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 HEAD announced as title sponsor for the 2013 UK-Racketball Series!
UK-Racketball are delighted to announce that HEAD will take over the title sponsorship of the UK-Racketball Series in 2013. (read more)
The Maag Kitchens Limpsfield Racketball Open - Draws and schedule now online
The draws and schedule for the Maag Kitchens Limpsfield Racketball Open are now online. (read more)
The Maag Kitchens Limpsfield Racketball Open - Entry list confirmed
Follow this link to see who is entered
 The Maag Kitchens Limpsfield Racketball Open - ENTRY DEADLINE NEARS!
The deadline for Event 2 of the HEAD UK-Racketball Series 2013 is Friday 17th May - Get your entry in before it closes!
(for more information click here)
(to enter online click here)
The East Midlands Regional Racketball Closed heads to Duffield!
Duffield Squash and Racketball Club are hosting this year's East Midlands Regional Racketball Closed on 6th June. (read more)
 Event 1 of The Head UK-Racketball Series - The Manor results
The first event in the 2013 Head UK-Racketball Series - The Manor took place this weekend. The reports and results are now live! (read more)
 The Manor draws have now been released!
The first event in The UK Racketball Series 2013 is now all set for this weekend and we are super excited! The draws are prepared and we look forward to seeing everyone there. Including all the entrants into the new Over 60's category!
Click here for more info and the draws...
 Don't miss the debate on the Big Ball!!
If you play in the over 50's category would you rather use the blue or the black ball?
If you will be entering the UK Racketball Series in 2013 make sure you get involved in our Facebook survey and have your say. Currently the blue ball is leading with 9 votes to 5!
What do you think?
https://www.facebook.com/UKRacketballSeries
Two Day Racketball Award - Surrey Sports Park - May 4/5th 2013 Surrey Sports Park Guildford
There are still spaces on the next course available:
2 Day Racketball Coaching Award (no prior coaching experience needed)
Click here for more information...
Cambridgeshire Racketball Open 2013 - May 18th
 The inaugural Cambs Racketball Open Competition at Peterborough Squash Club has several grades and Harrow equipment for winners in all categories. There is a cash prize for the A grade.
One day event Saturday May 18 10am – 6 pm (approx), depending on entry level.
Click here for more info and online entry...
 The Hallamshire racketball Tournament 2013
The Hallamshire Racketball Open 2013 is on Saturday 27th April 2013 and is a 1 day tournament with several grades for all standards.
With over 90 competitors last year this looks set to be a fantastic tournament for 2013.
Click here for more information...
As well as a Men's and a Ladies Open there are Masters events from Men's O35 up to Men's O65. Entries close on Sunday 7th April and you will receive confirmation of your entry by e-mail.
We hope that those of you who entered the inaugural Scottish Open last year enjoyed the event and will venture to Dumfries for this year's tournament. Your participation will gain you UK National Racketball Rankings points.
Click here to find out more...
U3A Yorkshire Racketball Tournament 2013
 The inaugural Yorkshire U3A Racketball Championships was held at Ilkley LTSC and attended by 37 players from 6 U3A Racketball groups. Almost 150 five minute matches were completed, with a 1 minute changeover between matches.
Click here to find out more...
Calling all Racketball and Squash Fans.... We need YOUR help!
 Neil Chambers, squash and racketball coach and enthusiast is currently looking to open his own rackets and health center in Parkstone, Poole. There is an old club which has been empty for 6 years which Niel and a small action group are trying to save from being turned into yet another local convenience store. There are already 11 within a mile radius and lets face it who needs another chocolate bar ?
Please can you click on the link below and fill out the basic details. It only takes two seconds and will really help towards their long term goal.
Please pass this on to as many people as possible! The deadline for the decision is on the 21st march so please act fast.
Click here to sign the petition...
The UK Racketball Series 2013
All dates and venues have now been released for The 2013 UK Racketball Series. For the third year in a row, The Manor Racketball Open will open the UK-Racketball Series. If this year's entries are anything like those of 2011 and 2012, the Series will take over all five of the Manor's courts for the day - UK-Racketball is well and truly in town! Click here to enter The Manor now.
Click here to view al the venues and dates...
