# 2004 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2004 Harris British Open Championships was held at the Albert Hall, Nottingham from 31 October – 6 November 2004. David Palmer retained his title defeating Amr Shabana in the final.

## Seeds

* Lee Beachill
* Thierry Lincou
* David Palmer
* Nick Matthew
* Amr Shabana
* John White
* Joseph Kneipp
* Grégory Gaultier
* James Willstrop
* Adrian Grant
* Anthony Ricketts
* Mohammed Abbas
* Renan Lavigne
* Graham Ryding
* Mark Chaloner
* Ong Beng Hee

## Draw and results
### 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 | Lee Beachill | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rodney Durbach | 2 | 3 | 9 | | | 1 | Beachill | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Borja Golán | 4 | 9 | 5 | | | 9 | Willstrop | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Beachill | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Joseph Kneipp | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | 7 | Kneipp | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Wael El Hindi | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | Kneipp | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alex Stait | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | 16 | Beng Hee | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ong Beng Hee | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Beachill | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Grégory Gaultier | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Palmer | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| | Alex Gough | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | | 8 | Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joey Barrington | 8 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 13 | Lavigne | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Renan Lavigne | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 8 | Gaultier | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mohammed Abbas | 9 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Palmer | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Olli Tuominen | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | Tuominen | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Raj Nanda | 6 | 9 | 4 | | | 3 | Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Palmer | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 4 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Shabana | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | |
| | Davide Bianchetti | 9 | 13 | 4 | | | 4 | Matthew | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | Iskandar | 2 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mark Chaloner | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Matthew | 3 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Graham Ryding | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jonathan Kemp | 9 | 4 | 7 | | | 14 | Ryding | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alister Walker | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | | 5 | Shabana | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Shabana | 12 | 12 | 11 | | |
| 6 | John White | 11 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lincou | 10 | 10 | 7 | | |
| | Mansoor Zaman | 7 | 3 | 0 | r | | 6 | White | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stacey Ross | 9 | 3 | 9 | | | 11 | Ricketts | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Anthony Ricketts | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ricketts | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Adrian Grant | 7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | 2 | Lincou | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Parke | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Grant | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Shahid Zaman | 7 | 10 | 9 | | | 2 | Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by2003 | British Open Squash Championships England (Nottingham) 2004 | Succeeded by2005 |