# 1999 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1999 Eye Group British Open Championships was held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, with the early rounds and qualifying at the Aberdeen Squash Rackets Club, from 6–12 December 1999. Jonathon Power won the title defeating Peter Nicol in the final. Nicol was forced to retire at one game all due to illness. He spent three days on a drip at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after suffering from food poisoning. The illness was caused by Nicol ordering a take-out pasta dish in his home town.

## Seeds

* Jonathon Power
* Peter Nicol
* Ahmed Barada
* Paul Johnson
* Simon Parke
* Anthony Hill
* Martin Heath
* Alex Gough

## Draw and results
### Final Qualifying round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Stephen Meads | Daniel Forslund | 15-11 8-15 15-7 15-9 |
| Stewart Boswell | John Williams | 15-10 15-11 16-17 8-15 15-6 |
| Tony Hands | Paul Lord | 15-11 15-11 10-15 15-9 |
| Peter Genever | Ong Beng Hee | 15-8 13-15 15-6 15-10 |
| Marcus Berrett | Lee Drew | 15-6 15-5 15-3 |
| Byron Davis | Ahmed Faizy | 15-7 7-15 15-13 15-4 |
| Anthony Ricketts | Ville Sistonen | 15-9 15-9 15-11 |
| Mark Chaloner | Rodney Durbach | 15-7 12-15 15-9 15-9 |

### 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 | Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nick Taylor | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | | 1 | Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Del Harris | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | Harris | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Casteleyn | 6 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Power | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Martin Heath | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Heath | 8 | 11 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Stewart Boswell | 12 | 8 | 7 | | | 7 | Heath | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thierry Lincou | 15 | 9 | 17 | 15 | | | Lincou | 11 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Ryding | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | |
| 3 | Ahmed Barada | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Barada | 11 | 13 | 7 | | |
| | Stephen Meads | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | | 3 | Barada | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar El Borolossy | 15 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | | El Borolossy | 12 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John White | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | Barada | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | David Evans | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | Evans | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Walker | 10 | 7 | 13 | | | | Evans | 6 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Peter Marshall | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | Marshall | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alex Gough | 7 | 13 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Power | 15 | 15 | w/o | | |
| 5 | Simon Parke | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol | 17 | 12 | ret | | |
| | Mark Chaloner | 7 | 12 | 9 | | | 5 | Parke | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Palmer | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | | | Palmer | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Ryan | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Parke | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Paul Johnson | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Johnson | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Byron Davis | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | | 4 | Johnson | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rodney Eyles | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 17 | | Eyles | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Price | 15 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Parke | 13 | 10 | 8 | | |
| 6 | Anthony Hill | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | |
| | Peter Genever | 9 | 9 | 13 | | | 6 | Hill | 17 | 15 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amjad Khan | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | A Khan | 16 | 7 | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Berrett | 4 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hill | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Ricketts | 11 | 13 | 9 | | | 2 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dan Jenson | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | Jenson | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Hands | 12 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1998 | British Open Squash Championships Scotland (Aberdeen) 1999 | Succeeded by2000 |