Challenger · Grass
Challenger Ilkley 2026: Predictions
This page follows Challenger Ilkley match by match. Each prediction weighs recent form, head-to-head meetings and results on the surface, and the best tips here have landed more than 57.1% of the time.
42
Picks
0
Still to play
57.1%
Hit rate
Names to follow
HR
Challenger
H. Rocha
LR
Challenger
L. Riedi
TS
Challenger
T. Schoolkate
DS
Challenger
D. Sweeny
NK
Challenger
N. Budkov Kjaer
JF
Challenger
J. Fearnley
FM
Challenger
F. Maestrelli
JP
Challenger
J. Pinnington
AG
Challenger
A. Gea
MZ
Challenger
M. Zheng
KJ
Challenger
K. Jacquet
BH
Challenger
B. Harris
AB
Challenger
A. Bolt
CO
Challenger
C. O'Connell
AH
Challenger
A. Holmgren
ML
Challenger
M. Lajal
TS
Challenger
T. Samuel
UB
Challenger
U. Blanchet
LN
Challenger
L. Nardi
CR
Challenger
C. Rodesch
YB
Challenger
Y. Bu
CC
Challenger
C. Chidekh
RN
Challenger
R. Noguchi
DE
Challenger
D. Evans
MM
Challenger
M. Mmoh
YZ
Challenger
Y. Zhou
HW
Challenger
H. Wendelken
DB
Challenger
D. Blanch
FG
Challenger
F. Gill
KS
Challenger
K. Smith
AG
Challenger
A. Gray
CB
Challenger
C. Broom
AG
Challenger
A. Ghibaudo
HS
Challenger
H. Stewart
PJ
Challenger
P. Jubb
MB
Challenger
M. Basing
OT
Challenger
O. Tarvet
FR
Challenger
F. Romano
AM
Challenger
A. Matusevich
QV
Challenger
Q. Vandecasteele
EW
Challenger
E. Winter
MH
Challenger
M. Hurrion
JW
Challenger
J. Watt
BJ
Challenger
B. Jones
PB
Challenger
P. Brady
FB
Challenger
F. Bass
OO
Challenger
O. Okonkwo
Challenger
H. Rocha
LR
Challenger
L. Riedi
TS
Challenger
T. Schoolkate
DS
Challenger
D. Sweeny
NK
Challenger
N. Budkov Kjaer
JF
Challenger
J. Fearnley
FM
Challenger
F. Maestrelli
JP
Challenger
J. Pinnington
AG
Challenger
A. Gea
MZ
Challenger
M. Zheng
KJ
Challenger
K. Jacquet
BH
Challenger
B. Harris
AB
Challenger
A. Bolt
CO
Challenger
C. O'Connell
AH
Challenger
A. Holmgren
ML
Challenger
M. Lajal
TS
Challenger
T. Samuel
UB
Challenger
U. Blanchet
LN
Challenger
L. Nardi
CR
Challenger
C. Rodesch
YB
Challenger
Y. Bu
CC
Challenger
C. Chidekh
RN
Challenger
R. Noguchi
DE
Challenger
D. Evans
MM
Challenger
M. Mmoh
YZ
Challenger
Y. Zhou
HW
Challenger
H. Wendelken
DB
Challenger
D. Blanch
FG
Challenger
F. Gill
KS
Challenger
K. Smith
AG
Challenger
A. Gray
CB
Challenger
C. Broom
AG
Challenger
A. Ghibaudo
HS
Challenger
H. Stewart
PJ
Challenger
P. Jubb
MB
Challenger
M. Basing
OT
Challenger
O. Tarvet
FR
Challenger
F. Romano
AM
Challenger
A. Matusevich
QV
Challenger
Q. Vandecasteele
EW
Challenger
E. Winter
MH
Challenger
M. Hurrion
JW
Challenger
J. Watt
BJ
Challenger
B. Jones
PB
Challenger
P. Brady
FB
Challenger
F. Bass
OO
Challenger
O. Okonkwo
The tournament in numbers
57.1%
BananaCore hit rate
40%
Won in straight sets
60%
Went to a decider
48%
Matches with a tiebreak
2.6
Average sets per match
Round by round
Quarter-Finals 4
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: D. Sweeny against T. Samuel, 11:00, Finished. Winner odds: D. Sweeny 4.3, T. Samuel 1.26. Predicted winner: T. Samuel, priced at 1.26, trust score 4.8 of 10. Graded a miss. Predicted scoreline: 6-4, 3-6, 4-6. Our best tip: T. Samuel, priced at 1.26, trust score 4.8 of 10. Graded a miss.
