Month: September 2019

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Will Ellison does the double at the London Open

The London Open Whitgift School, Croydon Saturday/Sunday, 27-28 September 2019 STOP PRESS  Yes, Will Ellison is back — with a vengeance — doing the double in this year’s London Open. On Sunday morning Will defeated National Nr. 1, Ed Kay, in the Singles final, having eliminated the reigning National Singles champion Dan Tristao in the […]

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Old Paulines retain the Owers Trophy

The Owers Trophy Sunday, 15th September 2019 St. Paul’s School, Barnes Ben Hale and Alex Smith report: The ‘Old Boys and Girls’ Tournament proved, as ever, to include a fantastic range of players from a number of current schoolboys – and girls – playing alongside and against alumni from many generations. Last year just 4 […]

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An update to the way the National Rankings are calculated

Dave Hebden writes … When people ask me about how the rankings are calculated, they normally soon regret having asked the question. The system has evolved over the years and does contain some complexity, but I think overall the end result does seem to reflect pretty well a player’s success in tournaments. Anomalies will always […]