Main Tournament Information
What: National Racketball/ Squash57 Doubles
When: Saturday 2nd of December
Where: Grantham Squash Club
Postcode: NG31 7JX
Closing Date for Entries: Friday 25th November
Cost: £40.00 per Doubles pair - ENTER HERE
More Information: Email Mike at [email protected]
To read the rules for Racketball Doubles follow this link
When: Saturday 2nd of December
Where: Grantham Squash Club
Postcode: NG31 7JX
Closing Date for Entries: Friday 25th November
Cost: £40.00 per Doubles pair - ENTER HERE
More Information: Email Mike at [email protected]
To read the rules for Racketball Doubles follow this link
The Series Finals Singles will run the same as a normal UK-Racketball event with the same grades and tournament structure as normal.
Grantham have very kindly stepped in as a late notice host for our event. It is the first time we will have visited the venue and we look forward to getting started there! A huge thank you to them for opening their doors to the UK Racketball Series and hosting us.
Main Tournament Details
What: UK Racketball Series Finals One Day Event
When: Saturday 2nd December
Where: Grantham Squash Club
Postcode: NG31 7JX
Closing Date for Entries: Friday 25th November
Cost: £17.50 - ENTER HERE
More Information: Email [email protected] for more information
To have a look at the history of the Series Finals event follow the links on the navigation bar above and trace the event back to 2010.
Grantham have very kindly stepped in as a late notice host for our event. It is the first time we will have visited the venue and we look forward to getting started there! A huge thank you to them for opening their doors to the UK Racketball Series and hosting us.
Main Tournament Details
What: UK Racketball Series Finals One Day Event
When: Saturday 2nd December
Where: Grantham Squash Club
Postcode: NG31 7JX
Closing Date for Entries: Friday 25th November
Cost: £17.50 - ENTER HERE
More Information: Email [email protected] for more information
To have a look at the history of the Series Finals event follow the links on the navigation bar above and trace the event back to 2010.
east midlands open hall of fame
national doubles grades
Open Championship - County, national or good club player
Women’s Championship - All ages and abilities, these events have a great range of players which makes for a fun and competitive day.
Mixed Championship - All ages and abilities, men and women
Men’s O40 Championship - For players over the age of 40
Men’s O50 Championship - For players over the age of 50
Men’s O60 Championship - For players over the age of 60
If you are unsure which category to enter email [email protected] or if your enquiry is urgent call Mark on 07846067505
Women’s Championship - All ages and abilities, these events have a great range of players which makes for a fun and competitive day.
Mixed Championship - All ages and abilities, men and women
Men’s O40 Championship - For players over the age of 40
Men’s O50 Championship - For players over the age of 50
Men’s O60 Championship - For players over the age of 60
If you are unsure which category to enter email [email protected] or if your enquiry is urgent call Mark on 07846067505
Singles Grades
Series Finals Racketball Open Grades
It is important to remember that UK-Racketball Series events are designed to be inclusive. Although the A grade does attract the best racketball players in the country the events really are for players of all ages and abilities. We have never had a competitor who felt they were not good enough for an event when they took part.
A Grade – County, national or good club player
B Grade – Regular club player
Women’s – All ages and abilities, these events have a great range of players which makes for a fun
and competitive day.
Over 40’s – For players over the age of 40
Over 50’s - For players over the age of 50
Over 60’s – For players over the age of 60
Over 70's - For players over the age of 70
If you are unsure which category to enter please feel free to contact Mike Harris at [email protected] and he can help you decide what suits best!
It is important to remember that UK-Racketball Series events are designed to be inclusive. Although the A grade does attract the best racketball players in the country the events really are for players of all ages and abilities. We have never had a competitor who felt they were not good enough for an event when they took part.
A Grade – County, national or good club player
B Grade – Regular club player
Women’s – All ages and abilities, these events have a great range of players which makes for a fun
and competitive day.
Over 40’s – For players over the age of 40
Over 50’s - For players over the age of 50
Over 60’s – For players over the age of 60
Over 70's - For players over the age of 70
If you are unsure which category to enter please feel free to contact Mike Harris at [email protected] and he can help you decide what suits best!
Club Facilities
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Grantham Squash club started out with just a single wooden court in 1961! It now boasts 6 courts, two of which are glass backed.
Plus a large gym set up and a well stocked and well equipped bar area with a snooker table pool tables to boot! |
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club location
Grantham Squash Club
Harlaxton Road,
Grantham,
Lincolnshire,
NG31 7JX
Harlaxton Road,
Grantham,
Lincolnshire,
NG31 7JX
WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR . . . Series Finals - National Doubles and East midland Open Singles ROUND UP!
The final event of the 2022 UK-Racketball Series took place in Nottingham on Saturday the 3rd of December and this year the Series Finals and National Doubles was our 100th UK Racketball event!
