Alleyn’s School, Dulwich
Saturday/Sunday 11-12 April 2026
STOP PRESS In this centenary edition of the National Doubles Championship defending champions Ed Kay and Dan Tristao made it four in a row and five titles in all in beating a new combination, Ollie Arnold and Charlie Brooks, in the closely fought final.
In the equally competitive Plate a pairing consisting of 6-time National Singles champion James Toop and twice National Schools Champion Gwydion Wiseman emerged as winners in a final played against Julian Aquilina and James Tilston.
Group Stage
Group A: 1st E Kay & D Tristao w2 +24pts; 2nd T Hebblethwaite & T Maconie W1 -3pts; 3rd P Harrison & S Scott W0 -21pts
Group B: 1st O Arnold & C Brooks W2 +28pts; 2nd K Diggins & T McElvaney W1 -10pts; 3rd Al Goodwin & Y Negyal W0 -18pts
Group C: 1st R Murby & T Parker W2 +17pts; 2nd J Aquilina & J Tilston W1 -1pt: 3rd E Carr & R Sulkin W0 -16pts
Group D: 1st C Low & A McCreath W2 +13pts; 2nd J Toop & G Wiseman W1 +11pts; 3rd B Chua & J Minta W0 -24pts
Knock-out
Quarter-finals: Kay & Tristao bt Diggins & McElvaney 15-3, 15-7; Low & McCreath bt Aquilina & Tilston 15-8, 15-12; Murby & Parker bt Toop & Wiseman 16-15, 9-15, 15-10; Arnold & Brooks bt Hebblethwaite & Maconie 15-0, 15-3
Semi-finals: Kay & Tristao bt Low & McCreath 15-2, 15-9; Arnold & Brooks bt Murby & Parker 15-2, 15-8
Final: Kay & Tristao bt Arnold & Brooks 6-15, 15-9, 16-14
Plate
Group stage: 1st Chua & Minta; 2nd Harrison & Scott; 3rd Carr & Sulkin; 4th Goodwin & Negyal
Semi-finals: Aquilina & Tilston bt Harrison & Scott 15-12; Toop & Wiseman bt Chua & Minta 15-13
Final: Toop & Wiseman bt Aquilina & Tilston 15-11
The finalists