British Open Squash Championships

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Event name	British Open Squash Championships
Location	Birmingham, England
Venue	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
	Website; britishopensquash.info
Men's PSA World Tour
Category	PSA World Tour Platinum
Prize money	$194,500 (2024)
Most recent champion(s)	Mostafa Asal
Women's PSA World Tour
Category	PSA World Tour Platinum
Prize money	$194,500 (2024)
Most recent champion(s)	Nouran Gohar

Last updated June 15, 2024

The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Squash Championships.

History

While there had been a professional men's championship for some years, the 'open' men's championship (for both professionals and amateurs) was not inaugurated until 1930.

Charles Read, British professional champion for many years, was designated the first open title holder. Would-be challengers were required to demonstrate they were capable of mounting a competent challenge, as well as guaranteeing a minimum 'purse' (prize money) of £100 (which comprised gate-takings and players' 'subscriptions'). Read subsequently played the first final as the 'defending champion' against challenger Don Butcher in December 1930, but lost in home and away legs. The men's Championship maintained this 'challenge' system format until 1947, replacing it with the current 'knockout' system in 1948.

The women's championships commenced in 1922 as an amateur event, and remained so until 1974. In the inaugural event, Joyce Cave defeated her sister Nancy Cave in the final.^[1]

Both Championships have been played continuously since inception, with the exception of the men's championship in 1934 (when no challenger to F. D. Amr Bey entered), and both championships during World War II, and in 2010 and 2011 due to lack of sponsorship. The men's and women's events were originally held separately, but have been held as a joint event since 1983.

The most successful players in the history of the championships are Australian Heather McKay (née Blundell), who won the women's event 16 consecutive times from 1962 to 1977, and Pakistani Jahangir Khan, who won the men's title 10 consecutive times from 1982 to 1991.^[1]

Venues

The event has been held at various venues since the challenge system ended in 1947.^[2]

1948–1960: Lansdowne Club, London
1961–1962: Royal Automobile Club, London
1963–1968: Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club, London
1969, 1970–1974: Abbeydale Park, Sheffield
1970–1971: Edgbaston Priory, Birmingham
1975–1980+ Wembley Squash Centre, London
1980+, 1984–1994: Wembley Conference Centre
1981–1982: Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1983: Assembly Rooms, Derby
1984–1994: Wembley Conference Centre, London
1995–1996: Cardiff International Arena, Wales
1997: Wales National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
1998, 2000, 2001: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
1999: Aberdeen Squash Rackets Club and Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland
2002, 2005, 2007, 2009: National Squash Centre, Manchester
2003–2004: Albert Hall, Nottingham
2006: University of Nottingham, Nottingham
2008: Echo Arena, Liverpool
2012: The O2, London
2013: KC Stadium, Hull
2014–2022: Airco Arena, Hull
2023–present: Edgbaston Priory Club and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

+ later rounds held at Conference Centre

Decline

After being staged at the Wembley Conference Centre for 10 years until 1994 with some capacity crowds,^[3] the event began to move around Britain with eight different venues over the next 17 years – only twice staying in the same venue for consecutive years.^[4]

The competition suffered much uncertainty as it continued to move around the country. In 1999, the event was nearly dropped due to lack of sponsorship, but was saved by a last-minute deal. Promoter Alan Thatcher took the event to Aberdeen in conjunction with the newly-formed Eye Group. A crowd of 1,600 witnessed an astonishing final at Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, where local hero Peter Nicol collapsed at courtside with the score one game all against his great rival Jonathon Power and was rushed to hospital suffering from food poisoning. ^[5] A deal with Sky Sports was signed in 2000 to cover the event saw record prize money of £110,000 but by the following year it had moved again to Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.^[5]

Long term deals were agreed, but subsequently terminated early casting doubts over the staging of the event. A seven-year deal to play at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 2000 was terminated after two. Fablon Investments cash injection over eight years was pulled in 2002 after less than two years. Promoters John Beddington and John Nimmick moved the Open to Nottingham but they ended their involvement in 2005, again after two years.^[5]