D. Sweeny
(7)
T. Samuel
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: D. Blanch against J. Fearnley, 11:00, Finished. Winner odds: D. Blanch 2.2, J. Fearnley 1.68. Predicted winner: D. Blanch, priced at 2.2, trust score 2.2 of 10. Graded a miss. Predicted scoreline: 7-6, 2-6, 6-3. Our best tip: O20.5, priced at 1.49, trust score 5.4 of 10. Graded a hit.
D. Blanch
J. Fearnley
(5)
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: M. Lajal against Y. Bu, 11:00, Finished. Winner odds: M. Lajal 2.27, Y. Bu 1.68. Predicted winner: Y. Bu, priced at 1.68, trust score 3.0 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 6-7, 4-6. Our best tip: O21.5, priced at 1.6, trust score 3.2 of 10. Graded a miss.
M. Lajal
(LL)
Y. Bu
(A)
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: O. Tarvet against F. Romano, 11:00, Finished. Winner odds: O. Tarvet 1.45, F. Romano 2.75. Predicted winner: O. Tarvet, priced at 1.45, trust score 1.5 of 10. Graded a miss. Predicted scoreline: 7-6, 6-4. Our best tip: O20.5, priced at 1.53, trust score 3.8 of 10. Graded a hit.
O. Tarvet
(WC)
F. Romano
(Q)
11:00
Finished
1100
D. Sweeny
(7)
T. Samuel
2
1
▴4.3
▾1.26
2
▾1.26
643646
2
▾1.26
4.8
11:00
Finished
1100
D. Blanch
J. Fearnley
(5) 0
2
▾2.2
▴1.68
1
▾2.2
762663
O20.5
▴1.49
5.4
11:00
Finished
1100
M. Lajal
(LL)
Y. Bu
(A) 0
2
▴2.27
▾1.68
2
▾1.68
6746
O21.5
▴1.6
3.2
11:00
Finished
1100
O. Tarvet
(WC)
F. Romano
(Q) 1
2
▾1.45
▴2.75
1
▾1.45
7664
O20.5
▴1.53
3.8
Round of 16 7
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: A. Gea against M. Lajal, 13:00, Finished. Winner odds: A. Gea 2.65, M. Lajal 1.5. Predicted winner: M. Lajal, priced at 1.5, trust score 2.0 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 4-6, 6-7. Our best tip: O20.5, priced at 1.5, trust score 3.7 of 10. Graded a hit.
A. Gea
M. Lajal
(LL)
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: H. Rocha against D. Blanch, 14:00, Finished. Winner odds: H. Rocha 1.88, D. Blanch 1.92. Predicted winner: H. Rocha, priced at 1.88, trust score 2.8 of 10. Graded a miss. Predicted scoreline: 6-4, 7-6. Our best tip: H. Rocha, priced at 1.88, trust score 2.8 of 10. Graded a miss.
H. Rocha
(1)
D. Blanch
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: T. Samuel against A. Holmgren, 14:00, Finished. Winner odds: T. Samuel 1.58, A. Holmgren 2.45. Predicted winner: T. Samuel, priced at 1.58, trust score 1.0 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 7-6, 4-6, 6-1. Our best tip: O20.5, priced at 1.38, trust score 2.9 of 10. Graded a miss.
