British Open Squash Championships defending champion and a single challenger (the third match was never required, as the ultimate champion won the first two matches on each of the occasions in which the final was played with this format). The championship has been played using a 'knockout' format since 1948. 2) Peter Nicol changed his nationality in 2001. British Open Squash Championships The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open (prior to the establishment of
2009 Open Championship British Open Champion for 2008 Bruce Vaughan 28. The 2009 Amateur Champion Matteo Manassero (a) 29. The 2008 U.S. Amateur Champion 30. The 2008 European Individual Amateur Champion Stephan Gross (a) International Final Qualifying Local Final Qualifying (Monday 6 July and Tuesday 7 July) Alternates Drawn from the Official World Golf Rankings of 5 July 2009 (provide the player was entered in the Open and did not withdraw from qualifying): "Thursday, 16 July 2009" Calm and sunny weather provided good scoring conditions for the opening round. Miguel Ángel Jiménez took the lead at 64 (−6), and past champions turned back