2001 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2001 British Open Championships was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club with the later stages at the National Indoor Arena from 5–10 June 2001.
David Palmer won the title defeating Chris Walker in the final. Peter Nicol represented England from 2001 and six times champion Jansher Khan announced his official retirement after unsuccessful double surgery on both knees.^[1][2]

	First round									Second round									Quarter-finals									Semi-finals
	1	Jonathon Power	15	15	14	13	15
	Q	Stephen Meads	7	9	15	15	4			1	Power	8	15	10	7
	Q	Renan Lavigne	9	5	11					15	Harris	15	8	15	15
	15	Del Harris	15	15	15														15	Harris	12	16	9
	16	Graham Ryding	6	15	13	17	15												7	White	15	17	15
		John Williams	15	12	15	15	7			16	Ryding	14	8	8
	Q	James Willstrop	15	7	9	3				7	White	15	15	15
	7	John White	13	15	15	15																						7	White	13	15	13	15	12
	8	Martin Heath																										Q	Walker	15	7	15	4	15
		Nick Taylor	w.	o.							Taylor	15	7	11	17	15
		Karim Darwish	9	14	6					9	Beng Hee	13	15	15	11	17
	9	Ong Beng Hee	15	17	15														9	Beng Hee	17	14	15	9	12
	14	Omar El Borolossy	11	10	15	9													Q	Walker	16	15	6	15	15
	Q	Chris Walker	15	15	12	15				Q	Walker	17	9	15	15													Final
		Peter Genever	6	15	7	6				4	Evans	15	15	9	7
	4	David Evans	15	13	15	15																						Q	Walker	15	15	2	9	5
	3	David Palmer	15	15	15																							3	Palmer	12	13	15	15	15
		Anthony Ricketts	6	11	5					3	Palmer	15	16	15	15
	Q	Davide Bianchetti	10	12	5					13	Boswell	6	17	11	11
	13	Stewart Boswell	15	15	15														3	Palmer	11	15	17	15
	12	Alex Gough	15	14	15	13	17												12	Gough	15	8	15	9
		Joseph Kneipp	14	17	7	15	14			12	Gough	15	15	15
	Q	Olli Tuominen	9	10	12					6	Parke	7	10	11
	6	Simon Parke	15	15	15																							3	Palmer	15	12	15	15
	5	Paul Price	15	11	17	2	17																						Beachill	11	15	10	10
	Q	Rodney Durbach	13	15	14	15	15			5	Price	17	15	8	11	7
		Lee Beachill	14	15	15	15					Beachill	16	3	15	15	15
	10	Paul Johnson	15	9	10	7														Beachill	15	15	15	15
	11	Mark Chaloner	15	15	15														2	Nicol	7	17	6	4
	Q	John Russell	5	8	9					11	Chaloner	7	11	9
	Q	Mark Cairns	11	9	15	7				2	Nicol	15	15	15
	2	Peter Nicol	15	15	9	15