# 1998 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1998 British Open Championships was held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, from 27 March – 5 April 1998. Peter Nicol won the title defeating Jansher Khan in the final. This win put an end to Khan's six year winning streak.

## Seeds

* Peter Nicol
* Jansher Khan
* Jonathon Power
* Rodney Eyles
* Ahmed Barada
* Alex Gough
* Simon Parke
* Anthony Hill
* Mark Chaloner
* Dan Jenson
* Del Harris
* Paul Johnson
* Chris Walker
* Byron Davis
* Martin Heath
* Mark Cairns

## Draw and results
### Final Qualifying round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Juha Raumolin | John Williams | 9-15 15-7 7-15 15-9 15-12 |
| Joseph Kneipp | Danny Meddings | 9-15 15-11 15-7 15-2 |
| David Evans | Stewart Boswell | 15-9 8-15 15-5 15-10 |
| David Palmer | Ong Beng Hee | 15-5 15-14 15-4 |
| Nick Taylor | Bradley Ball | 15-13 13-15 15-10 15-11 |
| Lee Beachill | Glenn Whittaker | 15-12 15-11 9-15 15-7 |
| John White | Mika Monto + | 15-10 15-14 13-15 15-10 |
| Rodney Durbach | Iain Higgins | 15-9 15-10 7-15 15-4 |
+ Lucky loser

### 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 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Beachill | 2 | 10 | 10 | | | 1 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Chris Walker | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | | 13 | Walker | 12 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Ryan | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Simon Parke | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Parke | 13 | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Juha Raumolin | 12 | 9 | 15 | 9 | | 7 | Parke | 13 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mark Chaloner | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | 9 | Chaloner | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julien Bonetat | 16 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | |
| 4 | Rodney Eyles | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Eyles | 9 | 13 | 11 | | |
| | Amr Shabana | 6 | 10 | 7 | | | 4 | Eyles | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Cairns | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 16 | Cairns | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amir Wagih | 13 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Eyles | 17 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | White | 16 | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Martin Heath | 12 | 13 | 10 | | | | White | 15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 15 | | Kneipp | 13 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Alex Gough | 13 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol | 17 | 15 | 15 | | |
| 2 | Jansher Khan | 17 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jansher K | 16 | 14 | 5 | | |
| | Stefan Casteleyn | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | Jansher K | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Byron Davis | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 14 | Davis | 12 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rodney Durbach | 12 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jansher K | 15 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Paul Johnson | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Johnson | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mika Monto | 10 | 15 | 9 | 13 | | 12 | Johnson | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Anthony Hill | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | 8 | Hill | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Palmer | 11 | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jansher K | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | |
| 10 | Dan Jenson | 15 | 15 | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Jenson | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 | |
| | Nick Taylor | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | | 10 | Jenson | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Ryding | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | Ryding | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ahmed Barada | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Jenson | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | David Evans | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Evans | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Del Harris | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | | | Evans | 9 | 15 | 6 | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 3 | Power | 15 | 17 | 3 | ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Hands | 14 | 14 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1997 | British Open Squash Championships England (Birmingham) 1998 | Succeeded by1999 |