University of Nottingham secures hosting rights for table tennis and squash championships

The University of Nottingham has secured hosting rights for two major university championships, bringing them back to the city for the next two years.

Nottingham has been selected by British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) to host table tennis and squash individual championships in November 2025 and 2026.

The events will take place at Nottingham University’s world class facilities of David Ross Sports Village alongside partner Nottingham Squash and Rackets Club.

The two events will bring together over 600 student athletes from across the UK, serving as a competitive platform for novice and elite players. Previous participants have gone on to compete at the highest levels; World University competitions, professional circuits, Commonwealth Games and the Olympics.

The university is renowned for hosting major sporting events, recently welcoming the World Touch Rugby Championships, with the aim of supporting organisations to deliver on their sustainability commitments. Extensive sustainable transport options, recycling initiatives, bespoke lighting and digital solutions have been implemented to reduce the carbon footprint of competitions.

Erin Simmonds, the BUCS squash lead, recounted that last year both events were hosted on the same weekend as part of an attempt to improve the events sustainability.

Adding: “Nottingham jumped onboard with the idea, providing iPads to introduce digital scoring for the first time at squash, introduce a bespoke lighting scheme to reduce energy consumption at table tennis and provided screens to share results which removed the need for paper results boards.”

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Assistant Director of Performance at University of Nottingham Sport, Alex Perry, has referred to the return of the BUCS Individual Championships to Nottingham as a “huge achievement for the university.” Noting that the events “highlight the exceptional sporting environment we provide and offers a unique chance [for students] to compete at the highest level of university squash and table tennis right here at home”.

In November, the University of Nottingham’s squash programme will be hoping to add to its remarkable history with more national titles on home soil. Among its notable alumni are Peter Marshall, a former British and European number one, Commonwealth medallist Emma Beddoes, two time BUCS champion Hana Ramadan, and reigning Commonwealth champion Gina Kennedy.

The University of Nottingham aims to extend its domination of university table tennis, having held the men’s and women’s titles for 10 and seven years respectively. It will be looking to replicate its success in the 2024 games when it won gold in the Men’s and Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.

Featured image via the University of Nottingham