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        • E1 - Scottish Open - 27th January - Newlands
        • E2 - East of England Racketball Open - 10th February
        • E3 - North East of England Racketball Open - 23rd March
        • E4 - Central England Racketball Open - 20th April
        • Masters Inter County Championship - 11th/12th May Berkhamstead
        • E5 - Cambridgeshire Open - 1st June
        • Open/B Grade/Ladies Inter County Championship - 15th/16th June Wolverhampton
        • E6 - West of England Racketball Open - 6th July
        • The National Racketball Championships 2024 - 20th & 21st July
        • E7 - London Racketball Open - 10th August
        • E8 - South West of England Racketball Open - 7th September
        • The 2024 Maze Property Solutions British Open Racketball Championships 5th/6th October
        • E9 - South East of England Racketball Open - 2nd November
        • E10 - Series Finals & National Double - 30th November
      • 2023 Karakal UK-Racketball Series >
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 11th February
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 25th March
        • E3 - Central England Racketball Open - 22nd April (in place of South of England Open)
        • E4 - Scottish Open - 6th May - Newlands
        • E5 - Cambridgeshire Open - 3rd June
        • E6 - Inter County Championship - 17th/18th June
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 1st July
        • E8 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2022 - 15th/16th July
        • E9 - London Racketball Open - 5th August
        • E10 - South West of England Racketball Open - 9th September
        • E11 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 7th/8th October
        • E12 - South East of England Racketball Open - 4th of November
        • E13 - Series Finals - National Double - 2nd December
      • 2022 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 26th February
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 19th March
        • E3 - South of England Racketball Open - 9th April
        • E4 - North West Racketball Open - 7th May
        • E5 - Mike Keogh Memorial Cambridgeshire Open - 28th May
        • E6 - Inter County Championship - 11th/12th June
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 2nd July
        • E8 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2022 - 16th/17th July
        • E9 - London Racketball Open - 6th August
        • E10 - South West of England Racketball Open - 10th September
        • E11 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 15th/16th October
        • E12 - South East of England Racketball Open - 5th of November
        • E13 - Series Finals - National Double - 3rd December
      • 2021 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • Series Membership
        • E1 - Nationals Challenger - 7th August - Leamington
        • E2 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2021 - 21st-22nd August
        • E3 - South West of England Racketball Open - 18th September
        • E4 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 16th/17th October
        • E5 - South of England Racketball Open - 30th October
        • E6 - Series Finals - National Double - 4th December
      • 2020 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • Series Membership
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 29th Feb
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 18th April
        • E3 - North West Racketball Open - 16th May
        • E4 - Inter county Championship - 6th/7th June
        • E5 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2020 - 11th/12th July
        • E6 - London Racketball Open - 8th August
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 5th September
        • E8 - South West of England Racketball Open - 26th September
        • E9 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 17th/18th October
        • E10 - South of England Racketball Open - 31st October
        • E11/E12 - Series Finals - 5th December
      • 2019 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • Series Membership
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 2nd March
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 13th April
        • E3 - North West Racketball Open - 4th May
        • E4 - Inter county Championship - 8th/9th June
        • E5 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2019 - 6th/ 7th July >
          • 2019 National Championship Results
        • E6 - London Racketball Open - 10th August
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 7th September
        • E8 - South West of England Racketball Open - 28th September
        • E9 - South East of England Racketball Open - 2nd November
        • E10 - Series Finals - National Doubles - 7th December
      • 2018 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • E1 - National Racketball Championships 7th/8th April >
          • 2018 Titles
          • 2018 Report
        • E2 - Harrogate- 26th May
        • E3 - Bexley - 9th June
        • E4 - Northumberland- 23rd June
        • E5 - Hallamshire - 28th July
        • E6 - Broxbourne- 18th August
        • E7 - Wakefield - 8th Sept
        • E8- Devon & Exeter - 29th Sept
        • E9 - Chichester - 27th Oct
