2001 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2001 British Open Championships was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club with the later stages at the National Indoor Arena from 5–10 June 2001.
David Palmer won the title defeating Chris Walker in the final. Peter Nicol represented England from 2001 and six times champion Jansher Khan announced his official retirement after unsuccessful double surgery on both knees.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
63rd British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club &
National Indoor Arena

Seeds
  1. Canada Jonathon Power
  2. England Peter Nicol
  3. Australia David Palmer
  4. Wales David Evans
  5. Australia Paul Price
  6. England Simon Parke
  7. Scotland John White
  8. Scotland Martin Heath
  9. Malaysia Ong Beng Hee
  10. England Paul Johnson
  11. England Mark Chaloner
  12. Wales Alex Gough
  13. Australia Stewart Boswell
  14. Egypt Omar El Borolossy
  15. England Del Harris
  16. Canada Graham Ryding

Draw and results

Main draw
First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Canada Jonathon Power 15 15 14 13 15
Q England Stephen Meads 7 9 15 15 4 1 Canada Power 8 15 10 7
Q France Renan Lavigne 9 5 11 15 England Harris 15 8 15 15
15 England Del Harris 15 15 15 15 England Harris 12 16 9
16 Canada Graham Ryding 6 15 13 17 15 7 Scotland White 15 17 15
Australia John Williams 15 12 15 15 7 16 Canada Ryding 14 8 8
Q England James Willstrop 15 7 9 3 7 Scotland White 15 15 15
7 Scotland John White 13 15 15 15 7 Scotland White 13 15 13 15 12
8 Scotland Martin Heath Q England Walker 15 7 15 4 15
England Nick Taylor w. o. England Taylor 15 7 11 17 15
Egypt Karim Darwish 9 14 6 9 Malaysia Beng Hee 13 15 15 11 17
9 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 15 17 15 9 Malaysia Beng Hee 17 14 15 9 12
14 Egypt Omar El Borolossy 11 10 15 9 Q England Walker 16 15 6 15 15
Q England Chris Walker 15 15 12 15 Q England Walker 17 9 15 15 Final
England Peter Genever 6 15 7 6 4 Wales Evans 15 15 9 7
4 Wales David Evans 15 13 15 15 Q England Walker 15 15 2 9 5
3 Australia David Palmer 15 15 15 3 Australia Palmer 12 13 15 15 15
Australia Anthony Ricketts 6 11 5 3 Australia Palmer 15 16 15 15
Q Italy Davide Bianchetti 10 12 5 13 Australia Boswell 6 17 11 11
13 Australia Stewart Boswell 15 15 15 3 Australia Palmer 11 15 17 15
12 Wales Alex Gough 15 14 15 13 17 12 Wales Gough 15 8 15 9
Australia Joseph Kneipp 14 17 7 15 14 12 Wales Gough 15 15 15
Q Finland Olli Tuominen 9 10 12 6 England Parke 7 10 11
6 England Simon Parke 15 15 15 3 Australia Palmer 15 12 15 15
5 Australia Paul Price 15 11 17 2 17 England Beachill 11 15 10 10
Q South Africa Rodney Durbach 13 15 14 15 15 5 Australia Price 17 15 8 11 7
England Lee Beachill 14 15 15 15 England Beachill 16 3 15 15 15
10 England Paul Johnson 15 9 10 7 England Beachill 15 15 15 15
11 England Mark Chaloner 15 15 15 2 England Nicol 7 17 6 4
Q England John Russell 5 8 9 11 England Chaloner 7 11 9
Q England Mark Cairns 11 9 15 7 2 England Nicol 15 15 15
2 England Peter Nicol 15 15 9 15

References
  1. "Times Archives 2001 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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