2025 Champions Trophy (real tennis)
| 2025 Champions Trophy (real tennis) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22-27 July |
| Edition | 76th |
| Category | IRTPA |
| Draw | 8S / 8Q |
| Location | Hampton Court Palace, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Royal Tennis Court |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| John Lumley | |
The 2025 Champions Trophy was the 7th edition of the Champions Trophy. It was held at the Royal Tennis Court from 22-27 July.[1][2] It was a qualifying event for the 2027 Real Tennis World Championship.
The format of the event was the same as the previous edition. The event was won by John Lumley, his second victory in the tournament having missed the 2024 edition. He defeated defending champion Nick Howell in the final. World Champion Camden Riviere was not in attendance.
Draw and results
Amateur players are marked as (A)
Qualifying
The qualifying is split over two groups, with the winners of each group progressing to the main draw.
Group A
| Williams | Gale | Vallat | Durack | W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 7 | L Williams | 3/9 | 4/9 | 9/2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 16–20 | 3rd | |
| 9 | L Gale | 9/3 | 5/9 | 9/0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 23–12 | 2nd | |
| 11 | B Vallat (Q, A) | 9/4 | 9/5 | 9/3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 27–12 | 1st | |
| 13 | T Durack | 2/9 | 0/9 | 3/9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 5–27 | 4th |
Group B
| Long | Hamilton | Gordon | Josephs | W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 8 | D Long (Q) | 9/8 | 9/6 | 9/1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 27–15 | 1st | |
| 10 | V Hamilton | 8/9 | 9/2 | 9/1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 26–17 | 2nd | |
| 12 | L Gordon | 6/9 | 2/9 | 9/5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 17–23 | 3rd | |
| 14 | J Josephs | 1/9 | 1/9 | 5/9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 7–27 | 4th |
Main Draw
The Champions Trophy operates with 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.[3]
| First quarter finals | Second quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Lumley | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Smart | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Smart | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | B Sayers | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | B Sayers | 5 | 1 | J Lumley | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Long | 2 | 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Lumley | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Howell | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | R Shenkman (A) | 6 | 6 | 6 | B Sayers | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B Vallat (A) | 4 | 4 | 2 | N Howell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | R Shenkman (A) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Taylor-Matthews | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Howell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "The Real Tennis Champions Trophy 2025". Royal Tennis Court. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ White, Tom (23 May 2025). "Royal Tennis Court announces dates for 2025 Champions Trophy at Hampton Court Palace". Woking News and Mail. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Champions Trophy 2025". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.