British National Squash Championships British National Squash Championships The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland. They are held annually in early February and have been held at the National Squash Centre at Sportscity in Manchester since 2003. The 2012 men's final was contested between the reigning World Champion and World No.1, Nick Matthew, and the reigning World No.2, James Willstrop. Matthew won 3–1 to claim his fourth British National title. The 2012 women's final was won by Laura Massaro 3–1 against the 2008 & 2010 Champion, Alison Waters, who was returning after a
Nick Matthew of Champions, beating then world number 1 James Willstrop. He has since regained his position as world number 1. He won his 3rd British Open title on 20 May 2012, becoming the first Englishman to win the title three times in the professional era. Matthew won his third PSA 2013 World Open, defeating Grégory Gaultier of France in the final by 3 games to 2 in 111 minutes in the Central arena Manchester, England on Sunday 3 November 2013. The 33-year-old world number one from Sheffield joined a select and distinguished group of players – Australian Geoff Hunt; Pakistanis Jahangir