# 2008 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2008 Dunlop British Open Championships was held at the Echo Arena Liverpool from 6–12 May 2008. David Palmer won his fourth British Open career title by defeating James Willstrop in the final.

## Seeds

* Amr Shabana
* Ramy Ashour
* Grégory Gaultier
* James Willstrop
* David Palmer
* Thierry Lincou
* Karim Darwish
* Peter Barker
* Lee Beachill
* Ong Beng Hee
* Mohd Azlan Iskandar
* Adrian Grant
* John White
* Olli Tuominen
* Laurens Jan Anjema
* Alex Gough

## Draw and results
### Main draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davide Bianchetti | 5 | 8 | 5 | | | 1 | Shabana | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Aaron Frankcomb | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | 13 | White | 9 | 11 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | John White | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Shabana | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Palmer | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | 5 | Palmer | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tom Richards | 10 | 2 | 11 | 9 | | 12 | Grant | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Adrian Grant | 12 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Palmer | 11 | 3 | 4 | | |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Darwish | 7 | 11 | 8 | r | |
| | Mansoor Zaman | 8 | 3 | 8 | | | 3 | Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey Barrington | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | Tuominen | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Olli Tuominen | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | Gaultier | 9 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Karim Darwish | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Kemp | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | 7 | Darwish | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Jesse Engelbrecht | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | | 15 | Anjema | 7 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Palmer | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Lee Beachill | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Willstrop | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Daryl Selby | 8 | 4 | 5 | | | 9 | Beachill | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tom Pashley | 4 | 9 | 8 | | | 8 | Barker | 11 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Peter Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Barker | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ong Beng Hee | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Willstrop | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Farhan Mehboob | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 10 | Beng Hee | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aamir Atlas Khan | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 4 | Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | James Willstrop | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 16 | Alex Gough | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lincou | 7 | 3 | 7 | | |
| Q | Scott Arnold | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 16 | Gough | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jonathan Harford | 10 | 5 | 3 | | | 6 | Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Thierry Lincou | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Iskandar | 8 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wade Johnstone | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | 11 | Iskandar | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alister Walker | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | | 2 | Ashour | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by2007 | British Open Squash Championships England (Liverpool) 2008 | Succeeded by2009 |