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1924 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
3rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington
← 1923
1925 →

The 1924 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 3–8 December 1923.
Nancy Cave won the title defeating her sister Joyce Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1923 but in the 1923/24 season so is attributed as being the 1924 event.[1]

Draw and results

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Section A (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Joyce Cave England Mrs E Tew ++ 21-12
England Miss Joyce Cave England Miss Eileen Nicholson 21-3
England Miss Joyce Cave England Mrs R G De Quetteville + 21-2
England Mrs E Tew ++ England Miss Eileen Nicholson 21-10
England Mrs E Tew ++ England Mrs R G De Quetteville + 21-3
England Miss Eileen Nicholson England Mrs R G De Quetteville + 21-2

Section B (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Reid 21-0
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Cecily Fenwick 21-9
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Joyce Nicholson 21-9
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Miss Reid 21-0
England Miss Joyce Nicholson England Miss Reid 21-4
England Miss Cecily Fenwick England Miss Joyce Nicholson 21-16

Section C (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Miss Lees 21-5
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Mrs Potter 21-3
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Miss V Wagg 21-0
England Miss Lees England Mrs Potter 21-4
England Miss Lees England Miss V Wagg 21-14
England Miss V Wagg England Mrs Potter 21-2

Section D (round robin)

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Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Miss Joan Huntsman 21-10
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Mrs Johnson 21-15
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Miss P Slagg 21-10
England Miss Joan Huntsman England Mrs Johnson 21-14
England Miss Joan Huntsman England Miss P Slagg 21-15
England Mrs Johnson England Miss P Slagg w/o

Second round

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Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Joan Huntsman 15-5 15-4
England Miss Joyce Cave England Miss Lees 15-3 15-4
England Miss Sylvia Huntsman England Miss Cecily Fenwick 15-11 15-11
England Miss Phyllis Blake England Hon Mrs Edward Tew ++ 15-61 15-12

Semi finals

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Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Sylvia Huntsman 15-10 15-5
England Miss Joyce Cave England Miss Phyllis Blake 15-1 15-7

Final

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Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Nancy Cave England Miss Joyce Cave 15-8 15-13

+ Mrs R G De Quetteville (née Molly Austin-Cartmell)
++ Honourable Mrs Edward Tew (née Catherine Hawke)

Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1924
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1923 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.