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2018 Champions Trophy (real tennis)

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2018 Champions Trophy (real tennis)
Date16-22 July
Edition2nd
CategoryIRTPA
Draw8S / 4Q
LocationHampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom
VenueRoyal Tennis Court
Champions
Men's singles
United States Camden Riviere
← 2017 · Champions Trophy (real tennis) · 2019 →

The 2018 Champions Trophy was the 2nd edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 16 to 22 July.[1][2] It was a qualifying event for the 2022 Real Tennis World Championship.[3]

The tournament was won by former World Champion Camden Riviere, defending his title from 2017. He beat Chris Chapman in the final, it what would be Chapman's only Champions Trophy final appearance.

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 Lumley France Sarlangue United Kingdom Long United Kingdom Durack W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
United Kingdom J Lumley (Q) 9/4 9/4 6/2 3–0 3–0 (100%) 27–12 (69%) 1st
France M Sarlangue (Q, A) 4/9 9/6 9/4 2–1 2–1 (67%) 22–19 (54%) 2nd
United Kingdom D Long 4/9 6/9 9/4 1–2 1–2 (33%) 19–22 (46%) 3rd
United Kingdom T Durack 4/9 2/6 4/9 0–3 0–3 (0%) 10–24 (29%) 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.[4]

First quarter finalsSecond quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
1United States C Riviere666
Australia C Chapman433
Australia C Chapman666
QUnited Kingdom J Lumley314
Australia K Booth (A)0111United States C Riviere5666
QUnited Kingdom J Lumley666United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews1063
1United States C Riviere3666
Australia C Chapman6012
QFrance M Sarlangue (A)3641Australia C Chapman6646
Australia N Howell65662Australia R Fahey4465
Australia N Howell6644
 United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews31666
United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews2645
2Australia R Fahey6466

References

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  1. ^ "Real Tennis Champions Trophy returns to Hampton Court Palace". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Forget Wimbledon. This is Real Tennis!". Mature Times. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "After Wimbledon, real tennis cuts to the chase". Agence France-Presse. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Champions Trophy 2018". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.