The III Portugal Racketball Open Results
 The III Portugal Racketball Open was held on the 16th of February, in Cascais-Lisbon, at the beautiful Health & Racket Club Quinta da Marinha, for which there were about 30 athletes enrolled on three competitive draws: Under 45, Over 45 and Ladies
This event was attended by the winner of last years edition - Matt Baker, followed by the presence of another England Squash & Racketball Manager - Paul Fennel and a contingent of five athletes from Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club.
Additionally, the Spanish #1 Pablo del Rio came along with two other players in clear progression in the spanish ranking - Andres Muñoz and Sebastian Munar; amongst the portuguese we could find Manuel da Costa and Paulo Martins and a few more local players that are getting very keen on this sport!
Click here for the full report...
The 2nd Police Racketball Championships
 The 2nd Police Racketball Championships will be held in conjunction with the Police National Squash Championships over the weekend of March 22-24th 2013 will be held at Finchley Squash and Rackets Club, London.
If you are a Serving or Retired Officer, Special Constable, PCSO or Police Staff then you may qualify for this event.
Contact Matt at m06pugh@gmail.com or your local regional Police Squash and Racketball representitive for further details
The Jersey Racketball Festival is back again!
The annual Jersey Racketball Festival will this year be held over the weekend of 15-17 March and with the tag line, “Visit Jersey, Play Racketball, Have Fun”, I’m sure some of you will be interested in this exciting opportunity.
To get more of a feel for the event check out this excellent promo video.
This team competition sees teams of 5 pitted against each other in a weekend of competition for all standards, as well as plenty of fun & entertainment. The event is being hosted by the newly refurbished Jersey Squash and Racketball Club, complete with its new show court and ‘Boasters’ bar. The entry fee includes an event t-shirt, as well as entertainment and food at the Friday welcome party and the Sunday presentation party. Teams will have a minimum of three matches and the closing date for entries is Friday 15th February.
For more information contact the Event Co-ordinator Nick Taylor at nick@nicktaylorsquash.com or call 07829 747034.
Click here for more info...
The Big Hit Launch!
10am last Wednesday morning marked a milestone for England Squash & Racketball as it launched its sister website www.thebighit.net.
The Big Hit is a new initiative aimed at providing an easy, fun way for new players to get involved with Squash & Racketball. The website boasts a fantastic ‘Find It’ tool, which points players in the direction of their nearest venue or squash/racketball session.
Why not check out the website for yourself and pass it on to anyone who you think may be interested in taking up squash or racketball. To help publicize the The Big Hit’s launch, the Big Hit Tour began in earnest in Sheffield on the 26th January.
The tour is travelling all over the UK over the next 12 months, and provides opportunities for new players to try squash and racketball for free. To see which towns and cities the tour is visiting, why not check out the website now?!
New tournaments added to the events section for 2013
 The events page has been updated including all the regional racketball county closed tournamnets.
Make sure you get your entries in now for the regional racketball closed comps on the 9th-10th March. You can enter all of them online via the ESR website.
Click here for more info and dates...
The Third Portugal International Racketball Tournament
The III Portuguese Racketball Open will be held at the Health & Racket Club Quinta da Marinha, Cascais (Portugal) on the 16th and 17th February, with three competitive Draws - Men Under45, Men Over 45 & Women.
Click here for more info...
The Harrow UK Racketball Series Winners 2012!
Congratulations to all the winners of the UK Racketball Series 2012. All winners will be receiving custom UK Racketball Hoodies!
Mens - Ted Jeal
Womens - Jo Moseley
Mens over 40s - Jason Russell
Mens over 50s - Paul Haigh
Click here for the full final finishing positions...
South Regional Racketball Closed 2013
New events added to the events page for 2013 including the South Regional Racketball Closed and the Civil Service Racketball Tournament.
Click here for more information...
St Ivo Racketball Detox 2012
Byron Williams - Event organiser
"It was a great competition and all the players were really supportive and chipped in to make the day a really good spirited event as I would have liked it to be."
Click here for the results...
Happy New Year to all Racketballers!
 Here at UK Racketball we are super excited for what 2013 will hold in store for racketball and will be announcing all the new dates for the 2013 UK Racketball Series right here so keep your eye out for the first fixtures.
To start off the new year we have updated the National Racketball Rankings for January including the Lancashire Racketball Closed which took place in December.
 Sign up to the worlds first ever Fantasy Squash League!
