The 2024 Champions Trophy was the 6th edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 30 July to 4 August.[1] It was a qualifying event for the 2025 Real Tennis World Championship.
| 2024 Champions Trophy (real tennis) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 July-4 August |
| Edition | 6th |
| Category | IRTPA |
| Draw | 8S / 8Q |
| Location | Hampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Royal Tennis Court |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Nick Howell | |
The format of the event was modified from previous versions. The match format was reduced from a best-of-5 set to a best-of-3 set format, with the qualifying expanded from one group of four to two groups of four.[2] Defending champion John Lumley did not return to defend his title. World Champion Camden Riviere was also not in attendance. The event was won by Nick Howell, his first Champions Trophy title.[3] Howell beat Ben Taylor-Matthews in the final, his fourth Champions Trophy final. Both finalists lost in the first round and had to play through the repechage matches against qualifiers.
Draw and results
editAmateur players are marked as (A)
Qualifying
editThe qualifying was split over two groups, with the winners of each group progressing to the main draw.
Group A
edit Williams
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Long
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Hamilton
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Merola
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W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 8 | L Williams
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9/6 | 9/3 | 3/9 | 2–1 | 2–1 (67%) | 21–18 (54%) | 2nd | |
| 9 | D Long
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6/9 | 9/5 | 8/9 | 1–2 | 1–2 (33%) | 23–24 (49%) | 3rd | |
| 11 | V Hamilton
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3/9 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0–3 | 0–3 (0%) | 13–27 (33%) | 4th | |
| 13 | N Merola (Q)
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9/3 | 9/8 | 9/5 | 3–0 | 3–0 (100%) | 27–16 (63%) | 1st |
Group B
edit| Shenkman
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Gale
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Mackenzie
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Gordon
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W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 7 | R Shenkman (Q, A)
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9/2 | 9/0 | 9/0 | 3–0 | 3–0 (100%) | 27–2 (93%) | 1st | |
| 10 | L Gale
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2/9 | 9/0 | 9/2 | 2–1 | 2–1 (67%) | 20–11 (65%) | 2nd | |
| 12 | N Mackenzie
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0/9 | 0/9 | 2/9 | 0–3 | 0–3 (0%) | 2–27 (7%) | 4th | |
| 14 | L Gordon
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0/9 | 2/9 | 9/2 | 1–2 | 1–2 (33%) | 11–20 (35%) | 3rd |
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.[4]
| First quarter finals | Second quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | N Howell | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R Fahey | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | N Howell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N Merola | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Sayers | 2 | 3 | R Fahey | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N Merola | 6 | 2 | B Taylor-Matthews | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Taylor-Matthews | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | N Howell | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | L Smart | 2 | 1 | 1 | N Howell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Shenkman (A) | 6 | 6 | 4 | S Virgona | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Shenkman (A) | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Taylor-Matthews | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | S Virgona | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Taylor-Matthews | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Real Tennis Champions Trophy 2024". Royal Tennis Court. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ White, Tom (12 July 2024). "Royal Tennis Court announces draw for 2024 Champions Trophy at Hampton Court Palace". Woking News & Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Champions Trophy 2024". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Champions Trophy 2024". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.