Shorter term agreements also began falling through, the Royal Horticultural Halls in London was announced as the venue for the 2005 British Open, but that agreement ended up scrapped with Manchester stepping in to host. Dunlop pulled out of their sponsorship in 2008, but the competition staggered on.^[5] The 2010 event was postponed as organisers tried to get the event moved back to London, but by the time the £200,000 headline sponsor withdrew their support the 2011 competition was also cancelled.^[5]

In May 2012, the competition returned with England Squash holding the British Open at The O2 with a new sponsor secured^[6]

Men's championship

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1929	Charles Read	Appointed champion
1930	Don Butcher	Charles Read	9–6, 9–5, 9–5 and 9–3, 9–5, 9–3
1931	Don Butcher	Charles Arnold	9–0, 9–0, 9–0 and 9–3, 9–0, 9–5
1932	F.D. Amr Bey	Don Butcher	9–0, 9–7, 9–1 and 5–9, 5–9, 9–2, 9–1, 9–0
1933	F.D. Amr Bey	No challenger entered
1934	F.D. Amr Bey	Don Butcher	9–4, 8–10, 10–8, 9–0 and 9–6, 6–9, 9–2, 0–9, 9–5
1935	F.D. Amr Bey	Jim Dear	9–3, 6–9, 8–10, 9–2, 9–4 and 9–4, 9–7, 3–9, 9–7
1936	F.D. Amr Bey	Jim Dear	9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–6 and 9–7, 8–10, 9–1, 9–6
1937	F.D. Amr Bey	Jim Dear	10–8, 10–8, 4–9, 1–9, 9–4 and 9–7, 8–10, 9–6, 9–5
1938	Jim Dear	Bert Biddle	5–9, 9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5 and 6–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–6
1939	No competition (World War II)
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947	Mahmoud Karim	Jim Dear	9–4, 9–1, 9–3 and 5–9, 7–9, 9–8, 9–7, 9–4
1948	Mahmoud Karim	Jim Dear	9–5, 9–3, 5–9, 1–9, 10–8
1949	Mahmoud Karim	Brian Phillips	9–4, 9–2, 9–10, 9–4
1950	Mahmoud Karim	Abdul Bari	9–4, 9–2, 9–7
1951	Hashim Khan	Mahmoud Karim	9–5, 9–0, 9–0
1952	Hashim Khan	Mahmoud Karim	9–5, 9–7, 9–0
1953	Hashim Khan	Roy Wilson	9–2, 8–10, 9–1, 9–0
1954	Hashim Khan	Azam Khan	6–9, 9–6, 9–6, 7–9, 9–5
1955	Hashim Khan	Azam Khan	9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7
1956	Hashim Khan	Roshan Khan	9–4, 9–2, 5–9, 9–5
1957	Roshan Khan	Hashim Khan	6–9, 9–5, 9–2, 9–1
1958	Hashim Khan	Azam Khan	9–7, 6–9, 9–6, 9–7
1959	Azam Khan	Mo Khan	9–5, 9–0, 9–1
1960	Azam Khan	Roshan Khan	9–1, 9–0, 9–0
1961	Azam Khan	Mo Khan	6–9, 9–1, 9–4, 0–9, 9–2
1962	Azam Khan	Mo Khan	9–6, 7–9, 10–8, 2–9, 9–4
1963	Mo Khan	A.A. AbouTaleb	9–4, 5–9, 3–9, 10–8, 9–6
1964	A.A. AbouTaleb	Mike Oddy	9–3, 9–7, 9–0
1965	A.A. AbouTaleb	Ibrahim Amin	9–0, 0–9, 9–1, 9–6
1966	A.A. AbouTaleb	Aftab Jawaid	9–6, 5–9, 9–3, 9–1
1967	Jonah Barrington	Aftab Jawaid	9–2, 5–9, 9–2, 9–2
1968	Jonah Barrington	A.A. AbouTaleb	9–6, 9–0, 9–5
1969	Geoff Hunt	Cam Nancarrow	9–5, 9–4, 9–0
1970	Jonah Barrington	Geoff Hunt	9–7, 3–9, 9–4, 9–4
1971	Jonah Barrington	Aftab Jawaid	9–1, 9–2, 9–6
1972	Jonah Barrington	Geoff Hunt	0–9, 9–7, 10–8, 6–9, 9–7
1973	Jonah Barrington	Gogi Alauddin	9–4, 9–3, 9–2
1974	Geoff Hunt	Mo Yasin	Walkover
1975	Qamar Zaman	Gogi Alauddin	9–7, 9–6, 9–1
