Racketball/ Squash57 Inter-County Championships 2022
Nottingham Squash Club - 11th/ 12th June
Introduction
Over the weekend of the 11th/12th of June Racketball Inter-Counties will take place at Nottingham Squash Club. Three grades will compete, The Open, Women's and Over 50's and will mirror the format of our incredibly successful event in 2019.
In one location and over one weekend, all teams will competed to decide who would be crowned champion. This is a fantastic social event with players from all over the country making the trip to Nottingham to compete. In 2019 we had 20 sides take part which made for a brilliant atmosphere!
Refereeing/marking is done by the teams that are competing, and is split evenly between the teams.
All matches are played with the Dunlop Black ball. This is the official England Squash ball that has been used all year for the Series, including the British Open and National Championships.
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MAIN TOURNAMENT DETAILS
What: Racketball/Squash57 inter-counties
When: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June
Where: Nottingham Squash Club
Postcode: NG7 1BX
Closing Date Entries: Friday 22nd May
Cost: £60.00 (team of 5), £36.00 (team of 3)
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Open Grade - Inter counties 2022
- The Open section will run the same as it did in 2019.
- Teams of five players, any age or gender.
- All matches will be singles, best of 5 games PAR to 11.
- Teams will be play a round robin group with winning teams making it through to the knockout stages.
- All teams are guaranteed at least 3 matches over the weekend.
- See report below on how this competition worked in 2019.
Women's - INTER COUNTIES 2022
- Inter-County Women's will run the same as in 2019 with teams of 3 competing.
- This category is restricted to just women players but of any age.
- All matches will be best of 5 games to 11 PAR scoring.
- Tournament format will depend on number of entries but will likely be group stages with leading teams progressing into a knockout.
- All teams are guaranteed at least 3 matches over the weekend.
- See report below on how this competition worked in 2019.
Over 50's - INTER COUNTIES 2022
- Over 50's Inter County Championship in 2022 will run the same as it did in 2019 with teams of 5.
- Matches will consist of 3 singles fixtures and 1 doubles fixture.
- Players participating in the same fixture cannot take part in both the singles and doubles. This can however be changed around before the next fixture.
- If matches are tied at 2-2 then the team that has won the most individual games will be the victor.
- If matches and games are both tied then the result will be determined by points count back.
- Teams score a point for every match won as well as a bonus point for an overall fixture win. If a team wins 3/1 they will score 4 points and their opponents will score 1. If the score is 2/2 the winning team will score 3 points and their opponents 2.
- All matches will be best of 5 games. PAR to 11 scoring.
- Tournament format will depend on number of entries but will likely be group stages with leading teams progressing into a knockout.
- All teams are guaranteed at least 3 matches over the weekend.
- See report below on how this competition worked in 2019.
Inter-Counties Racketball Eligibility Rules
You are eligible to play for a county team if you were born in the county; live in the county; or have represented the county in the past. The only exception to this rule is if you have played for another county: you must have one year without playing for a team in order to then play for a new county.
For example if you represented Norfolk in 2018 and then moved house to Yorkshire and wanted to move counties to Yorkshire you would need to not represent a team in 2019. In 2020 you would then be free to play for Yorkshire.
Players can play in multiple teams for the same county. For example if you represented Devon in the women’s competition you could also participate in the Devon’s team in the Open competition.
You are eligible to play for a county team if you were born in the county; live in the county; or have represented the county in the past. The only exception to this rule is if you have played for another county: you must have one year without playing for a team in order to then play for a new county.
For example if you represented Norfolk in 2018 and then moved house to Yorkshire and wanted to move counties to Yorkshire you would need to not represent a team in 2019. In 2020 you would then be free to play for Yorkshire.
Players can play in multiple teams for the same county. For example if you represented Devon in the women’s competition you could also participate in the Devon’s team in the Open competition.
What happened in 2019 . . . the inter-counties report and results
The first ever racketball/squash57 inter-county finals took place this weekend at Nottingham SRC, which saw 19 teams travel from 12 different counties to compete for what is sure to be the first of many competitive weekends. The event was played over 2 days, with a total of 29 fixtures throughout the weekend, with the teams and spectators being treated to some top class racketball/squash57 with the likes of Tim Vail, Mike Harris and Zoe Fennell all competing for their respective counties.
The Open event saw some thrilling ties and numerous upsets throughout. Group A, saw Yorkshire upset the 1 seeds, Sussex with a 3-2 win. However, with Yorkshire unable to convert their earlier match against Oxfordshire, it saw them, the eventual losers of Group A. A noteable match in this tie was with Ben Hedger and Fiona Moverley who had a grueling 5 setter, Hedger was the eventual winner with 2 tins from Moverley at 10-10. The 'group of death', Group B, saw some great battles, in particular between Buckinghamshire and Dorset. However it was Warwickshire who proved too strong and too consistent for their opponents who qualified with Dorset into the semi-finals. Group C again saw a hugely strong Devon side take their group by storm, followed by Essex and then Wiltshire.
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The Open event saw some thrilling ties and numerous upsets throughout. Group A, saw Yorkshire upset the 1 seeds, Sussex with a 3-2 win. However, with Yorkshire unable to convert their earlier match against Oxfordshire, it saw them, the eventual losers of Group A. A noteable match in this tie was with Ben Hedger and Fiona Moverley who had a grueling 5 setter, Hedger was the eventual winner with 2 tins from Moverley at 10-10. The 'group of death', Group B, saw some great battles, in particular between Buckinghamshire and Dorset. However it was Warwickshire who proved too strong and too consistent for their opponents who qualified with Dorset into the semi-finals. Group C again saw a hugely strong Devon side take their group by storm, followed by Essex and then Wiltshire.
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The Women's event was a simple round robin between Essex, Devon and Yorkshire and took place on the Saturday. Despite the size of the event being smaller, the racketball/squash57 on display was of great quality and played in great spirit. Zoe Fennell was an exceptional performer on the day as expected, however the Essex side were still unable to breakdown their slightly more experienced opponents from Yorkshire and Devon. The tie between Devon and Yorkshire saw a thrilling first tie battle between Rosie Connell and Jo Perriam, with Connell having the expertise to close the match out in 5. She was followed by her team match Paula Arrowsmith, who herself managed to fend off a fierce competitor from Devon in Caroline Wright, which ultimately secured Yorkshire the first ever inter-county racketball title. Elspeth Edwards cemented Yorkshire's dominance in another great encounter with Karen Bealey of Devon, Edwards was too strong on the day and secured the victory 3-0 for her county.
The Over 50's event has arguably been one of our most exciting events this year with 6 counties competing in a format that has 3 singles matches and 1 doubles match. Group A consisted of the 1 seeds, Essex, who did prove too strong for their competitors Norfolk and Kent, and were able to bypass the quarter finals stage to go straight through to the semi-finals. A notebale result here was an upset caused by Rob Hanbrook of Norfolk, who performed out his skin to overcome Essex's Fred Cooke in 3 games. Group B was much more fiercely contested, which saw the 3/4 seeds Buckingahmshire overcome the 2 seeds, Devon to automatically qualify for the semi-finals. Yorkshire and Devon battled it out and were the first fixture to draw their match and triggered the games countback rule, which thanks to Adrian Henley and Pete Doman taking the first game 11/6 in the doubles, they became eventual overall winners of the tie, 7-6 on games count back.
Results
| e4_inter_counties_2019_results_open_division_draw.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_2019_results_over_50s_draw.pdf |
| e4_inter_counties_2019_results_womens_draw.pdf |
