# 2006 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2006 Dunlop British Open Championships was held at the University of Nottingham from 14–19 November 2006. Nick Matthew won the title defeating Thierry Lincou in the final.

## Seeds

* Amr Shabana
* David Palmer
* Thierry Lincou
* James Willstrop
* Anthony Ricketts
* Nick Matthew
* Grégory Gaultier
* Karim Darwish

## Draw and results
### First qualifying round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Ong Beng Hee | Shawn Delierre | 11-8 11-4 11-4 |
| Mohammed Abbas | Laurence Delasaux | 11-3 11-3 11-6 |
| Peter Barker | Tom Richards | 11-6 11-7 11-6 |
| Stewart Boswell | Alex Stait | 11-7 11-7 5-11 11-3 |
| Davide Bianchetti | Tom Pashley | 11-8 11-4 11-3 |
| Laurens Jan Anjema | Jethro Binns | 11-4 11-5 11-3 |
| Adrian Grant | Shaun le Roux | 11-4 11-2 11-5 |
| Simon Parke | Scott Handley | 11-5 11-7 11-5 |
| Joseph Kneipp | Andrew Whipp | 11-6 11-9 10-11 11-7 |
| Mansoor Zaman | Joe Lee | 11-2 11-2 11-4 |
| Lee Drew | Shahid Zaman | 11-2 8-11 11-10 11-9 |
| Aamir Atlas Khan | Wael El Hindi | 7-11 8-11 11-10 11-10 11-7 |
| Alister Walker | Jonathan Harford | 11-2 4-11 11-3 11-1 |
| Joey Barrington | Jesse Engelbrecht | 11-8 11-9 11-7 |
| Alex Gough | Bradley Ball | 11-6 11-5 11-10 |
| Daryl Selby | Stacey Ross | 2-0 ret |

### Second qualifying round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Ong Beng Hee | Simon Parke | 11-7 11-7 11-8 |
| Mohammed Abbas | Joseph Kneipp | 11-6 11-7 11-5 |
| Peter Barker | Mansoor Zaman | 11-9 11-7 11-4 |
| Stewart Boswell | Lee Drew | 11-5 11-3 11-7 |
| Davide Bianchetti | Aamir Atlas Khan | 11-6 11-7 6-11 10-11 11-4 |
| Laurens Jan Anjema | Alister Walker | 11-5 7-11 11-9 11-10 |
| Adrian Grant | Joey Barrington | 11-10 11-5 8-11 11-8 |
| Alex Gough | Daryl Selby | 11-1 11-1 ret |

### Final qualifying round

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Ong Beng Hee | Davide Bianchetti | 11-10 11-6 10-11 11-5 |
| Mohammed Abbas | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11-7 11-5 11-9 |
| Peter Barker | Adrian Grant | 11-6 11-10 2-11 2-11 11-7 |
| Stewart Boswell | Alex Gough | 11-7 11-5 10-11 4-11 11-4 |

### Main draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Amr Shabana | 7 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John White | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | | White | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Barker | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | | 8 | Darwish | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Darwish | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Matthew | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stewart Boswell | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | 6 | Matthew | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | | 4 | Willstrop | 7 | 5 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | James Willstrop | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Matthew | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Thierry Lincou | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lincou | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| | Lee Beachill | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | Lincou | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohammed Abbas | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | 7 | Gaultier | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lincou | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 10 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Palmer | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ong Beng Hee | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | Q | Beng Hee | 9 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Chris Simpson | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | 2 | Palmer | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by2005 | British Open Squash Championships England (Nottingham) 2006 | Succeeded by2007 |