
In partnership with our software publishers – Kaspersky, TeamViewer,
ShareGate, Nitro, Bitdefender, Foxit, Bluebeam, JetBrains, Miro, DocuSign,
Invicti, Solarwinds, Untangle, Darktrace, N-able – QBS proudly supported the
T&RA with their flagship Northern Rackets competition – held in Manchester
in November.
Rackets is the fastest ball sport known to mankind and the
precursor to Squash but is played with a much faster ball and in a larger
court. It is an exhilarating spectacle to watch. The tournament was inaugurated
in the 1960s as both a Real Tennis and Rackets competition. As of 2021, the
Gold Racquet is one of the premier amateur events on the calendar. The
tournament has grown in stature over the last 15 years, and the list of recent
winners comprises some of the world’s best players from the 21st century.
The competition took place over three days from October 31st,
with the finals taking place on November 2nd. The winners were:
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Ben
Cawston won the Gold Racquet title, beating Theo Taylor 3-0 in the final
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Alex
Duncliffe-Vines and Ben Cawston won the Doubles title, beating Robert Shenkman
and Christian Portz 3-0 in the final
“Our stated purpose at QBS is to enable publishers and
customers to optimise their procurement process and create value for all stakeholders,
sustainably. We know that this is only possible through: our collaboration to
ensuring a healthy planet, our contribution to an equitable society, and our
commitment to strong corporate governance. Engaging with and investing in our
local communities is critically important to us, and our work to achieve
positive social, environmental and community impact has a strategic bias
towards the support of emerging sports and wellbeing. Becoming the primary
sponsor of the 49th Gold Racquet and the ongoing association with rackets is
something that echoes our QBS Values.” Dave Stevinson, Group CEO, QBS.
Download the handbook here.
The results can be found here.
Find more about Rackets here.
Find more about Real Tennis here.
Watch the sponsorship video here.
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