T. Samuel
A. Holmgren
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: D. Sweeny against B. Harris, 16:20, Finished. Winner odds: D. Sweeny 2.95, B. Harris 1.38. Predicted winner: D. Sweeny, priced at 2.95, trust score 1.2 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Our best tip: O20.5, priced at 1.6, trust score 3.6 of 10. Graded a hit.
D. Sweeny
(7)
B. Harris
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: K. Smith against J. Fearnley, 16:20, Finished. Winner odds: K. Smith 3.55, J. Fearnley 1.3. Predicted winner: J. Fearnley, priced at 1.3, trust score 4.0 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 3-6, 7-6, 2-6. Our best tip: O20.5, priced at 1.6, trust score 5.2 of 10. Graded a hit.
K. Smith
(Q)
J. Fearnley
(5)
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: F. Romano against J. Pinnington, 17:25, Finished. Winner odds: F. Romano 3, J. Pinnington 1.4. Predicted winner: J. Pinnington, priced at 1.4, trust score 4.3 of 10. Graded a miss. Predicted scoreline: 6-7, 4-6. Our best tip: J. Pinnington, priced at 1.4, trust score 4.3 of 10. Graded a miss.
F. Romano
(Q)
J. Pinnington
(8)
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: T. Schoolkate against O. Tarvet, 17:40, Finished. Winner odds: T. Schoolkate 1.74, O. Tarvet 2.17. Predicted winner: T. Schoolkate, priced at 1.74, trust score 2.6 of 10. Graded a miss. Predicted scoreline: 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. Our best tip: T. Schoolkate, priced at 1.74, trust score 2.6 of 10. Graded a miss.
T. Schoolkate
(4)
O. Tarvet
(WC)
13:00
Finished
1300
A. Gea
M. Lajal
(LL) 1
2
▴2.65
▾1.5
2
▾1.5
4667
O20.5
▴1.5
3.7
14:00
Finished
1400
H. Rocha
(1)
D. Blanch
1
2
▾1.88
▴1.92
1
▾1.88
6476
1
▾1.88
2.8
14:00
Finished
1400
T. Samuel
A. Holmgren
2
0
▴1.58
▾2.45
1
▴1.58
764661
O20.5
▴1.38
2.9
16:20
Finished
1620
D. Sweeny
(7)
B. Harris
2
0
▴2.95
▾1.38
1
▴2.95
643663
O20.5
▴1.6
3.6
16:20
Finished
1620
K. Smith
(Q)
J. Fearnley
(5) 1
2
▴3.55
▾1.3
2
▾1.3
367626
O20.5
1.6
5.2
17:25
Finished
1725
F. Romano
(Q)
J. Pinnington
(8) 2
1
▴3
▾1.4
2
▾1.4
6746
2
▾1.4
4.3
17:40
Finished
1740
T. Schoolkate
(4)
O. Tarvet
(WC) 0
2
▾1.74
▴2.17
1
▾1.74
766764
1
▾1.74
2.6
3rd Round 16
10 Jun 2026
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: F. Gill against F. Romano, 13:30, Finished. Winner odds: F. Gill 2.07, F. Romano 1.75. Predicted winner: F. Romano, priced at 1.75, trust score 2.9 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 6-7, 4-6. Our best tip: O20.5, priced at 1.5, trust score 3.1 of 10. Graded a hit. 13:30
Finished
1330
F. Gill
(WC)
F. Romano
1
2
▴2.07
▾1.75
2
▾1.75
6746
O20.5
1.5
3.1
13:30
Finished
1330
L. Nardi
J. Fearnley
1
2
▴2.95
▾1.4
2
▾1.4
466136
2
▾1.4
5.6
13:30
Finished
1330
M. Lajal
M. Zheng
2
1
▾1.67
▴2.23
2
▴2.23
4667
O20.5
1.52
5.9
13:30
Finished
