British Open Squash Championships

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British Open
Details
Event nameBritish Open Squash Championships
LocationEngland Birmingham, England
VenueBirmingham Repertory Theatre
Website
britishopensquash.info
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryPSA World Tour Platinum
Prize money$194,500 (2024)
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Mostafa Asal
Women's PSA World Tour
CategoryPSA World Tour Platinum
Prize money$194,500 (2024)
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Nouran Gohar

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. Until the establishment of the World Squash Championships (which was originally called the World Open) in 1976, the British Open was considered to be the de facto world championship of the sport. The British Open Squash Championships are often referred to as 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 (which comprised gate-takings and players' 'subscriptions'). Read subsequently played the first final as the 'defending champion' against challenger Don Butcher in December 1930, but lost in home and away legs. The men's Championship maintained this 'challenge' system format until 1947, replacing it with the current 'knockout' system in 1948. The women's championships commenced in 1922 as an amateur event, and remained so until 1974. In the inaugural event, Joyce Cave defeated her sister Nancy Cave in the final.[1] Both Championships have been played continuously since inception, with the exception of the men's championship in 1934 (when no challenger to F. D. Amr Bey entered), and both championships during World War II, and in 2010 and 2011 due to lack of sponsorship. The men's and women's events were originally held separately, but have been held as a joint event since 1983. The most successful players in the history of the championships are Australian Heather McKay (née Blundell), who won the women's event 16 consecutive times from 1962 to 1977, and Pakistani Jahangir Khan, who won the men's title 10 consecutive times from 1982 to 1991.[1]

Venues

The event has been held at various venues since the challenge system ended in 1947.[2]

+ later rounds held at Conference Centre

Decline

After being staged at the Wembley Conference Centre for 10 years until 1994 with some capacity crowds,[3] the event began to move around Britain with eight different venues over the next 17 years – only twice staying in the same venue for consecutive years.[4] The competition suffered much uncertainty as it continued to move around the country. In 1999, the event was nearly dropped due to lack of sponsorship, but was saved by a last-minute deal. Promoter Alan Thatcher took the event to Aberdeen in conjunction with the newly-formed Eye Group. A crowd of 1,600 witnessed an astonishing final at Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, where local hero Peter Nicol collapsed at courtside with the score one game all against his great rival Jonathon Power and was rushed to hospital suffering from food poisoning. [5] A deal with Sky Sports was signed in 2000 to cover the event saw record prize money of £110,000 but by the following year it had moved again to Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.[5] Long term deals were agreed, but subsequently terminated early casting doubts over the staging of the event. A seven-year deal to play at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 2000 was terminated after two. Fablon Investments cash injection over eight years was pulled in 2002 after less than two years. Promoters John Beddington and John Nimmick moved the Open to Nottingham but they ended their involvement in 2005, again after two years.[5] Shorter term agreements also began falling through, the Royal Horticultural Halls in London was announced as the venue for the 2005 British Open, but that agreement ended up scrapped with Manchester stepping in to host. Dunlop pulled out of their sponsorship in 2008, but the competition staggered on.[5] The 2010 event was postponed as organisers tried to get the event moved back to London, but by the time the £200,000 headline sponsor withdrew their support the 2011 competition was also cancelled.[5] In May 2012, the competition returned with England Squash holding the British Open at The O2 with a new sponsor secured[6]

