2004 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2004 Harris British Open Championships was held at the Albert Hall, Nottingham from 31 October – 6 November 2004.
David Palmer retained his title defeating Amr Shabana in the final.[1][2][3]

British Open Squash Championships
66th British Open Championships
Details
Location	Nottingham, England
Venue	Albert Hall, Nottingham

Seeds

1. Lee Beachill
2. Thierry Lincou
3. David Palmer
4. Nick Matthew
5. Amr Shabana
6. John White
7. Joseph Kneipp
8. Grégory Gaultier
9. James Willstrop
10. Adrian Grant
11. Anthony Ricketts
12. Mohammed Abbas
13. Renan Lavigne
14. Graham Ryding
15. Mark Chaloner
16. Ong Beng Hee

Draw and results

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Main draw

	First Round									Second Round									Quarter Finals									Semi Finals
	1	Lee Beachill	11	11	11
		Rodney Durbach	2	3	9					1	Beachill	8	11	11	11
	Q	Borja Golán	4	9	5					9	Willstrop	11	8	9	9
	9	James Willstrop	11	11	11														1	Beachill	11	11	9	11
	7	Joseph Kneipp	4	11	12	5	11												7	Kneipp	8	7	11	7
		Wael El Hindi	11	6	10	11	3			7	Kneipp	11	11	11
	Q	Alex Stait	5	8	11	7				16	Beng Hee	3	6	8
	16	Ong Beng Hee	11	11	9	11																						1	Beachill	8	11	12	4	9
	8	Grégory Gaultier	12	3	11	11																						3	Palmer	11	6	10	11	11
		Alex Gough	10	11	9	6				8	Gaultier	11	11	11
	Q	Joey Barrington	8	11	13	2	3			13	Lavigne	4	6	8
	13	Renan Lavigne	11	4	11	11	11												8	Gaultier	6	11	2	2
	12	Mohammed Abbas	9	5	10														3	Palmer	11	4	11	11
		Olli Tuominen	11	11	12						Tuominen	8	8	6														Final
	Q	Raj Nanda	6	9	4					3	Palmer	11	11	11
	3	David Palmer	11	11	11																							3	Palmer	14	11	13	11
	4	Nick Matthew	11	15	11																							5	Shabana	16	7	11	7
		Davide Bianchetti	9	13	4					4	Matthew	11	11	12
		Mohd Azlan Iskandar	11	11	6	11					Iskandar	2	9	10
	15	Mark Chaloner	7	4	11	8													4	Matthew	3	8	8
	14	Graham Ryding	11	11	11														5	Shabana	11	11	11
	Q	Jonathan Kemp	9	4	7					14	Ryding	11	6	9	5
	Q	Alister Walker	7	11	11	4				5	Shabana	9	11	11	11
	5	Amr Shabana	11	13	6	11																						5	Shabana	12	12	11
	6	John White	11	11	2																							2	Lincou	10	10	7
		Mansoor Zaman	7	3	0	r				6	White	7	11	7	11	9
	Q	Stacey Ross	9	3	9					11	Ricketts	11	6	11	6	11
	11	Anthony Ricketts	11	11	11														11	Ricketts	11	9	4	6
	10	Adrian Grant	7	11	12	4	11												2	Lincou	7	11	11	11
		Simon Parke	11	9	10	11	9			10	Grant	6	6	9
	Q	Shahid Zaman	7	10	9					2	Lincou	11	11	11
	2	Thierry Lincou	11	12	11

References

1. "Times Archives 2004 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "2004 Open Championship". squashinfo.com.
3. "2004 British Open". squashpics.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
4. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.