best-of-three-matches contest between the two finalists. Karim beat Jim Dear 9-4, 9-1, 9-3 in the first match and 5–9, 7–9, 9–8, 9–7, 9–4 in the second match. In 1948 Karim again faced Dear in the British Open final, this time in a single match to determine the champion which Karim won 9–5, 9–3, 5–9, 1–9, 10–8. Karim then beat Brian Phillips in the 1949 final 9–4, 9–2, 9–10, 9–4. In 1950, Karim beat Abdul Bari of India in the final 9–4, 9–2, 9–7. Karim was also run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Phillips (squash Player)
Brian Phillips may refer to: * Brian Phillips (footballer) (1931–2012), English professional footballer * Brian Phillips (swimmer) (born 1954), Canadian former swimmer {{Hndis, Phillips, Brian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N F Borrett
N, or n, is the fourteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''. History One of the most common hieroglyphs, snake, was used in Egyptian writing to stand for a sound like the English , because the Egyptian word for "snake" was ''djet''. It is speculated by many that Semitic people working in Egypt adapted hieroglyphics to create the first alphabet, and that they used the same snake symbol to represent N, because their word for "snake" may have begun with that sound. However, the name for the letter in the Phoenician, Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic alphabets is ''nun'', which means "fish" in some of these languages. The sound value of the letter was —as in Greek, Etruscan, Latin and modern languages. Use in writing systems represents a dental or alveolar nasal in virtually all languages that use the Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Dear
James Dear MBE (1910–1981) was an English racquets, court tennis, and squash player who effectively won world titles in three different sports during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Rackets Dear won the Rackets World Championships from 1947 to 1954, losing the title to Geoffrey Atkins. Real tennis He also won the Real tennis world championship from 1955 to 1957. Squash Dear also won the most prestigious title in squash, the British Open, in 1939, at a time when there was no official world championship and the British Open champion was acknowledged as the world's best. Dear was also the runner-up at the competition three times in the 1930s and twice in the late-1940s. Awards He was among seven British world champions honored at the inaugural Sports Writers' Association - which later became the Sports Journalists' Association in 1949. See also * Real tennis world champions * British Open Squash Championships The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Mallett
Anthony William Haward Mallett (29 August 1924 – 10 December 1994) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club. He was a school teacher who became Principal of Diocesan College in Cape Town, South Africa. Early life, education and war-time Mallett was born in Dulwich in south LondonAnthony Mallett . Retrieved 2018-09-26. and educated at Dulwich College where he was an "outstanding schoolboy player". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 In Squash
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 In British Sport
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
