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County Closed 2026 — Racketball Results

24 October 2026

County Closed 2026 — Racketball Results

The racketball grades at the Hampshire Squash & Racketball County Closed 2026 took place on 10-11 October at Lee-on-Solent. Thank you to everyone who entered and played. Congratulations to all the winners.

Racketball A Grade

Callum Greasley won the round-robin box, ahead of runner-up Sam Clarke, Jodey Watts and Jack Lake.

Racketball A Grade winner Callum Greasley (right)
Racketball A Grade winner Callum Greasley (right)
Racketball A Grade runner-up Sam Clarke (right) with winner Callum Greasley
Racketball A Grade runner-up Sam Clarke (right) with winner Callum Greasley
Jack Lake v Sam Clarke
Jack Lake v Sam Clarke in the Racketball A Grade box

Racketball B Grade

Jim Clarke came from 1-0 down to beat Rob Warburton 3-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9) after both topped their original boxes. Dilip Chakrabarti finished third.

Jim Clarke, Racketball B Grade winner
Jim Clarke, Racketball B Grade winner
Rob Warburton, Racketball B Grade runner-up
Rob Warburton, Racketball B Grade runner-up
Jim Clarke v Rob Warburton in the B Grade final
Jim Clarke v Rob Warburton in the B Grade final

Racketball Ladies

Carol House won an all-Lee-on-Solent final against Kate Russell, coming through 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 12-10) in three tight games. Radley Jan finished third.

Carol House, Racketball Ladies winner
Carol House, Racketball Ladies winner
Kate Russell, Racketball Ladies runner-up
Kate Russell, Racketball Ladies runner-up
Carol House v Kate Russell in the Ladies final
Carol House v Kate Russell in the Ladies final
The Racketball Ladies group
The Racketball Ladies group

Racketball Over 50s

Nick Jenkins won a high-quality final against Jason Ponting 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10).

Racketball Over 50s winner Nick Jenkins
Racketball Over 50s winner Nick Jenkins
Racketball Over 50s runner-up Jason Ponting
Racketball Over 50s runner-up Jason Ponting

Racketball Over 60s

Richard Freemantle beat Rob Warburton 3-1 (11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9) in the first final of the weekend.

Richard Freemantle, Racketball Over 60s winner
Richard Freemantle, Racketball Over 60s winner
Rob Warburton, Racketball Over 60s runner-up
Rob Warburton, Racketball Over 60s runner-up

Thanks

Huge thanks to Callum Greasley for organising and running the tournament, and to Stan Thornton for marking and refereeing throughout the weekend.

Full Draws

Full draws and results for every grade are available on SportMgr:

View County Closed 2026 draws