Abedel Fattah Amr, better known as "F.D. Amr Bey", or simply "Amr Bey", was a squash player from Egypt. He won the British Open men's title six consecutive times from 1933-1938. Squash racquet and ball Squash is an indoor racquet sport which was, until recently, called Squash Rackets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball used in its parent game Racquets or Rackets--see below). ... The British Open Squash Championships is one of the oldest and most established tournaments in the game of squash. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... -1...

Amr is widely considered to be the first truly dominant player in the sport of squash. He was not a professional, but he beat all the top professional players of his time and has been called the first "professional amateur" in squash because his training for the game became the key focus of his life.

The British Open men's title was only recently inaugurated at the time Amr emerged on the scene, but it quickly became the most significant title in the game and came to be viewed by many to be the equivalent to a world championship for the sport. The men's final at the time was played under a "challenge" system, with a challenger taking on the defending champion in a best-of-three-legs match-up, with matches being played at both the two players' respective squash clubs. In 1933, Amr took on Don Butcher, who had won the title in 1931 and 1932. The first match of the tie was played at Butcher's club, the Conservative Club, with Amr winning 9-0, 9-7, 9-1. The second leg was played at Arm's club, the Bath Club, which Amr won 9-5, 6-9, 9-2, 9-1, 9-4 to capture the title. Donald Don Butcher was a professional squash player from England. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ...

No challenger emerged to take on Amr in the British Open final in 1934, so he retained the title by default. Butcher challenged Amr again in the 1935 final, with Amr again winning in two matches – 9-4, 8-10, 10-8, 9-0 and 9-6, 6-9, 9-2, 0-9, 9-5. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1936-38, Amr faced Jim Dear in three consecutive British Open finals, with Amr winning on all three occassions in two straight matches. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In addition to his six British Open titles, Amr also won the British Amateur Championship six times, as well as numerous other titles.

Amr is widely considered to have raised the level of the sport of squash to a new heights through both his outstanding shot-making ability, and his exeptional speed and fitness.

External links

• Profile at squashtalk.com