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Kenneth K. "Ken" Binns is a former hardball squash

Hardball squash

Hardball squash is a format of the indoor racquet sport squash which was first developed in North America in the late 19h century and early 20th century. It is sometimes referred to as being the "American version" of the sport...

 player as well as tennis player from Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

Canada

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Binns was runner-up to Sharif Khan

Sharif Khan

Sharif Khan is a retired professional squash player. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time great players of hardball squash . He was the dominant player on the hardball squash circuit throughout the 1970s...

 at the North American Open

United States Open (squash)

The United States Open squash championships is an annual squash tournament sponsored by U.S. Squash. The championship was inaugurated in 1954 as an opportunity for professionals and amateurs to compete against each other...

 in 1971. Partnering Mo Khan, Binns won both the US and Canadian national doubles titles.

Binns competed a handful of times at the Canadian Open tennis championship, most notably reaching the round of 16 in 1969.