        • E10 - Series Finals - 8th December
      • 2017 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • E1 National Racketball Championships >
          • 2017 Titles
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          • Draws and Schedules National Championships
        • E2 - Limpsfield - 27th May
        • E3 - Hallamshire - 29th July
        • E4 - National Doubles Championships - Leicester 19th August
        • E5 - Wakefield - 9th Sept
        • E6 - Devon & Exeter - 30th Sept
        • E7 - Chichester - 28th Oct
        • E8 Nottingham - 9th December
      • 2016 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • Leicester - 14th May
        • Limpsfield - 28th May
        • Hallamshire - 30th July
        • Nottingham - 27th Aug
        • Devon & Exeter - 10th Sept
        • Wakefield - 24th Sept
        • Chichester - 29th Oct
        • Wycombe - 26th Nov
      • 2015 UK-Racketball Series >
        • Leicester - 2nd May
        • Limpsfield - 30th May
        • Leamington - Date to be confirmed
        • Hallamshire - 25th July
        • Nottingham - 29th Aug
        • Devon & Exeter - 12th Sept
        • Wakefield - 26th Sept
        • Chichester - 31st Oct
        • Wycombe - 28th Nov
      • 2014 UK-Racketball Series >
        • Manor - 19th Apr
        • Limpsfield - 17th May
        • Leamington - 7th June
        • Chapel Allerton - 26th July
        • Nottingham - 23rd Aug
        • Devon & Exeter - 13th of Sept
        • Chichester – 1st Nov
        • Wycombe - 29th Nov
      • 2013 UK-Racketball Series >
        • The Manor - 4th May
        • Limpsfield - 25th May
        • Leamington - 15th Jun
        • Chapel Allerton - 27th July
        • Nottingham - 24th Aug
        • Devon & Exeter - 14th Sept
        • Chichester - 2nd Nov
        • Wycombe - 30th Nov
      • 2012 UK-Racketball Series >
        • Manor 31st March 2012
        • Limpsfield 26th May
        • Devon & Exeter 30th June
        • Chapel A 28th July
        • Nottingham 25th August
        • Abbeydale 29th September
        • Chichester 27th October
        • Wycombe 24th November
      • 2011 UK-Racketball Series >
        • The Manor - 16th Apr
        • The Mote - 28th May
        • Lincoln - 25th June
        • Chapel Allerton - 16th July
        • Nottingham - 13th Aug
        • Torquay - 3rd Sep
        • Chichester - 29th Oct
        • Racquets Thame - 26th Nov
      • 2010 UK-Racketball Series >
        • Nottingham - 24th July
        • Surrey - 7th August
        • Torquay - 4th Sept
        • Wolverhampton - 2nd October
        • Hunts County - 23rd October
    • BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS >
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      • 2019 HEAD Nationals >
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      • 2018 HEAD Nationals >
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    • Independent Events >
      • Kent Open 2024
      • LCC Open 23rd November 2024
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      • Bowdon NW Open 9th March
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      • 2023 >
        • Essex Open Singles 2023
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      • 2022 >
        • Exeter Golf and Country Club Graded
        • 2022 Jersey Racketball Festival
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      • 2021 >
        • East of England Racketball Open 2021
      • 2020 >
        • International Racketball/Squash57 Tournament - Madeira Island
      • 2019 >
        • West Worthing Racketball Open 2019
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        • The PSUK Championships 2019
        • Essex County Closed 2019
      • 2018 >
        • Surrey Racketball Closed 2018
        • Cambridgeshire Racketball Open at Peterborough June 2nd 2018
      • 2017 >
        • 2017 Cambridgeshire Racketball Open - June 18th
        • ESR EAST REGIONAL RACKETBALL CLOSED - 17TH MAY
      • 2016 >
        • WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY RACKETBALL CLOSED
        • Yorkshire Closed Racketball Championships 2016
        • ST IVO RACKETBALL OPEN ​17TH SEPTEMBER 2016
        • Cambridgeshire Racketball Open - June 18th
        • TECNIFIBRE BRITISH JUNIOR NATIONAL RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016
      • 2015 >
        • East Midlands Regional Racketball Closed Championships - 16 & 17th May
        • Southern Area Racquetball Championships 2015 - 19th June
        • Scottish Racketball Series
        • Cambridgeshire Racketball Open - 6th June
        • ESR Northwest Regional Racketball Closed 28.03.15 - 29.03.15
        • Scottish Racketball Open 2015
        • West Midlands Regional Racketball Closed 2015
        • ESR London South East Regional - 16.05.15
      • 2014 >
        • Norfolk Racketball Closed 2014
        • The 4th Racketball Open
      • 2013 >
        • National Racketball Doubles 2013 12-13th October
        • St Ivo Open Racketball Championship 2013
        • Yorkshire Closed Racketball Championships 2013
        • West of England Racketball Team Challenge 2013
        • Heart of England II Racketball Open returns
        • Norfolk Racketball Closed Championships 2013
        • The 2013 Hallamshire Junior Racketball Club Championships 2013
