British National Squash Champions 1974-2023
The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland, inaugurated in 1974 and held annually normally in early February.
The championships usually involve Masters events in age groups from O35 to O80.
2010 Matthew & Waters
2011 Massaro & Selby
2021 Perry & Makin
2009 Duncalf & Matthew
2015 Matthew & Perry
2017 Matthew & Massaro
2022 ElShorbagy & Hutton
2014 Matthew & Waters
2023 ElShorbagy & Hutton
2018 Evans & Matthew
2019 Evans & Willstrop
Nationals Archive Site Finals Days down the years
British National Championships, Men’s Finals
(tip : click a heading to sort the table)
| Year | Champion | Res | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Jonathan Leslie | 3-2 | Stuart Courtney | 6-9 8-10 9-3 9-3 9-2 |
| 1975 | Phil Ayton | 3-2 | Stuart Courtney | 7-9 9-7 9-10 9-7 9-1 |
| 1976 | Jonathan Leslie | 3-2 | John Richardson | 2-9 9-4 5-9 9-6 9-5 |
| 1977 | Phil Kenyon | 3-1 | Jonathan Leslie | 2-9 9-5 9-3 9-6 |
| 1978 | Peter Verow | 3-2 | Phil Kenyon | 7-9 9-6 9-10 9-4 9-0 |
| 1979 | Gawain Briars | 3-0 | Ian Robinson | 9-5 9-5 9-0 |
| 1980 | Jonah Barrington | 3-1 | Gawain Briars | 4-9 9-3 9-0 9-2 |
| 1981 | Phil Kenyon | 3-0 | Gawain Briars | 9-5 9-4 9-6 |
| 1982 | Gawain Briars | 3-0 | Phil Kenyon | 9-7 9-0 9-2 |
| 1983 | Phil Kenyon | 3-2 | Gawain Briars | 5-9 9-4 1-9 10-8 9-1 |
| 1984 | Geoff Williams | 3-0 | Bryan Beeson | 9-3 9-1 9-1 |
| 1985 | Phil Kenyon | 3-1 | Gawain Briars | 2-9 9-4 6-9 9-3 |
| 1986 | Bryan Beeson | 3-1 | Mark Maclean | 9-2 9-4 6-9 9-3 |
| 1987 | Del Harris Ashley | 3-1 | Naylor | 3-9 9-1 9-6 9-4 |
| 1988 | Paul Carter | 3-2 | Neil Harvey | 2-9 9-4 3-9 9-6 9-2 |
| 1989 | Del Harris | 3-2 | Bryan Beeson | 1-9 6-9 9-4 9-2 9-3 |
| 1990 | not held | |||
| 1991 | Paul Gregory | 3-1 | Simon Parke | 9-4 7-9 9-2 9-0 |
| 1992 | Peter Marshall | 3-1 | Bryan Beeson | 7-9 9-4 9-0 9-0 |
| 1993 | Phil Whitlock | 3-0 | Mark Allen | 9-1 9-7 9-1 |
| 1994 | Peter Marshall | 3-0 | Peter Nicol | 9-6 9-7 9-4 |
| 1995 | Stephen Meads | 3-0 | Nick Taylor | 9-2 9-0 9-1 |
| 1996 | Peter Nicol | 3-0 | Mark Chaloner | 9-6 9-7 9-1 |
| 1997 | Mark Cairns | 3-0 | Alex Gough | 9-5 9-7 9-4 |
| 1998 | Simon Parke | 3-0 | Mark Cairns | 15-11 15-11 15-13 |
| 1999 | Paul Johnson | 3-2 | Simon Parke | 10-15 15-5 15-8 1-15 15-7 |
| 2000 | Peter Marshall | 3-0 | David Evans | 15-9 15-6 15-11 |
| 2001 | Lee Beachill | 3-0 | Nick Taylor | 15-13 15-5 15-8 |
| 2002 | Lee Beachill | 3-1 | Peter Nicol | 15-8 13-15 15-5 15-10 |
| 2003 | Peter Nicol | 3-2 | Lee Beachill | 7-15 15-11 15-9 12-15 15-8 |
| 2004 | John White | 3-1 | Lee Beachill | 17-16 17-14 14-15 15-8 (82m) |
| 2005 | Lee Beachill | 3-0 | James Willstrop | 11-3 11-6 11-3 (45m) |
| 2006 | Nick Matthew | 3-2 | Lee Beachill | 11-9 6-11 11-9 10-12 12-10 (105m) |
| 2007 | James Willstrop | 3-0 | John White | 12-10 11-7 11-5 (44m) |
| 2008 | James Willstrop | 3-0 | Lee Beachill | 11-9 11-8 11-4 (39m) |