1976	Geoff Hunt	Mohibullah Khan	7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2
1977	Geoff Hunt	Cam Nancarrow	9–4, 9–4, 8–10, 9–4
1978	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	7–9, 9–1, 9–1, 9–2
1979	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	2–9, 9–7, 9–0, 6–9, 9–3
1980	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9–3, 9–2, 1–9, 9–1
1981	Geoff Hunt	Jahangir Khan	9–2, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7
1982	Jahangir Khan	Hiddy Jahan	9–2, 10–9, 9–3
1983	Jahangir Khan	Gamal Awad	9–2, 9–5, 9–1
1984	Jahangir Khan	Qamar Zaman	9–0, 9–3, 9–5
1985	Jahangir Khan	Chris Dittmar	9–3, 9–2, 9–5
1986	Jahangir Khan	Ross Norman	9–6, 9–4, 9–6
1987	Jahangir Khan	Jansher Khan	9–6, 9–0, 9–5
1988	Jahangir Khan	Rodney Martin	9–2, 9–10, 9–0, 9–1
1989	Jahangir Khan	Rodney Martin	9–2, 3–9, 9–5, 0–9, 9–2
1990	Jahangir Khan	Rodney Martin	9–6, 10–8, 9–1
1991	Jahangir Khan	Jansher Khan	2–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–0
1992	Jansher Khan	Chris Robertson	9–7, 10–9, 9–5
1993	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	9–6, 9–5, 6–9, 9–2
1994	Jansher Khan	Brett Martin	9–1, 9–0, 9–10, 9–1
1995	Jansher Khan	Peter Marshall	15–4, 15–4, 15–5
1996	Jansher Khan	Rodney Eyles	15–13, 15–8, 15–10
1997	Jansher Khan	Peter Nicol	17–15, 9–15, 15–12, 8–15, 15–8
1998	Peter Nicol	Jansher Khan	17–16, 15–4, 15–5
1999	Jonathon Power	Peter Nicol	15–17, 15–12, rtd
2000	David Evans	Paul Price	15–11, 15–6, 15–10
2001	David Palmer	Chris Walker	12–15, 13–15, 15–2, 15–9, 15–5
2002	Peter Nicol	John White	15–9, 15–8, 15–8
2003	David Palmer	Peter Nicol	15–13, 15–13, 15–8
2004	David Palmer	Amr Shabana	10–11 (4–6), 11–7, 11–10 (3–1), 11–7
2005	Anthony Ricketts	James Willstrop	11–7, 11–9, 11–7
2006	Nick Matthew	Thierry Lincou	11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
2007	Grégory Gaultier	Thierry Lincou	11–4, 10–11 (0–2), 11–6, 11–3
2008	David Palmer	James Willstrop	11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 6–11, 11–10 (3–1)
2009	Nick Matthew	James Willstrop	8–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3, 12–10
2010	No competition
2011	No competition
2012	Nick Matthew	Ramy Ashour	11–9, 11–4, 11–8
2013	Ramy Ashour	Grégory Gaultier	7–11, 11–4, 11–7, 11–8
2014	Grégory Gaultier	Nick Matthew	11–3, 11–6, 11–2
2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Grégory Gaultier	11–9, 6–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–5
2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Ramy Ashour	11–2, 11–5, 11–9
2017	Grégory Gaultier	Nick Matthew	8–11, 11–7, 11–3, 11–3
2018	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–2, 11–9
2019	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Ali Farag	11–9, 5–11, 11–5, 11–9
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2021	Paul Coll	Ali Farag	6–11, 11–6, 11–6, 11–8
2022	Paul Coll	Ali Farag	12–10, 11–6, 11–4
2023	Ali Farag	Diego Elias	13–11, 5-11, 11–8, 11–9
2024	Mostafa Asal	Ali Farag	11–5, 2–11, 13–11, 4–11, 12–10

