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18th November 2022 Comment off

Draw for the National Singles 2022 published

The National Singles Finals; Saturday/Sunday 3-4 December 2022 The RFA is delighted to announce that the players who will contest the National Singles finals are: Kay, Tristao, Ellison and Beltrami by right; plus those 12 who have qualified at regional events — Arnold, Brooks, Grant, Jourdan, Keates, McIntyre, Murby, Parker, Russell, Shaw, Watkinson, Wiseman. Reserves […]

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14th November 2022 Comment off

Entries open for December Challenger tournament

Challenger Tournament Oundle School; Sunday, 4th December Entries are now open for this year’s Challenger Tournament — the fifth time we have run the event, with Anthony Goodwin (pictured above, right) taking the title last year. This tournament is different to other RFA ranking events, in that it is not open to those who qualified […]

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10th November 2022 Comment off

Feast of Fives at the Durham Ladies Championships

Durham University Fives Courts Saturday/Sunday, 6-7 November 2022 STOP PRESS Players from Durham University, the City of Durham Fives Club and the Edinburgh Academy came together for the 4th staging of this ranking women’s tournament, played at the University Fives courts. With a small entry and a range of ages it was possible as usual […]

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24th October 2022 Comment off

Kay, Arnold & Beltrami weather the storm at the West of England Open

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 22-23 October 2022 STOP PRESS The wrong kind of weather = sweating courts, the organiser’s nightmare. But they got through it with the help of heaters and dehumidifiers and the customary sawdust. Ed Kay eventually beat Dan Tristao to retain his Singles title, while the long-standing pairing of Ollie Arnold & […]

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21st October 2022 Comment off

Entries for the National Singles Qualifiers are now open!

21st October 2022 Entries for the National Singles Qualifiers are now open! The regional tournaments will be held on the weekend of November 12th/13th in London, Tiverton, Derby and Edinburgh. Please contact organiser Charlie Brooks if you would like to play, as well as the regional organisers: South West: Blundell’s School, Tiverton – […]

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16th October 2022 Comment off

Young players dominate the Lady’s Cup

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday, 15th October 2022 Bob Dolby reports: 13 pairs contested the Lady’s Cup, with competitors from Durham, London, Stamford and Cambridge in this event designed to encourage young or inexperienced female players. Among those players we had three mums, three Cambridge students, 7 schoolgirls ranging from 14 to 18, and two […]

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10th October 2022 Comment off

Derby Moor retain the Owers Trophy

Stoke Newington School, London Sunday, 9th October 2022 Organiser Alex Smith reports: It was a cracking day, of fine weather and fine Fives, and the first RFA National Tournament to be held at Stoke Newington School. Seasoned and regular players joined some veterans, young players and recent school leavers in this festival of Fives. With […]

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6th October 2022 Comment off

West of England championships entries open

West of England Championships Sherborne School, Dorset; October 22nd/23rd Organiser Ollie Arnold is now accepting entries for this year’s West of England Open Championships through a dedicated website. Here, as well as entering the championships, players will also be able to find out everything they need to know about the event and see the singles […]

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3rd October 2022 Comment off

Honours shared at the London Open 2022

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 October 2022 STOP PRESS Honours were shared at the London Open as Dan Tristao won his third Singles title at this event, beating Will Ellison in the final, while Will then got his revenge in the Doubles, playing for the first time with Ollie Arnold against Dan and his new […]

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12th September 2022 Comment off

Kay and Arnold retain titles at the Yorkshire Open

Derby Moor Academy, Littleover Saturday/Sunday, 10-11 September 2022 STOP PRESS: It was a successful defence of their titles for Ed Kay (Singles) and Ed & Ollie Arnold in the Doubles as the Yorkshire Open was played out for a second year at the Derby Moor Fives Club in Littleover, Derbyshire. Warm thanks go to co-organisers […]