This UK Racketball event didn't disappoint, with some brilliant battles across all the Categories and the Doubles. There were upsets, first ever doubles game wins for some pairs and sore bodies all round. Finished off by celebratory cookies, pizza and beers at our post event player's party!
Starting off with the National Doubles event, there were some really great matches throughout the day. The top 2 seeds in the Open event Luke Bishop and Amber Marshall, and Paul Norton and Craig Chappell ended up meeting twice in tournament, and both matches did not disappoint. Both matches went right down to the wire, with some of the best attacking Doubles Racketball we have seen yet in our events.
In the end Norton and Chappell managed to battle through both times 2 games to 1, with the Final being 11/9 in the 3rd.
The Mixed event did not disappoint either, with three really strong pairings taking part. Mixed Doubles experts Patrick Osborn and Zoe Fennell were always going to take some beating, and they proved this as they pushed other event favourites Marshall and Bishop right the way through a 5 set thriller. The left/right hand combination providing some brilliant variations of play.
Bishop and Marshall are no doubles slouches though, and having played together for a number of years now know each other's game patterns really well. They managed to stay strong enough throughout to see the other pair off 11/8 in the 5th game in another really high quality encounter.
Both of the above matches were streamed live and the video can be found on our UK Racketball Facebook page here: https://fb.watch/heNxwB8jDD/
The first Open Norton/Chappell vs Bishop/Marshall match starts off at 2hrs 44 mins in and the Mixed Osborn/Fennell vs Bishop/Marshall match starts at 6hrs 15 mins in.
The other Doubles categories had some really entertaining games too, notably in the O60's where Fielding/Clarke managed to win their first ever game as a Doubles pairing, with none other than a perfect corkscrew boast winner at game point from Fielding to seal it!
Full list of the Doubles event winners below:
Open: Norton / Chappell, RUP Bishop / Marshall
Mixed: Bishop / Marshall, RUP Osborn / Fennell
O40s: Loska / Osborn, RUP Smith / Beel
O50s: Dennis / Evans, RUP Wase / Dodds
O60s: Osborn / Cordeaux, RUP Latif / Widdowson
(The moment of corkscrew victory for Fielding/Clarke captured on camera above!)
This UK Racketball event didn't disappoint, with some brilliant battles across all the Categories and the Doubles. There were upsets, first ever doubles game wins for some pairs and sore bodies all round. Finished off by celebratory cookies, pizza and beers at our post event player's party!
Starting off with the National Doubles event, there were some really great matches throughout the day. The top 2 seeds in the Open event Luke Bishop and Amber Marshall, and Paul Norton and Craig Chappell ended up meeting twice in tournament, and both matches did not disappoint. Both matches went right down to the wire, with some of the best attacking Doubles Racketball we have seen yet in our events.
In the end Norton and Chappell managed to battle through both times 2 games to 1, with the Final being 11/9 in the 3rd.
The Mixed event did not disappoint either, with three really strong pairings taking part. Mixed Doubles experts Patrick Osborn and Zoe Fennell were always going to take some beating, and they proved this as they pushed other event favourites Marshall and Bishop right the way through a 5 set thriller. The left/right hand combination providing some brilliant variations of play.
Bishop and Marshall are no doubles slouches though, and having played together for a number of years now know each other's game patterns really well. They managed to stay strong enough throughout to see the other pair off 11/8 in the 5th game in another really high quality encounter.
Both of the above matches were streamed live and the video can be found on our UK Racketball Facebook page here: https://fb.watch/heNxwB8jDD/
The first Open Norton/Chappell vs Bishop/Marshall match starts off at 2hrs 44 mins in and the Mixed Osborn/Fennell vs Bishop/Marshall match starts at 6hrs 15 mins in.
The other Doubles categories had some really entertaining games too, notably in the O60's where Fielding/Clarke managed to win their first ever game as a Doubles pairing, with none other than a perfect corkscrew boast winner at game point from Fielding to seal it!
Full list of the Doubles event winners below:
Open: Norton / Chappell, RUP Bishop / Marshall
Mixed: Bishop / Marshall, RUP Osborn / Fennell
O40s: Loska / Osborn, RUP Smith / Beel
O50s: Dennis / Evans, RUP Wase / Dodds
O60s: Osborn / Cordeaux, RUP Latif / Widdowson
(The moment of corkscrew victory for Fielding/Clarke captured on camera above!)
Full results from the day can be found on Sporty HQ here:
https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Event-12-UK-Racketball-Series-Finals-and-National-Racketball-Doubles-3rd-December-Nottingh
https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Event-12-UK-Racketball-Series-Finals-and-National-Racketball-Doubles-3rd-December-Nottingh