| 2009 | Nick Matthew | 3-0 | Adrian Grant | 11-4 11-3 11-9 (38m) |
| 2010 | Nick Matthew | 3-0 | James Willstrop | 11-5 11-6 11-6 (49m) |
| 2011 | Daryl Selby | 3-2 | Nick Matthew | 9-11 11-9 6-11 11-9 11-7 (84m) |
| 2012 | Nick Matthew | 3-1 | James Willstrop | 11-8 11-3 8-11 14-12 (81m) |
| 2013 | Nick Matthew | 3-0 | James Willstrop | 11-9 11-3 11-3 (49m) |
| 2014 | Nick Matthew | 3-1 | James Willstrop | 5-11 12-10 11-4 11-8 (78m) |
| 2015 | Nick Matthew | 3-0 | Daryl Selby | 11-5 11-3 11-2 (45m) |
| 2016 | Nick Matthew | 3-1 | James Willstrop | 11-2 6-11 11-3 11-3 (50m) |
| 2017 | Nick Matthew | 3-0 | Joe Lee | 11-6 11-4 11-8 (40m) |
| 2018 | Nick Matthew | 3-1 | James Willstrop | 11-7 12-10 8-11 11-6 (69m) |
| 2019 | James Willstrop | 3-1 | Daryl Selby | 11-5 7-11 11-5 11-7 (60m) |
| 2020 | James Willstrop | 3-1 | Joel Makin | 12-10 0-11 12-10 14-12 (76m) |
| 2021 | Joel Makin | 3-0 | Adrian Waller | 11-7 11-2 11-1 (40m) |
| 2022 | Mohamed ElShorbagy | 3-0 | Joel Makin | 12-10 12-10 12-10 (67m) |
| 2023 | Mohamed ElShorbagy | 3-0 | Joel Makin | 11-7 12-10 11-5 (53m) |
| 2024 | Joel Makin | 3-2 | Mohamed ElShorbagy | 8-11 15-13 11-3 8-11 11-2 (84m) |
British National Championships, Women’s Finals
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| Year | Champion | Res | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Sue Cogswell | 3-0 | Teresa Lawes | 9-4 9-7 9-1 |
| 1976 | Angela Smith | 3-0 | Sue Cogswell | 9-3 9-5 9-7 |
| 1977 | Sue Cogswell | 3-0 | Teresa Lawes | 9-2 9-0 9-1 |
| 1978 | Sue Cogswell | 3-0 | Angela Smith | 10-8 9-1 9-4 |
| 1979 | Sue Cogswell | 3-1 | Angela Smith | 5-9 10-9 10-8 9-4 |
| 1980 | Sue Cogswell | 3-0 | Martine Le Moignan | 9-7 9-4 9-1 |
| 1981 | Lisa Opie | 3-0 | Angela Smith | 10-8 9-4 9-7 |
| 1982 | Alison Cummings | 3-2 | Martine Le Moignan | 7-9 9-4 7-9 9-2 9-4 |
| 1983 | Lisa Opie | 3-0 | Martine Le Moignan | 10-9 9-1 9-4 |
| 1984 | Martine Le Moignan | 3-0 | Alison Cummings | 9-1 9-2 9-0 |
| 1985 | Lucy Soutter | 3-0 | Heather Wallace | 9-7 9-5 9-0 |
| 1986 | Lisa Opie | 3-0 | Martine Le Moignan | 9-7 9-1 9-0 |
| 1987 | Lisa Opie | 3-2 | Lucy Soutter | 6-9 5-9 9-2 9-0 9-4 |
| 1988 | Martine Le Moignan | 3-2 | Alison Cummings | 9-3 6-9 4-9 9-4 9-0 |
| 1989 | Lucy Soutter | 3-0 | Suzanne Horner | 9-3 9-5 9-3 |
| 1990 | not held | |||
| 1991 | Martine Le Moignan | 3-0 | Suzanne Horner | 9-7 9-1 10-8 |
| 1992 | Sue Wright | 3-1 | Suzanne Horner | 9-2 9-6 5-9 9-5 |
| 1993 | Cassie Campion | 3-0 | Fiona Geaves | 9-3 9-3 9-4 |
| 1994 | Suzanne Horner | 3-0 | Sue Wright | 9-4 9-1 9-1 |
| 1995 | Fiona Geaves | 3-2 | Linda Elriani | 9-6 9-10 9-6 9-6 |
| 1996 | Suzanne Horner | 3-1 | Linda Elriani | 9-4 7-9 9-4 9-1 |
| 1997 | Sue Wright | 3-1 | Cassie Campion | 9-4 9-10 9-6 9-6 |
| 1998 | Sue Wright | 3-1 | Cassie Campion | 3-9 9-3 9-1 9-2 |
| 1999 | Cassie Campion | 3-2 | Sue Wright | 9-5 3-9 6-9 9-0 9-6 |
