The 2019 Champions Trophy was the 3rd edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 15 to 21 July.[1][2] It was a qualifying event for the 2022 Real Tennis World Championship. It would be the last Champions Trophy held until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2019 Champions Trophy (real tennis) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15-21 July |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | IRTPA |
| Draw | 8S / 4Q |
| Location | Hampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Royal Tennis Court |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Robert Fahey | |
The tournament was won by incumbent World Champion Robert Fahey. It was his first victory in the tournament, having lost in the semi finals of his only other participation in 2018. John Lumley was the runner-up for the first time, later going on to win the 2023 edition.
Draw and results
editAmateur players are marked as (A)
Qualifying
editThe qualifying was one group of four players, with the top two players progressing to the main draw.
 Sayers
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 Sarlangue
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Shenkman
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Durack
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W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| B Sayers (Q)
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8/9 | 9/1 | 9/1 | 2–1 | 2–1 (67%) | 26–11 (70%) | 1st | ||
| M Sarlangue (Q, A)
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9/8 | 6/9 | 9/0 | 2–1 | 2–1 (0%) | 24–17 (59%) | 2nd | ||
| R Shenkman (A)
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1/9 | 9/6 | 9/3 | 2–1 | 2–1 (67%) | 19–18 (51%) | 3rd | ||
| T Durack
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1/9 | 0/9 | 3/9 | 0–3 | 0–3 (0%) | 3–27 (10%) | 4th |
Main Draw
editThe 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.[3]
| First quarter finals | Second quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Fahey | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Howell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Howell | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Lumley | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B Sayers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | R Fahey | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Lumley | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Sarlangue (A) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Fahey | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Lumley | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Sarlangue (A) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | J Lumley | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | D Long | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Sarlangue (A) | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Chapman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Chapman | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ O'Brien, Stuart (31 May 2019). "Hampton Court Palace launches hospitality packages for Real Tennis Champions Trophy 2019". PA Life. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Real Tennis Champions Trophy - RTC - 2019". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Champions Trophy 2019". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. Retrieved 13 October 2024.