1927 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained
The 1927 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 28 November - 4 December 1926.
Cecily Fenwick won her second successive title defeating Nancy Cave in a repeat of the 1926 final. This championship was held during 1926 but in the 1926/27 season so is attributed as being the 1927 event.[1] Joyce Cave was still unable to compete due to a wrist injury.
Draw and results
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Section A (round robin)
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| Miss Elizabeth Foster | 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss Joan Huntsman | 9-2 9-7 |
| Miss P Slagg | 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss Elizabeth Foster | Miss Joan Huntsman | 9-6 9-2 |
| Miss Elizabeth Foster | Miss P Slagg | 9-7 8-10 9-5 |
| Miss Joan Huntsman | Miss P Slagg | 9-2 9-5 | |
Section B (round robin)
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| Mrs Hartley | 9-4 9-0 |
| Mrs Urwick | 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss Eileen Nicholson | 9-2 9-3 |
| Miss Eileen Nicholson | Mrs Urwick | 9-3 9-0 |
| Miss Eileen Nicholson | Mrs Hartley | 9-6 9-5 |
| Mrs Hartley | Mrs Urwick | 9-3 10-8 | |
Section C (round robin)
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| Miss Phyllis Blake | 9-2 9-4 |
| | 9-2 9-0 |
| Mrs Potter | 9-0 9-2 |
| Miss Phyllis Blake | | 9-2 9-1 |
| Miss Phyllis Blake | Mrs Potter | 9-1 9-0 |
| Mrs Potter | 10-8 9-4 | |
Section D (round robin)
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| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Miss A Blake | 9-2 9-1 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Miss Joyce Nicholson | 2-9 9-5 9-4 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Mrs Naylor | 9-0 9-4 |
| Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce | Miss Carter | 9-0 9-2 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | Miss A Blake | 9-1 4-9 9-1 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | Miss Carter | 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | Mrs Naylor | 9-6 9-4 |
| Miss A Blake | Miss Carter | 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss A Blake | Mrs Naylor | 9-0 2-9 9-5 |
| Mrs Naylor | Miss Carter | 9-0 9-3 | |
Second round
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| Mrs Margaret Bruce | Miss Eileen Nicholson | 9-2 9-0 9-5 |
| Miss Phyllis Blake | 4-9 9-8 0-9 0-1 9-1 |
| Miss Elizabeth Foster | 9-3 9-4 9-0 |
| Miss Joyce Nicholson | 9-7 9-2 9-3 | |
Semi finals
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| | 3 games to 1 |
| Mrs Margaret Bruce | 3 games to 2 | |
Final
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| | 4-9 9-6 9-2 9-5 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Times Archives 1926 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
- Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 2015-06-10. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.
