1998 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
British Open Squash Championships
60th British Open Championships
Details
Location	Birmingham, England
Venue	National Indoor Arena
	← 1997 1999 →

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 and results

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Final Qualifying round

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

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 1997	British Open Squash Championships England (Birmingham) 1998	Succeeded by 1999

References

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

[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.

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