        • The East Midlands Regional Racketball Closed 2013
        • Cambridgeshire Racketball Open 2013 May 18th 2013
        • Tecnifibre National Junior Racketball Championships 2013
        • Civil Service Racketball Event
        • Hallamshire Racketball Open 2013
        • The Jersey Racketball Festival 2013
        • YORKSHIRE U3A Racketball Championships 2013
        • North East Regional Racketball Tournament 9th - 10th March 2013 Chappel Allerton LT & SC
        • SOUTH REGIONAL CLOSED RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013
        • South West Regional Racketball Closed 9th-10th March Devon & Exeter Squash Rackets Club
        • East Region Racketball Closed 9th-10th March Bishop's Stortfors Squash & Racketball Club
        • London & South East Regional Closed Racketball Championships 9th-10th March New Malden Tennis, Squash & Badminton Club
        • Mens Inter County Stage 2 Open and Over 40s
      • 2012 >
        • The First Ever Scottish Racketball Series 2012 The Newlands Lawn Tennis Club, Glasgow 8th December 2012
        • Tecnifibre National Doubles Racketball Championships 2012 Thame Racquets and Fitness Centre 17th/18th November
        • The Royal Artillery Lincoln Challenge Sat 22 Sept 2012
        • The St Ivo Racketball Open 2012
        • Yorkshire Closed Racketball Championships 2012 15/16th Sepetember 2012
        • West of England Racketball Team Festival 7/8th July
        • The First Ever Scottish Racketball Series 2012 Dumfries Squash Club 15th September 2012
        • The First Ever Scottish Racketball Series 2012 Whitecraigs Lawn Tennis & Squash Club 30th June 2012
        • Kent Racketball Closed 2012 15 - 17th June
        • PATHFINDER SCOTTISH OPEN RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 27.04.12 - 29.04.12
        • The National Junior Racketball Championships 21.04.12 - 22.04.12
        • The Hallamshire Racketball Open 14th April 2012
        • LONDON & SOUTH EAST REGIONAL RACKETBALL TOURNAMENT 03.03.12 - 04.03.12
        • East Regional Racketball Closed Championships 2012 03/03/12 - 04/03/12
        • The 2012 East Midlands Regional Closed Racketball Championships: Nottingham Squash Rackets Club
        • North East Regional Racketball Closed 03/03/2012 - 04/03/2012
        • North West Regional Racketball Closed 2012 Liverpool Cricket Club 03/03/2012 - 04/03/2012
        • SOUTH REGIONAL CLOSED RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 03.03.12 - 04.03.12
        • Norfolk Closed Racketball Championships 2012 - the first ever! 25/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
        • INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS: RACKETBALL STAGE II AND FINAL 18.02.12 - 19.02.12
        • The 2nd Portuguese Racketball open
        • HEART OF ENGLAND RACKETBALL GRADED EVENT 04.02.12 - 04.02.12
        • ESR Two Day Racketball Coaching Course
        • Racquets Open Squash Graded
      • 2011 >
        • North West Regional Racketball Closed 9th - 10th March Liverpool Cricket Club
        • The III Portuguese Racketball Open
        • EAST REGION CLOSED RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 22.10.11 - 22.10.11
        • Racquets 1 day Racketball Open - 22nd Oct - Thame
        • NATIONAL RACKETBALL DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 08.10.11 - 09.10.11
        • St Ivo Racketball Championships 2011
        • INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS: RACKETBALL STAGE I 24.09.11 - 25.09.11
        • Yorkshire Racketball Championships 2011
        • HALLAMSHIRE OPEN DOUBLES RACKETBALL TOURNAMENT
        • THE WINCHESTER OPEN 27.08.11 - 28.08.11
        • West of England Racketball Team Challenge Devon and Exeter Squash Rackets Club 2nd - 3rd July 2011
        • NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 21.05.11 - 22.05.11
        • London and South East Regional Racketball Closed Sat 16th April 2011
        • North West Regional Racketball Closed 2011 12.03.2011 - 13.03.2011
        • The Jersey Racketball Festival 18th-20th Mar 2011
        • The North East Regional Racketball Championships 5th-6th Mar 2011
        • 2011 Essex County Closed Racketball Championship 05.03.2011 - 06.03.2011
        • INTER COUNTY: RACKETBALL STAGE II + FINAL 19.02.11 - 20.02.11
        • Dorset Racketball Closed Championships 2011 Held on 15th – 16th January
        • Kent Racketball Closed - 15-16th Jan 2011
      • 2010 >
        • EAST REGION RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 20.11.10 - 20.11.10
        • INTER COUNTY: RACKETBALL STAGE I 25.09.10 - 26.09.10
        • ST IVO RACKETBALL OPEN MASTERS SEPT 2010
        • The Yorkshire Racketball Championships 18.09.10 - 19.09.10
        • Chi Open Graded Racketball Tournament 14th/15th August 2010
        • Tournament Success For Aylesbury Elite
        • West of England Racketball Team Challenge 2010
        • Lincoln Open - Graded Racketball Tournament 25-27th June
        • West Midlands Racketball Players Brave the Heat at Stourbridge
        • National Junior Racketball Championships Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June 2010
        • Southern Areas Graded Racketball Tournament 21/05/10- 23/05/10
        • NORTH WEST REGIONAL GRADED RACKETBALL CLOSED COMPETITION 2010
        • DIAMOND GEEZERS WIN INAUGURAL JERSY
