The championships also involve masters events for British squash players in different age groups.

Many leading male players boycotted the 1993 tournament in protest over a range of issues, including the amount of prize money on offer and the Squash Rackets Association's selection criteria for the England team.

[4][5] In 2004, Cassie Campion (during her final competitive year) surpassed Sue Cogswell's record by winning her sixth title.

Matthew won 3–1 to claim his fourth British National title and equal the record set by Phil Kenyon.

[7] The women's tournament began in 1975 and was initially hosted at Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, before moving on to Dallington, Northamptonshire (1976–77), Carriages in Hellingly, East Sussex (1978), Chichester, West Sussex (1979) and Wembley Squash Centre (1980–82).