The Worlds first ever Fantasy Squash League. FREE to play. Sign up before the 1st Jan. Who's in your team!?
www.fantasysquash.com
The game is very similar to Fantasy Football or Cricket. It is completely free to play and will be a lot of fun for anyone who follows squash and wants to demonstrate their knowledge of the professional game. Sign up at www.fantasysquash.com
Pick your team before the 1st January 2013 for a chance to win squash rackets, bags and cash!
Follow this link to the rules, prizes, news and FAQ’s. www.fantasysquash.com/gameholding_Star_Sports.aspx
"Like us" on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FantasySquash or follow us on “twitter” @fantasysquash for updates on how the game is going, tips and links.
Please tell anyone else you think might be interested; hopefully it will be a great first season and will really start to help drive interest in the professional squash game.
UK Racketball Job Opportunity!
UK Racketball is excited to announce a unique job opportunity with Star Sports Development Ltd, the creators of
www.uk-racketball.com
&
www.FantasySquash.com.
If you have entrepenerial spirit and a passion for promoting sport or know somone that does then click below to download the details and find out how to apply...
Job description and application details...
National and UK Racketball Series Rankings uploaded for December
 Congratulations to Ted Jeal, winner of the UK Racketball Series 2012. Also congratulations to:
Jo Moseley womens champion
Jason Russell Over 40s champion
Paul Haigh Over 50s champion
Click here to view the rankings...
The UK Racketball Series has now come to an end for 2012 and we are keen to get your feedback.
Please click the link below to take the survey.
There are only 15 questions which are all multiple choice and will take approx 3 min to complete.
Click here to take survey
The Jersey Racketball Festival 2013
This event has been running for a number of years now and is always a great weekend of team racketball! If you would like to get involved below is the link to the entry form and tournament details.
Click here to view the details and download an entry form...
Harrow Wycombe UK Racketball Series Event Photos, Results and Reports
This was the last event of 2012 so now we have the 4 month wait till 2013.
A big thank you from Will, Chris, Mike and myself to everyone who has helped make the Series the success that it was this year. The entries that we are getting and the buzz at all of the events is just fantastic so thank you to everyone for playing the events and making them so enjoyable to run, bring on 2013...
Click here to view the reports, results and photos...
 Tecnifibre National Racketball Doubles Championship 2012 - Results and Reports
Racquets Health and Fitness club in Thame Oxon hosted the 2012 National Racketball Doubles Championship, with players, spectators and organisers overjoyed with the events success.
Click here for the report and photos...
Click here for the Wycombe draws for this weekend 24th November....
National Racketball Rankings for November now online...
 The National Racketball Rankings are now online for November including the Chichester results which saw Ted Jeal move up 2 places to England No. 2 and Pete Goodings jump a massive 6 places to move into the top 10 at No. 8.
The Harrow UK Racketball Series Rankings have also been updated and with just one event left to go it is Ted Jeal and Tom Phipps that top the rankings. It will all come down to the last event at Wycombe to see who will claim the Harrow UK Racketball Series Title
LAST HARROW UK RACKETBALL SERIES EVENT OF THE YEAR!! - Wycombe Racketball Open 27th October
Date: 24th November
Venue: Wycombe Squash and Racketball Club
Postcode: SL7 3DJ
Entries Close: Friday 16th November
Enter online at Fantasy Squash:
http://www.fantasysquash.com/shop/detail.aspx?item_id=13
WSRC will be hosting its first UK Racketball event on 24th November.
With this being the final event of the year for UK Racketball, a large entry is anticipated ahead of the Christmas break.
The club itself is a five court venue with a comfortable lounge and bar which is run by the members for the members.
The club runs a complete coaching programme with several teams in the Bucks county league including their men’s first team, who are the premier league champions.
The event will be looking to attract not only a high standard, with several top class players living in the area, but also with a thriving Racketball section at the club the event will be sure to cater for all.
So do not delay, as this will be your last chance to play in a UK Racketball event in 2012.
Click here for more details and online entry...
Results, reports and photos now online for the Chichester Harrow UK Racketball Open sponsored by Game Set and Match. Click here to read all the reports...
 Chichester Draws and Schedules Now Online
In 2011 this event was the biggest racketball event in the south of England with almost 60 competitors. It saw many times finalist Tom Phipps take his maiden tour title in the A section. The draws have now been released for next weekend and it looks like 2012 at Chichester is going to be another great event for the 2012 Harrow UK Racketball Series.
