2010 Geneva Tournament: Fives à la Suisse
Filippo Variola reports:
The 2010 Geneva Fives Tournament was played this year in Zürich at the Zuoz Fives Club Zürich to reduce the travelling distance for the players coming from the Lyceum in Zuoz.
2010 National Schools' Championships
This article first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2009/10
2009 Midlands: Wiseman and Cooley reign at Repton
Dominique Redmond reports:
This year's Midland Tournament took place at Repton on the weekend of October 31st/November 1st. Nearly forty pairs made the pilgrimage to Derbyshire for one of the most sociable and fun events on the Fives calendar. The Fives was pretty good too, with Olavians Howard Wiseman and Seb Cooley coming away with the trophy.
2010 Mixed: No debate as Pete and Kerry get the Mixed vote
Dom Redmond reports:
The Mixed Championships took place at Eton on Sunday May 2nd with 24 pairs enjoying a great day's Fives. The final was a repeat of last year's but with a different result this time round as Peter Cohen and Kerry White recovered from one game down to defeat defending champions Seb and Charlotta Cooley 6-12, 12-10, 12-6 in a high quality final.
2010 Lancing Tournament
The inaugural Lancing Fives tournament took place over the weekend of April 17th/18th 2010 with over 30 players, including Lancing pupils, OLs and guests, enjoying two fantastic days of Fives in glorious sunshine as well as a splendid dinner on the Saturday evening.
2010 Aberconway Cup - because they're Worth it...
Mike Fenn reports:
A record equalling number of 18 pairs entered the twentieth Championship which was played on a sunny spring day at Eton. The competitive element was of a very high standard and featured probably the best pairings that the Aberconway has witnessed.
2010 Varsity Match: Light Blue skies over Eton
The sunny but bitterly cold weather favoured Cambridge this year in an enjoyable and closely fought match at Eton, courtesy of the Provost and Fellows.
2010 Ladies Championships: Six in a row for Dom and Kerry
Dom Redmond reports:
The Ladies Championship was won at Eton on Sunday 11th April by Kerry White and Dominique Redmond, who beat Charlotta Cooley and Marianne Rees 3-0 in a one-sided final. This was their sixth consecutive win in this competition as a pair and Kerry's eleventh in total.
2010 EFA Trophy: a win for the Wolves
The EFA Trophy was won this year for the first time by the Old Wulfrunians, who beat Berkhamsted 2-1 in the final at Eton.
2009/10 County Championships: Kings of Herts
The County Championship title was this year retained by Hertfordshire, narrow winners over Kent in the final.