Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Delaware Tennis Club Tournament


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. – bradv  00:44, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Delaware Tennis Club Tournament

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No evidence of notability for this one-off tournament. Prod removed without improvements and with arguments which don't really address the lack of indepth sourcing. Sources are passing mentions or routine coverage only. Fram (talk) 15:25, 22 May 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:32, 29 May 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:34, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, History, Tennis,  and United States of America. Fram (talk) 15:25, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Delaware-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 20:13, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks like the tournament (or at least one with that name) lasted longer than one year - this article from 1925 mentions the "twelfth annual Delaware Tennis Club Tournament" and discusses it a bit. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:26, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Mention of the 1886 edition here, but oddly it mentions C. B. Davis as the runner-up (while teamed up with Leigh Bousall) and Remak as the winner (with Cowperthait)? BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:35, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Apparently it decided the lawn tennis championship of the southern states: . BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:39, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Other articles on it:  and . The last one makes it seem like there was a doubles and singles event, the former of which Remak/Cowperthait won and the latter I guess Davis won, so that issue is cleared up. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:44, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Another source discussing it. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:24, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete -- A one-off tournament held over 130 years ago does not merit an article. Even if it was held annually for some years the answer would be the same.  If we had an article on Delaware Field Club, which apparently staged the tournament, we might have merged there; or Delaware Tennis Club, but both are apparently NN; and so is the tournament.  Peterkingiron (talk) 14:40, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Having done extensive research on historical Delaware sports, I can say that the Field Club is almost certainly notable – maybe I could create the Field Club at some point soon and have this merged there, perhaps with the Delaware Field Club Open as well? BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:11, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Peterkingiron - Single events can absolutely be notable and when they took place doesn't matter.KatoKungLee (talk) 15:17, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep - not sure how it started but it looks to have sources now and is notable. Fyunck(click) (talk) 21:45, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Relisting comment: Final relist to consider Merge or Redirect. This discussion does need to be closed whether or not a Field Club article is in main space. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:37, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment. Possible merge or redirect to Southern Championships if it can be be established through reliable sources that it was the inaugaural holding of or forerunner to that tournament — it's stated as such in that article. However, the information in Southern Championships seems to conflict with the information provided here, which states it was a one-off tournament. Until this is resolved it's difficult to make a formal recommendation. Rupples (talk) 01:09, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I've been working on a draft for the Field Club; perhaps it could be merged there when done? BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:20, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Comment. The one person who could help clarify the facts here is the creator of both this and the Southern Championships article Navops47 who I initially thought hadn't been formally notified of this AfD on their talk page and that was why they hadn't contributed here. About to query this, but a check of their Talk page history shows that notification was indeed made. Without confirmation of the position as to whether this tournament was one-off or the forerunner/inaugaural to the Southern Championships we run the risk of merging incorrect information. Rupples (talk) 01:46, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete: Non notable, one off event. Zippybonzo &#124; Talk (he&#124;him) 13:15, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Weak keep It looks like there's enough sources to support an article. The fact it happened once is of no importance. SportingFlyer  T · C  13:48, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.