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
Location	Nottingham, England
Venue	Albert Hall, Nottingham

Seeds

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

Draw and results

[2]

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

1. "Times Archives 2003 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.