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
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern Wemyss. Mackay became a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1984. In 1989, Mackay was elected Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Mackay also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1990 He was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) by the University of Bath in 1994 and by Northumbria University in 2017. James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, (born 2 July 1927) is a British advocate. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). He is an active member of