Sport in Guernsey Inter-insular competitions also take place. see: Guernsey Snooker Two divisions of teams with an Inter Island competition at the end of each season. Guernsey Softball Association see Guernsey Softball Guernsey holds a Guernsey Open Championship annually. Guernsey's Chris Simpson is a world ranked squash player. Guernsey players compete in the Island Games, the Commonwealth Games and from 2017 in the European Team Championships Div 3 Surfing at Vazon beach on Guernsey's west coast has been a popular sport for many years. Johnny Wallbridge coming first in the seniors division of 2015 Magic Seaweed British National Surf Championships. see: http://www.guernseysurfclub.com/ Water
Sport in the United Kingdom team or pair of teams relocating to London and Berlin was dismissed as uneconomical due to the distances involved for away fixtures. A 2018 piece on the web outlet of US sports media giant ESPN explored why British basketball has so far failed to develop players to the degree of countries such as France, Germany and Australia. The first is the dominance of other sports, especially football, in the country's sporting culture. A 2016 survey by Sport England found that basketball was the third most-played sport among the 14–25 age group in England, just behind rugby union in numbers—but both