| 2000 | Cassie Campion | 3-2 | Sue Wright | 9-1 2-9 9-2 2-9 9-3 |
| 2001 | Sue Wright | 3-1 | Fiona Geaves | 10-9 9-2 3-9 10-8 |
| 2002 | Cassie Campion | 3-0 | Linda Charman | 9-5 9-6 9-2 |
| 2003 | Cassie Campion | 3-1 | Rebecca Macree | 9-6 4-9 9-4 9-3 |
| 2004 | Cassie Campion | 3-0 | Linda Charman | 9-3 9-1 9-5 (41m) |
| 2005 | Linda Charman | 3-0 | Alison Waters | 9-2 9-4 9-3 (30m) |
| 2006 | Tania Bailey | 3-1 | Linda Charman | 9-7 6-9 9-6 9-3 (76m) |
| 2007 | Jenny Duncalf | 3-2 | Alison Waters | 5-9 6-9 9-3 9-0 9-3 (74m) |
| 2008 | Alison Waters | 3-1 | Laura Massaro | 6-11 11-7 11-8 11-9 (49m) |
| 2009 | Jenny Duncalf | 3-1 | Alison Waters | 11-13 11-8 11-6 11-6 (50m) |
| 2010 | Alison Waters | 3-2 | Jenny Duncalf | 10-12 11-7 4-11 11-7 12-10 (65m) |
| 2011 | Laura Massaro | 3-2 | Jenny Duncalf | 7-11 11-9 7-11 11-7 11-2 (62m) |
| 2012 | Laura Massaro | 3-1 | Alison Waters | 11-2 11-9 8-11 11-4 (53m) |
| 2013 | Alison Waters | 3-2 | Laura Massaro | 11-7 7-11 12-10 6-11 13-11 (78m) |
| 2014 | Alison Waters | 3-0 | Madeline Perry | 11-3 11-6 11-6 (32m) |
| 2015 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 3-2 | Laura Massaro | 12-10 11-9 7-11 10-12 11-7 (80m) |
| 2016 | Laura Massaro | 3-0 | Alison Waters | 11-2 11-5 11-4 (24m) |
| 2017 | Laura Massaro | 3-0 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11-5 12-10 11-9 (42m) |
| 2018 | Tesni Evans | 3-0 | Alison Waters | 11-5 11-9 11-7 (43m) |
| 2019 | Tesni Evans | 3-0 | Emily Whitlock | 11-3 11-6 11-5 (31m) |
| 2020 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 3-0 | Jasmine Hutton | 11-9 11-9 11-9 (35m) |
| 2021 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 3-1 | Georgina Kennedy | 9-11 11-4 11-8 11-6 (39m) |
| 2022 | Jasmine Hutton | 3-0 | Lucy Beecroft | 11-3 11-9 11-8 (29m) |
| 2023 | Jasmine Hutton | 3-2 | Tesni Evans | 13-11 11-8 8-11 7-11 5-3 rtd (67m) |
| 2024 | Gina Kennedy | 3-1 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11-9 11-8 9-11 11-9 (47m) |
Venues
| Years | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1974-1975 | Wembley Squash Centre | London |
| 1976 | Wimbledon Stadium | London |
| 1977-1984 | Abbeydale Park | Dore South Yorkshire |
| 1985-1988 | Brunel Old Station | Bristol |
| 1989+1991 | Eldon Square | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 1992 | Armitage Centre | Manchester University |
| 1993 | Village Hotel Cheadle | Manchester |
| 1994 | Herts Country Club | Welwyn Garden City |
| 1995 | Abbeydale Park | Dore South Yorkshire |
| 1996 | Edgbaston Priory Club | Birmingham |
| 1997 | Northern Lawn Tennis Club | Manchester |
| 1998 | G-Mex | Manchester |
| 1999-2002 | Manchester Velodrome | Manchester |
| 2003-2018 | National Squash Centre | Manchester |
| 2019-2020 | Univ. of Nottingham and Nottingham SRC | Nottingham |
| 2021-2022 | National Squash Centre | Manchester |
| 2023-24 | St George's Hill LTC | Weybridge |
