2018 Champions Trophy (real tennis)

The 2018 Champions Trophy was the 2nd edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 16 to 22 July.[1][2] It was a qualifying event for the 2022 Real Tennis World Championship.[3]

2018 Champions Trophy (real tennis)
Date16-22 July
Edition2nd
CategoryIRTPA
Draw8S / 4Q
LocationHampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom
VenueRoyal Tennis Court
Champions
Men's singles
United States Camden Riviere
← 2017 · Champions Trophy (real tennis) · 2019 →

The tournament was won by former World Champion Camden Riviere, defending his title from 2017. He beat Chris Chapman in the final, it what would be Chapman's only Champions Trophy final appearance.

Draw and results

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Amateur players are marked as (A)

Qualifying

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The qualifying was one group of four players, with the top two players progressing to the main draw.

  Lumley   Sarlangue   Long   Durack W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
  J Lumley (Q) 9/4 9/4 6/2 3–0 3–0 (100%) 27–12 (69%) 1st
  M Sarlangue (Q, A) 4/9 9/6 9/4 2–1 2–1 (67%) 22–19 (54%) 2nd
  D Long 4/9 6/9 9/4 1–2 1–2 (33%) 19–22 (46%) 3rd
  T Durack 4/9 2/6 4/9 0–3 0–3 (0%) 10–24 (29%) 4th

Main Draw

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The Champions Trophy operates a repechage format for the first four seeds, where the first round losers progress to a second quarter final against the winners between the fifth and sixth seeds and the qualifiers.[4]

First quarter finalsSecond quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
1  C Riviere666
  C Chapman433
  C Chapman666
Q  J Lumley314
  K Booth (A)0111  C Riviere5666
Q  J Lumley666  B Taylor-Matthews1063
1  C Riviere3666
  C Chapman6012
Q  M Sarlangue (A)3641  C Chapman6646
  N Howell65662  R Fahey4465
  N Howell6644
   B Taylor-Matthews31666
  B Taylor-Matthews2645
2  R Fahey6466

References

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  1. ^ "Real Tennis Champions Trophy returns to Hampton Court Palace". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Forget Wimbledon. This is Real Tennis!". Mature Times. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "After Wimbledon, real tennis cuts to the chase". Agence France-Presse. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Champions Trophy 2018". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. Retrieved 13 October 2024.