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News Tournaments

27th October 2025 Comment off

Tristao and Beltrami dominant at the West of England Championships

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 25-26 October 2025 STOP PRESS Dan Tristao and Ben Beltrami dominated these championships, contesting the Singles final, which Tristao won in three games, and then partnering to win the Doubles with some ease against the regular pair from the West of England Club, Cameron Low & Archie McCreath, who had won […]

News Tournaments

20th October 2025 Comment off

Report from the Men’s National U25 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Sunday, 17-18 October 2025 Bob Dolby reports: In a slightly smaller entry than in previous years there was no lack of hard-fought contests, even a surprise or two. In the Singles Joe Sumner had his traditional strength-sapping three-gamer, this year with Jeremy Hughes, which ended 16-15 to Joe; Theo Vernacchio […]

News Tournaments Womens

20th October 2025 Comment off

Results from the Women’s National U25 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday, 17 October 2025 There was a disappointingly small entry for this event, which was compounded by an injury to one of players early in the proceedings. However, the 2024 Singles champion Kirsten Bell was outstanding in defence of her title, beating Lena Barton and Savanna Leboff with relative ease in […]

News Tournaments

13th October 2025 Comment off

Terry McElvaney wins the Challenger Singles at Rugby School — his second

Rugby School Saturday, 11th October 2025 Stop Press Executioner Terry McElvaney won his second Challenger event at the expense of Derby Moor’s Anthony Goodwin. Rugby schoolboy Vincent Barnes won the Plate against Nick Geere. The Bowl for quarter-final losers went to Dwight Schultz. Chris Blakeley reports: We had a busy day of Fives at Rugby […]

News Tournaments Womens

6th October 2025 Comment off

News of the inaugural Women’s Scottish Open

The Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh Sunday, 5th October 2025 Organiser Louise Mathias reports: The inaugural Women’s Scottish Open has started the Women’s Fives calendar year off with a bang! With 16 players from Scotland and Durham, it was an action-packed day of both Singles and Doubles competitions, all with brand new shiny silverware to be won. […]

News Tournaments

6th October 2025 Comment off

Titles retained at the London Open

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday/Sunday, 4-5 October 2025 Stop Press A Singles tournament heavily dominated by Paulines past and present, with all four semi-finalists from the Old Paulines and the winner of the Plate also. Ed Kay continued his remarkable run of tournament wins, clocking up his fourth regional Singles title in a row at the […]

News

30th September 2025 Comment off

Court at St Andrew’s School, Eastbourne, officially reopened after refurbishment

St Andrew’s Prep School, Eastbourne 27th September 2025 The Fives court at St Andrew’s School in Eastbourne was officially reopened last weekend as part of the celebrations for Old Androvian Day. After a speech by current headmaster Tom Gregory, the ribbon on the court (originally built in 1891, we believe) was cut by former headmaster […]

International Mens News Tournaments

15th September 2025 Comment off

Report from fourth Basque Rugby Fives Doubles Championship

4th Basque Rugby Fives Doubles Championship (2025) On July 30th, the Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports organised the fourth Rugby Fives Doubles championship on the squash court of the San Ignazio municipal sports centre in Bilbao. There were six players and the three evenly balanced pairs played a round-robin format, with single […]

News Tournaments

7th September 2025 Comment off

Hat-trick for Ed Kay; first title for Goodwin & Keates at the Yorkshire Open

Derby Moor Academy, Littleover Saturday/Sunday, 6-7 September 2025 A small entry for the Singles, no three-gamers but a very intense series of matches played with the new Spanish ball. It was good to welcome Ed Kay to Derby in his quest for a third Singles title in a row and also to see the unorthodox […]

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17th August 2025 Comment off

Ed Kay wins his 5th South East Open Singles

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday, 16th August 2025 Stop Press Ed Kay wins his 5th SE Singles title; Rupert Mathieu wins his 2nd SE Doubles title; and Emrys Thursfield wins his 2nd Challenger Singles title. Ed Hatton reports: A dedicated group of some regular and some new competitors gathered at Christ’s Hospital to contest the EJP […]