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
Alexander Mackay (British Army officer) his death). Mackay was elected at the 1761 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutherland, succeeding his brother George. As part of an electoral agreement between the Mackays and the Duke of Sutherland, he stood down from Sutherland at the 1768 election, and was returned instead for Tain Burghs. He resigned his seat in March 1773, by the procedural device of accepting appointment to the sinecure of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Alexander Mackay (British Army officer) General Alexander Mackay (1717 – 31 May 1789) was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, and a politician. The