1330
Y. Bu
C. Rodesch
2
0
▾1.58
▴2.55
1
▾1.58
6476
O20.5
1.38
5.6
14:40
Finished
1440
D. Blanch
C. O'Connell
2
1
▾2.2
▴1.68
2
▴1.68
4646
2
▴1.68
4.5
16:40
Finished
1640
A. Bolt
K. Smith
0
2
▾1.37
▴3.45
1
▾1.37
7663
O21.5
1.5
2.2
16:40
Finished
1640
H. Stewart
L. Riedi
(2) 1
2
▾3.45
▴1.34
2
▴1.34
633646
2
▴1.34
6.9
17:50
Finished
1750
H. Rocha
(1)
C. Broom
2
0
▴2.55
▾1.61
1
▴2.55
7664
O20.5
▴1.5
6.4
9 Jun 2026
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: B. Harris against C. Chidekh, 12:00, Finished. Winner odds: B. Harris 1.74, C. Chidekh 2.2. Predicted winner: B. Harris, priced at 1.74, trust score 3.5 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 6-7, 6-4, 7-6. Our best tip: B. Harris, priced at 1.74, trust score 3.5 of 10. Graded a hit. 12:00
Finished
1200
B. Harris
C. Chidekh
2
1
▾1.74
▴2.2
1
▾1.74
676476
1
▾1.74
3.5
12:25
Finished
1225
F. Maestrelli
A. Gea
1
2
▾2.55
▴1.5
2
▴1.5
6736
2
▴1.5
3.8
15:10
Finished
1510
D. Sweeny
(7)
O. Okonkwo
2
0
▴1.41
▾2.87
1
▴1.41
6463
U24.5
▴1.55
6.3
16:00
Finished
1600
T. Schoolkate
(4)
P. Jubb
2
1
▴1.6
▾2.35
1
▴1.6
7664
O20.5
1.48
6.3
8 Jun 2026
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain: H. Wendelken against J. Pinnington, 16:15, Finished. Winner odds: H. Wendelken 2.8, J. Pinnington 1.49. Predicted winner: J. Pinnington, priced at 1.49, trust score 10 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 4-6, 6-7. Our best tip: J. Pinnington, priced at 1.49, trust score 10 of 10. Graded a hit. 16:15
Finished
1615
H. Wendelken
J. Pinnington
0
2
▴2.8
▾1.49
2
▾1.49
4667
2
▾1.49
10
16:45
Finished
1645
A. Holmgren
N. Budkov Kjaer
2
0
▾2.05
▴1.78
2
▴1.78
367636
O21.5
▴1.55
2.8
18:10
Finished
1810
U. Blanchet
O. Tarvet
0
2
▴2.5
▾1.51
2
▾1.51
676336
O20.5
▴1.51
3.3
18:15
Finished
1815
K. Jacquet
T. Samuel
1
2
▴2.65
▾1.47
2
▾1.47
762626
O20.5
▴1.53
2.7
Qualifying 15
8 Jun 2026
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain, Qualifying: M. Hurrion against H. Stewart, 11:45, Finished. Winner odds: M. Hurrion 3.25, H. Stewart 1.32. Predicted winner: H. Stewart, priced at 1.32, trust score 2.3 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 6-4, 3-6, 4-6. Our best tip: H. Stewart, priced at 1.32, trust score 2.3 of 10. Graded a hit. 11:45
Finished
1145
M. Hurrion
H. Stewart
1
2
▾3.25
▴1.32
2
▴1.32
643646
2
▴1.32
2.3
11:45
Finished
1145
O. Okonkwo
A. Ghibaudo
2
1
▾4.6
▴1.18
2
▴1.18
3646
2
▴1.18
6.9
11:45
Finished
1145
Y. Zhou
B. Jones
0
2
▴1.65
▾2.17
1
▴1.65
6476
1
▴1.65
4.7
12:10
Finished
1210
D. Evans
(3)
C. Broom
(9) 1
2
2.28
1.61
1
2.28
646776
1
2.28
3.8
12:25
Finished
1225
M. Lajal
(1)
P. Jubb
(12) 1
2
1.4
▴2.85
1
1.4
677663
1
1.4
5.7
14:00
Finished
1400
R. Noguchi
(2)
K. Smith
(7) 1
2
▴1.82
▾1.93
1
▴1.82
646776
1
▴1.82
3.0
15:05
Finished
1505
F. Romano
A. Gray
(8) 2
0
▾2.22
▴1.58
1
▾2.22
766764
