Champions Trophy 2026

The Champions Trophy 2026
Royal Tennis Court
Qualifying Rounds 14th and 15th July
Main Draw 16th - 19th July
The Formats
Qualifying Tournament Format
Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th July 2026
There are eight available places in the qualifying stage. Eight of the entrants are split into two groups, playing each other in a one set match to nine games. The top player in each group with the best results - Wins / Game ratio / Result - qualify for the main draw. The two qualifying players are drawn into the places in the main event.
Main Draw
The main draw - the top six seeded players plus the two qualifying players compete for the tournament title; each match is played over the best of three sets.
Schedule of play:
- Thursday 16th July - Matches A, B, C, & D - First round - Top 6 plus two qualifiers
- Friday 17th July - Match E & D
- Saturday 18th July - Semi-finals Match F & G
- Sunday 19th July - Match H - CT25 Final
The main draw format brings closely ranked players together throughout the tournament.
Example format of rounds:
- Match A: 1st seed vs. 3rd seed
- Match B: 2nd seed vs. 4th seed
- Match C: 5th seed vs. qualifier 2 – Loser eliminated
- Match D: 6th seed vs. qualifier 1 - Loser eliminated
- Match E: Loser of A vs. Winner of C - Loser eliminated
- Match F: Loser of B vs. Winner of D - Loser eliminated
- Match G: Winner of A vs. Winner of E - Loser eliminated
- Match H: Winner of B vs. Winner of F - Loser eliminated
- Final: Winner of G vs. Winner of H

The 8 players in qualification
GROUP A
Lewis Williams
Vaughan Hamilton
Benedict Yorston
Zak Eadle
GROUP B
Nino Merola
Darren Long
Will Flynn
Claire Fahey
