# 1997 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1997 British Open Championships was held at the Welsh Institute of Sport with the later stages being held at the Wales National Ice Rink in Cardiff from 31 March - 6 April 1997. Jansher Khan won his sixth consecutive title defeating Peter Nicol in the final. Paul Gregory represented Greece from 1997.

## Seeds

* Jansher Khan
* Rodney Eyles
* Peter Nicol
* Simon Parke
* Chris Walker
* Jonathon Power
* Ahmed Barada
* Brett Martin
* Del Harris
* Zubair Jahan Khan
* Anthony Hill
* Mark Chaloner
* Mark Cairns
* Jason Nicolle
* Paul Gregory
* Julien Bonetat

### 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 | Jansher Khan | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Ryan | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | 1 | Jansher K | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | Kneipp | 9 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Paul Gregory | 12 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jansher K | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chris Walker | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Walker | 5 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Heath | scr | | | | | 5 | Walker | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Evans | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | Evans | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Jason Nicolle | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jansher K | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 7 | Ahmed Barada | 15 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Barada | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| | Omar El Borolossy | 6 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 7 | Barada | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Meads | 15 | 15 | 5 | w/o | | | Meads | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Zubair Jahan Khan | 9 | 9 | 3 | ret | | | | | | | | | 7 | Barada | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | Dan Jenson | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | Jenson | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Simon Parke | 7 | 10 | 13 | | | | Jenson | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 9 | Del Harris | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | | 9 | Harris | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zarak Jahan Khan | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jansher K | 17 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Rodney Eyles | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 8 |
| | Nick Taylor | 16 | 10 | 15 | 9 | | 2 | Eyles | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Chaloner | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 12 | Chaloner | 13 | 15 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Ricketts | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Eyles | 15 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jonathon Power | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 15 | | | | | | | | 6 | Power | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Danny Meddings | 10 | 5 | 2 | | | 6 | Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Julien Bonetat | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 16 | Bonetat | 3 | 2 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Wapnick | 15 | 12 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Eyles | 15 | 12 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | Peter Nicol | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nicol | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | |
| | Paul Johnson | 15 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Nicol | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Anthony Hill | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | Hill | 5 | 15 | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anders Thorén | 15 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | 3 | Nicol | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brett Martin | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | 8 | B Martin | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Marshall | 12 | 8 | 9 | | | 8 | B Martin | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mark Cairns | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 13 | Cairns | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Palmer | 12 | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by1996 | British Open Squash Championships Wales (Cardiff) 1997 | Succeeded by1998 |