1
▾2.22
2.8
7 Jun 2026
Challenger - Ilkley, Great Britain, Qualifying: F. Bass against K. Smith, 11:00, Finished. Winner odds: F. Bass 3.85, K. Smith 1.24. Predicted winner: K. Smith, priced at 1.24, trust score 7.9 of 10. Graded a hit. Predicted scoreline: 4-6, 6-3, 3-6. Our best tip: K. Smith, priced at 1.24, trust score 7.9 of 10. Graded a hit. 11:00
Finished
1100
F. Bass
K. Smith
1
2
▴3.85
▾1.24
2
▾1.24
466336
2
▾1.24
7.9
11:00
Finished
1100
M. Lajal
A. Matusevich
2
1
▴1.29
▾3.65
1
▴1.29
6464
1
▴1.29
2.5
11:00
Finished
1100
M. Basing
P. Jubb
1
2
▴2.28
▾1.59
2
▾1.59
366336
2
▾1.59
4.9
13:15
Finished
1315
Q. Vandecasteele
C. Broom
0
2
▾4.1
▴1.22
2
▴1.22
6746
2
▴1.22
1.3
13:30
Finished
1330
D. Evans
J. Watt
2
0
▾2.12
▴1.67
2
▴1.67
6746
O22.5
▾1.78
3.9
15:10
Finished
1510
R. Noguchi
P. Brady
2
1
▴1.66
▾2.14
1
▴1.66
643663
1
▴1.66
5.0
15:35
Finished
1535
E. Winter
A. Gray
1
2
▴2.9
▾1.38
2
▾1.38
676336
2
▾1.38
2.7
17:30
Finished
1730
M. Mmoh
F. Romano
0
2
▴1.62
▾2.2
1
▴1.62
6463
1
▴1.62
5.9
In the title hunt
1PTH. Rocha4%
2CHL. Riedi4%
3NON. Budkov Kjaer4%
4AUT. Schoolkate4%
5GBJ. Fearnley3%
6ITF. Maestrelli3%
Grass
Every forecast here leans hardest on how players do on grass.
47
Main draw
Best of three sets
Format
Challenger Ilkley 2026 in numbers
Purse: 134,920 EUR. From 42 settled matches at this event, our best tips are at 57%.
H. Rocha, world No. 119, headed a field of 47 players from 14 countries. Defending champion: Yunchaokete Bu. Biggest surprise: O. Okonkwo (then No. 1094) beating world No. 291 A. Ghibaudo.
No match went longer than B. Harris vs C. Chidekh, at 36 games. Tiebreaks were everywhere, in 20 of the 42 finished matches (48%).
Common questions
Is Challenger Ilkley a clay, grass or hard-court event?
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Surface at Challenger Ilkley: Grass. Since conditions change how points are won, the predictions here weigh each player's results on that surface above the overall record.
What is our hit rate at Challenger Ilkley?
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57.1% of our best tips at Challenger Ilkley have come in, over 42 settled matches. The number updates after every result, so it moves as the event goes on.
What number of Challenger Ilkley matches carry a prediction?
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42 at Challenger Ilkley so far, each with a winner pick, a predicted set score, a games line and the serve and break-point figures behind them.
What are the dates of Challenger Ilkley?
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Our records place Challenger Ilkley between 7 Jun 2026 and 13 Jun 2026. Dates move a little from one year to the next, and predictions for the new edition appear as soon as its draw is published.
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