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News Tournaments

27th April 2025 Comment off

Three in a row for the Old Paulines at the Wood Cup

St Paul’s School, Barnes and Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday, 26th April 2025 Tom Maconie reports: The Old Paulines retained The Wood Cup after a long day of fives played across two venues in London: Alleyn’s and St Paul’s School. A variety of factors, a transatlantic flight and a sauna booking among them, meant that the games […]

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16th April 2025 Comment off

New champions in the Masters and Grand Masters

Marlborough College, Dorset Saturday, 12th April 2025 STOP PRESS It was all change in the Masters (65+) and Grand Masters (75+) as we saw competitions without the late Tony Hamilton, his long-standing partner Spencer Beal and multiple title-holder Bernard Atkinson. This opened the door to Stuart Kirby & organiser Brian Kirk to win the Masters […]

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14th April 2025 Comment off

It’s a double for Tom Maconie at the Veterans Championships

Marlborough College, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 April 2025 STOP PRESS Tom Maconie did the double at this year’s Over 45 Championships, winning the Singles in a final against three-time champion John Minta on Saturday, then on Sunday the Doubles, with Tim Hebblethwaite, versus defending champions Andy Pringle & Morgan Spillane. Both Plates went to the Marlborough […]

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7th April 2025 Comment off

Kay & Tristao win the Cyriax Cup at the National Doubles 2025

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday/Sunday, 5-6 April 2025 STOP PRESS Defending champions Ed Kay and Dan Tristao made it three in a row and four times in total, beating fellow Old Paulines Ben Beltrami and Theo Parker in a repeat of the 2023 final, thus retaining the coveted Cyriax Cup. In their semi-final Ben and Theo […]

News Schools Tournaments

1st April 2025 Comment off

Fiercely contested National Schools Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Monday, 29-31 March 2025 Organiser Theo Parker reports: Approximately 130 players from 18 schools and clubs took part in the National Schools Championships held, as usual, at St Paul’s School across their reliable 6 courts. Whilst the weather outside was sunny, the indoor viewing gallery remained packed throughout, with players, teachers, […]

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17th March 2025 Comment off

Hat-trick for Dan & Dan at the Barnes Bridge

Winchester College Sunday, 16th March 2025 After victories in 2015 and 2023 Dan Grant and Dan Tristao pulled off a hat-trick at the first National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship to be played on the new courts at Winchester College, popularly known as the Barnes Bridge — named after the magnificent trophy. In the final they […]

News Schools Tournaments

11th March 2025 Comment off

Report from the National U13 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday, 9th March 2025 As ever, a busy and very successful day overall, and particularly so for Berkhamsted. Their number one seed, Oscar Moss, was the standout player of the tournament – comfortable on the left and able to hit winning side nicks with the right whenever he was allowed to […]

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4th March 2025 Comment off

Close contests in the Mixed Doubles (Equaliser) Tournament

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Sunday, 2nd March 2025 Savanna Leboff reports: On a day filled with fives and fun and sunshine, nine pairs, roughly balanced in ability in this mixed doubles equaliser tournament, played in the group stages. Aroop Bhattacharya & Kirsten Bell/Helena Tunks (a mid-group handover due to injury) and Adam Hutchinson & Lizzie Ware […]

News Schools Tournaments

3rd March 2025 Comment off

Strong showing from Winchester at the Colquhoun Trophy

Marlborough College Sunday, 2nd March 2025 Giles Munn reports: In this year’s Colquhoun Trophy tournament, despite some last minute drop-outs due to illness and injury, we had a total of 23 players from Marlborough College, Marlborough Town, Sherborne and Winchester. All four finalists may well have been from Winchester College, but there was strong competition, […]

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3rd March 2025 Comment off

A Beltrami double at the North of England Open

Durham University Fives Courts Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 March 2025 Stop Press: Unfortunately, train cancellations caused several players from London to drop out, reducing the entry to 14 Singles players and just 5 pairs for the Doubles. In Saturday’s Singles, matches went with seeding, but not before Val Fikhter and Simon Beattie had taken Stuart Scott and […]