2008 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
70th British Open Championships
Details
Location	Liverpool, England
Venue	Echo Arena Liverpool

The 2008 Dunlop British Open Championships was held at the Echo Arena Liverpool from 6–12 May 2008.
David Palmer won his fourth British Open career title by defeating James Willstrop in the final.[1][2][3]

Seeds

1. Amr Shabana
2. Ramy Ashour
3. Grégory Gaultier
4. James Willstrop
5. David Palmer
6. Thierry Lincou
7. Karim Darwish
8. Peter Barker
9. Lee Beachill
10. Ong Beng Hee
11. Mohd Azlan Iskandar
12. Adrian Grant
13. John White
14. Olli Tuominen
15. Laurens Jan Anjema
16. Alex Gough

Draw and results

[4]

Main draw

	First round									Second round									Quarter-finals									Semi-finals
	1	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
		Davide Bianchetti	5	8	5					1	Shabana	11	7	11	12
	Q	Aaron Frankcomb	4	7	5					13	White	9	11	5	10
	13	John White	11	11	11														1	Shabana	6	11	5	8
	5	David Palmer	11	11	11														5	Palmer	11	3	11	11
	Q	Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan	3	5	6					5	Palmer	11	11	9	11
	Q	Tom Richards	10	2	11	9				12	Grant	6	8	11	6
	12	Adrian Grant	12	11	4	11																						5	Palmer	11	3	4
	3	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11																							7	Darwish	7	11	8	r
		Mansoor Zaman	8	3	8					3	Gaultier	11	11	11
		Joey Barrington	11	5	9	11	7			14	Tuominen	4	4	5
	14	Olli Tuominen	9	11	11	3	11												3	Gaultier	9	7	3
	7	Karim Darwish	13	11	11														7	Darwish	11	11	11
		Jonathan Kemp	11	8	7					7	Darwish	11	11	12														Final
	Q	Jesse Engelbrecht	6	11	6	2				15	Anjema	7	5	10
	15	Laurens Jan Anjema	11	4	11	11																						5	Palmer	11	11	8	6	13
	9	Lee Beachill	11	11	11																							4	Willstrop	9	9	11	11	11
		Daryl Selby	8	4	5					9	Beachill	9	11	10	11	8
	WC	Tom Pashley	4	9	8					8	Barker	11	4	12	9	11
	8	Peter Barker	11	11	11														8	Barker	9	11	9	8
	10	Ong Beng Hee	11	7	11	11													4	Willstrop	11	4	11	11
	Q	Farhan Mehboob	5	11	8	2				10	Beng Hee	9	9	7
		Aamir Atlas Khan	5	11	8	2				4	Willstrop	11	11	11
	4	James Willstrop	11	7	11	11																						4	Willstrop	11	11	11
	16	Alex Gough	6	11	11	0	11																					6	Lincou	7	3	7
	Q	Scott Arnold	11	1	1	11	9			16	Gough	6	3	5
	Q	Jonathan Harford	10	5	3					6	Lincou	11	11	11
	6	Thierry Lincou	12	11	11														6	Lincou	11	11	11
	11	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	11	11	11														11	Iskandar	8	7	8
	Q	Wade Johnstone	4	5	5					11	Iskandar	11	5	11	11
		Alister Walker	8	11	10	7				2	Ashour	1	11	8	8
	2	Ramy Ashour	11	7	12	11

Preceded by 2007

British Open Squash Championships England (Liverpool) 2008

Succeeded by 2009

References

1. "Willstrop stunned by Palmer win". BBC Sport.
2. "Times Archives 2008 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
3. "Dunlop British Open 2008". squashplayer.co.uk.
4. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.