Note:
1) From 1931 to 1947, the men's championship was decided by a best-of-three-matches contest between the defending champion and a single challenger (the third match was never required, as the ultimate champion won the first two matches on each of the occasions in which the final was played with this format). The championship has been played using a 'knockout' format since 1948.

2) Peter Nicol changed his nationality in 2001.^[7]

List of British Open Men's champions by number of victories

Rank	Player Name	No. of Titles	Runner-up	Final Appearances
1	Jahangir Khan	10	1	11
2	Geoff Hunt	8	2	10
3	Hashim Khan	7	1	8
4	Jansher Khan	6	3	9
5	Jonah Barrington	6	0	6
6	F.D. Amr Bey	6	0	6
7	Azam Khan	4	3	7
8	Mahmoud Karim	4	2	6
9	David Palmer	4	0	4
10	A.A. AbouTaleb	3	2	5
	Nick Matthew	3	2	5
	Grégory Gaultier	3	2	5
13	Mohamed El Shorbagy	3	1	4
14	/ Peter Nicol	2	3	5
15	Don Butcher	2	2	4
16	Paul Coll	2	0	2
17	Jim Dear	1	5	6
18	Qamar Zaman	1	4	5
19	Mo Khan	1	3	4
	Ali Farag	1	3	4
	Ramy Ashour	1	2	3
	Roshan Khan	1	2	3
	Charles Read	1	1	2
24	David Evans	1	0	1
	Jonathon Power	1	0	1
	Anthony Ricketts	1	0	1
	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	1	0	1
	Mostafa Asal	1	0	1
29	Aftab Jawaid	0	3	3
	Rodney Martin	0	3	3
	James Willstrop	0	3	3
32	Gogi Alauddin	0	2	2
	Chris Dittmar	0	2	2
	Thierry Lincou	0	2	2
	Cam Nancarrow	0	2	2
36	Ibrahim Amin	0	1	1
	Charles Arnold	0	1	1
	Gamal Awad	0	1	1
	Abdul Bari	0	1	1
	Bert Biddle	0	1	1
	Diego Elias	0	1	1
	Rodney Eyles	0	1	1
	Hiddy Jahan	0	1	1
	Mohibullah Khan	0	1	1
	Ross Norman	0	1	1
	Brett Martin	0	1	1
	Peter Marshall	0	1	1
	Mike Oddy	0	1	1
	Brian Phillips	0	1	1
	Paul Price	0	1	1
	Chris Robertson	0	1	1
	Amr Shabana	0	1	1
	Chris Walker	0	1	1
	John White	0	1	1
	Roy Wilson	0	1	1
	Mo Yasin	0	1	1

Men's champions by country

Champions		Runner-up
Pakistan	30	Pakistan	25
Egypt	19	England	20
Australia	13	Egypt	14
England	8	Australia	13
Ireland	6	France	4
France	3	Scotland	4
New Zealand	2	India	1
Scotland	1	New Zealand	1
Wales	1	Peru	1
Colombia	1
Canada	1

