1926 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained
The 1926 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 14–19 December 1925.
Cecily Fenwick won the title defeating Nancy Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1925 but in the 1925/26 season so is attributed as being the 1926 event.[1] Joyce Cave was unable to defend her title due to injury and the Times reported that due to her injury she was unable to train with her sister Nancy Cave which had a bearing on the result of the final.
Draw and results
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Section A (round robin)
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| Miss Phyllis Blake | | 21-19 |
| Miss Phyllis Blake | Miss P Slagg | 21-1 |
| Miss Phyllis Blake | Mrs Whetstone | 21-3 |
| Miss Phyllis Blake | Miss Montmorency | 21-1 |
| Miss P Slagg | 21-13 |
| Mrs Whetstone | 21-2 |
| Miss Montmorency | 21-0 |
| Miss P Slagg | Mrs Whetstone | 21-12 |
| Miss P Slagg | Miss Montmorency | 21-1 |
| Mrs Whetstone | Miss Montmorency | 21-1 | |
Section B (round robin)
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| Miss Eileen Nicholson | 21-10 |
| Mrs Judith Backhouse | 21-5 |
| Mrs Hartley | 21-2 |
| Mrs Edith Strawson | 21-4 |
| Miss Eileen Nicholson | Mrs Judith Backhouse | 21-12 |
| Miss Eileen Nicholson | Mrs Hartley | 21-9 |
| Miss Eileen Nicholson | Mrs Edith Strawson | 21-10 |
| Mrs Judith Backhouse | Mrs Hartley | 21-17 |
| Mrs Judith Backhouse | Mrs Edith Strawson | 21-9 |
| Mrs Hartley | Mrs Edith Strawson | 21-8 | |
Section C (round robin)
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| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Miss Joyce Nicholson | 23-21 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Hon Miss Judith Denman | 21-16 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | | 21-6 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Miss H Foster | 21-1 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Mrs H G Stoker | 21-0 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | Hon Miss Judith Denman | 21-19 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | | 21-1 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | Miss H Foster | 23-21 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | Mrs H G Stoker | 21-1 |
| Hon Miss Judith Denman | | 21-3 |
| Hon Miss Judith Denman | Miss H Foster | 21-1 |
| Hon Miss Judith Denman | Mrs H G Stoker | 21-4 |
| Miss H Foster | 21-15 |
| Mrs H G Stoker | 21-4 |
| Miss H Foster | Mrs H G Stoker | 21-3 | |
Section D (round robin)
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| Miss A Blake | 21-12 |
| Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien | 21-6 |
| Miss Joan Huntsman | 21-2 |
| Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien | Miss A Blake | 21-7 |
| Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien | Miss Joan Huntsman | 21-18 |
| Miss Joan Huntsman | Miss A Blake | 21-7 | |
Second round
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| Miss Joyce Nicholson | Miss Phyllis Blake | 8-15 15-7 15-8 |
| Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien | 15-5 15-0 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | 15-0 15-1 |
| Miss Eileen Nicholson | 15-1 15-4 | |
Semi-finals
| width=200 | Player One | width=200 | Player Two | width=120 | Score |
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| | 16-13 15-3 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | 15-6 5-15 15-3 | |
Final
| width=200 | Player One | width=200 | Player Two | width=120 | Score |
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| | 15-12 15-11 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Times Archives 1925 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
- Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 9 June 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.
