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WINCHESTER FIVES DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Malvern College, March 13th After the concerns of potential leaky roofs, wet courts and a possible late move of the competition to Bradfield we were greeted to a stunning day weather-wise at Malvern for the 35th Winchester Fives Barnes Bridge competition. The draw made a week in advance had 20 pairs […]

British Universities and Student Fives v. Rugby Fives Association Sunday March 6th, Cambridge Sports Centre STOP PRESS: For only the third time in the forty-nine year history of the event, a British Universities team has defeated a representative side from the Rugby Fives Association. With a convincing display on the Cambridge courts, one of the […]

Sedbergh School, Cumbria Saturday 5th March 2016 STOP PRESS On a snowy weekend in Cumbria, Kathleen Briedenhann was able to regain the Ladies Winchester Fives Singles title she lost to Tessa Mills last year at Winchester. It was her third Singles title. In the afternoon Kathleen and Tessa made a successful defence of their Doubles title […]

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 23rd/24th Organiser John Hawke is now accepting entries for the National Veterans’ (over 45s) Championships, which are making a return to Marlborough College this year. To be held over the weekend of April 23rd/46th, the tournament will include both singles and doubles championships. John Minta is the defending singles […]

North of England Championships Durham; Saturday/Sunday February 27/28th 2016 A huge draw of 29 players in the singles descended upon Durham Racecourse for the 2016 North of England Open – most notably including a record entry of two women. Also present, 11 students from the Durham club and three schoolboys from Scotland. With the first […]

Bedford Modern School and Bedford School, Sunday 28th February 2016 The 4th Midlands Schools championships were conducted as usual on the courts of the two Bedford schools, with the final stages of both sets of Singles played at Bedford School. The 20-strong U18 tournament began with the Doubles. Three schools reached the semi-finals: Rugby I […]

The 86th Varsity Match St. Paul’s School, Saturday 20th February 2016 STOP PRESS Given the experience and national rankings of the top Cambridge players it was no surprise that the Light Blues won their sixth Varsity Match in a row against a relatively young Oxford VIII, but the other two matches in this year’s largest […]

This is the time of year when results from 2 seasons ago drop off the singles rankings radar – good news for some, not so good for others! So the list is slightly shorter since we lose one or two who have been clinging on based on that good result in the 2013-14 season. The […]

National U25 Fives Championships Oundle School, 6-7 February 2016 STOP PRESS It was all ‘doubles’ at the U25s this year as Ed Kay successfully defended the Singles he first won last year and Ed Kay & Matt Shaw made it two in a row in the Doubles. Tom Watkinson won the Doubles Plate for the second […]

Winchester Fives Championship Malvern College, Worcestershire, Sunday March 13th Organiser Harry Akerman has now published the entry forms and details for the 2016 Winchester Fives Championship (current holders Dan Grant and Dan Tristao pictured above, with the famous Barnes Bridge trophy). At the moment, the tournament is scheduled to take place at Malvern College, but because of […]