# 2000 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2000 Eye Group British Open Championships was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club with the later stages at the National Indoor Arena from 9–15 October 2000. David Evans won the title defeating Paul Price in the final. Bradley Ball replaced number one seed Peter Nicol in the main draw following the withdrawal of Nicol from the tournament with a stress fracture of the shin.

## Seeds

* Jonathon Power
* Ahmed Barada
* Simon Parke
* Martin Heath
* Paul Johnson
* Del Harris
* David Palmer
* Peter Marshall
* David Evans
* Anthony Hill
* John White
* Thierry Lincou
* Paul Price
* Nick Taylor
* Mark Chaloner

## Draw and results
### Final Qualifying round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Davide Bianchetti | James Willstrop | 15-15 15-6 15-8 15-10 |
| Stewart Boswell | Rodney Durbach | 13-15 15-10 15-17 17-16 15-11 |
| John Williams | Olli Tuominen | 15-11 15-4 15-7 |
| Stefan Casteleyn | Tommy Berden | 15-12 15-11 15-14 |
| Stephen Meads | Peter Genever | 15-11 15-9 15-8 |
| Juha Raumolin | Tim Garner | 15-7 11-15 13-15 15-13 15-6 |
| Lee Beachill | Bradley Ball + | 15-14 15-4 15-9 |
| Ong Beng Hee | Adrian Grant | 9-15 15-10 15-10 15-13 |
+ 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lee Beachill | 5 | 15 | 5 | 6 | | 1 | Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amjad Khan | 15 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | 12 | Lincou | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Thierry Lincou | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Power | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Peter Marshall | 12 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Palmer | 17 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Graham Ryding | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 16 | Ryding | 15 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Juha Raumolin | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | 7 | Palmer | 6 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Palmer | 5 | 6 | 11 | | |
| 6 | Del Harris | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Evans | 15 | 15 | 15 | | |
| Q | Stewart Boswell | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Q | Boswell | 13 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ong Beng Hee | 12 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 15 | Q | Beng Hee | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | John White | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | Q | Beng Hee | 15 | 6 | 13 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | David Evans | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Evans | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Ryan | 5 | 10 | 8 | | | 9 | Evans | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Stefan Casteleyn | 10 | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | Barada | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ahmed Barada | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Evans | 15 | 15 | 15 | | |
| 3 | Simon Parke | 15 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Price | 11 | 6 | 10 | | |
| Q | Stephen Meads | 12 | 6 | 16 | | | 3 | Parke | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Williams | 11 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | Price | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Paul Price | 15 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | 13 | Price | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Anthony Hill | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Kneipp | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | Kneipp | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amr Shabana | 11 | 12 | 2 | | | 4 | Heath | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martin Heath | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Price | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | |
| 5 | Paul Johnson | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Chaloner | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | |
| | Mark Cairns | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | | 5 | Johnson | 15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Davide Bianchetti | 9 | 13 | 10 | | | 15 | Chaloner | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mark Chaloner | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Chaloner | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Nick Taylor | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | Gough | 8 | 11 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Gough | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 15 | | Gough | 17 | 17 | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar El Borolossy | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | El Borolossy | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Bradley Ball | 8 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1999 | British Open Squash Championships England (Birmingham) 2000 | Succeeded by2001 |