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2024 Champions Trophy (real tennis)

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2024 Champions Trophy (real tennis)
Date30 July-4 August
Edition6th
CategoryIRTPA
Draw8S / 8Q
LocationHampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom
VenueRoyal Tennis Court
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Nick Howell
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The 2024 Champions Trophy was the 6th edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 30 July to 4 August.[1] It was a qualifying event for the 2025 Real Tennis World Championship.

The format of the event was modified from previous versions. The match format was reduced from a best-of-5 set to a best-of-3 set format, with the qualifying expanded from one group of four to two groups of four.[2] Defending champion John Lumley did not return to defend his title. World Champion Camden Riviere was also not in attendance. The event was won by Nick Howell, his first Champions Trophy title.[3] Howell beat Ben Taylor-Matthews in the final, his fourth Champions Trophy final. Both finalists lost in the first round and had to play through the repechage matches against qualifiers.

Draw and results

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Amateur players are marked as (A)

Qualifying

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The qualifying was split over two groups, with the winners of each group progressing to the main draw.

Group A

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United Kingdom Williams United Kingdom Long United Kingdom Hamilton United Kingdom Merola W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
8 United Kingdom L Williams 9/6 9/3 3/9 2–1 2–1 (67%) 21–18 (54%) 2nd
9 United Kingdom D Long 6/9 9/5 8/9 1–2 1–2 (33%) 23–24 (49%) 3rd
11 United Kingdom V Hamilton 3/9 5/9 5/9 0–3 0–3 (0%) 13–27 (33%) 4th
13 United Kingdom N Merola (Q) 9/3 9/8 9/5 3–0 3–0 (100%) 27–16 (63%) 1st

Group B

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United Kingdom Shenkman United Kingdom Gale United Kingdom Mackenzie United Kingdom Gordon W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
7 United Kingdom R Shenkman (Q, A) 9/2 9/0 9/0 3–0 3–0 (100%) 27–2 (93%) 1st
10 United Kingdom L Gale 2/9 9/0 9/2 2–1 2–1 (67%) 20–11 (65%) 2nd
12 United Kingdom N Mackenzie 0/9 0/9 2/9 0–3 0–3 (0%) 2–27 (7%) 4th
14 United Kingdom L Gordon 0/9 2/9 9/2 1–2 1–2 (33%) 11–20 (35%) 3rd

Main Draw

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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.[4]

First quarter finalsSecond quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
1Australia N Howell463
3Australia R Fahey616
1Australia N Howell66
QUnited Kingdom N Merola31
5United Kingdom B Sayers23Australia R Fahey54
QUnited Kingdom N Merola62United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews66
2United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews624
1Australia N Howell366
6United Kingdom L Smart211Australia N Howell66
QUnited Kingdom R Shenkman (A)664Australia S Virgona34
QUnited Kingdom R Shenkman (A)32
2United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews66
4Australia S Virgona626
2United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews465


References

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  1. ^ "The Real Tennis Champions Trophy 2024". Royal Tennis Court. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ White, Tom (12 July 2024). "Royal Tennis Court announces draw for 2024 Champions Trophy at Hampton Court Palace". Woking News & Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Champions Trophy 2024". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Champions Trophy 2024". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.