2003 Men's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 65th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | Nottingham, England |
| Venue | Albert Hall, Nottingham |
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]
Seeds
Draw and results
First qualifying round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Tommy Berden |
 Ibrahim Gul |
15-9 15-3 15-0 |
 Nick Matthew |
Joey Barrington |
15-9 15-9 11-15 17-15 |
| Del Harris |
Michael Elford |
15-4 15-7 15-4 |
| Stephen Meads |
 Ron Aerts |
15-13 15-1 15-6 |
 Dan Jenson |
Mohammas Nasir Farooq |
15-8 15-10 15-4 |
| Bradley Ball |
Rizwan Farooq |
15-6 15-11 15-4 |
 Davide Bianchetti |
Abdul Razzaq |
15-6 15-5 15-2 |
 Olli Tuominen |
Sam Miller |
15-5 15-6 15-4 |
| Farrukh Zaman |
Peter Pastijn |
13-15 15-5 15-7 15-17 15-7 |
| Adrian Grant |
Duncan Walsh |
15-4 15-7 15-9 |
| James Willstrop |
Neil Reddington |
15-6 15-5 15-7 |
 Renan Lavigne |
Arshad Iqbal Burki |
15-11 15-4 15-6 |
 John Rooney |
Shahid Zaman |
17-15 15-8 15-10 |
Second qualifying round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Parke |
John Rooney |
15-11 15-10 15-2 |
 Alex Gough |
Tommy Berden |
15-8 13-15 15-9 15-9 |
| Nick Taylor |
Stephen Meads |
15-13 17-14 14-17 15-6 |
| Del Harris |
Nick Matthew |
15-13 ret |
| Bradley Ball |
Dan Jenson |
15-9 15-7 10-15 15-9 |
| Olli Tuominen |
Davide Bianchetti |
15-14 15-8 15-12 |
| Adrian Grant |
Farrukh Zaman |
15-8 15-11 15-10 |
| James Willstrop |
Renan Lavigne |
15-10 15-11 15-13 |
Final qualifying round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Olli Tuominen |
Adrian Grant |
15-9 15-13 15-5 |
| Alex Gough |
Del Harris |
15-10 15-10 12-6 ret |
| Nick Taylor |
Bradley Ball |
15-12 15-10 15-4 |
| James Willstrop |
Simon Parke |
15-7 15-12 15-10 |
Main draw
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peter Nicol
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Martin Heath
| 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | Nicol
| 15 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Alex Gough
| 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 7 | Beachill
| 8 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lee Beachill
| 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 1 | Nicol
| 12 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Jonathon Power
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | Power
| 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Chaloner
| 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | Power
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | James Willstrop
| 15 | 15 | 15 | Q | Wiilstrop
| 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Joseph Kneipp
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | Nicol
| 13 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Anthony Ricketts
| 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | Palmer
| 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Nick Taylor
| 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ricketts
| 15 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansoor Zaman
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 3 | White
| 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John White
| 15 | 15 | 17 | 5 | Ricketts
| 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Ong Beng Hee
| 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | Palmer
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Olli Tuominen
| 15 | 15 | 15 | Q | Tuominen
| 9 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Amr Shabana
| 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | Palmer
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | David Palmer
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Times Archives 2003 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.