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2017 Champions Trophy (real tennis)

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2017 Champions Trophy (real tennis)
Date11-16 July
Edition1st
CategoryIRTPA
Draw8S / 4Q
LocationHampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom
VenueRoyal Tennis Court
Champions
Men's singles
United States Camden Riviere
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The 2017 Champions Trophy was the inaugural edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 11 to 16 July.[1] It was a qualifying event for the 2018 Real Tennis World Championship.

The tournament was won by incumbent World Champion Camden Riviere. Riviere would go on to win the 2018 edition as well. In the final, he beat Ben Taylor-Matthews, his first of four finals appearances. The two also met in the first round, with Riviere also the victor.

Draw and results

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Amateur players are marked as (A)

Qualifying

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The qualifying was one group of four players, with the top two players progressing to the main draw.

United Kingdom Long United Kingdom Wright United Kingdom Durack United Kingdom Dawes W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
United Kingdom D Long (Q) 9/6 9/2 w/o 3–0 2–0 (100%) 18–8 (69%) 1st
United Kingdom P Wright (Q, A) 6/9 9/7 9/2 2–1 2–1 (67%) 24–18 (57%) 2nd
United Kingdom T Durack 2/9 7/9 9/7 1–2 1–2 (33%) 18–25 (42%) 3rd
United Kingdom J Dawes w/o 2/9 7/9 0–3 0–2 (0%) 9–18 (33%) 4th

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. Australian amateur Kieran Booth was originally listed as the fifth seed but withdrew, promoting John Lumley to the main draw and Peter Wright into qualifying.[2][3]

First quarter finalsSecond quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
1United States C Riviere666
3United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews110
3United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews6466
6United Kingdom J Lumley5604
QUnited Kingdom P Wright (A)60351United States C Riviere666
6United Kingdom J Lumley06665Australia N Howell210
1United States C Riviere210
3United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews666
QUnited Kingdom D Long1113United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews666
5Australia N Howell6664Australia C Chapman234
5Australia N Howell666
2Australia R Fahey222
4Australia C Chapman65616
2Australia R Fahey36063

References

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  1. ^ "Hampton Court Palace to host first ever Real Tennis Champions Trophy". Essential Surrey & SW London. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Champions Trophy at RTC". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Real Tennis Champions Trophy - RTC - 2017". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 13 October 2024.