        • Racketball Inter County National Finals
        • NORTH EAST RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, A FANTASTIC EVENT!
        • Dorset Graded Open Championships
        • Devon county closed
      • Torquay Club Championships 2009
      • SOUTH WEST RACKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP A MASSIVE HIT!
      • National Racketball Doubles deemed a huge success!!
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        • NEW FOR 2024!
        • E1 - Scottish Open - 27th January - Newlands
        • E2 - East of England Racketball Open - 10th February
        • E3 - North East of England Racketball Open - 23rd March
        • E4 - Central England Racketball Open - 20th April
        • Masters Inter County Championship - 11th/12th May Berkhamstead
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        • Open/B Grade/Ladies Inter County Championship - 15th/16th June Wolverhampton
        • E6 - West of England Racketball Open - 6th July
        • The National Racketball Championships 2024 - 20th & 21st July
        • E7 - London Racketball Open - 10th August
        • E8 - South West of England Racketball Open - 7th September
        • The 2024 Maze Property Solutions British Open Racketball Championships 5th/6th October
        • E9 - South East of England Racketball Open - 2nd November
        • E10 - Series Finals & National Double - 30th November
      • 2023 Karakal UK-Racketball Series >
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 11th February
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 25th March
        • E3 - Central England Racketball Open - 22nd April (in place of South of England Open)
        • E4 - Scottish Open - 6th May - Newlands
        • E5 - Cambridgeshire Open - 3rd June
        • E6 - Inter County Championship - 17th/18th June
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 1st July
        • E8 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2022 - 15th/16th July
        • E9 - London Racketball Open - 5th August
        • E10 - South West of England Racketball Open - 9th September
        • E11 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 7th/8th October
        • E12 - South East of England Racketball Open - 4th of November
        • E13 - Series Finals - National Double - 2nd December
      • 2022 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 26th February
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 19th March
        • E3 - South of England Racketball Open - 9th April
        • E4 - North West Racketball Open - 7th May
        • E5 - Mike Keogh Memorial Cambridgeshire Open - 28th May
        • E6 - Inter County Championship - 11th/12th June
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 2nd July
        • E8 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2022 - 16th/17th July
        • E9 - London Racketball Open - 6th August
        • E10 - South West of England Racketball Open - 10th September
        • E11 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 15th/16th October
        • E12 - South East of England Racketball Open - 5th of November
        • E13 - Series Finals - National Double - 3rd December
      • 2021 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • Series Membership
        • E1 - Nationals Challenger - 7th August - Leamington
        • E2 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2021 - 21st-22nd August
        • E3 - South West of England Racketball Open - 18th September
        • E4 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 16th/17th October
        • E5 - South of England Racketball Open - 30th October
        • E6 - Series Finals - National Double - 4th December
      • 2020 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • Series Membership
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 29th Feb
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 18th April
        • E3 - North West Racketball Open - 16th May
        • E4 - Inter county Championship - 6th/7th June
        • E5 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2020 - 11th/12th July
        • E6 - London Racketball Open - 8th August
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 5th September
        • E8 - South West of England Racketball Open - 26th September
        • E9 - Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open - 17th/18th October
        • E10 - South of England Racketball Open - 31st October
        • E11/E12 - Series Finals - 5th December
      • 2019 HEAD UK-Racketball Series >
        • Series Membership
        • E1 - East of England Racketball Open - 2nd March
        • E2 - North East of England Racketball Open - 13th April
        • E3 - North West Racketball Open - 4th May
        • E4 - Inter county Championship - 8th/9th June
        • E5 - National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships 2019 - 6th/ 7th July >
          • 2019 National Championship Results
        • E6 - London Racketball Open - 10th August
        • E7 - West of England Racketball Open - 7th September
        • E8 - South West of England Racketball Open - 28th September
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2019 national racketball/ squash57 championships -
edgbaston priory club - 6th/7th july