Click here to check them out...
The Harrow Abbeydale UK Racketball Series Results, Photos and Reports
 Abbeydale is the first event we have ever run in Sheffield, a city famous in the racketball world for 3 large clubs all within a few minutes’ drive of each other, Abbeydale, Hallamshire and Fullwood making it was a predictably large turnout for the event. The club also houses one of only three all glass squash courts in the UK and we were lucky enough to be able to use it for the tournament adding another dimension to the event and resulting in some great photos!
Click here to check out the action and the reports written by Mark Fuller...
Next Harrow UK Racketball Series Event is coming soon to Chichester
On the 27th October the Harrow UK Racketball Series will be returning to Chichester. In 2011 it was the biggest racketball event in the south of England with almost 60 competitors. It saw many times finalist Tom Phipps take his maiden tour title in the A grade. This year the event is sponsored by Game Set & Match and is sure to be another great success. We are looking forward to Chichester and some great racketball as well as the 1st class facilities and welcoming staff.
Click here for more info and to enter now...
National Racketball Rankings and Harrow UK Racketball Rankings now online. Click here to view them...
The Harrow Abbeydale UK Racketball Series Results and Photos are now online. Click here to see all the action!
Promote racketball and earn yourself £100!
The £100 racketball challange!
A great new initiative has just been set up recently by ESR to encourage clubs and coaches to promote racketball. For every club/coach who can set up a regular ladies racketball session for 10 ladies or more, ESR will give you £100!
Click here to view the rules as well as the BONUS cash awards!!
Buckinghamshire and Hampshire Racketball Closed 2012
 Buckinghamshire's Racketball Closed was held between 7th to 9th September at Aylesbury Squash Club. 16 players took part in the individual competition and five teams took part in the doubles competition. It was a great weekend with lots of great racketball being played.
Click here for the results and photos...
 Abbeydale Harrow UK Racketball Series
The Harrow UK Racketball Event at Abbeydale this weekend is looking like a a great event, boasting a massive draw with over 70 enterants. All draws are now online. The events page has also been updated with some new dates for your diary for 2013.
Click here to view them...
 National Racketball Doubles Championships 2012
The National Doubles Racketball Championships have now been announced to take place on the 17th/18th November. They are to be held at the popular location Thame Racquets and Fitness Club.
Click here for more details and to download an entry form...
National Racketball Rankings for September now online...
 The September rankings for the Harrow UK Racketball Series and the National Rankings have now been released. The rankings now also include arrows and positions gained or lost to allow you to see who has been moving!!
Click here to view the rankings...
Results from the Nottingham Harrow UK Racketball Series event now online
This weekend saw the climax of The MANTIS Fantasy Squash Festival. The UK Racketball event was part of the festival and was run alongside the semi finals of the $5000 PSA. After some great racketball and squash there was also a BBQ to round off a great day for all!
Click here for all the results and photos...
Draws released for the Harrow Nottingham UK Racketball Event
 The MANTIS Fantasy Squash Festival is now in full swing with the Junior Tournament last Sat and the UK-Racketball Open this Sat. As well as this on the Saturday there is a BBQ and the Semi Finals of the MANTIS Fantasy Squash $5000 PSA. We are all excited here and are sure that it is going to be a great day for all!
Click here for the draws and schedule...
Nottingham Harrow UK Racketball Series Event - Entries close 17th Aug
 Nottingham is the next event on the Harrow UK Racketball Series. The event is also part of the Fantasy Squash Festival meaning the event will run alongside the $5000 Fantasy Squash PSA Semi Finals. Nottingham is the biggest squash venue in the country and the first venue to become a host for a UK Racketball Series event back in 2010. With 10 fantastic squash courts, including six glass backs and one of the best championship show courts in the country, the club becomes an ideal host for any top squash or racketball tournament. Don't wait, get involved now!
Entries close soon on 17th Aug, click here to enter now...
National Racketball Rankings now online as well as the Harrow UK Racketball Rankings
All the latest rankings now include the Chapel Allerton Harrow UK Racketball Series Event in Leeds.
Click here to see who has been moving up the rankings...
