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British Open Squash Championships

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2026HolderPaul Coll (New Zealand)
Most titles
Men: Jahangir Khan (Pakistan), 10, all in a row from 1982. Women: Heather McKay (Australia), 16
Most titles by nation
Men: Pakistan, 30; Egypt, 19. Women: England, 36; Australia, 34
India
One final: Abdul Bari, runner-up in 1950
Not held
1939 to 1946 (men) and 1940 to 1946 (women), the Second World War; 2010 and 2011; 2020 (COVID-19)

Winners, newest first

  1. 2026Paul Coll (New Zealand)Runner-up: Mostafa Asal (Egypt)
    Runner-up
    Nour El Sherbini (Egypt)
  2. 2025Diego Elías (Peru)Runner-up: Mostafa Asal (Egypt)
    Runner-up
    Nour El Sherbini (Egypt)
  3. 2024Mostafa Asal (Egypt)Runner-up: Ali Farag (Egypt)
    Runner-up
    Nour El Sherbini (Egypt)
  4. 2023Ali Farag (Egypt)Runner-up: Diego Elías (Peru)
    Runner-up
    Nouran Gohar (Egypt)

India at the British Open

Abdul Bari, under India's flag, lost the 1950 men's final; no Indian player has won the title. The by-country table lists India once among the men's runners-up.

More about this tournament

Most titles
MenTitlesWomenTitles
Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)10Heather McKay (Australia)16
Geoff Hunt (Australia)8Janet Morgan (England)10
Hashim Khan (Pakistan)7Susan Devoy (New Zealand)8
Jonah Barrington (Ireland), Jansher Khan (Pakistan) and F.D. Amr Bey (Egypt)6 eachMichelle Martin (Australia)6

The 1965 and 1966 women's titles are written "Heather Blundell" and "Heather McKay (born Blundell)"; both link to Heather McKay and are counted for her.