The first trophies of the 2010/11 Fives season were decided at Eton on Sunday 19th September, as the N/national Under 25 Champions were crowned. A large and high quality field produced some thrilling Fives during the course of the day. The eventual winners in the men's tournament were Ryan Perrie and Andrew Joyce, who beat Rory Griffiths and Matt Mckeever in a fast and skilful final, and the ladies winners were Charlotta Cooley and Anita Ganguly, who beat Dominique Redmond and Emily Scoones in a five game classic.
Men's Tournament
Group stages
Group A
1st
A: Perrie & Joyce
B: Betts & Betts
C: Cox & Alderson
D: Griffiths & Mckeever
2nd
A: Faber & Poole
B: Marks & Scurr
C: Tailor & Patel
D: Gibbons & Watts
3rd
A: Sale & Hindle
B: Morgan & Cameron-Blackie
C: Illingworth & Illingworth
D: Bhattacharya & Bhattacharya
4th
A: N/A
B: Te & Sunkaraneni
C: Meredith & Franklin
D: N/A
Quarter-Finals
R.Perrie & A.Joyce beat S.Tailor & J.Patel 2-0 (12-8, 12-4)
W.Betts & T.Betts beat W.Gibbons & O.Watts 2-0 (12-5, 12-8)
T.Cox & B.Alderson beat T.Faber & A.Poole 2-1 (12-8, 11-12, 13-11)
R.Griffiths & M.Mckeever beat J.Marks & M.Scurr 2-0 (12-6, 12-8)
Semi-Finals
R.Perrie & A.Joyce beat W.Betts & T.Betts 2-0 (12-8, 12-2)
R.Griffiths & M.Mckeever beat T.Cox & B.Alderson 2-0 (12-8, 12-2)
Final
R.Perrie & A.Joyce beat R.Griffiths & M.Mckeever 2-0 (12-6, 12-5)
Plate A
1st A.Sale & J.Hindle 5 points
2nd A.Bhattacharya & A.Bhattacharya 4 points
= 3rd W.Illingworth & G.Illingworth 2 points
=3rd A.Te & R.Sunkaraneni 2 points
=3rd R.Morgan & A.Cameron-Blackie 2 points
6th A.Meredith & A.Franklin 0 points
Plate B
J.Marks & M.Scurr beat W.Gibbons & O.Watts 2-1 (12-2, 7-12, 12-10)
Ladies Tournament
Final
C.Cooley & A.Ganguly beat D.Redmond & E.Scoones 3-2 (6-12, 12-6, 13-14, 12-8, 12-6)
3rd/4th
A.Griffiths & L.Bishop beat A.Walker & H.Blofield 2-0 (12-7, 12-7)
Plate
A.Brett & L.Rands beat E.Ward & A.Dodwell 15-7