Annual Tournament

The Crowthorne Tennis Club Championships is an annual tournament organised as round robin and/or knockout rounds. 

The deadline for entries is midnight on Saturday 15th April with the draw takng place on Sunday 16th April.

The draws for the Men’s and Ladies’ Doubles and the Handicap Singles have now been made.  Check them out by clicking on the appropriate event in the menu on the right.

Late entries will only be permitted under certain special circumstances – see Tournament Rules below.

Both singles and doubles Handicap events will run this year using more conventional tennis scoring, so if the old tie-break scoring system was putting you off, please enter this year. If you played these events before and didn’t do too well, please don’t be put off as your handicaps will be easier next time around. If you haven’t played the handicap events at all before, there are usually lots of close matches between players of all standards so please give the handicap events a try as anybody can beat anybody.

The Finals will be split into two as in previous years…

Sunday 9th July

Men’s Singles

Handicap Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Ladies’ Simgles

Sunday 17th September

Handicap Singles

Men’s Doubles

Ladies’ Doubles

The draws and latest results will be available by clicking on the relevant event in the menu.  Results should be emailed to results@crowthornetennisclub.co.uk or WhatsApp’d to tournament organiser Russell Finch.

Click below for the Tournament Entry Form and the Tournament Rules and read both carefully before starting your matches.

The easiest way to enter is on-line by going to the Members’ Area, selecting the Tournament Entry tab and clicking on the link.   Just add your name to the events you want to enter.  If you haven’t got a partner for the doubles events, put “partner required”.  You’ll also be able to see who has already entered and who is looking for a partner in the doubles events.  The link is in the Members’ Area to prevent anyone who isn’t a member trying to enter the tournament.

Alternatively, fill in the Excel Entry Form and email it to the address on the form OR print off the PDF entry form, fill it in and send it to the address on the form OR scan or photograph it and email it.

If you have a realistic chance of reaching the final but know that you will not be available on that particular Finals Day, please do not enter the tournament.  It’s disrespectful to the club to do this.

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Places must be booked in advance via the Members’ Area and selections will then be confirmed on the morning or evening before the event.  Please do not turn up if you have not been selected as you will be turned away. Players are selected on a first come first serve basis usually in multiples of 4 players.  Note that none of these sessions is suitable for beginners.

  • Note that the Thursday session reverts to bookable format from December 2023 and runs from  5:30-7:30pm. 
  • A new bookable Match Practice/Club Session starts on Thursday 1 February 2024 and runs from 7:30-9:30pm.  Those representing the club in matches at the weekend will have the opportunity for match practice, preferably with their match partner, at this session.
  • The Friday session is currently organised using a WhatsApp poll,  Contact the organiser to be included in the WhatsApp group.
  • Note that the Committee tries to accommodate the wishes of members, within the constraints of time and 4 courts, but a session for each ability level is the guiding principle.
    • The Friday session is for improver level and higher players and runs from 6pm to 8pm
    • The Thursday 5:30 session is for intermediate players and runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
    • The Thursday 7:30 session is for intermediate and advanced players and runs from 7:30 to 9:30pm.
    • The Tuesday session is for intermediate and advanced players and runs from 7pm to 9pm. 
    • Note that you are an intermediate or advanced player if you are adult team level, including veterans teams, even if you don’t currently play in teams.
    • In all cases you must commit to the full two hours.
  • Before the session you will have been told by the organiser your starting court, your partner and your opponents.
    • These will take into account each player’s normal playing standard with the best players starting on court 1 and, with 16 players, the least able players on court 4.  However, the organiser may occasionally decide to organise it differently such as a “lucky dip” for starting court & partner.
    • In addition, for the Thursday 7:30 session, the organiser will take into account any pairings for matches at the coming weekend.
  • Play is split into 3 rounds lasting 40 minutes each.  Play 1 set with normal deuce scoring.  If you finish early either carry on or mix in your 4.
    • If you haven’t finished the set after 40 minutes and the scores are level, play a sudden death point
  • At the end of the 40 minutes the winners of the first set played move up a court, the losers move down a court (court 1 is the top court). Winners on the top court stay, as do the losers on the bottom court. If you didn’t finish your set then the pair winning at the time moves up.
  • Pairs then split partners with the pair joining them and you play a second round.
    • Partners are selected by spinning rackets or using common sense to try to get a balanced 4.
  • Exactly the same happens for the third round.

Drop-In club nights are, as the name implies, more informal sessions than the bookable ones and you can arrive and leave when you like.  Those attending organise themselves, changing who plays with whom after most present have completed a set, although there’s often a more senior member present who  will take charge if needed.

We are currently running 2 Drop-In  sessions for all levels including Beginners…

  • The Tuesday session has recently been rebranded for All Levels and runs from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.  If you want to sit out and watch, maybe with a drink, you can do that too.  If you’ve arrived early for the 7 o’clock session, you’re also welcome to join in.
  • The Wednesday session is for all levels of player including beginner and usually runs from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
    • You can expect members attending adult coaching to join in from 7:30pm

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