# 1989 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1989 Hi-Tec British Open Championships was held at the Lambs Squash Club and the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 12–17 April 1989. Jahangir Khan won his eighth consecutive title defeating Rodney Martin in the final. This eighth win equalled the record previously set by Geoff Hunt of Australia.

## Seeds

* Jahangir Khan
* Jansher Khan
* Chris Dittmar
* Ross Norman
* Rodney Martin
* Chris Robertson
* Umar Hayat Khan
* Brett Martin
* Del Harris
* Phil Kenyon
* Mir Zaman Gul
* Tristan Nancarrow
* Zarak Jahan Khan
* Stuart Hailstone
* Rodney Eyles
* Jamie Hickox

## Draw and results
### First round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Anders Wahlstedt | Mark Cairns | 9-3 9-5 10-8 |
| Geoff Hunt | Tony Hands | 9-6 9-7 2-9 9-1 |
| Neil Harvey | David Poole | 9-2 9-2 9-3 |
| Sami Elopuro | Simon Parke | 9-2 9-1 2-9 4-9 9-2 |
| Rob Owen | Adam Schreiber | 9-5 9-10 9-2 9-2 |
| Craig Van der Wath | Michael Robberds | 9-7 9-7 4-9 9-0 |
| Paul Gregory | Maqsood Ahmed | 9-2 9-1 9-1 |
| Adrian Davies | Damian Walker | 9-4 9-3 3-9 5-9 10-8 |
| Mark Carlyon | Rory Watt | 9-7 9-4 9-4 |
| Martin Bodimeade | Fredrik Johnson | 9-7 10-9 9-5 9-0 |
| Peter Marshall | Danny Meddings | 9-5 9-6 10-8 |
| Peter Hill | Luke Gojnic | 9-7 9-7 4-9 5-9 9-2 |
| Mark Maclean | Amir Wagih | 9-2 10-9 9-3 |
| John Ransome | Pentti Pekkanen | 9-5 9-6 9-0 |
| Matt Oxley | Phil Whitlock | 9-6 9-7 6-9 9-7 |
| Ahmed Taher | Dean Mason | 6-9 9-5 9-4 9-1 |

### Second round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Wahlstedt | Hunt | 10-8 3-9 8-10 10-8 9-5 |
| Elopuro | Harvey | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
| Van der Wath | Owen | 9-3 9-6 4-9 9-7 |
| Gregory | Davies | 9-2 3-9 9-2 9-5 |
| Bodimeade | Carlyon | 7-9 9-5 9-3 1-9 9-7 |
| Marshall | Hill | 9-7 9-5 9-3 |
| Maclean | Ransome | 1-9 8-10 9-0 9-4 9-0 |
| Taher | Oxley | 3-9 9-2 4-9 9-0 9-2 |

### Main draw

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | Jahangir Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anders Wahlstedt | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | 1 | Jahangir K | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mir Zaman Gul | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Gul | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Williams | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir K | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Umar Hayat Khan | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | 7 | U H Khan | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Carter | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | U H Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Stuart Hailstone | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | Elopuro | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sami Elopuro | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir K | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Ross Norman | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Norman | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |
| | Craig Van der Wath | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | | 4 | Norman | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Rodney Eyles | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 15 | Eyles | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jason Nicolle | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Norman | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brett Martin | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Martin | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Gregory | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | 8 | B Martin | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Tristan Nancarrow | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | | | Walker | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Walker | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jahangir K | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Del Harris | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Martin | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| | Martin Bodimeade | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | 5 | R Martin | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rodney Martin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 9 | Harris | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricki Hill | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Martin | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jamie Hickox | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 3 | Dittmar | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Sabir Butt | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chris Dittmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 16 | Hickox | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Marshall | 5 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Martin | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Phil Kenyon | 0 | ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Robertson | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| | Mark Maclean | 9 | | | | | 6 | Robertson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Chris Robertson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Maclean | 8 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Beeson | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Robertson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Zarak Jahan Khan | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jansher K | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ahmed Taher | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | | 13 | Z J Khan | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jansher Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 2 | Jansher K | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hiddy Jahan | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1988 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1989 | Succeeded by1990 |