2022 Champions Trophy (real tennis)
| 2022 Champions Trophy (real tennis) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21-26 June |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | IRTPA |
| Draw | 8S / 4Q |
| Location | Hampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Royal Tennis Court |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Nick Howell | |
The 2022 Champions Trophy was the 4th edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 21 to 26 June[1] It was a qualifying event for the 2023 Real Tennis World Championship. It was the first Champions Trophy held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament was won by defending champion and incumbent World Champion Robert Fahey. It was his second victory in the tournament. Ben Taylor-Matthews was the runner-up for the second time, having also been runner-up in the inaugural edition. The two finalists also met in the first round, with Fahey also the victor. World Championship challenger for 2022 Camden Riviere did not attend.
Draw and results
[edit]Amateur players are marked as (A)
Qualifying
[edit]The qualifying was one group of four players, with the top two players progressing to the main draw.
 Williams
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Smith
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Mackenzie
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Gale
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W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 7 | L Williams
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9/5 | 7/9 | 0/9 | 1–2 | 1–2 (33%) | 16–23 (41%) | 3rd | |
| 8 | J Smith
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5/9 | 6/9 | 2/9 | 0–3 | 0–3 (0%) | 13–27 (33%) | 4th | |
| 9 | N Mackenzie (Q)
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9/7 | 9/6 | 6/9 | 2–1 | 2–1 (67%) | 24–22 (52%) | 2nd | |
| 10 | L Gale (Q)
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9/5 | 9/2 | 9/6 | 3–0 | 3–0 (0%) | 27–8 (77%) | 1st |
Main Draw
[edit]The Champions Trophy operates a repechage format for the first four seeds, where the first round losers progress to a second quarter final against the winners between the fifth and sixth seeds and the qualifiers.[2][3]
| First quarter finals | Second quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Fahey | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Sayers | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Sayers | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | R Fahey | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N Mackenzie | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | C Chapman | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Fahey | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | D Long | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Gale | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | J Lumley | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | D Long | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Chapman | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Chapman | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Lumley | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Real Tennis Champions Trophy 2022". Royal Tennis Court. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Champions Trophy 2022". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Champions Trophy 2022". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 9 October 2024.