The British Open Championship Men Roll of Honour Charles Read (Eng) beat Oke Johnson (Eng) in 1920 to win the inaugural Professional Championship and repeated the win in the second event in 1928. The Amateur Championship was also held prior to 1930 from the inaugural event in 1922. The British Open Championship was instituted in 1930, with Charles Read (Eng) designated champion. The Open Championship was played on a challenge system until 1947. Date Venue Winner Runner-up Score 1931 Queens Club & Conservative Club Don Butcher (Eng) Charles Read 9-6, 9-5, 9-5 & 9-3, 9-5, 9-3 1932 Conservative Club & Bath Club Don Butcher (Eng) Charles Arnold (Eng) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 & 9-3, 9-0, 9-5 1933 Conservative Club & Bath Club FD Amy Bey (Egy) Don Butcher (Eng) 9-0, 9-7, 9-1 & 9-5, 5-9, 9-2, 9-1, 9-0 1934 FD Amy Bey (Egy) did not receive a challenge 1935 Conservative Club & Bath Club FD Amy Bey (Egy) Don Butcher (Eng) 9-4, 8-10, 10-8, 9-0 & 9-6, 6-9, 9-2, 0-9, 9-5 1936 Bath Club & RAC FD Amy Bey (Egy) Jim (JP St G) Dear (Eng) 9-3, 6-9, 8-10, 9-2, 9-4 & 9-4, 9-7, 3-9, 9-7 1937 RAC & Bath Club FD Amy Bey (Egy) Jim Dear (Eng) 9-7, 7-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-6 & 9-6, 8-10, 9-1, 9-6 1938 RAC & Bath Club FD Amy Bey (Egy) Jim Dear (Eng) 10-8, 10-8, 4-9, 1-9, 9-4 & 9-7, 8-10, 9-6, 9-5 1939 Junior Carlton Club & Bath Club Jim Dear (Eng) Albert Biddle (Eng) 5-9, 9-6, 5-9, 9-6, 9-5 & 6-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-6 1940 - 1946 Event not held 1947 Lansdowne Club & RAC Mahmoud Karin (Egy) Jim Dear (Eng) 9-4, 9-1, 9-3 & 5-9, 7-9, 9-8, 9-7, 9-4 Date Venue Winner Runner-up Score 1948 Lansdowne Club Mahmoud Khan (Egy) Jim Dear (Eng) 9-5, 9-3, 5-9, 1-9, 10-8 1949 Lansdowne Club Mahmoud Khan (Egy) Brian (BC) Phillips (Eng) 9-4, 9-2, 9-10, 9-4 1950 Lansdowne Club Mahmoud Khan (Egy) Abdul Bari (Ind) 9-4, 9-2, 9-7 1951 Lansdowne Club Hashim Khan (Pak) Mahmoud Karim (Egy) 9-5, 9-0, 9-0 1952 Lansdowne Club Hashim Khan (Pak) Mahmoud Karim (Egy) 9-5, 9-7, 9-0 1953 Lansdowne Club Hashim Khan (Pak) Roy (RBR) Wilson (Eng) 9-2, 8-10, 9-1, 9-0 1954 Lansdowne Club Hashim Khan (Pak) Azam Khan (Pak) 6-9, 9-6, 9-6, 7-9, 9-5 1955 Lansdowne Club Hashim Khan (Pak) Azam Khan (Pak) 9-7, 7-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-7 1956 Lansdowne Club Hashim Khan (Pak) Roshan Khan (Pak) 9-4, 9-2, 5-9, 9-5 1957 Lansdowne Club Roshan Khan (Pak) Hashim Khan (Pak) 6-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 1958 Lansdowne Club Hashim Khan (Pak) Azam Khan (Pak) 9-7, 6-9, 9-6, 9-7 1959 Lansdowne Club Azam Khan (Pak) Mohibullah Khan (Pak) 9-5, 9-0, 9-1 1960 Lansdowne Club Azam Khan (Pak) Roshan Khan (Pak) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 1961 RAC Club Azam Khan (Pak) Mohibullah Khan (Pak) 6-9, 9-1, 9-4, 0-9, 9-2 1962 RAC Club Azam Khan (Pak) Mohibullah Khan (Pak) 9-6, 7-9, 10-8, 2-9, 9-4 1963 Lansdowne & Royal Aeros Club Mohibullah Khan (Pak) AA AbouTaleb (Egy) 9-4, 5-9, 3-9, 10-8, 9-6 1964 Lansdowne & Royal Aeros Club AA AbouTaleb (Egy) Mike Oddy (Sco) 9-3, 9-7, 9-0 1965 Lansdowne & Royal Aeros Club AA AbouTaleb (Egy) Ibrahim Amin (Egy) 9-0, 0-9, 9-1, 9-6 1966 Lansdowne & Royal Aeros Club AA AbouTaleb (Egy) Aftab Jawaid (Pak) 9-6, 5-9, 9-3, 9-1 1967 Lansdowne & Royal Aeros Club Jonah Barrington (Ire) Aftab Jawaid (Pak) 9-2, 5-9, 9-2, 9-2 1968 Lansdowne & Royal Aeros Club Jonah Barrington (Ire) AA AbouTaleb (Egy) 9-6, 9-0, 9-5 1969 Abbeydale Geoff Hunt (Aus) Cam Nancarrow (Aus) 9-5, 9-4, 9-0 1970 Edgbaston Priory Jonah Barrington (Ire) Geoff Hunt (Aus) 9-7, 3-9, 9-4, 9-4 1971 Edgbaston Priory Jonah Barrington (Ire) Aftab Jawaid (Pak) 9-1, 9-2, 9-6 1972 Abbeydale Jonah Barrington (Ire) Geoff Hunt (Aus) 0-9, 9-7, 10-8, 6-9, 9-7 1973 Abbeydale Jonah Barrington (Ire) Gogi Alauddin (Pak) 9-4, 9-3, 9-2 1974 Abbeydale Geoff Hunt (Aus) Mo Yasin (Pak) w/o 1975 Wembley Squash Centre Qamar Zaman (Pak) Gogi Alauddin (Pak) 