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Tournaments

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 […]

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 […]

News Tournaments

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 […]

News Tournaments

3rd August 2025 Comment off

Title retained at the Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles

Malvern College Saturday, 2nd August 2025 The fixture was rearranged and featured just 5 pairs, with the defending champions Shinan Zhang & Penn Chai winning all their games in a round robin to retain the title. Report to follow 1st Shinan Zhang & Penn Chai 88 pts; 2nd Helena Tunks & Stephen Coffey 75 pts; […]

News Tournaments

13th July 2025 Comment off

Double hat-trick for Ed Kay at the South West Open

Blundell’s School, Tiverton Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 July 2025 Stop Press Three in a row for Ed Kay in the Singles and also in the Doubles, partnering Ben Beltrami — their second together. Several three-gamers in a high-quality Doubles competition. Wayne Enstone reports: The 2025 Championships were played in possibly the hottest conditions ever, with my car […]

News Tournaments

30th June 2025 Comment off

Val Fikhter & Richard Christie win the 21st Derby Invitational Doubles

Derby Moor Academy, Littleover Sunday, 29th June 2025 Organiser Brian Kirk believes in getting plenty of Fives for your money (not that there’s an entry fee for the Derby Invitational Doubles!), and so it was for the 9 pairs who contested the 21st edition of this unique Club tournament. In the initial Group stage it […]

News Tournaments

16th June 2025 Comment off

National Open Mixed Doubles title for Camille Beattie and Ed Kay

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday, 14th June 2025 STOP PRESS 7 pairs contested a single round robin, at the end of which a final was held between the two most successful pairs. This involved Camille Beattie & Ed Kay versus Shinan Zhang & Penn Chai, already beaten in the group stage by Camille & Ed. […]

News Tournaments Womens

31st May 2025 Comment off

News from the Women’s Winchester Fives Championships

Bradfield College Saturday, 31st May 2025 Stop Press Shinan Zhang wins her third Women’s Winchester Fives Singles title, beating Helena Tunks in the final. In the morning the two of them had teamed up to win their third Doubles title together, this time against Kirsten Bell & Lizzie Ware. Report to follow Singles […]