The last event in the UK-Racketball Series the London Racketball Open was a sellout. All ranking lists have now been updated. Follow this link to see how the London Open has effected the standings... http://www.uk-racketball.com/rankings.html

Next up we have the West of England Racketball Open taking place in Leamington on the 7th of September. The current rankings have been used for the entry list, follow this link to see who has already signed up. We still have enough space for 8 more players, enter now to avoid disappointment... ​http://www.uk-racketball.com/e7---west-of-england-racketball-open---7th-september.html

The London Racketball Open is underway at Bexley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club.
Head to Squash Mad to see the event preview written by Alan Thatcher - https://squashmad.com/…/uk-racketball-tour-kicks-off-with-…/
This is a very busy sellout day. I will keep twitter updated with important updates as the day progresses...

Entries close this week for the next event in the 2019 UK-Racketball Series, The London Racketball Open. 
Racketball's history actually started at Bexley, follow the link to read our article on Ian Wright who as club secretary introduced the game to the club in 1965. Bexley is one of the best squash clubs in the country with a fantastic junior program a lovely bar area and thriving Racketball community!

http://www.uk-racketball.com/e6---london-racketball-open---10th-august.html

Follow the link above to view the full entry list...

​After the great success of last year’s Sumner Malik Legacy Event we’ve put together another full day of squash fun, however now moved it to the summer so hopefully it really will be ‘sunshine for Sumner’. The 2019 Sumner Malik Charity Event is upon us on Saturday 3rd of August and this year’s pro show will take the format of England VS Rest of the World! Tickets are ON SALE NOW:
 
https://sumner2019.eventbrite.co.uk
 
You’ll also be able to take part in coaching clinics from the world renowned Squash Skills, Nick Matthew Coaching Academy and England Squash National Senior Coach David Campion. On top of this, you’ll get opportunities to get on court with and meet the pros before watching team England take on team ROTW

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... click here to read the full report...

Follow this link to the event page... http://www.uk-racketball.com/west-worthing-racketball-open-2019.html

This is going to be huge. 227 entries is the final count for the Racketball/Squash57 Nationals. Follow this link to see who has entered. Remember that spectating is free and especially on the Sunday it will be an absolute treat! 

http://www.uk-racketball.com/e5---national-racketball-squash57-championships-2019---6th-7th-july.html

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.

Follow this link to read the full report http://www.uk-racketball.com/e4---inter-county-championship---8th9th-june.html
Click here for the photos - https://www.facebook.com/UKRacketballSeries/
The video action can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCDhogUhLhXdcGnD58Nlbw/videos

With two weeks to go before Inter-Counties this year's competition is looking like it will be a fantastic weekend with 25 teams signed up. Follow this link to see who has been selected to represent their counties - http://www.uk-racketball.com/e4---inter-county-championship---8th9th-june.html

It will be an event which will host the sports best players with Tim Vail, 10 times National Racketball Champion heading up the Sussex team. Mike Harris Squash57 National Champion leading out Devon and Ted Jeal National Racketball and Squash57 runner-up taking charge of Kent. 

The Over 50's will be an interesting competition with Racketball doubles being played for the first time in Inter-Counties. Four teams have so far entered the women's grade with representation coming from the countries Racketball hotspots, Essex, Devon, Surrey and Yorkshire. 

With the new format of the whole competition being decided over one weekend we are set for some incredible Racketball!

There has been some big changes to the National Rankings this month with the points from the 2018 National Championships coming off. David Worrall replaces Stephen Widdison as England No.1 in the Over 60's and Billy Jones takes the top spot in the open... There are now 171 players in the Open Ranking's list and 377 players split across all categories. It's great to see how much the National Rankings have grown recently, a big thank you to Patrick Osborn for all the work that he has put in to make it happen!

For full listings and to see how your ranking has faired follow this link - ​http://www.uk-racketball.com/national-rankings.html

For more information contact Mike Edwards at Edgbaston Priory Club - ​mike.edwards@edgbastonpriory.com