Men's championship

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1929 England Charles Read Appointed champion
1930 England Don Butcher England Charles Read 9–6, 9–5, 9–5 and 9–3, 9–5, 9–3
1931 England Don Butcher England Charles Arnold 9–0, 9–0, 9–0 and 9–3, 9–0, 9–5
1932 Egypt F.D. Amr Bey England Don Butcher 9–0, 9–7, 9–1 and 5–9, 5–9, 9–2, 9–1, 9–0
1933 Egypt F.D. Amr Bey No challenger entered
1934 Egypt F.D. Amr Bey England Don Butcher 9–4, 8–10, 10–8, 9–0 and 9–6, 6–9, 9–2, 0–9, 9–5
1935 Egypt F.D. Amr Bey England Jim Dear 9–3, 6–9, 8–10, 9–2, 9–4 and 9–4, 9–7, 3–9, 9–7
1936 Egypt F.D. Amr Bey England Jim Dear 9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–6 and 9–7, 8–10, 9–1, 9–6
1937 Egypt F.D. Amr Bey England Jim Dear 10–8, 10–8, 4–9, 1–9, 9–4 and 9–7, 8–10, 9–6, 9–5
1938 England Jim Dear England Bert Biddle 5–9, 9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5 and 6–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–6
1939 No competition (World War II)
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 Egypt Mahmoud Karim England Jim Dear 9–4, 9–1, 9–3 and 5–9, 7–9, 9–8, 9–7, 9–4
1948 Egypt Mahmoud Karim England Jim Dear 9–5, 9–3, 5–9, 1–9, 10–8
1949 Egypt Mahmoud Karim England Brian Phillips 9–4, 9–2, 9–10, 9–4
1950 Egypt Mahmoud Karim India Abdul Bari 9–4, 9–2, 9–7
1951 Pakistan Hashim Khan Egypt Mahmoud Karim 9–5, 9–0, 9–0
1952 Pakistan Hashim Khan Egypt Mahmoud Karim 9–5, 9–7, 9–0
1953 Pakistan Hashim Khan England Roy Wilson 9–2, 8–10, 9–1, 9–0
1954 Pakistan Hashim Khan Pakistan Azam Khan 6–9, 9–6, 9–6, 7–9, 9–5
1955 Pakistan Hashim Khan Pakistan Azam Khan 9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7
1956 Pakistan Hashim Khan Pakistan Roshan Khan 9–4, 9–2, 5–9, 9–5
1957 Pakistan Roshan Khan Pakistan Hashim Khan 6–9, 9–5, 9–2, 9–1
1958 Pakistan Hashim Khan Pakistan Azam Khan 9–7, 6–9, 9–6, 9–7
1959 Pakistan Azam Khan Pakistan Mo Khan 9–5, 9–0, 9–1
1960 Pakistan Azam Khan Pakistan Roshan Khan 9–1, 9–0, 9–0
1961 Pakistan Azam Khan Pakistan Mo Khan 6–9, 9–1, 9–4, 0–9, 9–2
1962 Pakistan Azam Khan Pakistan Mo Khan 9–6, 7–9, 10–8, 2–9, 9–4
1963 Pakistan Mo Khan Egypt A.A. AbouTaleb 9–4, 5–9, 3–9, 10–8, 9–6
1964 Egypt A.A. AbouTaleb Scotland Mike Oddy 9–3, 9–7, 9–0
1965 Egypt A.A. AbouTaleb Egypt Ibrahim Amin 9–0, 0–9, 9–1, 9–6
1966 Egypt A.A. AbouTaleb Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 9–6, 5–9, 9–3, 9–1
1967 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 9–2, 5–9, 9–2, 9–2
1968 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington Egypt A.A. AbouTaleb 9–6, 9–0, 9–5
1969 Australia Geoff Hunt Australia Cam Nancarrow 9–5, 9–4, 9–0
1970 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington Australia Geoff Hunt 9–7, 3–9, 9–4, 9–4
1971 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 9–1, 9–2, 9–6
1972 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington Australia Geoff Hunt 0–9, 9–7, 10–8, 6–9, 9–7
1973 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9–4, 9–3, 9–2
1974 Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Mo Yasin Walkover
1975 Pakistan Qamar Zaman Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 9–7, 9–6, 9–1
1976 Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2
1977 Australia Geoff Hunt Australia Cam Nancarrow 9–4, 9–4, 8–10, 9–4
1978 Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 7–9, 9–1, 9–1, 9–2
1979 Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 2–9, 9–7, 9–0, 6–9, 9–3
1980 Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–3, 9–2, 1–9, 9–1
1981 Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9–2, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7
1982 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 9–2, 10–9, 9–3
1983 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Egypt Gamal Awad 9–2, 9–5, 9–1
1984 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–0, 9–3, 9–5
1985 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 9–3, 9–2, 9–5
1986 Pakistan Jahangir Khan New Zealand Ross Norman 9–6, 9–4, 9–6
1987 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Jansher Khan 9–6, 9–0, 9–5
1988 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Rodney Martin 9–2, 9–10, 9–0, 9–1
1989 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Rodney Martin 9–2, 3–9, 9–5, 0–9, 9–2
1990 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Rodney Martin 9–6, 10–8, 9–1
1991 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Jansher Khan 2–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–0
1992 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Robertson 9–7, 10–9, 9–5
1993 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 9–6, 9–5, 6–9, 9–2
1994 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Brett Martin 9–1, 9–0, 9–10, 9–1
1995 Pakistan Jansher Khan England Peter Marshall 15–4, 15–4, 15–5
1996 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Rodney Eyles 15–13, 15–8, 15–10
1997 Pakistan Jansher Khan Scotland Peter Nicol 17–15, 9–15, 15–12, 8–15, 15–8
1998 Scotland Peter Nicol Pakistan Jansher Khan 17–16, 15–4, 15–5
1999 Canada Jonathon Power Scotland Peter Nicol 15–17, 15–12, rtd
2000 Wales David Evans Australia Paul Price 15–11, 15–6, 15–10
2001 Australia David Palmer England Chris Walker 12–15, 13–15, 15–2, 15–9, 15–5
2002 England Peter Nicol Scotland John White 15–9, 15–8, 15–8
2003 Australia David Palmer England Peter Nicol 15–13, 15–13, 15–8
2004 Australia David Palmer Egypt Amr Shabana 10–11 (4–6), 11–7, 11–10 (3–1), 11–7
2005 Australia Anthony Ricketts England James Willstrop 11–7, 11–9, 11–7
2006 England Nick Matthew France Thierry Lincou 11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
2007 France Grégory Gaultier France Thierry Lincou 11–4, 10–11 (0–2), 11–6, 11–3
2008 Australia David Palmer England James Willstrop 11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 6–11, 11–10 (3–1)
2009 England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop 8–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3, 12–10
2010 No competition
2011
2012 England Nick Matthew Egypt Ramy Ashour 11–9, 11–4, 11–8
2013 Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier 7–11, 11–4, 11–7, 11–8
2014 France Grégory Gaultier England Nick Matthew 11–3, 11–6, 11–2
2015 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy France Grégory Gaultier 11–9, 6–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–5
2016 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Ramy Ashour 11–2, 11–5, 11–9
2017 France Grégory Gaultier England Nick Matthew 8–11, 11–7, 11–3, 11–3
2018 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–2, 11–9
2019 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Ali Farag 11–9, 5–11, 11–5, 11–9
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2021 New Zealand Paul Coll Egypt Ali Farag 6–11, 11–6, 11–6, 11–8
2022 New Zealand Paul Coll Egypt Ali Farag 12–10, 11–6, 11–4
2023 Egypt Ali Farag Peru Diego Elías 13–11, 5-11, 11–8, 11–9
2024 Egypt Mostafa Asal Egypt Ali Farag 11–5, 2–11, 13–11, 4–11, 12–10