Women's championship

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1922	Joyce Cave	Nancy Cave	11–15, 15–10, 15–9
1923	Silvia Huntsman	Nancy Cave	6–15, 15–9, 17–15
1924	Nancy Cave	Joyce Cave	15–8, 15–13
1925	Joyce Cave	Nancy Cave	15–3, 6–15, 16–13
1926	Cecily Fenwick	Nancy Cave	15–12, 15–11
1927	Cecily Fenwick	Nancy Cave	4–9, 9–6, 9–2, 9–5
1928	Joyce Cave	Cecily Fenwick	4–9, 9–5, 10–9, 9–6
1929	Nancy Cave	Joyce Cave	9–6, 3–9, 9–2, 3–9, 9–6
1930	Nancy Cave	Cecily Fenwick	10–8, 9–1, 7–9, 9–5
1931	Cecily Fenwick	Nancy Cave	9–7, 10–8, 9–10, 9–1
1932	Susan Noel	Joyce Cave	9–5, 9–7, 9–1
1933	Susan Noel	Sheila Keith-Jones	9–4, 9–0, 9–2
1934	Susan Noel	Margot Lumb	9–7, 9–0, 9–6
1935	Margot Lumb	Anne Lytton-Milbanke	9–4, 9–0, 9–1
1936	Margot Lumb	Anne Lytton-Milbanke	9–5, 9–5, 9–4
1937	Margot Lumb	Sheila McKechnie	9–3, 9–2, 9–0
1938	Margot Lumb	Sheila McKechnie	9–3, 9–2, 9–1
1939	Margot Lumb	Susan Noel	9–6, 9–1, 9–7
1940	No competition (World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947	Joan Curry	Alice Teague	9–3, 10–9, 9–5
1948	Joan Curry	Janet Morgan	9–5, 9–0, 9–10, 6–9, 10–8
1949	Joan Curry	Janet Morgan	2–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–0
1950	Janet Morgan	Joan Curry	9–4, 9–3, 9–0
1951	Janet Morgan	Joan Curry	9–1, 2–9, 9–3, 9–4
1952	Janet Morgan	Joan Curry	9–3, 9–1, 9–5
1953	Janet Morgan	Marjorie Townsend	9–4, 9–2, 9–4
1954	Janet Morgan	Sheila Speight	9–3, 9–1, 9–7
1955	Janet Morgan	Ruth Turner	9–5, 9–3, 9–6
1956	Janet Morgan	Sheila Speight	9–6, 9–4, 9–2
1957	Janet Morgan	Sheila Speight	4–9, 9–5, 9–1, 9–6
1958	Janet Morgan	Sheila Macintosh (born Speight)	9–7, 6–9, 9–6, 9–7
1959	Janet Morgan	Sheila Macintosh	9–4, 9–1, 9–5
1960	Sheila Macintosh	Fran Marshall	4–9, 8–9, 9–5, 9–3, 9–6
1961	Fran Marshall	Ruth Turner	9–3, 9–5, 9–1
1962	Heather Blundell	Fran Marshall	9–6, 9–5, 9–4
1963	Heather Blundell	Fran Marshall	9–4, 9–2, 9–6
1964	Heather Blundell	Fran Marshall	9–2, 9–2, 9–1
1965	Heather Blundell	Anna Craven-Smith	9–0, 9–1, 9–2
1966	Heather McKay (born Blundell)	Anna Craven-Smith	9–0, 9–0, 10–8
1967	Heather McKay	Anna Craven-Smith	9–1, 10–8, 9–6
1968	Heather McKay	Bev Johnson	9–0, 9–0, 9–0
1969	Heather McKay	Fran Marshall	9–2, 9–0, 9–0
1970	Heather McKay	Marcia Roche	9–1, 9–1, 9–0
1971	Heather McKay	Jenny Irving	9–0, 9–3, 9–1
1972	Heather McKay	Kathy Malan	9–1, 9–1, 9–2
1973	Heather McKay	Cecile Fleming	9–1, 9–0, 9–1
1974	Heather McKay	Sue Cogswell	9–2, 9–1, 9–2
1975	Heather McKay	Marion Jackman	9–3, 9–1, 9–5
1976	Heather McKay	Sue Newman	9–2, 9–4, 9–2
1977	Heather McKay	Barbara Wall	9–3, 9–1, 9–2
1978	Sue Newman	Vicki Hoffmann	9–4, 9–7, 9–2
1979	Barbara Wall	Sue Cogswell	8–10, 6–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–3
1980	Vicki Hoffmann	Sue Cogswell	9–5, 9–5, 9–3
