Senior Inter County Championships
The Inter County Championships (ICC) is the largest competition run by England Squash with more than 2,000 players representing their counties in 22 categories throughout the season across Senior, Masters and Junior categories.
The Senior Inter County Championships provide competitive opportunities for players beyond club level in a team environment, and the opportunity to represent their county.
The event is split into two divisions, Division One and premier and matches are played across two stages which are hosted over a designated weekend.
2024-25 Entries
Entries for 2025 are now closed
Last date for entry: 1st December 2024.
Entry fees: £13 per player (£65 per team - 5 players).
All players must be members of England Squash.
Tournament software used for this event is Sport Mgr.
Entries are Now Closed
Rules and Regulations
Adult ICC rules and regulations apply to this event.
Format
- Teams are made up of five players and played out as a best of 5 format.
- Stage 1 will determine the teams for Division 1 promotional league.
- The top 2 teams from Division 1 will be promoted to the Premier League in the following year.
- Premier league teams will play on the weekend of the finals. The bottom 2 teams will be demoted in the following year.
Stage 1: 1st and 2nd February 2025
- Qualifications for Division 1 will be played out over the weekend of 1st and 2nd February 2025.
- England Squash aim to publish Stage 1 draws by 9th December 2024
- Counties will be split into randomly regionally drawn groups of three or four.
- Details of the draws can be found on Sport Mgr.
- Men (8 Groups): The winner of each group in Group will go into a Division 1 promotion competition.
- Women (4 Groups): The 8 top finishing teams will go into a Division 1 promotion competition.
- The Division 1 promotial competitions and Premier competitions will be played at Finals weekend during 22nd and 23rd March 2025. Venue(s): Market Harborough Squash Club and Daventry Squash Club respectively.
Finals: Division 1 (Promotional Teams): 22nd & 23rd March 25
- The Division 1 promotial competitions and Premier competitions will be played at Finals weekend during 22nd and 23rd March 2025 at Market Harborough Squash Club (Promotional Teams) and Daventry Squash Club (Premier Teams).
- Both groups of counties will be played out in an 8-draw Monrad format with the bottom two teams from Premier Division being relegated to play in Stage 1 in the following season and the top two from Division 1 being promoted to the Premier Division.
- Two teams are promoted and relegated each season (where appropriate)
Click here to see the draft court schedule.
Division 1 Promotional Teams 2024-25 TBA after Stage 1
Men | Women | ||
Finals: Premier Teams: 22nd & 23rd March 2025
Premier Divisions Finals Teams 2024-25
- The Premier competition will be played at Finals weekend during 22nd and 23rd March 2025 at Daventry Squash Club.
- Both groups of counties will be played out in an 8-draw Monrad format with the bottom two teams from Premier Division being relegated to play in Stage 1 in the following season and the top two from Division 1 being promoted to the Premier Division.
- Two teams are promoted and relegated each season (where appropriate)
Click here to see the draft court schedule.
Men | Women | ||
Yorkshire | Northumbria | ||
Sussex | Lancashire | ||
Merseyside | Yorkshire | ||
Warwickshire | Hampshire | ||
Essex 1 | Warwickshire | ||
Avon | Wales A | ||
Surrey | Buckinghamshire | ||
Hampshire | Gloucestershire |
Competition Management
- The Championships are being run by England Squash.
- Counties are responsible for entering teams and for the selection of players for teams.
- All players must be valid England Squash members in order to participate in the Championships.
Any questions?
For more information, contact senior.intercounty@englandsquash.com.