“You have a women’s world champion,” David said, referring to her English rival Laura Massaro.
“Why not put them all on the glass court? That’s what makes sense.”
She added: “There are also so many English players in the top 10 or top 12 and they are all here – surely you want to display them?”
While the men’s first-round matches, including those featuring English world number six James Willstrop and Egyptian defending champion Ramy Ashour, were played at Hull’s Sports Arena, the corresponding women’s matches took place at the University of Hull.
Jim Lord, operations director at England Squash & Racketball said the reasoning behind this was because of scheduling problems.
“Having so many matches in both draws to get through in seven days presents us with operational and scheduling challenges, and while we would love to play every single match on the glass court, that simply isn’t possible,” he said.
“The Allam British Open is proud to be a showcase for world class squash, regardless of gender.”