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14th October 2019 Comment off

Kay at the double in Yorkshire

Yorkshire Open Championships Giggleswick School, Yorkshire, Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 October 2019 STOP PRESS: Ed Kay had a successful trip to Giggleswick at the weekend, returning to London with both singles and doubles trophies from the Yorkshire Open. In that sense, it was a repeat of his performance in 2017, the only difference being that his doubles […]
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11th October 2019 Comment off

Strawson Memorial Match ends in a tie — well, well!

The Strawson Memorial Match: RFA v The Jesters St. Paul’s School, Barnes Tuesday, 8th October 2019 Dick Warner reports: This is a thoroughly enjoyable and much sought-after fixture in the Jesters and Rugby Fives Association calendar, perhaps because there is a huge dinner afterwards. This year we attracted 14 players, as well as the half […]
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2nd October 2019 Comment off

West of England Open entries being accepted

West of England Championships Sherborne School, Dorset; October 26/27th Organiser Ollie Arnold is now accepting entries for this year’s West of England Open Championships through a dedicated website. Here, as well as entering the championships, players will also be able to find out everything they need to know about the event and see the singles […]
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30th September 2019 Comment off

Will Ellison does the double at the London Open

The London Open Whitgift School, Croydon Saturday/Sunday, 27-28 September 2019 STOP PRESS  Yes, Will Ellison is back — with a vengeance — doing the double in this year’s London Open. On Sunday morning Will defeated National Nr. 1, Ed Kay, in the Singles final, having eliminated the reigning National Singles champion Dan Tristao in the […]
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19th September 2019 Comment off

Old Paulines retain the Owers Trophy

The Owers Trophy Sunday, 15th September 2019 St. Paul’s School, Barnes Ben Hale and Alex Smith report: The ‘Old Boys and Girls’ Tournament proved, as ever, to include a fantastic range of players from a number of current schoolboys – and girls – playing alongside and against alumni from many generations. Last year just 4 […]
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7th September 2019 Comment off

An update to the way the National Rankings are calculated

Dave Hebden writes … When people ask me about how the rankings are calculated, they normally soon regret having asked the question. The system has evolved over the years and does contain some complexity, but I think overall the end result does seem to reflect pretty well a player’s success in tournaments. Anomalies will always […]
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26th August 2019 Comment off

Entries open for 2019 London Open Championships

LONDON OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Whitgift School, Croydon, London, 28/29th September 2019 Entries are now being accepted for the London Open Championships, which are again being organised by Will Ellison — back after a year’s break. The event will take place at Whitgift School in South London, using the new Wiseman ball and following the regular format: singles […]
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20th August 2019 Comment off

Titles for Kay, Mathieu and Tilston at the South East Open

The South East Open Championships Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday/Sunday, 17-18 August 2019 Organiser Ed Hatton reports: A record entry of 21 for Singles and 16 for Doubles turned out for the 2019 South East Open — or they would have done if not for a high-ranking player’s unfortunate car breakdown. Still, 20 was a good […]
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