The 2008 Women's British Open Squash Championship was held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool from 6 to 12 May. Nicol David won the event for the third time, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First qualifying round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Madeline Perry Kylie Lindsay 9–4 9–1 9–3 Emma Beddoes Emma Chorley 9–7 9–3 9–1 Engy Kheirallah Birgit Coufal 9–6 9–4 9–4 Dominique Lloyd-Walter Carrie Hastings 9–7 9–0 9–0 Isabelle Stoehr Becky Botwright 9–1 9–7 10–8 Jaclyn Hawkes Olivia Blatchford 9–1 9–1 9–2 Annelize Naudé Jeannine Cowie 9–3 9–1 9–1 Kasey Brown Belen Etchechoury 9–0 9–2 9–0 Joshna Chinappa Kirsty McPhee 10–9 0–9 9–2 9–7 Lauren Briggs Vicky Hynes 10–8 9–4 9–4 Delia Arnold Fiona Moverley 9–3 9–0 9–5 Sarah Kippax Joelle King 0–9 9–6 9–2 9–1 Lauren Siddall Lauren Selby 9–4 9–2 9–3 Louise Crome Leonie Holt 9–6 9–1 5–9 9–2 Suzie Pierrepont Luz Etchechoury 9–1 9–3 9–3 Dipika Pallikal Kerri Shields 9–4 9–1 9–3

Second qualifying round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Perry Chinappa 9–4 10–8 9–1 Beddoes Briggs 9–1 9–6 3–9 10–8 Kheirallah Arnold 9–3 3–9 9–3 10–8 Lloyd-Walter Kippax 9–0 9–1 9–2 Stoehr Siddall 10–9 9–2 9–0 Hawkes Crome 9–5 9–3 4–9 9–1 Naudé Pierrepont 9–6 10–8 4–9 9–2 Brown Pallikal 9–2 9–0 9–1

Final qualifying round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Perry Beddoes 9–0 6–9 3–9 9–2 9–2 Brown Naudé 9–3 9–2 9–0 Stoehr Hawkes 10–8 9–0 5–9 9–0 Kheirallah Lloyd-Walter 5–9 9–4 9–2 9–4

First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Nicol David Madeline Perry 9–6 9–3 9–5 Natalie Grinham Rebecca Chiu 9–4 9–0 6–9 9–2 Rachael Grinham Engy Kheirallah 9–6 9–1 9–2 Natalie Grainger Kasey Brown 9–5 9–3 9–7 Jenny Duncalf Alison Waters 4–9 9–2 10–8 9–1 Shelley Kitchen Vanessa Atkinson 8–10 9–3 9–4 9–2 Vicky Botwright Laura Massaro(née Lengthorn) 6–9 9–2 9–4 6–9 6–9 Omneya Abdel Kawy Isabelle Stoehr 2–9 9–2 6–9 6–9

Quarter-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScore David Kitchen 7–9 9–7 9–5 9–2 Grinham N Stoehr 9–6 6–9 0–1 ret Grinham R Duncalf 5–9 9–1 7–9 1–9 Grainger Massaro 9–3 10–9 9–6

Semi-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScore David Grainger 9–5 9–1 9–0 Duncalf Stoehr 4–9 9–3 9–6 9–6

Final Player OnePlayer TwoScore David Duncalf 9–1 10–8 9–0

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