LGBTQIA+ SQUASH EUROPEAN OPEN

LGBTQIA+ Squash European Open

In4Squash Ireland are proud to host the LGBTQIA+ Squash European Open on the 19th and 20th September in the Sutton Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin which has 5 championship standard squash courts, including a glass-back court with the capacity to hold up to 70 spectators.

Register using the Spond app using the link in this icon below or using group code: MAFUO. We will approve access into the group regularly.

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European LGBTQIA+ Open 2025

The LGBTQIA+ Squash European Open tournament will have about 70 players joining from LGBTQIA+ Squash clubs across Europe.

To register for our tournament, please join the Spond group for the event below (via the Spond app link below). We will collect additional details (e.g. dietary preferences) post registration.

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Running Order

Friday, September 19th: Registration will commence at 5pm on Friday evening. The seeding rounds will begin at 5.30pm with play on day 1 finishing up at 9pm. Players will retire to the club bar for a light meal and music.

Saturday, September 20th: The seeding round will continue on Saturday morning at 9am followed by the Tournament rounds on Saturday afternoon. Lunch and snacks will be provided and included in the entry fee. The tournament should finish by 6pm.

Saturday evening, September 20th: The post-tournament dinner will be located in the Woolen Mills, Dublin City Centre at 7.45pm. Afterwards we will finish up the night in Dublin’s iconic George bar.

If you cannot play in the tournament, you are more than welcome to join us at the restaurant, and of course partners and friends are invited to join the evening meal and celebrations – dinner tickets can be purchased as an add on via Spond once you have signed up.

Tournament Details

The Tournament Entry fee is €70 which covers the cost of the tournament and includes food on Friday evening, lunch on Saturday and snacks. 

This year we are working to make the event as environmentally friendly and financially accessible as possible. T-shirts will therefore not be included in the Tournament Entry fee.

Available add-ons include:

  • Evening Set Meal in Woolen Mills on Saturday Night (€50) (Partners/Plus ones also very welcome!)
  • Tournament T-shirt, polo and hoodie (prices tbc)

This year In4Squash collaborated with “Is Rainbow Muid- We are Rainbow” and LGBT Ireland on Sports introduction sessions for LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers who are seeking international protection in Ireland. As a result, we will be including a donation link in the registration process. Even the smallest donation will allow those seeking international protection to re-engage in a sport they love and also fund support services for those in need. https://donation.lgbt.ie/

Game Format

Players will register for levels A (experienced), B (good player), C (intermediate) or D (beginner). If players have won at a level previously, they must play a level up. The organisers reserve the right to reassign a player’s level. 

For the seeding round, games will be played in a box style with 5 players in each box (mixed level) and all games will be 2 games first to 11. Max of 22 points available per person. Points against will also be considered for ranking.

Players will play 3 or 4 matches on Friday evening. Remaining games will be played Saturday morning from 9am at the same venues and then players will be ranked into their divisions A, B, C and D.

We will have a double elimination KO style with best of 3 games (game to 11 win by 2 clear points). Players eliminated will then play for the consolation medals in the same division. Everyone will have a guaranteed number of matches over the tournament.

The game format is subject to slight alterations depending on final numbers on the day. 

Venue Info & Travel

The Sutton Lawn Tennis Club is 30 minutes from Dublin City Centre and 20 minutes if coming directly from the airport. Google Maps Link

By Train & Bus

The Dart (train) Station is Sutton and the Club is a 10 minute walk from it. From the Dart station walk down the road to the left as you exit towards Sutton Cross on Station Road. Keep to the left at Sutton Cross towards Howth and the Club entrance is via the laneway about 100 meters on the right.

Sutton is serviced by the following buses H3 and Number 6 bus to Howth. The closest bus stop is just after Sutton Cross towards Howth. The bus stop back into Dublin City is outside the Marine Hotel.

By Taxi

A taxi from Dublin city centre to Sutton Lawn Tennis Club would cost roughly €40 one-way.

Public Transport

An integrated bus/train travel card is called a “leap card” and can be used on buses/trains in Dublin. This offers the cheapest travel rates. You can purchase a leap visitor card for unlimited travel during the period.

You can choose from a number of options:

  • 1 day (24 hours) – €8.00
  • 3 days (72 hours) – €16.00

It can be purchased online and sent internationally in advance of your trip or else you can purchase it in Dublin airport in any of the three shops below.

Dublin Airport

  • Wrights Airport Convenience Store (T1 Arrivals)
  • WH Smith (T1 Arrivals)
  • Spar Shop (Terminal 2)

https://about.leapcard.ie/leap-visitor-card

Accommodation

Hotels: The Marine Sutton Hotel is the nearest hotel to the tournament venue. Sutton is a quiet sea-side suburb within Dublin. The “Dart” is the local train which will take you straight in the city centre. You may wish, however, to stay in Dublin City Centre where we will be having our evening meals and drinks.

There is a large number of Airbnb syle accommodation across Dublin. The In4Squash club are also contacting Wilde City Stay apartments in the city centre for a group rate. Please reach out if you are interested.

Some members of the In4Squash club may be willing to host our international players. Again, please reach out to the via our WhatsApp group.

 

Cancellation policy

It is not possible to transfer your registration to another player. A new registration is required.