HEAD National Racketball/Squash57 Championships 2019


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HEAD National Championships Report

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The Edgbaston Priory Club, the home of Racketball/Squash57, last weekend (5th – 7th July) hosted the sports 36th National Championships.
 
The weekend saw 240 players competing in 318 matches across 23 grades ranging from Under 13’s through to Over 80’s. This was the sport’s biggest tournament ever in terms of entries, categories and matches played. Squash57 is the only sport ever to host a National Championships for such a wide range of ages over just one weekend. It was great to see such a diverse group of players all coming together to play the game.
 
The Over 50’s took centre stage over the weekend as the most popular category, filling the full 32 draw and reflecting the successes of the age category in the domestic series throughout the year. This is the most popular grade of the UK-Racketball Series with big Over 50’s competitions taking place right across the UK every month. 

​The matches did not disappoint with some fantastic encounters and upsets right from the start. The two on form Series players, Dan Fernandez and Marc Thornley, were the events #1 and #2 seeds and both lost in early rounds which immediately opened the event up. In the end it was Mark Francis (Huddersfield) who capitalized, defeating Rob Hambrook (East Anglia) in the semi-finals and then Mervyn Davies (Shrewsbury) in the Semi Finals.


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​Five grades ran in the National Racketball/Squash57 junior competitions. The youngest competitors on the day took part in the Boy’s Under 13’s, Dylan Kalar was crowned Champion with his victory over Anthony West. The boy’s Under 19’s was won by Marcus Tranter with a victory over Ollie Cartwright in the final. Marcus’s sister Jasmine Tranter completed the family double by taking the Girls Championship with victories over Anya and Meha Shah.
 
Duffield’s Lesley Sturgess maintained her amazing run of National Titles which she started in 2007 in the Women’s Over 45’s. Since then she had won 13 titles and added two more this weekend with victories in the Over 55’s against Siobhan Garland (Falmouth) and the Over 60’s against Jo Robinson (Ebbisham). Bett Dryhust (Barnt Green) was once again victorious in the Women’s Over 70’s taking her to title #31, a run that started back in 1985 when the tournament was into its 2nd year.

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It was the strongest field yet in the Women’s Open category. Three times National Champion Natalie Lawrence (Devon & Exeter) was defeated by up and coming Amber Marshall (Broxbourne) 11/6, 12/10, 11/4 in the first of the semi-finals. Local hero and last year’s Squash57 Champion Deon Saffery came through her semi-final against a determined Roxy Keshavarz (Brighton) in a long three love encounter. Amber Marshall has had a great couple of years on the UK-Racketball Series winning first the National Doubles title in 2018 and then the East of England singles at the start of this year. This was her first final on the sports big stage and up against experienced and two times winner Deon Saffery this was always going to be tough. Marshall got progressively better and almost took the 3rd but eventually losing out 11/9 in one of the highest quality games across any grade over the weekend. Deon Saffery claimed her 3rd title on home soil without dropping a single game throughout the competition.


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​The Men’s Open saw several crowd favorites make early exits. Joseph Blackmur the East of England Champion and ¾ seed was defeated by professional squash player Harry Falconer. In what was one of the most entertaining matches of the weekend Nine times Nationals Runner up Ted Jeal was defeated by Chris Bently, the third game was critical going Bentley’s way 14/12. Squash Legend and former World Number 3 Simon Parke always draws a crowd. This was Parke’s first Racketball Nationals and he was great to watch, a tough draw gave him the #2 seed Mike Harris in the quarter finals and Parke was beaten by the better man on the day. Never one to give up I’m sure that we will see Parke back and looking for revenge against the man almost 20 years his junior.​

​The men’s final was a match that had been anticipated since before the first ball had been struck. Tim Vail 10 times National Racketball Champion was taking on two times National Squash57 Champion Mike Harris. This was the first competitive meeting of the two champions and it was Vail who made the strong early start taking the first game 11/8. The start of the second was tight but at 5/5 some uncharacteristic errors from Vail allowed Harris to pull away and take the game 11/7. The third was tight and proved to be the tournament decider, it could have gone either way but Harris hung on to take it 11/9. Vail had thrown everything he had at the 3rd and Harris was in no mood to let the 10 times champion back in. A positive start from Harris in the 4th and it was too much for Vail to recover, 11/2 to Harris and a very well-deserved National Title to a fantastic ambassador for the game.
 
