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the addict · Tennis legend

RE: Entry Week 42 - 19/10/2026

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
New owners at Shrewsbury and not interested in hosting big tennis comps apparently.

£19 to watch main draw at Wrexham and most of the top Brits, in the right ranking, are not there (Harriet, Heather, Mika, Sonay, Mimi)

Looks like you will just need a ranking to make qualifying.
Gosh - that's pricey
Makes Wimbledon Qualifiers look an utter bargain
I wouldn'y pay that
It goes up to £25 for quarterfinals onwards ! Although qualifying is only £8.

That's even worse

I truly am gobsmacked

£8 for qualifying ????

And £25 to watch some QF women's challenger level stuff, in Wrexham?

indiana · Tennis legend

I must admit my eyes rolled ( even more ) at the "only £8" for qualifying

Qualifying for an ITF !!!

JonH · Tennis legend

The M/W25 st Ilkley before it was a challenger was free all week apart from finals day.

wolf · Tennis legend

Wrexham and Shrewsbury before it are the only British tournaments outside of the grass season to actually make an effort and run it as a proper event. The rest of them are completely free and there are no spectators there to watch it.

They publicise their tournament, get people to come and maybe it's a bit pricey but yes they charge people.

To be the tournament people criticise is genuinely baffling. Tennis taking itself seriously and charging people is fine. Pretty sure it costs upwards of £15 to watch a lot of non league football.

That being said I wouldn't pay the £9:50 they are charging for the one point event. smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
Wrexham and Shrewsbury before it are the only British tournaments outside of the grass season to actually make an effort and run it as a proper event. The rest of them are completely free and there are no spectators there to watch it.

They publicise their tournament, get people to come and maybe it's a bit pricey but yes they charge people.

To be the tournament people criticise is genuinely baffling. Tennis taking itself seriously and charging people is fine. Pretty sure it costs upwards of £15 to watch a lot of non league football.

That being said I wouldn't pay the £9:50 they are charging for the one point event.

Surbiton used to charge. Brilliant event. I have no problem with a charge.

But Surbiton had free entry for qualis. And day 1.

And about £12 or so for the next few days

And it had two events, so there were good men's matches as well as women's

And - obviously - twice the number of matches

As well as a very pretty site, with excellent food

That's very, very different from the pricing schedule that Wrexham have, for half the number of matches, only women's, and an indoor arena with far worse viewing

wolf · Tennis legend

I agree it's a bit pricey, but I just hate a well run run tournament being critised. There should be more like this.

What on earth makes it poor viewing as well? They have stands by the side of the court. In Surbiton you don't even get a chair on the outside courts!!!

Never been to Wrexham but the food was pretty good in Shrewsbury. Have you been to compare it?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
I agree it's a bit pricey, but I just hate a well run run tournament being critised. There should be more like this.

What on earth makes it poor viewing as well? They have stands by the side of the court. In Surbiton you don't even get a chair on the outside courts!!!

Never been to Wrexham but the food was pretty good in Shrewsbury. Have you been to compare it?

The viewing I'm talking about is Wrexham, not Shrewsbury - everything I've written is about Wrexham as those were the prices that were posted.

I've no idea if it's well run but I looked at a lot of social media posts and read posts from people who'd been there and viewing doesn't seem to be great, food isn't praised either - apologies to them if that's not true - I've not been - and there's no chance I would at those prices - I go to several tournaments a year, in France and here, and paying for qualis? It's ridiculous.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 17th of October 2026 04:17:54 PM