1925 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1925 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 1–7 December 1924.
Joyce Cave won the title defeating her sister Nancy Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1924 but in the 1924/25 season so is attributed as being the 1925 event.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
4th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington
← 1924
1926 →

Draw and results

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Section A (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss Joan Huntsman 21-7
  Miss Nancy Cave   Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce 21-2
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss A Blake 21-4
  Miss Joan Huntsman   Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce 21-11
  Miss Joan Huntsman  Miss A Blake 21-10
 Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce   Miss A Blake 21-10

Section B (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Cecily Fenwick   Miss Sylvia Huntsman 21-13
  Miss Cecily Fenwick   Miss Phyllis Blake 21-7
  Miss Cecily Fenwick   Mrs Potter 21-0
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Miss Phyllis Blake 21-7
 Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Mrs Potter 21-0
  Phyllis Blake   Mrs Potter 21-3

Section C (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss Eileen Nicholson 21-0
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss Susan Noel 21-5
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss F Marshall 21-0
  Miss Eileen Nicholson   Miss Susan Noel 21-5
  Miss Eileen Nicholson   Miss F Marshall 21-2
  Miss Susan Noel   Miss F Marshall 21-8

Section D (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Joyce Nicholson   Mrs Winifred Kittermaster + 21-10
  Miss Joyce Nicholson   Mrs Molly De Quetteville 21-2
  Miss Joyce Nicholson   Mrs Winifred Livingstone-Learmonth 21-0
  Mrs Winifred Livingstone-Learmonth   Mrs Winifred Kittermaster + 21-11
  Mrs Winifred Livingstone-Learmonth   Mrs Molly De Quetteville 21-6
  Mrs Winifred Kittermaster +   Mrs Molly De Quetteville 21-15

Second round

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-7 15-2
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss Joan Huntsman 15-8 15-11
  Miss Sylvia Huntsman   Mrs Winifred Livingstone-Learmonth 15-3 15-4
  Miss Cecily Fenwick   Miss Joyce Nicholson 15-0 15-1

Semi finals

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Nancy Cave   Miss Sylvia Huntsman 15-11 15-5
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss Cecily Fenwick 12-15 15-8 15-6

Final

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Player One Player Two Score
  Miss Joyce Cave   Miss Nancy Cave 15-3 6-15 16-13

Notes

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+ Mrs. Winifred Kittermaster (née Miss Winifred Rotherham)
Susan Noel was only 12 years old during this tournament.

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1925
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1924 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.