 
This was the biggest Racketball/Squash57 Nationals ever. It was a fantastic weekend and a great advert for a sport that has a new energy behind it and what is increasingly looking like a very bright future. 

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​National Championships Draws and Schedules

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All match times are included in the draws. 
Matches are at Edgbaston unless it is indicated that the match is at the University. If the match just says a court that match is taking place at Edgbaston. 

I have created a file "Reading Draws and Schedules How To" if you are unsure on anything please read this before contacting me. If however it does not explain things as well as I wanted and you are still unsure on anything email me [email protected] 
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I have published the schedule breakdown as well. You can use this to see what match will be taking place before you. Have a look at this, the times on the schedule and draws should exactly match. 

On the day we will be using a card system on the desk to keep track of which matches are on what courts. Hopefully we will run to schedule by just through the nature of sport (and especially as we have so many good players in this event) there might be times that individual courts run behind after particularly long matches.
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Plates

Plates are "opt out” you must notify me either before the tournament starts or after you have lost if you do not want to participate in the plate. 


Plate Draws
Open the files labeled plates 
All names are shown in italics. Players names will be deleted in the plate if that player wins their first match in the main draw. Please note that this is not if they win in the first round but rather if they win their first match. A player with a bye through to the second round can still make it into the plate if they lose that round. 

In draws where there is an incomplete field for example the Over 60's there might be breaks in the plate where players have to wait a round for their next match. This will happen if a seed wins in the main draw and then does not appear in the plate. If you open the plates you will see that I have tried to avoid this as much as possible by moving matches around so that players competing in the first round will enter the plate in the same section.



​Women's Draws with times

Matches without venues are at Edgbaston Priory Club
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Junior's Draws with times

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Men's Draws with times

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​Seedings List - Women's

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​Seedings List Juniors

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​Seedings List - Open, Men's Over 45's, 50's and 60's

I have worked through the seedings lists for these categories first as they all have Friday starts so this will help players with planning. 
Open the files below to see the seedings and which players will need to play on Friday evening. 
All the other grades will have seedings lists uploaded at some point tomorrow.
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​National Championship Entry List - Updated 22nd June

It was always going to be big and the entry list has not disappointed. 227 is by far the biggest Racketball/Squash57 Nationals for years and possibly ever!
Due to the number of entries we will have to start the biggest grades on Friday night. We will be as accommodating time wise as possible so if you need a late start please email me. If anyone cannot make the Friday night (and remember it is just for these specific grades) we will of course send you through a full refund. We are really sorry about this but neither myself of Mike Edwards at Edgbaston predicted quite this number of entries. 

Grades that will require a Friday night start - Men's Open, Men's Over 45's, Men's Over 50's, Men's Over 60's
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​Introduction

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​The British National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships will take place at Edgbaston Priory Club on the 6th and 7th of July. This will be a two-day event with most grades starting on Saturday morning / lunchtime and finishing on Sunday afternoon. For the past two years a Racketball Nationals ran in Nottingham in April and a Squash57 Nationals in Edgbaston.

​2019 marks a turning point for the sport in the UK with the Racketball and Squash57 Nationals combining in Edgbaston. Fortunately both competitions have held the same grades and ran with the same format over the past two years.

​We hope that with the event being lead by UK-Racketball, England Squash endorsing, marketing, assisting and the tournament being hosted at arguably the best club in the UK, Edgbaston Priory, this is set to be an amazing weekend!

Head to the bottom of this page for online entry

Racketball/ Squash57 Nationals
​Main Tournament Details


​What: UK-Racketball Racketball Championships
When: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July
Where: Edgbaston Priory Club
Postcode: B15 2UZ 
Closing Date: Friday 21st June (please note that this is two weeks before the event rather than the usual Series events one week)
Cost: £30.00 (includes top quality quick dry sublimated t-shirt)
Cost 2nd Grade: £10.00

​Follow this link to view all of the Racketball and Squash 57 Title holders since the first event back in 1984...

