Harris British Open 2004

The Harris British Open 2004 took place from October 31 to November 6, 2004 in Nottingham , United Kingdom . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2004/05 and belonged to the 5 Star category . The prize money was $ 60,000. The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2004/05 and belonged to the WSA Gold 35 category . The prize money was $ 42,500.

Defending champion was David Palmer , who won the tournament again this year. In the final he prevailed against Amr Shabana with 14:16, 11: 7, 13:11 and 11: 7. After 2001 and 2003 it was Palmer's third title win at the British Open. In the women's category, Rachael Grinham also defended her title from last year. In the final she defeated Natalie Grainger 3: 9, 9: 5, 9: 0 and 9: 3.

The participant fields consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The best 16 players in each case were seeded. A wildcard was not awarded.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Lee Beachill Semifinals 02.  Thierry Lincou Semifinals 03.  David Palmer victory 04th  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 05.  Amr Shabana final 06th  John White Round of 16 07th  Joseph Kneipp Quarter finals 08th.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  James Willstrop Round of 16 10.  Adrian Grant Round of 16 11.  Anthony Ricketts Quarter finals 12.  Mohammed Abbas 1 round 13.  Renan Lavigne Round of 16 14th  Graham Ryding Round of 16 15th  Mark Chaloner 1 round 16.  Ong Beng Hee Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	L. Beachill	11	11	11
	R. Durbach	2	3	9					1	L. Beachill	8th	11	11	11
Q	B. Golan	4th	9	5					9	J. Willstrop	11	8th	9	9
9	J. Willstrop	11	11	11														1	L. Beachill	11	11	9	11
7th	J. Kneipp	4th	11	12	5	11												7th	J. Kneipp	8th	7th	11	7th
	W. El Hindi	11	6th	10	11	3			7th	J. Kneipp	11	11	11
Q	A. Stait	5	8th	11	7th				16	O. Beng Hee	3	6th	8th
16	O. Beng Hee	11	11	9	11																						1	L. Beachill	8th	11	12	4th	9
8th	G. Gaultier	12	3	11	11																						3	D. Palmer	11	6th	10	11	11
	A. Gough	10	11	9	6th				8th	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
Q	J. Barrington	8th	11	13	2	3			13	R. Lavigne	4th	6th	8th
13	R. Lavigne	11	4th	11	11	11												8th	G. Gaultier	6th	11	2	2
12	M. Abbas	9	5	10														3	D. Palmer	11	4th	11	11
	O. Tuominen	11	11	12						O. Tuominen	8th	8th	6th
Q	R. Nanda	6th	9	4th					3	D. Palmer	11	11	11
3	D. Palmer	11	11	11																																3	D. Palmer	14th	11	13	11
4th	N. Matthew	11	15th	11																																5	A. Shabana	16	7th	11	7th
	D. Bianchetti	9	13	4th					4th	N. Matthew	11	11	12
	MA Iskandar	11	11	6th	11					MA Iskandar	2	9	10
15th	M. Chaloner	7th	4th	11	8th													4th	N. Matthew	3	8th	8th
14th	G. Ryding	11	11	11														5	A. Shabana	11	11	11
Q	J. Kemp	9	4th	7th					14th	G. Ryding	11	6th	9	5
Q	A. Walker	7th	11	11	4th				5	A. Shabana	9	11	11	11
5	A. Shabana	11	13	6th	11																						5	A. Shabana	12	12	11
6th	J. White	11	11	2																							2	T. Lincou	10	10	7th
	M. Zaman	7th	3	0	r				6th	J. White	7th	11	7th	11	9
Q	S. Ross	9	3	9					11	A. Ricketts	11	6th	11	6th	11
11	A. Ricketts	11	11	11														11	A. Ricketts	11	9	4th	6th
10	A. Grant	7th	11	12	4th	11												2	T. Lincou	7th	11	11	11
	S. Parke	11	9	10	11	9			10	A. Grant	6th	6th	9
Q	S. Zaman	7th	10	9					2	T. Lincou	11	11	11
2	T. Lincou	11	12	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Rachael Grinham victory 02.  Cassie Jackman Semifinals 03.  Vanessa Atkinson Semifinals 04th  Natalie Grainger final 05.  Linda Elriani Quarter finals 06th  Fiona Geaves 1 round 07th  Nicol David Quarter finals 08th.  Rebecca Macree Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 10.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 11.  Jenny Tranfield Round of 16 12.  Vicky Botwright Round of 16 13.  Shelley Kitchen Round of 16 14th  Isabelle Stoehr Round of 16 15th  Madeline Perry 1 round 16.  Tania Bailey Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	R. Grinham	9	9	9
	S. Brind	0	5	3					1	R. Grinham	5	9	9	9
Q	L. Briggs	3	4th	1					12	V. Botwright	9	7th	2	3
12	V. Botwright	9	9	9														1	R. Grinham	10	9	9
16	T. Bailey	9	9	9														7th	N. David	8th	2	1
Q	L. Hansen	0	0	3					16	T. Bailey
Q	R. Reta	3	5	2					7th	N. David	w.	O.
7th	N. David	9	9	9																							1	R. Grinham	7th	1	10	9	9
8th	R. Macree	9	9	9																							3	V. Atkinson	9	9	9	6th	2
Q	E. Kheirallah	6th	6th	5					8th	R. Macree	9	4th	0	9
Q	M. Manetta	0	4th	2					10	J. Duncalf	4th	9	9	10
10	J. Duncalf	9	9	9														10	J. Duncalf	4th	2	4th
11	J. Tranfield	10	9	9														3	V. Atkinson	9	9	9
Q	D. Lloyd-Walter	8th	3	0					11	J. Tranfield	7th	2	4th
	P. Nimmo	0	4th	2					3	V. Atkinson	9	9	9
3	V. Atkinson	9	9	9																																1	R. Grinham	3	9	9	9
4th	N. Grainger	9	9	9																																4th	N. Grainger	9	5	0	3
Q	R. Botwright	2	4th	4th					4th	N. Grainger	9	7th	9	9
	A. Naude	9	6th	5	9	7th			14th	I. Stoehr	3	9	2	6th
14th	I. Stoehr	3	9	9	2	9												4th	N. Grainger	9	9	9
9	OA Kawy	9	6th	8th	9	9												9	OA Kawy	0	6th	2
	C. Khan	4th	9	10	5	6th			9	OA Kawy	9	9	9
Q	S. Wee	10	9	9					Q	S. Wee	2	4th	1
6th	F. Geaves	8th	0	6th																							4th	N. Grainger	9	9	1	9
5	L. Elriani	9	10	9																							2	C. Jackman	1	6th	9	3
	A. Waters	5	8th	6th					5	L. Elriani	9	9	9
	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	6th	5	9	9	9				L. Lengthorn-Massaro	7th	7th	4th
15th	M. Perry	9	9	6th	0	0												5	L. Elriani	8th	3	2
13	S. Kitchen	w.	O.															2	C. Jackman	10	9	9
	T. Malik								13	S. Kitchen	9	2	4th	3
	L. Khan	2	2	6th					2	C. Jackman	4th	9	9	9
2	C. Jackman	9	9	9

Web links

• Reporting ( s ) squashinfo.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2004.
• Results of the men on squashinfo.com (English)
• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)