Note:
1) From 1931 to 1947, the men's championship was decided by a best-of-three-matches contest between the defending champion and a single challenger (the third match was never required, as the ultimate champion won the first two matches on each of the occasions in which the final was played with this format). The championship has been played using a 'knockout' format since 1948. 2) Peter Nicol changed his nationality in 2001.[7]

List of British Open Men's champions by number of victories

Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances
1 Pakistan Jahangir Khan 10 1 11
2 Australia Geoff Hunt 8 2 10
3 Pakistan Hashim Khan 7 1 8
4 Pakistan Jansher Khan 6 3 9
5 Republic of Ireland Jonah Barrington 6 0 6
6 Egypt F.D. Amr Bey 6 0 6
7 Pakistan Azam Khan 4 3 7
8 Egypt Mahmoud Karim 4 2 6
9 Australia David Palmer 4 0 4
10 Egypt A.A. AbouTaleb 3 2 5
England Nick Matthew 3 2 5
France Grégory Gaultier 3 2 5
13 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 3 1 4
14 Scotland / England Peter Nicol 2 3 5
15 England Don Butcher 2 2 4
16 New Zealand Paul Coll 2 0 2
17 England Jim Dear 1 5 6
18 Pakistan Qamar Zaman 1 4 5
19 Pakistan Mo Khan 1 3 4
Egypt Ali Farag 1 3 4
Egypt Ramy Ashour 1 2 3
Pakistan Roshan Khan 1 2 3
England Charles Read 1 1 2
24 Wales David Evans 1 0 1
Canada Jonathon Power 1 0 1
Australia Anthony Ricketts 1 0 1
Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 1 0 1
Egypt Mostafa Asal 1 0 1
29 Pakistan Aftab Jawaid 0 3 3
Australia Rodney Martin 0 3 3
England James Willstrop 0 3 3
32 Pakistan Gogi Alauddin 0 2 2
Australia Chris Dittmar 0 2 2
France Thierry Lincou 0 2 2
Australia Cam Nancarrow 0 2 2
36 Egypt Ibrahim Amin 0 1 1
England Charles Arnold 0 1 1
Egypt Gamal Awad 0 1 1
India Abdul Bari 0 1 1
England Bert Biddle 0 1 1
Peru Diego Elías 0 1 1
Australia Rodney Eyles 0 1 1
Pakistan Hiddy Jahan 0 1 1
Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 0 1 1
New Zealand Ross Norman 0 1 1
Australia Brett Martin 0 1 1
England Peter Marshall 0 1 1
Scotland Mike Oddy 0 1 1
England Brian Phillips 0 1 1
Australia Paul Price 0 1 1
Australia Chris Robertson 0 1 1
Egypt Amr Shabana 0 1 1
England Chris Walker 0 1 1
Scotland John White 0 1 1
England Roy Wilson 0 1 1
Pakistan Mo Yasin 0 1 1

