2009 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2009 Dunlop British Open Championships was held at the National Squash Centre from 8–14 September 2009.
Nick Matthew won his second British Open title by defeating James Willstrop in the final. This was the first all English final since the pre-war challenge system.[1][2][3]

British Open Squash Championships
71st British Open Championships
Details
Location	Manchester, England
Venue	National Squash Centre

Seeds

1. Karim Darwish
2. Grégory Gaultier
3. Amr Shabana
4. Nick Matthew
5. David Palmer
6. Peter Barker
7. Thierry Lincou
8. Adrian Grant
9. Wael El Hindi
10. James Willstrop
11. Alister Walker
12. Mohd Azlan Iskandar
13. Mohamed El Shorbagy
14. Aamir Atlas Khan
15. Cameron Pilley
16. Ong Beng Hee

Draw and results

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Main draw

	First Round									Second Round									Quarter Finals									Semi Finals
	1	Karim Darwish	11	11	11
		Jonathan Kemp	7	6	1					1	Darwish	11	2	r
	Q	Campbell Grayson	4	5	7					10	Willstrop	5	4
	10	James Willstrop	11	11	11														10	Willstrop	11	11	12
	7	Thierry Lincou	11	11	11														12	Iskandar	5	6	10
	Q	Martin Knight	7	2	7					7	Lincou	13	4	11	12	5
	Q	Yasir Butt	11	8	11	4				12	Iskandar	11	11	5	14	11
	12	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	13	11	9	11																						10	Willstrop	11	11	11
	3	Amr Shabana	11	11	11																							3	Shabana	5	6	1
	WC	Jens Schoor	4	4	5					3	Shabana	7	11	11	11
	Q	Renan Lavigne	5	11	6	11	10			11	Walker	11	4	5	7
	11	Alister Walker	11	7	11	9	12												3	Shabana	11	14	4	19
	5	David Palmer	11	11	11														5	Palmer	8	12	11	17
		Tom Richards	6	6	5					5	Palmer	11	1	8	11	11												Final
		Joey Barrington	11	10	7	10				9	Hindi	6	11	11	7	5
	9	Wael El Hindi	5	12	11	12																						10	Willstrop	11	8	11	3	10
	14	Aamir Atlas Khan	1	4	r																							4	Matthew	8	11	7	11	12
		Daryl Selby	11	9							Selby	11	11	9	11
	Q	Simon Rösner	10	10	5					8	Grant	8	8	11	8
	8	Adrian Grant	12	12	11															Selby	7	5	8
	15	Cameron Pilley	13	11	11														4	Matthew	11	11	11
		Farhan Mehboob	11	3	9					15	Pilley	3	3	6
	Q	Chris Simpson	10	2	5					4	Matthew	11	11	11
	4	Nick Matthew	12	11	11																							4	Matthew	11	11	11
	16	Ong Beng Hee	11	11	7	5	11																					6	Barker	6	5	6
		Davide Bianchetti	8	7	11	11	3			16	Beng Hee	7	7	8
	Q	Stéphane Galifi	9	11	5	2				6	Barker	11	11	11
	6	Peter Barker	11	4	11	11													6	Barker	11	7	11	7	11
	13	Mohamed El Shorbagy	7	11	11	11	7												2	Gaultier	7	11	3	11	8
	Q	Kashif Shuja	11	13	9	2	11			Q	Shuja	5	7	1
		Saurav Ghosal	7	6	5					2	Gaultier	11	11	11
	2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11

References

1. "british Open Squash Championships 2009". squashsite.co.uk.
2. "Times Archives 2009 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
3. "British Open 2009". squashplayer.co.uk.
4. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.