Chapel Allerton Harrow UK Racketball Series Reports and photos
 This weekend saw another massive weekend for the UK Racketball Series with a huge entry into the event at Chapel Allerton. The large draw did not dissapoint and there were some fantastic moments played out across the 162 matches! Chapel A is one of the best racketball clubs in the country with this event being one that many of the players look forward to all year round and it didn’t disappoint.
Click here to view the results, reports and photos...
Loads of new events added including the Scottish Racketball Tour!
We have been busy updating the Events Page and there have been a number of additions. Most notably the first ever Scottish Racketball Tour has now been announced with seven great venues!
Click here to checkout what is coming up...
 Pathfinder Scottish Racketball Open Championships 2012 Results now online
Dumfries Squash Club, Dumfries
The 1st Scottish Open featured Men's and Women's Open events as well as a full complement of masters age group events. The Dumfries Squash Club is a great venue. Hopefully racketball will continue to grow in the future with the launch of the Scottish Racketball Series.
Click here for the full results...
Squash for 2020 - Back the bid
 The drive to get squash into the Olympics for 2020 has already begun. The Proffessional Squash Association (PSA) has produced a great bid pack to promote squash.
Please take a few minutes to download it and circulate to all your squash contacts. The more people that are behind the bid the better!
You can also click here to visit the squash for 2020 bid site...
Become a Racketball Activator as part of Sport Makers!
Click here to find out what it is and what Bletchley Leisure Centre did to try to enchourage racketball...
You can register your interest in racketball through the Sport Makers website: www.sportmakers.co.uk
The next event on the UK-Racketball Series is the always popular Chapel Allerton fixture in Leeds, last year this event was one of the best in the Series and this year will be no different.
In July, UK-Racketball returns to Chapel A, building on the success of the UK-Racketball tournament in 2011 which saw one of the series biggest entries. Situated in a leafy suburban Leeds, the Chapel A Tennis, Squash and Gym Club promises to be perfect venue for our UK-Racketball event.
Already entered into the event are some of the country’s best racketball players but as always it will be a tournament open to all ages and abilities with grades including beginners, women’s, over 40’s and over 50’s.
Click here to enter online now!
National Racketball Rankings and UK Racketball Series Rankings for July now online!
The National Racketball Rankings and the Harrow UK Racketball Series Rankings are now online for July. They include all the results from the Devon and Exeter Series event. The next two UK Series events are at Leeds and Nottingham. Make sure you get your entries in now to climb the rankings.
Click here to check them out...
 Results and reports for Devon and Exeter Harrow UK Racketball Series Event Now Online
A great days Racketball for all concerned and a big thank you to Adam Lings at the Devon and Exeter club for allowing us to use his club which is without doubt one of the best clubs we have visited on the tour!
Click here for the full results, reports and photos...
Draws and schedule now online for Devon & Exeter Harrow UK Racketball Series event this weekend!
 With another strong turnout for the UK Racketball Series event in Exeter this weekend it is sure to be a great event. The Over 50s is hugely competative and whoever wins will no doubt have had to battle their way to victory. The A grade also sees top England players Mark Fuller, Matt Baker and Christian Turner battling it out for the Devon title.
Click here for more information, draws and schedules...
Two big events coming up on the UK-Racketball Series...
One in Leeds, then Nottingham. Both events are at big racketball clubs so should be great events, follow the links below for online entry though our sister site Fantasy Squash using our new online payment system.
Chapel Allerton Racketball Open
Date: 28th July 2012
Postcode: LE73QX
Enter online: http://www.fantasysquash.com/Shop/detail.aspx?item_id=9
Nottingham Racketball Open
Date: 25th August 2012
Postcode: NG71BX
Enter online: http://www.fantasysquash.com/shop/detail.aspx?item_id=10
Contact Mark Fuller at mark@starsportsdevelopment.com for more information on either of these two events.
Brand new shop and online entry system now live!
The brother and sister sites www.uk-racketball.com and www.fantasysquash.com have combined forces and now have a brand new joint shop!
We have an initial range of equipment which will be expanded at our massive full shop launch in August 2012 at the Fantasy Squash $5000 PSA Event. We offer the cheapest prices on the internet and will match any price you can find! Click here to visit the new UK-Racketball and Fantasy Squash Shop...
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The 2nd Scottish Open Racketball Championships 2013
