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]

Seeds[]

Draw and results[]

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First qualifying round[]

Player One	Player Two	Score
Tommy Berden		15-9 15-3 15-0
Nick Matthew	Joey Barrington	15-9 15-9 11-15 17-15
Del Harris		15-4 15-7 15-4
		15-13 15-1 15-6
Dan Jenson		15-8 15-10 15-4
		15-6 15-11 15-4
Davide Bianchetti		15-6 15-5 15-2
Olli Tuominen		15-5 15-6 15-4
Farrukh Zaman		13-15 15-5 15-7 15-17 15-7
Adrian Grant		15-4 15-7 15-9
James Willstrop		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		15-13 17-14 14-17 15-6
Del Harris	Nick Matthew	15-13 ret
	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		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[]