#1 Jahangir Khan, Squash
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Freak Feat: Won a staggering 555 matches on the trot, from 1981 to 1986
We’re all familiar with racquet sports, be it tennis, badminton, table tennis or squash. We also know one more thing about their circuits, they play a lot of matches. The likes of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, the best of the lot, they all lose matches every year.
Whether it’s against their close rivals, or completely unheard of players causing earth-shattering upsets, there are a few losses every now and then. In that context now, Jahangir Khan’s streak is not just superhuman, it’s probably at the behest of some divine intervention.
Khan was undefeated in competitive play for 5 years and 8 months from 1981 to 1986, an insane run of 555 consecutive matches. What’s even more fascinating is the fact that the run began when he was just 17 years old. That’s not all though, he went on another run of 9 months after that defeat.
Jahangir Khan has won the World Open 6 times and the British Open a record 10 times. His rivalry with compatriot Jansher Khan is considered one of the most competitive and utterly dominating rivalries in professional sport.
The next time someone discusses crazy streaks with you now, keep your repertoire ready. These are as crazy as they get!