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​The National Championships – A Tournament For All Ages and Standards

The British National Racketball Championships is open to all ages and abilities. Whether you’re looking to take on a new challenge or chasing a top title, this is the tournament for you. The UK-Racketball Series was founded on the principle of being accessible and open to anyone, no matter what their standard or age. This is the ethos with which we ran tournaments in 2010 and will be the same focus in 2019.

More and more women are taking up racketball each year and the 10 grades on offer at the National Championships this year reflects this. In the Women’s event last year, Natalie Lawrence retained her Women's Open Title and Bet Dryhurst claimed her 31st National Title spanning across all categories.

2019 will be the first time in Racketball/Squash57 history that an over 80’s category. A special thank you to Gordon Stringer for organising and pushing for this!

In the men's open category we are still looking for someone to get the upper hand against Tim Vail who still rules supreme. He secured his 10th National Title last year with a win over Mark Fuller 11/4, 11/2, 11/6

Follow this link to view all of the Racketball and Squash 57 Title holders since the first event back in 1984...


​Grades

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​Men’s Championship
Men's O35 Championship
Men’s O40 Championship
Men’s O45 Championship
Men’s O50 Championship
Men’s O55 Championship
Men’s O60 Championship
Men’s O65 Championship
Men’s O70 Championship
Men’s O75 Championship 
​Men's O80 Championship
 
Women’s Championship
Women’s O35 Championship
Women's O40 Championship
Women’s O45 Championship
​Women's O50 Championship
Women’s O55 Championships
Women’s O60 Championship
Women’s O65 Championship
Women’s O70 Championship
Women’s O75 Championship

Juniors
Boy's Under 13
Boy's Under 15
Boy's Under 17
Boy's Under 19
Girl's Under 13
Girl's Under 15
Girls Under 17
Girls Under 19

​You must be eligible to play in the event that you enter. The cut off date for age groups is the weekend of the competition. For example you must be 35 years old or older on 1st day of the competition to be eligible to play in the Over 35’s. ​

You can play in more than one grade but not more than two. If you do decide to play in two grades be aware that due to the infinite combination of different grade options the schedule will not be based around multiple grades. It is impossible to keep all players participating in multiple grades happy. Some of the players love have a break between matches, others like to have them back to back so that they don't get cold and then have to start again. Some players always want a much bigger break and get some food in the middle. Please be aware that playing in two grades might result in back to back matches or in you only having two hours between matches and not enough time to get proper food. If you decide to participate in two grades you need to be aware that you might have four matches in a day. 

If you are unsure which category to enter please feel free to contact Mark Fuller directly on 07846067505 or email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to advise you.

Plate Competitions 

We will run a plate competition for all categories. You need to inform the tournament organiser before the event starts if you do not wise to play in the plate. This will need to be done before the draws are done so before Monday 27th March. 


Prizes and T-Shirts

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As part of your £30 entry each competitor will receive a free t-shirt. These are a high quality quick dry sublimated print and will be designed and produced by IPro. 

Trophies will be given out to the winner and the runner up for each grade.

Prizes for all Nationals winners and runners-up will be presented on the day. 
All National Champions winners and runner-up's will receive a HEAD rucksack, wristbands, grip packs, and set of string. 
The men's and women's grades will have cash prizes.

Series Points
All competitors will win Series points that count towards their overall finishing position for the 2019 Series. This is the case if you win the event or lose in the first round. The number of points that you make is decided by your finishing position. 

The top 10 points scores over the course of the Series will receive prizes at the last event of the Series the National Racketball Doubles. Click here for more info on the 2019 Series and prizes - www.uk-racketball.com/2019-series-rankings.html
 
More Information: email Mark Fuller [email protected] or call Mark on 07846 067505


​Tournament Structure

All matches will be best of 5 games to 11 PAR (point a rally) scoring. 
Events will be straight knockout or group stages depending on entries. 

Referees 

In the UK-Racketball Series all matches are refereed by the player who won the previous match on that court. The feedback on the Series events is that this works really well and therefore the same format will take place in The National Championships. 

WINNERS WILL REFEREE THE NEXT MATCH ON THE COURT THEY HAVE JUST PLAYED ON. 


If you are playing in multiple grades and have another match following on you will need to find someone who can referee for you. The best thing to do is to explain to your opponent the situation and see if he can help.

If you are unable to referee for any reason and are unable to find someone to help you please contact the desk as soon as you can. 

This event will run well with you corporation. 

