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12th February 2015 Comment off

Entries invited for National Winchester Fives Championship

NATIONAL WINCHESTER FIVES DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Winchester College, Sunday March 15th Entries are now being accepted for the National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship, which is being run for the first time by former champion Harry Akerman, who has taken over the great David Barnes. The tournament – for the magnificent Barnes Bridge trophy – will take place at Winchester College, […]
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12th February 2015 Comment off

Handicap Singles at the Y Club – the organiser wins!

Manchester: YMCA Handicap Singles  The first handicap singles event of the year took place on 24th January with eight players (nice and simple for the organiser, who needed simple that day!), writes organiser Kevin Henry. The draw included YMCA staff member Greg Walker together with couple of regular new players and Paul, a new member […]
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10th February 2015 Comment off

Report from South East Regional Championships

SOUTH EAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Tonbridge School, 7th February The fourth playing of this regional event saw 32 players from Christ’s Hospital, Eastbourne, St. Dunstan’s, Tonbridge and Whitgift play for the singles and doubles trophies in both U16 and Senior age groups, writes Ian Jackson. The Senior singles was dominated by Tonbridge with three of the […]
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8th February 2015 Comment off

Under 25s double for Cambridge’s Kay

NATIONAL UNDER 25s CHAMPIONSHIPS Oundle, 7/8th February 2015 STOP PRESS Players from Cambridge University dominated proceedings at the Under 25s Championships, with Ed Kay winning the singles title (after finishing runner-up for the last two years) before teaming up with his fellow Light Blue Matt Shaw to win the doubles. Runner-up in the singles was […]
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8th February 2015 Comment off

Entry form for National Vintage Championships

NATIONAL VINTAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Cambridge, 22nd March 2015 Organiser Brian Kirk is now accepting entries for the 2015 National Vintage Championships, which will be held on the new courts at Cambridge University on Sunday March 22nd. Both singles and doubles titles will be contested on the same day, with plate competitions for those knocked out in […]
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4th February 2015 Comment off

Entry form for Ladies Winchester Fives Championships

LADIES WINCHESTER FIVES CHAMPIONSHIPS Winchester, 8th March 2015 Organiser Maddy Raynor is now accepting entries for the 2015 Ladies Winchester Fives Championships, which will be held at Winchester College on Sunday March 8th. Both singles and doubles titles will be contested on the same day, with players of all ages and abilities encouraged to enter […]
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29th January 2015 Comment off

Entry form for North of England Championships

North of England Championships Durham, Feb 28th-March 1st Organiser Julian Aquilina is now accepting entries for the North of England Championships through a dedicated website, which you can access using the link at the bottom of this story. The tournament will take place at Durham Racecourse, where the defending champions are Will Ellison (singles) and Will Ellison […]
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20th January 2015 Comment off

Tristao does the double at North West Open

NORTH WEST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Manchester, 17/18th January 2015 Organiser John Beswick writes: This year’s tournament was held in memory of a co-founder of the event, Ernest Livesey, who passed away in December after a full life. Anyway, on with the Fives… As ever, the singles started very early on Saturday morning, with the schoolboys from […]
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13th January 2015 Comment off

Draws published ahead of North West Open

NORTH WEST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Manchester, 17/18th January 2015 Oganiser John Beswick has now published full details of the North West Open Championships, which are to be played this coming weekend at the Y Club in Manchester. On the courts where he won his first National Singles Championship just over a month ago, Will Ellison is […]
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9th January 2015 Comment off

Details for National Under 25s Championships

NATIONAL UNDER 25s’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Oundle, 7th/8th January 2015 Organiser Chris Burrows 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 being done online – and you can access the website using the link at the bottom of this story. […]
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