9-7, 9-6, 9-1 1976 Wembley Squash Centre Geoff Hunt (Aus) Mohibullah Khan (Pak) 7-9, 9-4, 8-10, 9-2, 9-2 1977 Wembley Squash Centre Geoff Hunt (Aus) Cam Nancarrow (Aus) 9-4, 9-4, 8-10, 9-4 1978 Wembley Squash Centre Geoff Hunt (Aus) Qamar Zaman (Pak) 7-9, 9-1, 9-1, 9-2 1979 Wembley Squash Centre Geoff Hunt (Aus) Qamar Zaman (Pak) 2-9, 9-7, 9-0, 6-9, 9-3 1980 Wembley Squash Centre Geoff Hunt (Aus) Qamar Zaman (Pak) 9-3, 9-2, 1-9, 9-1 Date Venue Winner Runner-up Score 1981 Churchill Theatre Geoff Hunt (Aus) Jahangir Khan (Pak) 9-2, 9-7, 5-9, 9-7 1982 Churchill Theatre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Hiddy Jahan (Pak) 9-2, 10-9, 9-3 1983 Assembly Rooms Jahangir Khan (Pak) Gamal Awad (Egy) 9-2, 9-5, 9-1 1984 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Qamar Zaman (Pak) 9-0, 9-3, 9-5 1985 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Chris Dittmar (Aus) 9-3, 9-2, 9-0 1986 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Ross Norman (Nzl) 9-6, 9-4, 9-6 1987 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Jansher Khan (Pak) 9-6, 9-0, 9-5 1988 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Rodney Martin (Aus) 9-2, 9-10, 9-0, 9-1 1989 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Rodney Martin (Aus) 9-2, 3-9, 9-5, 0-9, 9-2 1990 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Rodney Martin (Aus) 9-6, 10-8, 9-1 1991 Wembley Conference Centre Jahangir Khan (Pak) Jansher Khan (Pak) 2-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-0 1992 Wembley Conference Centre Jansher Khan (Pak) Chris Roberton (Aus) 9-7, 10-9, 9-5 1993 Wembley Conference Centre Jansher Khan (Pak) Chris Dittmar (Aus) 9-6, 9-5, 6-9, 9-2 1994 Wembley Conference Centre Jansher Khan (Pak) Brett Martin (Aus) 9-1, 9-0, 9-10, 9-1 1995 Cardiff Jansher Khan (Pak) Peter Marshall (Eng) 15-4, 15-4, 15-5 1996 Cardiff Jansher Khan (Pak) Rodney Eyles (Aus) 15-13, 15-8, 15-10 1997 Cardiff Jansher Khan (Pak) Peter Nicol (Sco) 17-15, 9-15, 15-12, 8-15, 15-8 1998 National Indoor Arena Peter Nicol (Sco) Jansher Khan (Pak) 17-16, 15-4, 15-5 1999 Aberdeen Jonathon Power (Can) Peter Nicol (Sco) 15-17, 15-12, ret. 2000 National Indoor Arena David Evans (Wales) Paul Price (Aus) 15-11, 15-6, 15-10 2001 National Indoor Arena David Palmer (Aus) Chris Walker (Eng) 12-15, 12-15, 15-2, 15-9, 15-5 2002 National Squash Centre Peter Nicol (Eng) John White (Sco) 15-9, 15-8, 15-8 2003 Albert Hall David Palmer (Aus) Peter Nicol (Eng) 15-13, 15-13, 15-8 2004 Albert Hall David Palmer (Aus) Amr Shabana (Egy) 14-16, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7 2005 National Squash Centre Anthony Ricketts (Aus) James Willstrop (Eng) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 2006 Nottingham University Nick Matthew (Eng) Thierry Lincou (Fra) 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6 2007 National Squash Centre Gregory Gaultier (Fra) Thierry Lincou (Fra) 11-4, 10-12, 11-6, 11-3 2008 Echo Arena David Palmer (Aus) James Willstrop (Eng) 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11, 13-11 2009 National Squash Centre Nick Matthew (Eng) James Willstrop (Eng) 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10 2010 Event not held 2011 Event not held 2012 O2 Arena Nick Matthew (Eng) Ramy Ashour (Egy) 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 Date Venue Winner Runner-up Score 2013 KC Stadium Ramy Ashour (Egy) Gregory Gaultier (Fra) 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 2014 Airco Arena Gregory Gaultier (Fra) Nick Matthew (Eng) 11-3, 11-6, 11-2 2015 Airco Arena Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) Gregory Gaultier (Fra) 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5 2016 Airco Arena Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) Ramy Ashour (Egy) 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 2017 Airco Arena Gregory Gaultier (Fra) Nick Matthew (Eng) 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3.