The Game of Squash
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Squash is a game that developed as a tournament sport in this century and which has achieved considerable popularity in much of the world. That popularity is much greater in certain regions of the world, notably those that are British or that were under British rule earlier in this century. The game has been dominated form the first by several major players and by a number of players from one family, the Khans of Pakistan. Hashim Khan was a major player in the 1950s and helped contribute to the growth of the game and especially to its great popularity in his native Pakistan. Jahangir Khan took his place in the family pantheon beginning in the 1980s, and he has been followed by another in the family, Jansher. Hashim Khan changed the nature of the game of Squash as it had ben played to that time in the British system and in the process began a dynasty that continues to this day. Jahangir came to dominate the game because of his skill and his personality alike, and he remains an important force as a coach and role model who continues to act as a world ambassador for the game, helping to raise interest, increase the number of courts in the world, support the different tournaments, and develop the game around the world. These and other Khans hold a special place as the family whose members have been prominent in the game since tournament play began in the 1920s and who continue to be major players to this day.The game of squash dates from 1830, th
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In 1949, a professional from Pakistan who was not in the same class as Hashim reached the final of the British Open, regarded as the premier championship in the world, and the officers of the Air Force Club then collected enough money to send Hashim to London for the British Open in 1950. In the final at the Scottish Open a week before, Hashim met Mahmoud El Karim from Egypt, the British Open champion the previous four years, and defeated him in three straight games. In the British Open, these two played again, and Hashim won with ease. He would successfully defend his title for the next five years until he was beaten in 1956 by his distant cousin, Roshan Khan. Hashim would return in 1957 to win the British Open for the seventh and last time against his brother Azam, and Azam would win the British open the next year, in 1958, holding the title for four years until he would be beaten in 1962 by Mohibullah Khan, the son of a sister of Hashim and Azam (Wind 101).
The Khan family dominated the sport during these years and has continued to include members ever since. Some critics in the 1950s claimed that the Khans would arrange among themselves before each tournament which one would win, whether Hashim, Azam, Roshan, or Mohibull
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Approximate Pages = 16 (250 words per page)
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