Open Championships
The Open Championships are open to norths Club members and are played end of year. There are three divisions of play - Open (everyone may enter), Capped (restricted to lower ranked players) and Masters (45 years and over). All players will be eligible to play in one division of Open or Capped and those who meet the age requirements may also elect to play in Masters. Each player in each division will play a minimum of 2 matches. There are prizes for the winners and runners up of each division. Additionally, the winner of each grade has their name put on the honour boards in the viewing gallery of the courts and the squash club website.
Open Championships
The draw and schedule (court allocations) are attached at the bottom of this page and will be updated as the championships progress.
Please confirm your availability for your scheduled matches with your opponent before each match.
Please email the Club Captain as soon as possible after playing so that we can update the online draw as the competition progresses.
All matches are in the same format as pennant games (‘point a rally’ to 15 points, best of 5 games). In following the latest pennant format, games must be won by 2 points (e.g. 15-13, 16-14, 17-15, 18-16 etc). Games are to be refereed and scored by you and your opponent unless you arrange a referee prior to your match.
Each match is allocated 45 minutes. Players must be at the courts, changed, warmed up and ready to play at the scheduled time. No contact details are published at the courts for privacy reasons. Please ensure that you take the contact details of your opponent with you in case you need to contact them. If you are running late, please contact your opponent. Any players that do not arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled match will automatically forfeit their game. This is a necessary action due to tight scheduling.
All matches have been scheduled a date and time to play. If your scheduled match date and time is not suitable, please contact your opponent as soon as possible to reschedule.
The courts have been booked by the Squash Club for weekday evenings (around other squash club bookings). You can play during these times with no charge. If you are required to change your scheduled match date and time, please refer to the court allocations PDF at the bottom of this page to find an alternative time. Once both players have agreed on the time, please contact Ben Christian to book the time slot.
You may re-schedule your match for a time outside of the times provided by the squash club by booking the courts with norths Fitness. You will however be responsible for the court hire fee. Matches can also be played at other venues if required. While matches may be rescheduled, they must be played in the same week as the original scheduled match time as each round is dependent on the previous round being completed. You may have to forfeit your match if you cannot find a suitable time to play.
Players that do not win their first game will move through into the plate competition. Draws for this will be updated after the first (or second) round of games so please re-visit the site to check when your next game will be.
Open Championship 2023 winners
Karan Rathore - Open Champs Winner
Mike Dickens - Open Champs Runner Up
Richard Williams - Open Champs Plate Winner
Steve Dawson - Open Champs Plate Runner Up
Martin Cox - Masters Champs Winner
Ed Ho - Masters Champs Runner Up
Barry Werth - Masters Champs Plate Winner
Kali Lawrie - Masters Champs Plate Runner Up
James Driscoll - Open Champs Capped Winner
Barry Werth - Open Champs Capped Runner Up
Peter Henry - Open Champs Capped Plate Winner
Paul Baylis - Open Champs Capped Plate Runner Up
Open Championship 2022 winners
Mike Dickens - Open Champs winner
Jeff Cabarrus - Open Champs runner up
Clive Johnson - Open Champs Plate winner
Andrew Roughan - Open Champs Plate runner up
Martin Cox - Masters Champs winner
Clive Johnson - Masters Champs runner up
Barry Werth - Masters Champs Plate winner
Paul Baylis - Masters Champs Plate runner up
Barry Werth - Open Champs Capped winner
Paul Baylis - Open Champs Capped runner up
Open Championship 2021 winners
Mike Dickens - Open Championships Winner
Remus Mate - Open Championships Runner Up
Mark Brycki - Masters Championships Winner
Martin Cox - Masters Championships Runner Up
Barry Werth - Open Championships Capped Winner
Simon Dorahy - Open Championships Capped Runner Up
Richard Williams - Open Championships Plate Winner
Jesper Solgaard - Open Championships Plate Runner Up
Andrew Roughan - Masters Plate Winner
Paul Baylis - Masters Plate Runner Up
Paul Baylis - Capped Plate Winner
Mark Gett - Capped Plate Runner Up