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Champions Trophy (real tennis)

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Champions Trophy
Tournament information
Event nameChampions Trophy
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Editions6
LocationLondon
United Kingdom
VenueRoyal Tennis Court, Hampton Court
CategoryIRTPA
Draw8S / 8Q
Websiteroyaltenniscourt.com
Current champions (2024)
SinglesAustralia Nick Howell

The Champions Trophy is an annual real tennis tournament held at the Royal Tennis Court at Hampton Court Palace, London, England. It is a ranking point tournament for the purposes of qualifying for the Real Tennis World Championship.[1] The event is the only professional real tennis tournament to feature a repechage system for the top four seeds after the first round.[2]

The event was conceived as a season-end meeting of the top real tennis players in the world, bringing regular, high-quality tennis to oldest existing court in the world.[3] The inaugural event was won by incumbent World Champion Camden Riviere. Both Riviere and Robert Fahey have won the event on two occasions. Ben Taylor-Matthews has been a finalist on four occasions. In 2024, the event expanded from 4 qualifiers to 8 qualifiers, and reduced the match format from best-of-5 sets to best-of-3 sets.[4]

Past finals

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2017 United States Camden Riviere United Kingdom Ben Taylor-Matthews 6/2 6/1 6/0
2018 United States Camden Riviere Australia Chris Chapman 3/6 6/0 6/1 6/2
2019 Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom John Lumley 6/2 6/4 6/4
2020–2021 Not held
2022 Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom Ben Taylor-Matthews 6/2 4/6 6/2 6/3
2023 United Kingdom John Lumley United Kingdom Ben Taylor-Matthews 6/2 6/4 6/4
2024 Australia Nick Howell United Kingdom Ben Taylor-Matthews 3/6 6/2 6/4

References

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  1. ^ "Tournaments with ranking points". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Champions Trophy 2024". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Real Tennis Champions Trophy 2024". Sports Tourism News. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ White, Tom (11 June 2024). "Royal Tennis Court announces dates for new-look Champions Trophy at Hampton Court Palace". Woking News & Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2024.