# 1988 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1988 Hi-Tec British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre with the later stages being held at the Wembley Conference Centre from 11–18 April 1988. Jahangir Khan won his seventh consecutive title defeating Rodney Martin in the final in seven sets.

## Seeds

* Jansher Khan
* Jahangir Khan
* Chris Dittmar
* Ross Norman
* Rodney Martin
* Chris Robertson
* Umar Hayat Khan
* Ross Thorne
* Tristan Nancarrow
* Phil Kenyon
* unknown
* Brett Martin
* unknown
* Bryan Beeson
* Geoff Williams
* unknown

## Draw and results
### Final Qualifying round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Phil Whitlock | Rory Watt | 6-9 9-2 0-9 9-2 9-5 |
| Mark Maclean | Simon Taylor | 9-1 5-9 9-7 4-9 9-1 |
| Jason Nicolle | Peter Hill | 7-9 9-2 6-9 9-3 9-4 |
| Sabir Butt | John Ransome | 9-1 2-9 9-6 7-9 9-6 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | Björn Almström | 9-6 7-9 9-0 9-0 |
| Gary Waite | Jon Foster | 9-5 9-1 9-0 |
| Mir Zaman Gul | Ahmed Tahir | 5-9 9-7 9-5 6-9 |
| Geoff Hunt | Paul Symonds | 9-6 9-4 9-2 |

### 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 | Quarter-finals | 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 |
| 2 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Hickox | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 2 | Jahangir K | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Phil Kenyon | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 10 | Kenyon | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Hunt | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | Jahangir K | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Umar Hayat Khan | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 7 | U H Khan | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zarak Jahan Khan | 0 | 8 | 2 | | | 7 | U H Khan | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Brett Martin | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | B Martin | 1 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Waite | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jahangir K | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Dittmar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| | Maqsood Ahmed | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | 3 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gawain Briars | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Briars | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Qamar Zaman | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tristan Nancarrow | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Nancarrow | 0 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Del Harris | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | 9 | Nancarrow | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Ross Thorne | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 8 | Thorne | 4 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mir Zaman Gul | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jahangir K | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | Rodney Martin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Martin | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | R Martin | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Geoff Williams | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 15 | Williams | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Maclean | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | R Martin | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Jansher Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jansher K | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Phil Whitlock | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | Jansher K | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Hailstone | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | Hailstone | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricki Hill | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Martin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 4 | Ross Norman | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Norman | 4 | 0 | 1 | | |
| | Sabir Butt | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 4 | Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bryan Beeson | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | 14 | Beeson | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anders Wahlstedt | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | 4 | Norman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Chris Robertson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Robertson | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Bodimeade | 2 | 0 | 6 | | | 6 | Robertson | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jason Nicolle | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | Nicolle | 3 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neil Harvey | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1987 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1988 | Succeeded by1989 |