British Open Squash Championships
70th British Open Championships
Details
LocationLiverpool, England
VenueEcho 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. Egypt Amr Shabana
  2. Egypt Ramy Ashour
  3. France Grégory Gaultier
  4. England James Willstrop
  5. Australia David Palmer
  6. France Thierry Lincou
  7. Egypt Karim Darwish
  8. England Peter Barker
  9. England Lee Beachill
  10. Malaysia Ong Beng Hee
  11. Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  12. England Adrian Grant
  13. Scotland John White
  14. Finland Olli Tuominen
  15. Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema
  16. Wales Alex Gough

Draw and results

[4]

Main draw

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

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.
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