Men's champions by country

Champions Runner-up
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 30 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 25
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 19 File:Flag of England.svg England 20
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 13 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 14
File:Flag of England.svg England 8 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 13
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 6 File:Flag of France.svg France 4
File:Flag of France.svg France 3 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2 File:Flag of India.svg India 1
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1 File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 1
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1

Women's championship

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1922 England Joyce Cave England Nancy Cave 11–15, 15–10, 15–9
1923 England Silvia Huntsman England Nancy Cave 6–15, 15–9, 17–15
1924 England Nancy Cave England Joyce Cave 15–8, 15–13
1925 England Joyce Cave England Nancy Cave 15–3, 6–15, 16–13
1926 England Cecily Fenwick England Nancy Cave 15–12, 15–11
1927 England Cecily Fenwick England Nancy Cave 4–9, 9–6, 9–2, 9–5
1928 England Joyce Cave England Cecily Fenwick 4–9, 9–5, 10–9, 9–6
1929 England Nancy Cave England Joyce Cave 9–6, 3–9, 9–2, 3–9, 9–6
1930 England Nancy Cave England Cecily Fenwick 10–8, 9–1, 7–9, 9–5
1931 England Cecily Fenwick England Nancy Cave 9–7, 10–8, 9–10, 9–1
1932 England Susan Noel England Joyce Cave 9–5, 9–7, 9–1
1933 England Susan Noel England Sheila Keith-Jones 9–4, 9–0, 9–2
1934 England Susan Noel England Margot Lumb 9–7, 9–0, 9–6
1935 England Margot Lumb England Anne Lytton-Milbanke 9–4, 9–0, 9–1
1936 England Margot Lumb England Anne Lytton-Milbanke 9–5, 9–5, 9–4
1937 England Margot Lumb England Sheila McKechnie 9–3, 9–2, 9–0
1938 England Margot Lumb England Sheila McKechnie 9–3, 9–2, 9–1
1939 England Margot Lumb England Susan Noel 9–6, 9–1, 9–7
1940 No competition (World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 England Joan Curry England Alice Teague 9–3, 10–9, 9–5
1948 England Joan Curry England Janet Morgan 9–5, 9–0, 9–10, 6–9, 10–8
1949 England Joan Curry England Janet Morgan 2–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–0
1950 England Janet Morgan England Joan Curry 9–4, 9–3, 9–0
1951 England Janet Morgan England Joan Curry 9–1, 2–9, 9–3, 9–4
1952 England Janet Morgan England Joan Curry 9–3, 9–1, 9–5
1953 England Janet Morgan England Marjorie Townsend 9–4, 9–2, 9–4
1954 England Janet Morgan England Sheila Speight 9–3, 9–1, 9–7
1955 England Janet Morgan England Ruth Turner 9–5, 9–3, 9–6
1956 England Janet Morgan England Sheila Speight 9–6, 9–4, 9–2
1957 England Janet Morgan England Sheila Speight 4–9, 9–5, 9–1, 9–6
1958 England Janet Morgan England Sheila Macintosh (born Speight) 9–7, 6–9, 9–6, 9–7
1959 England Janet Morgan England Sheila Macintosh 9–4, 9–1, 9–5
1960 England Sheila Macintosh England Fran Marshall 4–9, 8–9, 9–5, 9–3, 9–6
1961 England Fran Marshall England Ruth Turner 9–3, 9–5, 9–1
1962 Australia Heather Blundell England Fran Marshall 9–6, 9–5, 9–4
1963 Australia Heather Blundell England Fran Marshall 9–4, 9–2, 9–6
1964 Australia Heather Blundell England Fran Marshall 9–2, 9–2, 9–1
1965 Australia Heather Blundell England Anna Craven-Smith 9–0, 9–1, 9–2
1966 Australia Heather McKay (born Blundell) England Anna Craven-Smith 9–0, 9–0, 10–8
1967 Australia Heather McKay England Anna Craven-Smith 9–1, 10–8, 9–6
1968 Australia Heather McKay Australia Bev Johnson 9–0, 9–0, 9–0
1969 Australia Heather McKay England Fran Marshall 9–2, 9–0, 9–0
1970 Australia Heather McKay South Africa Marcia Roche 9–1, 9–1, 9–0
1971 Australia Heather McKay Australia Jenny Irving 9–0, 9–3, 9–1
1972 Australia Heather McKay South Africa Kathy Malan 9–1, 9–1, 9–2
1973 Australia Heather McKay New Zealand Cecile Fleming 9–1, 9–0, 9–1
1974 Australia Heather McKay England Sue Cogswell 9–2, 9–1, 9–2
