1998 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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]

British Open Squash Championships
60th British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueNational Indoor Arena
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Seeds

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Draw and results

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Final Qualifying round

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

+ Lucky loser

Main draw

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

1998
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1998 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "British Open 1998". squashplayer.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2015.