Round Two of the 2026 Quilter Cheviot British Open sees yesterday’s Round One winners take on the top sixteen seeds over the next two days at Solihull Arden and at the Rep Theatre.
You can Watch Live on SquashTV, follow on Live Scoring and Socials, and we’ll have results right here, with photos going into the Gallery and a roundup at the end of each session.
Vargas downs former champ ElShorbagy, Egyptian trio advance at Solihull Arden
The afternoon session at Solihull Arden advance, as Fayrouz Aboelkheir and Rowan Elaraby both beet fellow Egyptians in straight games to reach Round Three, and they were joined by qualifier Adam Hawal, who felled the first seed as he beat France’s Gregoire Marche in four games.
At the Rep Belgium’s Tinne Gilis was tested in the opening match, needing five games to gets past unseeded Egyptian Nardine Garas. Women’s top seed Hania El Hammamy and men’s defending champion Diego Elias both progressed comfortably in straight games.
The final match at the Rep saw Colombia’s Juan Vargas produce a huge upset as he fought back from one-two down to beat three-time champion Mohamed ElShorgagy.
