2003 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2003 British Open Championships was held at the Albert Hall, Nottingham from 28 September - 5 October 2003.
David Palmer won the title defeating Peter Nicol in the final. There was a reduced field for the main draw with just four qualifying places available.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
65th British Open Championships
Details
LocationNottingham, England
VenueAlbert Hall, Nottingham

Seeds
  1. England Peter Nicol
  2. Australia David Palmer
  3. Scotland John White
  4. Canada Jonathon Power
  5. Australia Anthony Ricketts
  6. Malaysia Ong Beng Hee
  7. England Lee Beachill
  8. Australia Joseph Kneipp

Draw and results

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First qualifying round
Player One Player Two Score
Netherlands Tommy BerdenPakistan Ibrahim Gul15-9 15-3 15-0
England Nick MatthewEngland Joey Barrington15-9 15-9 11-15 17-15
England Del HarrisEngland Michael Elford15-4 15-7 15-4
England Stephen MeadsBelgium Ron Aerts15-13 15-1 15-6
Australia Dan JensonPakistan Mohammas Nasir Farooq15-8 15-10 15-4
England Bradley BallPakistan Rizwan Farooq15-6 15-11 15-4
Italy Davide BianchettiPakistan Abdul Razzaq15-6 15-5 15-2
Finland Olli TuominenEngland Sam Miller15-5 15-6 15-4
Pakistan Farrukh ZamanBelgium Peter Pastijn13-15 15-5 15-7 15-17 15-7
England Adrian GrantEngland Duncan Walsh15-4 15-7 15-9
England James WillstropEngland Neil Reddington15-6 15-5 15-7
France Renan LavignePakistan Arshad Iqbal Burki15-11 15-4 15-6
Republic of Ireland John RooneyPakistan Shahid Zaman17-15 15-8 15-10

Second qualifying round
Player One Player Two Score
England Simon ParkeRepublic of Ireland John Rooney15-11 15-10 15-2
Wales Alex GoughNetherlands Tommy Berden15-8 13-15 15-9 15-9
England Nick TaylorEngland Stephen Meads15-13 17-14 14-17 15-6
England Del HarrisEngland Nick Matthew15-13 ret
England Bradley BallAustralia Dan Jenson15-9 15-7 10-15 15-9
Finland Olli TuominenItaly Davide Bianchetti15-14 15-8 15-12
England Adrian GrantPakistan Farrukh Zaman15-8 15-11 15-10
England James WillstropFrance Renan Lavigne15-10 15-11 15-13

Final qualifying round
Player One Player Two Score
Finland Olli TuominenEngland Adrian Grant15-9 15-13 15-5
Wales Alex GoughEngland Del Harris15-10 15-10 12-6 ret
England Nick TaylorEngland Bradley Ball15-12 15-10 15-4
England James WillstropEngland Simon Parke15-7 15-12 15-10

Main draw
First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 England Peter Nicol 15 15 15
Scotland Martin Heath 6 10 4 1 England Nicol 15 17 15
Q Wales Alex Gough 12 10 15 13 7 England Beachill 8 15 8
7 England Lee Beachill 15 15 12 15 1 England Nicol 12 11 17 15 15
4 Canada Jonathon Power 15 15 15 4 Canada Power 15 15 14 13 13
England Mark Chaloner 9 10 5 4 Canada Power 10 15 15 15
Q England James Willstrop 15 15 15 Q England Wiilstrop 15 8 9 9
8 Australia Joseph Kneipp 9 10 9 1 England Nicol 13 13 8
5 Australia Anthony Ricketts 17 15 15 2 Australia Palmer 15 15 15
Q England Nick Taylor 16 6 8 5 Australia Ricketts 15 8 15 10 15
Pakistan Mansoor Zaman 11 3 15 3 Scotland White 5 15 5 15 7
3 Scotland John White 15 15 17 5 Australia Ricketts 15 12 14 15 12
6 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 11 10 7 2 Australia Palmer 9 15 15 8 15
Q Finland Olli Tuominen 15 15 15 Q Finland Tuominen 9 8 13
Egypt Amr Shabana 12 9 8 2 Australia Palmer 15 15 15
2 Australia David Palmer 15 15 15

References
  1. "Times Archives 2003 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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