Dunlop Black Balls 

The Dunlop double dot ball will be used for all grades. The feedback in the past has been very positive both for the Squash57 and Racketball Nationals. The Racketball ball is still a contentious issue in the UK with many different areas using different balls however the Dunlop Ball is quite a middle of the road ball so although it might not be ideal for everyone we feel that this is the best ball overall for the event. 
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Entry List, Draws and Schedules Release Dates

Friday 21st June – 15 days before the event - Please make a note of this. The Nationals will close two weeks before the event. This is different to the normal time frame for UK-Racketball events. 

Sunday 23rd June – 13 days before the event - An entry list will be released on www.uk-racketball.com on the Monday before the event. If you have entered the event then please check on the Monday that your entry has been received and that you are on the list. If you should be on the list but are not then please email Mark Fuller [email protected] as soon as possible.

Wednesday 26th June – 10 days before the event – Draws and Schedules will be released on www.uk-racketball.com

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Edgbaston Priory Club Facilities
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Edgbaston Priory Club is arguably the best squash and Racketball centre in the country and one of the nicest clubs in the world. ​

Edgbaston Priory Club has plenty of onsite parking, a bar open all day serving hot and cold food, a gym to warm up in before your matches and a sauna and steam room to warm down and relax after playing.

The club is used to host plenty of important events. The Birmingham Classic Tennis, British Junior Open Squash, National Clubs. 

We are incredibly lucky to be able to run an event at such a fantastic club. Make the most of it!


Catering - The club menu is very good. Alongside this the club is putting on a special tournament quick options. Posters will be up around the club.

Wristbands and Bags - We are very lucky to be running this event at such a fantastic club. At registration you will be given a wristband, you will be asked to wear this throughout the competition. Events of this size can make the club look very untidy, please make a special effort to keep your kit together, when you're not playing please keep you bag in a locker or in the designated bag storage areas. 


​Club Location
 
Along with the facilities and atmosphere the club location is another reason why events at Edgbatson Priory prove to be so popular. With the city being central to the UK and in the centre of key motorway networks it can be reached easily from all areas of the country.
 
Edgbaston Priory Club
Sir Harrys Road
Birmingham
B15 2UZ
Tel: 01214400492
 
Click here to visit the club website for more information

Car Parking - use the Priory Road entrance, this is the back car park used for events


​Videos - Photos - Results and Reports - Racketball Nationals 2018

Photos from the event will be uploaded to the UK-Racketball Facebook page. Have a look at photos from previous years as well as from the UK-Racketball Series here - https://www.facebook.com/UKRacketballSeries/

Lawrence Ogden will once again be recording videos of the event for his Racketball youtube site. You can find loads of Racketball videos by following this link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCDhogUhLhXdcGnD58Nlbw - Lawrence does these videos on a voluntary basis and has done for years with a great stock pile of matches now recorded!  

Reports will be uploaded directly to the UK-Racketball website. 


​The National Racketball/ Squash57 Championships history

The Racketball Nationals has been running since 1984, follow this link to see the Hall of Fame...


Racketball Nationals - Results and Reports

2018 - HEAD National Racketball Championships
2018 - Squash57 National Championships 
2017 - HEAD National Racketball Championships 
2017 - Squash57 National Championships 
2016 - Dunlop National Championships
2015 - Dunlop National Championships
2014 - Dunlop National Championships
2013 - Dunlop National Championships
2012 - Dunlop National Championships
2011 - Dunlop National Championships
2010 - National Racketball Championships 

2009 - National Racketball Championships - before the founding of UK-Racketball
2008 - National Racketball Championships

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Title Sponsor - HEAD
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The Series would not run without the support that it receives from its sponsors. Our long standing title sponsor HEAD are returning for another year this year. HEAD are one of the biggest sports brands in the world, produce some of the best racketball rackets, and are a fantastic supporter of racketball - so we are thrilled to have them on board again.
 
Featuring HEAD's revolutionary Inner Grommet System Technology and patented twin tube construction, their rackets deliver superior performance, power and stability. Many of HEAD’s rackets feature Graphene XT Technology. Once played with a Graphene racquet, you never want to miss the extra swing it gives you with each shot. Now imagine the next stage of this revolutionary technology: GRAPHENE XT, a new generation of HEAD racquets with enhanced weight distribution, perfect maneuverability and a fast performance that will just blow your opponents away.
 
https://youtu.be/qU9YVSFr3uo
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