1981	Vicki Hoffmann	Margaret Zachariah	9–6, 9–4, 9–0
1982	Vicki Cardwell (born Hoffmann)	Lisa Opie	9–4, 5–9, 9–4, 9–4
1983	Vicki Cardwell	Lisa Opie	9–10, 9–6, 9–4, 9–5
1984	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	5–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–1
1985	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5
1986	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	9–4, 9–2, 9–3
1987	Susan Devoy	Lucy Soutter	2–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 9–1
1988	Susan Devoy	Liz Irving	9–7, 9–5, 9–1
1989	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	8–10, 10–8, 9–3, 9–6
1990	Susan Devoy	Suzanne Horner	9–2, 1-9, 9–3, 9–3
1991	Lisa Opie	Sue Wright	6–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–4
1992	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	9–3, 9–5, 9–3
1993	Michelle Martin	Suzanne Horner	9–7, 9–0, 9–4
1994	Michelle Martin	Liz Irving	9–1, 9–5, 9–3
1995	Michelle Martin	Liz Irving	9–4, 9–7, 9–5
1996	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	1–9, 9–5, 9–1, 9–7
1997	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	9–5, 9–10, 9–5, 9–5
1998	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	9–4, 9–2, 9–1
1999	Leilani Joyce	Cassie Campion	5–9, 9–6, 9–3, 10–8
2000	Leilani Joyce	Sue Wright	9–7, 9–4, 9–2
2001	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Carol Owens	10–9, 9–0, 9–2
2002	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Tania Bailey	9–3, 9–0, 9–0
2003	Rachael Grinham	Cassie Campion	9–3, 7–9, 9–2, 9–5
2004	Rachael Grinham	Natalie Grainger	6–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–3
2005	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	9–6, 9–7, 9–6
2006	Nicol David	Rachael Grinham	9–4, 9–1, 9–4
2007	Rachael Grinham	Nicol David	7–9, 4–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–1
2008	Nicol David	Jenny Duncalf	9–1, 10–8, 9–0
2009	Rachael Grinham	Madeline Perry	11–6, 11–5, 12–10
2010	No competition
2011	No competition
2012	Nicol David	Nour El Sherbini	11-6, 11–6, 11-6
2013	Laura Massaro	Nicol David	11–4, 3–11, 12–10, 11–8
2014	Nicol David	Laura Massaro	8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8
2015	Camille Serme	Laura Massaro	11–3, 11–5, 8–11, 11–8
2016	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 11–6, 11–8
2017	Laura Massaro	Sarah-Jane Perry	11–8, 11–8, 6–11, 11–6
2018	Nour El Sherbini	Raneem El Weleily	11–6, 11–9, 14–12
2019	Nouran Gohar	Camille Serme	11–3, 11–8, 11–3
2020	Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2021	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-2
2022	Hania El Hammamy	Nouran Gohar	11–9, 11–7, 8–11, 11–4
2023	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	11–9, 11–7, 11–1
2024	Nouran Gohar	Nour El Sherbini	11–6, 17–15, 3–11, 7–11, 11–4