1975 Australia Heather McKay Australia Marion Jackman 9–3, 9–1, 9–5
1976 Australia Heather McKay Australia Sue Newman 9–2, 9–4, 9–2
1977 Australia Heather McKay Australia Barbara Wall 9–3, 9–1, 9–2
1978 Australia Sue Newman Australia Vicki Hoffmann 9–4, 9–7, 9–2
1979 Australia Barbara Wall England Sue Cogswell 8–10, 6–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–3
1980 Australia Vicki Hoffmann England Sue Cogswell 9–5, 9–5, 9–3
1981 Australia Vicki Hoffmann Australia Margaret Zachariah 9–6, 9–4, 9–0
1982 Australia Vicki Cardwell (born Hoffmann) England Lisa Opie 9–4, 5–9, 9–4, 9–4
1983 Australia Vicki Cardwell England Lisa Opie 9–10, 9–6, 9–4, 9–5
1984 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Lisa Opie 5–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–1
1985 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Martine Le Moignan 9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5
1986 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Lisa Opie 9–4, 9–2, 9–3
1987 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Lucy Soutter 2–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 9–1
1988 New Zealand Susan Devoy Australia Liz Irving 9–7, 9–5, 9–1
1989 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Martine Le Moignan 8–10, 10–8, 9–3, 9–6
1990 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Suzanne Horner 9–2, 1-9, 9–3, 9–3
1991 England Lisa Opie England Sue Wright 6–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–4
1992 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Martine Le Moignan 9–3, 9–5, 9–3
1993 Australia Michelle Martin England Suzanne Horner 9–7, 9–0, 9–4
1994 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 9–1, 9–5, 9–3
1995 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 9–4, 9–7, 9–5
1996 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 1–9, 9–5, 9–1, 9–7
1997 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–5, 9–10, 9–5, 9–5
1998 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–4, 9–2, 9–1
1999 New Zealand Leilani Joyce England Cassie Campion 5–9, 9–6, 9–3, 10–8
2000 New Zealand Leilani Joyce England Sue Wright 9–7, 9–4, 9–2
2001 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Carol Owens 10–9, 9–0, 9–2
2002 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald England Tania Bailey 9–3, 9–0, 9–0
2003 Australia Rachael Grinham England Cassie Campion 9–3, 7–9, 9–2, 9–5
2004 Australia Rachael Grinham United States Natalie Grainger 6–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–3
2005 Malaysia Nicol David Australia Natalie Grinham 9–6, 9–7, 9–6
2006 Malaysia Nicol David Australia Rachael Grinham 9–4, 9–1, 9–4
2007 Australia Rachael Grinham Malaysia Nicol David 7–9, 4–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–1
2008 Malaysia Nicol David England Jenny Duncalf 9–1, 10–8, 9–0
2009 Australia Rachael Grinham Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 11–6, 11–5, 12–10
2010 No competition
2011
2012 Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11-6, 11–6, 11-6
2013 England Laura Massaro Malaysia Nicol David 11–4, 3–11, 12–10, 11–8
2014 Malaysia Nicol David England Laura Massaro 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8
2015 France Camille Serme England Laura Massaro 11–3, 11–5, 8–11, 11–8
2016 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Nouran Gohar 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 11–6, 11–8
2017 England Laura Massaro England Sarah-Jane Perry 11–8, 11–8, 6–11, 11–6
2018 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11–6, 11–9, 14–12
2019 Egypt Nouran Gohar France Camille Serme 11–3, 11–8, 11–3
2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2021 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Nouran Gohar 9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-2
2022 Egypt Hania El Hammamy Egypt Nouran Gohar 11–9, 11–7, 8–11, 11–4
2023 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Nouran Gohar 11–9, 11–7, 11–1
2024 Egypt Nouran Gohar Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11–6, 17–15, 3–11, 7–11, 11–4

