The David Ross Sports Village is a multi-sport facility in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

, England. The facility is owned and operated by the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. Nottingham's main campus (University Park Campus, Nottingh ...

and was opened in 2016 at a cost of £40 million. The village includes an indoor area, which features a large sports hall, fencing, archery, martial arts and table tennis rooms and four glass squash courts. Additionally, there is a sports injury clinic and a high-performance zone. The outdoor area features two artificial pitches, netball courts, tennis courts, a basketball court and the University of Nottingham Swimming pool.

History

The site opened in October 2016 and is named after the university's benefactor David Ross, who had donated more than £10 million to the university. The squash courts have been used for the

British National Squash Championships The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland. They are held on an annual basis, with the venue changing for each year. The Championships were inaugurated in 1974 ...

in 2019, 2020 and 2022. The sports hall was used as the venue for the

English National Badminton Championships The English National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised by the Badminton England to crown the best badminton players in England. The tournament started in 1964 and is held annually. The first winners were Bill Havers and Ursula ...

in 2023 and 2024. The Table tennis rooms were used as the venue for the

English National Table Tennis Championships The English National Table Tennis Championships are run by the English Table Tennis Association. The first championships were held in 1960. Desmond Douglas has won the most singles titles with 11, whilst the leading woman is Jill Parker-Hammers ...

in 2023 and 2024.

References

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