# 2005 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2005 Dunlop British Open Championships was held at the National Squash Centre from 9–17 October 2005. Anthony Ricketts won the title defeating James Willstrop in the final.

## Seeds

* Thierry Lincou
* Lee Beachill
* David Palmer
* Jonathon Power
* Peter Nicol
* Anthony Ricketts
* James Willstrop
* John White
* Grégory Gaultier
* Graham Ryding
* Adrian Grant
* Joseph Kneipp
* Olli Tuominen
* Shahid Zaman
* Ong Beng Hee
* Mansoor Zaman

## 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 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stacey Ross | 8 | 8 | 5 | | | 1 | Lincou | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Gough | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Gough | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Joseph Kneipp | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lincou | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Shahid Zaman | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | 5 | Nicol | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ben Garner | 9 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 14 | Zaman | 7 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Laurence Delasaux | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | 5 | Nicol | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Peter Nicol | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nicol | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Anthony Ricketts | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ricketts | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| Q | Rodney Durbach | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | 6 | Ricketts | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Barker | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | 10 | Ryding | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Graham Ryding | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ricketts | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ong Beng Hee | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 15 | Beng Hee | 2 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Parke | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | | 15 | Beng Hee | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Joey Barrington | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | | 3 | Palmer | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | David Palmer | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ricketts | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 4 | Jonathon Power | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Willstrop | 7 | 9 | 7 | | |
| | Cameron Pilley | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | 4 | Power | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Chaloner | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | 9 | Gaultier | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Power | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Olli Tuominen | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 8 | White | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alister Walker | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | Q | Walker | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Saurav Ghosal | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | 8 | White | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | John White | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Power | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Willstrop | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| | Laurens Jan Anjema | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | 7 | Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Davide Bianchetti | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | r | 11 | Grant | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Adrian Grant | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mansoor Zaman | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | Boswell | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stewart Boswell | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Q | Boswell | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Phillip Barker | 8 | 9 | 2 | | | 2 | Beachill | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lee Beachill | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by2004 | British Open Squash Championships England (Manchester) 2005 | Succeeded by2006 |