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British National Squash Championships

British national squash competition

Summary

British national squash competition

FieldValue
nameBritish National Squash Championships
sportSquash
imageFile:National Squash Centre rear.jpg
captionNational Squash Centre in Manchester has hosted the event 17 times
established1974
locationVarious
administratorEngland Squash
websiteEngland Squash

The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland. They are held on an annual basis, with the venue changing for each year.

The Championships were inaugurated in 1974 are not to be confused with the British Open Squash Championships which is open to all nationalities and is the oldest squash tournament. The championships also involve masters events for British squash players in different age groups. The categories for men are:- Over 35, Over 40, Over 45, Over 50, Over 55, Over 60, Over 65, Over 70 and Over 75. The categories for women are:- Over 35, Over 40, Over 45, Over 50 and Over 55.

History

The first championships were held for men in 1974, with the women's tournament added the following year. Initially held in December of each year, the championships were moved to January/February in 1991.

Many leading male players boycotted the 1993 tournament in protest over a range of issues, including the amount of prize money on offer and the Squash Rackets Association's selection criteria for the England team.

In 2004, Cassie Campion (during her final competitive year) surpassed Sue Cogswell's record by winning her sixth title. This remains as the women's record today. The men's Over 70 event was added in 2005 and the men's Over 75 event was added in 2011.

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 and equal the record set by Phil Kenyon. During the year that Matthew retired (2018) he extended the record to ten titles.

Venues

The championships were held at the National Squash Centre at Sportscity in Manchester from 2003 to 2018.

The women's tournament began in 1975 and was initially hosted at Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, before moving on to Dallington, Northamptonshire (1976–77), Carriages in Hellingly, East Sussex (1978), Chichester, West Sussex (1979) and Wembley Squash Centre (1980–82). From 1983 the women's and men's championships were held in the same location.

Yearwidth="300"Venuewidth="250"Location
1974-75
1976
1977-84
1985-88
1989-91
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999-2002
2003–2018
2019–2020
2021
2022
2023–2025

Past results

Men's finals

Yearwidth="200"Championwidth="200"Runner-upwidth="250"Score in finalwidth="20"ref
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Women's finals

Yearwidth="200"Championwidth="200"Runner-upwidth="250"Score in finalwidth="20"ref
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

References

References

  1. "History - British National Squash Champions 1974-2021".
  2. http://www.englandsquashandracketball.com/competitions/major-events/national-championships ,"NATIONAL SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011", England Squash & Racketball. Retrieved 13 February 2011
  3. "A J Bell National Championships". nationalsquashchampionships.com.
  4. (12 December 1992). "Attempt to avert English boycott". [[The Independent]].
  5. (2 April 1993). "Rebels vindicated". [[The Independent]].
  6. "PSA World Tour | Players | Dunlop PSA World Rankings".
  7. "History".
  8. "Nationals History".
  9. "Weybridge to host British National Squash Championships in August".
  10. "Today at the British National Squash Championships".
  11. (6 August 2021). "TOP SEEDS PERRY AND MAKIN CLAIM BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES".
  12. (18 June 2022). "ElShorbagy and Hutton Claim Maiden British National Titles In Manchester".
  13. (19 August 2023). "Hutton and ElShorbagy Retain British Nationals Titles".
  14. (18 August 2024). "Makin crowned British champion".
  15. (30 August 2025). "Top Seeds Makin & Murphy Crowned 2025 British Nationals Champions".
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