List of British Open Women's champions by number of victories

Rank	Player Name	No. of Titles	Runner-up	Final Appearances
1	Heather McKay	16	0	16
2	Janet Morgan	10	2	12
3	Susan Devoy	8	0	8
4	Michelle Martin	6	0	6
5	Nicol David	5	2	7
6	Margot Lumb	5	1	6
7	Nour El Sherbini	4	2	6
	Vicki Cardwell	4	1	5
	Rachael Grinham	4	1	5
10	Nancy Cave	3	6	9
11	Joyce Cave	3	3	6
11	Joan Curry	3	3	6
13	Cecily Fenwick	3	2	5
14	Susan Noel	3	1	4
15	Nouran Gohar	2	4	6
16	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	2	3	5
17	Laura Massaro	2	2	4
18	Leilani Joyce	2	0	2
19	Sheila Macintosh	1	5	6
19	Fran Marshall	1	5	6
21	Lisa Opie	1	4	5
22	Barbara Wall	1	1	2
	Sue Newman	1	1	2
	Camille Serme	1	1	2
25	Hania El Hammamy	1	0	1
25	Silvia Huntsman	1	0	1
27	Sheila McKechnie (nee Keith-Jones)	0	3	3
	Anna Craven-Smith	0	3	3
	Sue Cogswell	0	3	3
	Martine Le Moignan	0	3	3
	Liz Irving	0	3	3
32	Anne Lytton-Milbanke	0	2	2
	Ruth Turner	0	2	2
	Suzanne Horner	0	2	2
	Sue Wright	0	2	2
	Cassie Campion	0	2	2
37	Raneem El Welily	0	1	1
	Sarah-Jane Perry	0	1	1
	Natalie Grainger	0	1	1
	Madeline Perry	0	1	1
	Alice Teague	0	1	1
	Marjorie Townsend	0	1	1
	Bev Johnson	0	1	1
	Marcia Roche	0	1	1
	Jenny Irving	0	1	1
	Kathy Malan	0	1	1
	Cecile Fleming	0	1	1
	Marion Jackman	0	1	1
	Margaret Zachariah	0	1	1
	Lucy Soutter	0	1	1
	Carol Owens	0	1	1
	Tania Bailey	0	1	1
	Natalie Grinham	0	1	1
	Jenny Duncalf	0	1	1

Women's champions by country

Champions		Runner-up
England	36	England	62
Australia	34	Australia	16
New Zealand	10	Egypt	7
Egypt	7	Malaysia	2
Malaysia	5	South Africa	2
France	1	New Zealand	1
United States	0	United States	1
South Africa	0	France	1
Ireland	0	Ireland	1

Records

Record	Player(s)	Count	Winning years
Men
Winner of most Men's titles	Jahangir Khan	10	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Winner of most consecutive Men's titles	Jahangir Khan	10	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Women
Winner of most Women's titles	Heather McKay	16	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Winner of most consecutive Women's titles	Heather McKay	16
Miscellaneous
Loser of most finals (men)	Jim Dear	5	1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1948
Loser of most finals (women)	Nancy Cave	6	1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931
Lowest-ranked winner (men)	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	14th	2018
Lowest-ranked winner (women)	Nouran Gohar	7th	2019
Youngest winner (men)	Jahangir Khan	18 years (& 3 m.)	1982
Youngest winner (women)	Susan Devoy	20 years (& 3 m.)	1984
Oldest winner (men)	Hashim Khan	44 years	1958
Oldest winner (women)	Janet Morgan	38 years	1959

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1 2 "British Open: Tournament History". PSA World Tour. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
↑ British Open Results Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine englandsquashandracketball.com
↑ British Open to return to London as England Squash looks to retain tradition telegraph.co.uk
↑ British Open to return to London telegraph.co.uk
1 2 3 4 5 "British Open Squash: timeline of turmoil". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 5 April 2022.
↑ British Open Back for 2012
↑ Howard Harding. "British Squash hero Peter Nicol Plans Final Conquest". Squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2008.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "British Open: Tournament History". PSA World Tour. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[2] British Open Results Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine englandsquashandracketball.com

[3] British Open to return to London as England Squash looks to retain tradition telegraph.co.uk

[4] British Open to return to London telegraph.co.uk

[timeline-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "British Open Squash: timeline of turmoil". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 5 April 2022.

[6] British Open Back for 2012

[7] Howard Harding. "British Squash hero Peter Nicol Plans Final Conquest". Squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2008.

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