List of British Open Women's champions by number of victories

Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances
1 Australia Heather McKay 16 0 16
2 England Janet Morgan 10 2 12
3 New Zealand Susan Devoy 8 0 8
4 Australia Michelle Martin 6 0 6
5 Malaysia Nicol David 5 2 7
6 England Margot Lumb 5 1 6
7 Egypt Nour El Sherbini 4 2 6
Australia Vicki Cardwell 4 1 5
Australia Rachael Grinham 4 1 5
10 England Nancy Cave 3 6 9
11 England Joyce Cave 3 3 6
England Joan Curry 3 3 6
13 England Cecily Fenwick 3 2 5
14 England Susan Noel 3 1 4
15 Egypt Nouran Gohar 2 4 6
16 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 2 3 5
17 England Laura Massaro 2 2 4
18 New Zealand Leilani Joyce 2 0 2
19 England Sheila Macintosh 1 5 6
England Fran Marshall 1 5 6
21 England Lisa Opie 1 4 5
22 Australia Barbara Wall 1 1 2
Australia Sue Newman 1 1 2
France Camille Serme 1 1 2
25 Egypt Hania El Hammamy 1 0 1
England Silvia Huntsman 1 0 1
27 England Sheila McKechnie (nee Keith-Jones) 0 3 3
England Anna Craven-Smith 0 3 3
England Sue Cogswell 0 3 3
England Martine Le Moignan 0 3 3
Australia Liz Irving 0 3 3
32 England Anne Lytton-Milbanke 0 2 2
England Ruth Turner 0 2 2
England Suzanne Horner 0 2 2
England Sue Wright 0 2 2
England Cassie Campion 0 2 2
37 Egypt Raneem El Welily 0 1 1
England Sarah-Jane Perry 0 1 1
United States Natalie Grainger 0 1 1
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 0 1 1
England Alice Teague 0 1 1
England Marjorie Townsend 0 1 1
Australia Bev Johnson 0 1 1
South Africa Marcia Roche 0 1 1
Australia Jenny Irving 0 1 1
South Africa Kathy Malan 0 1 1
New Zealand Cecile Fleming 0 1 1
Australia Marion Jackman 0 1 1
Australia Margaret Zachariah 0 1 1
England Lucy Soutter 0 1 1
Australia Carol Owens 0 1 1
England Tania Bailey 0 1 1
Australia Natalie Grinham 0 1 1
England Jenny Duncalf 0 1 1

Women's champions by country

Champions Runner-up
File:Flag of England.svg England 36 File:Flag of England.svg England 62
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 34 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 16
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 10 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 7
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 7 File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia 2
File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia 5 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2
File:Flag of France.svg France 1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 0 File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 1
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0 File:Flag of France.svg France 1
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 0 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 1

Records

Record Player(s) Count Winning years
Men
Winner of most Men's titles Pakistan Jahangir Khan 10 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Winner of most consecutive Men's titles Pakistan Jahangir Khan 10
Women
Winner of most Women's titles Australia Heather McKay 16 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Winner of most consecutive Women's titles Australia Heather McKay 16
Miscellaneous
Loser of most finals (men) England Jim Dear 5 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1948
Loser of most finals (women) England Nancy Cave 6 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931
Lowest-ranked winner (men) Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 14th 2018
Lowest-ranked winner (women) Egypt Nouran Gohar 7th 2019
Youngest winner (men) Pakistan Jahangir Khan 18 years (& 3 m.) 1982
Youngest winner (women) New Zealand Susan Devoy 20 years (& 3 m.) 1984
Oldest winner (men) Pakistan Hashim Khan 44 years 1958
Oldest winner (women) England Janet Morgan 38 years 1959

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "British Open: Tournament History". PSA World Tour. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ↑ British Open Results Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine englandsquashandracketball.com
  3. ↑ British Open to return to London as England Squash looks to retain tradition telegraph.co.uk
  4. ↑ British Open to return to London telegraph.co.uk
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "British Open Squash: timeline of turmoil". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022.
  6. ↑ British Open Back for 2012
  7. ↑ Howard Harding. "British Squash hero Peter Nicol Plans Final Conquest". Squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2008.

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