Zuozers Hold Festival Of Fives In The Mountains
John Reynolds reports:
Some 40 players have taken part in the latest edition of the Engadin Challenge - a cup held from time to time at the Swiss fives stronghold, the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz.
Westway Win The Inaugural Vargas Salver
Dale Vargas reports:
19/09/18: This competition, played at Charterhouse on Sunday 13 September after postponement due to bad weather in March, was won by Westway. Five teams competed: Aldenham, Charterhouse, Emanuel, Holyport and Westway.
Double Delight For Fiorita At The Welsh Invitational
18/09/18: The sixth edition of the now well-established Welsh Invitational tournament took place at Rydal Penrhos in Colwyn Bay at the weekend and resulted in a second successive double success for Matty Fiorita, who retained both the Saturday and the Sunday trophies that he won last year.
Andrew Aitken Trophy 2018
Laurie Brock reports:
10/09/18: Notwithstanding some late withdrawals (and one unfortunate diary mix-up) a healthy entry of 20 players assembled for the latest edition of the Westminster fives tournament. The ten pairs were split into two pools of five, with each pool match consisting of a single set to 15.
Summers Cup 2018
Andrew Rennie reports:
10/09/18: On Sunday 9th September we had the second annual Summers Cup competition where a current Mill Hill/Belmont pupil plays with an Old Millhillian.
Derek Whitehead Trophy 2018
Anthony Theodossi reports:
09/09/18: On a pleasant Sunday the Derek Whitehead 2018 Tournament took place, now in its 4th year. The tournament was commissioned by the Old Berkhamstedians in honour of Derek Whitehead, an Old Boy of the school, who has been involved in Berkhamsted Fives for almost 60 years, firstly, as a pupil at the school and then as Founder of the Old Berkhamstedian Fives Club.
Eton Fives Association And Advanta Wealth Ltd Announce Three-Year Sponsorship Of Eton Fives
The Eton Fives Association (EFA) and Advanta Wealth Ltd are delighted to announce that we have agreed an historic three-year sponsorship which will provide substantial funds to further the work of the EFA, in particular for realising the aims of its seven-year development plan, The FiveStar project. This is the largest commercial sponsorship in the history of Eton Fives and a landmark moment for the sport.
Lancing Fives Bridges The Age And Gender Gap
Matthew Beard reports:
03/09/18: It was a busy few days for fives at Lancing recently, with a tremendous amount of fives being played at the college.
The Big Interview: Mike Hughes
August 2018: Mike Hughes, recent winner of the EFA Lifetime Achievement award, has been in conversation with his veterans-winning partner Grant Williams about his life in Fives.
An abridged version of this article appeared in the Fives Federation summer newsletter.
World Cup Glory For Team GB
16/08/18: Following on from the voyage of discovery that was the 2017 Coupe du Monde de Paume Artignoscaise, the same group of Eton Fives players - plus a couple of reinforcements - returned to Artignosc-sur-Verdon last weekend for a second crack at World Cup glory.