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In October 2016 Neil Butterfield went back to New England to revisit courts he had first played on in 1982 and to seek out a privately owned Singles court in Maine. See this link to read his report:  Neil Butterfield revisits Fives USA ******* The years between 1979 and 1994 were a time of close ties […]

Ladies National Championships St. Paul’s School, Barnes, Sunday 15th January 2017 Once again a year to celebrate ‘Ladies Fives’, writes Alex Steel. A slightly smaller competition of 19 players this year still provided a day full of intense competition. Thanks must go to Trevor White, who continues to bring a large contingent of ladies from […]

Winchester Fives Championship Sedbergh School, Cumbria, Sunday March 12th Organiser Harry Akerman has now published the entry form and details for the 2017 Winchester Fives Championship (current holders Ed Kay and Will Ellison pictured above, with Harry). The event will take place at Sedbergh School, the most northern of the four venues that host the […]

North of England Championships Durham, Saturday/Sunday February 25/26th Organiser Julian Aquilina is now accepting entries for the North of England championships, where Will Ellison (above) is defending both singles and doubles titles. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, everything is being done online – and you […]

North West Open Championships Y Club, Manchester, January 14/15th 2017 STOP PRESS It was a weekend of history-making in Manchester, where John Beswick presided over the 50th North West Open Championships and Matt Shaw won his first open title. Mind you, that only came after the rather more seasoned campaigner Will Ellison took the singles […]

Under 25s Championships Oundle School, Saturday/Sunday February 4/5th Ed Kay – organising the tournament for the second time, as well as defending both the singles and doubles titles – is now accepting entries for the National U25s championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, everything is […]

West of England Schools Championships 2017 Sherborne School, Dorset, January 7th/8th STOP PRESS Winchester College achieved the remarkable feat of providing all the main competition finalists in this year’s West of England Schools’ Championships at Sherborne School. Last year’s Colts’ champion Kidner beat the 2016 Senior winner Song with a finely judged display of singles, […]

Rankings following the National Singles and the Universities Championships (Singles & Doubles) Updated rankings reflecting results from the Universities Championships held in November and the National Singles held in November (Qualifiers) and December (Finals) have now been posted. In the singles, the new National champion Dan Tristao takes over from Will Ellison at the top, […]

RFA CLUB PRESIDENT’S CUP Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood, 11th December 2016 STOP PRESS Dan Tristao ended 2016 on a high, adding victory in the President’s Cup to the national singles championship that he won last week. His partner in winning what is generally regarded as the toughest event in the Fives calendar was Morgan Spillane, […]