1998 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
60th British Open Championships
Details
Location Birmingham, England
Venue National Indoor Arena
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The 1998 British Open Championships was held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, from 27 March - 5 April 1998.
Peter Nicol won the title defeating Jansher Khan in the final. This win put an end to Khan's six year winning streak.[1][2]

Seeds

Draw & Results

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Final Qualifying Round

Player One Player Two Score
Finland Juha Raumolin Australia John Williams 9-15 15-7 7-15 15-9 15-12
Australia Joseph Kneipp England Danny Meddings 9-15 15-11 15-7 15-2
Wales David Evans Australia Stewart Boswell 15-9 8-15 15-5 15-10
Australia David Palmer Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 15-5 15-14 15-4
England Nick Taylor England Bradley Ball 15-13 13-15 15-10 15-11
England Lee Beachill South Africa Glenn Whittaker 15-12 15-11 9-15 15-7
Scotland John White Finland Mika Monto + 15-10 15-14 13-15 15-10
South Africa Rodney Durbach England Iain Higgins 15-9 15-10 7-15 15-4

+ Lucky loser

Main Draw

First Round   Second Round   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals   Final
1  Scotland Peter Nicol 15 15 15  
 England Lee Beachill 2 10 10     1  Scotland Nicol 15 15 15  
13  England Chris Walker 15 13 15 17   13  England Walker 12 7 9  
 Republic of Ireland Derek Ryan 8 15 10 15       1  Scotland Nicol 15 15 15  
7  England Simon Parke 15 13 15 15       7  England Parke 13 13 6  
 Finland Juha Raumolin 12 9 15 9     7  England Parke 13 8 15 15 15
9  England Mark Chaloner 17 15 15   9  England Chaloner 15 15 12 7 11  
 France Julien Bonetat 16 7 12       1  Scotland Nicol 15 15 15  
4  Australia Rodney Eyles 15 15 15       4  Australia Eyles 9 13 11  
 Egypt Amr Shabana 6 10 7     4  Australia Eyles 7 15 15 7 15  
16  England Mark Cairns 15 15 15   16  England Cairns 15 11 11 15 10  
 Egypt Amir Wagih 13 8 10       4  Australia Eyles 17 17 15
 Scotland John White 15 15 15        Scotland White 16 16 12  
15  Scotland Martin Heath 12 13 10      Scotland White 15 15 7 13 15
 Australia Joseph Kneipp 15 15 9 13 15    Australia Kneipp 13 9 15 15 8  
6  Wales Alex Gough 13 6 15 15 14       1  Scotland Nicol 17 15 15
2  Pakistan Jansher Khan 17 3 17 5 15       2  Pakistan Jansher K 16 14 5
 Belgium Stefan Castleleyn 15 15 15 15 6     2  Pakistan Jansher K 15 15 15  
14  Australia Byron Davis 15 15 15   14  Australia Davis 12 13 11  
 South Africa Rodney Durbach 12 12 10       2  Pakistan Jansher K 15 15 17  
12  England Paul Johnson 15 13 15 15       12  England Johnson 11 11 15  
 Finland Mika Monto 10 15 9 13     12  England Johnson 15 9 15 15
8  Australia Anthony Hill 15 17 15   8  Australia Hill 12 15 10 6  
 Australia David Palmer 11 14 8       2  Pakistan Jansher K 15 15 10 15
10  Australia Dan Jenson 15 15 9 17       10  Australia Jenson 9 8 15 10  
 England Nick Taylor 8 7 15 14     10  Australia Jenson 10 10 15 15 15  
 Canada Graham Ryding 16 15 15 15    Canada Ryding 15 15 11 14 2  
5  Egypt Ahmed Barada 17 6 7 3       10  Australia Jenson 9 15 15 15
 Wales David Evans 9 15 15 15        Wales Evans 15 11 6 8  
11  England Del Harris 15 11 7 9      Wales Evans 9 15 6 w/o
3  Canada Jonathon Power 15 15 15   3  Canada Power 15 17 3 ret  
 England Tony Hands 14 14 7  
Preceded by
1997
British Open Squash Championships
England (Birmingham)

1998
Succeeded by
1999

References

  1. ↑ "Times Archives 1998 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ↑ "British Open 1998". squashplayer.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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