Season Archives

Ladies Championships 2020: Top Four Into The Semis09/03/20: The 2020 Ladies Championships qualifying rounds in association with Advanta Wealth took place at Eton yesterday, appropriately on Internati…

Varsity Match 2020: Dark Blue Dominance Continues09/03/20: Oxford's recent run of Varsity Match dominance continued at Eton on Saturday as they won all four matches against rivals Cambridge, losing o…

Shuker & Wong Get It Right In The U21s02/03/20: Shrewsbury School's Issy Wong & Harriet Shuker claimed the Women's U21s in association with Advanta Wealth at Eton yesterday with a narrow win in a hig…

Eton Win The WilliamsMark Williams reports:02/02/20: Eton retained the Williams Cup at Harrow yesterday after an excellent day's Fives.

Michael Constantinidi 1928-2019: A Tribute26/02/20: That Eton fives should become a headline in an obituary in both The Times and The Daily Telegraph, endorses the considerable achievements of the EF…

FiveStar Project Year 2 Review25/02/20: It has been a busy year for FiveStar, with successful activities up and down the country. A Review of Year 2 can be found here, summarising the progress made s…

Salopians Win The EFA Trophy24/02/20: The Old Salopians won the EFA Trophy in association with Advanta Wealth for the first time since 2014 at Eton yesterday with a hard-fought 2-1 in the final over …

Olavians Back On Top In The Barber24/02/20: Having lost their title last year to the Old Harrovians, the Old Olavians regained the Alan Barber Cup in association with Advanta Wealth with a 2-1 win ov…

  20/02/20: Filmed last year, the episode of Michael Portillo's \"Great Asian Railway Journeys\" featuring Eton Fives at Malay College aired on the BBC last weekend. You can watch the sequence here: …

Oxford Again In The Universities Mixed17/02/20: Serial title winners Hugo Young and Marjolaine Briscoe added yet another trophy to their recent hauls as they teamed up at Eton yesterday to win the Un…

Olavians and Harrovians Into The Barber Final17/02/20: The 2020 Alan Barber Cup final will be between defending champions the Old Harrovians and winners from 2004-2018 the Old Olavians after both won…

Harrow Win The Hughes10/02/20: Harrow won the Mike Hughes Cup - the three pair team U15 competition - for the first time ever yesterday.

The Thring's The ThingJames Holroyd reports:10/02/20: On Saturday 8th February, Uppingham hosted their first Fives tournament for decades.

Emanuel Fives Club is one month oldMike Till reports:07/02/20: We have now successfully completed our first month of evening Fives at Emanuel School.

Cooley & Dunbar Regain (North) Pole Position03/02/20: Normal service was resumed at Shrewsbury last weekend as Tom Dunbar & Seb Cooley bounced back from their pre-Christmas blip to win the Northern T…

Berkhamsted's Pett ProjectMark Williams reports:03/02/20: Nine teams from five schools entered this increasingly popular tournament, with Berkhamsted underlining their extraordinary depth at this lev…

REFCA Tournaments January 2020Howard Wiseman reports:27/01/20: Seven teams entered the REFCA under 14 team event at Eton yesterday and it was fantastic to see Charterhouse enter this event for the fi…

St.Olave's Extend Their Richard Barber Cup Run20/01/20: St.Olave's maintained their record of being the only name on the Richard Barber Cup in association with Advanta Wealth with a ninth consecutive…

O Come, O Come To Emanuel...Mike Till reports:15/01/20: Last Thursday night Emanuel School Fives courts reverberated with the thwack of cork on leather and the grunts of those intrepid souls that wer…

Ipswich Tournament: Fives Free Won Two OneSetting the tone is always important and the first Fives tournament of the decade got everything off to a great start with a vintage edition of the Ipswich T…

EFA FiveStar Project Open ForumThe FiveStar Project is the EFA’s exciting seven-year development programme for the game.

Advanta Wealth In The Top 50 Financial Advisers17/12/19: In 2018, EFA sponsors Advanta Wealth were named within the Top 100 Financial Advisers. Building on our successes to date, we are delighted to …

  17/12/19: The first Nigerian players to tour the UK for 30 years spent five days playing Fives and making friends around the country last week. Originally scheduled to bring two pairs to the London…

Sathiyamoorthy & Young Win A Thrilling Under 21 Final16/12/19: Hugo Young won his fourth trophy of the season and Prajeeth Sathiyamoorthy retained his title as they teamed up to defeat Millhillians H…

Come And Play At EmanuelMike Till reports:16/12/19: I am delighted to be able to announce that Emanuel School in Clapham have agreed to allow public use of the school courts for the first time in rec…

  Tom Griffiths reports: 16/12/19: Benjamin (15), James (13), Joshua (9) and dad Tom Griffiths (age unspecified) have invented Nether Fives, a version of Eton Fives. Called Nether Fives because we li…

This tournament provides a fantastic opportunity for school players to partner adults, providing a great learning experience for the youngsters and creating important links between the school and clu…

Full House: Charterhouse and Oxford University Promote Eton FivesAlex Knight reports:05/12/19: Even a late afternoon shower couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm at Charterhouse School last Wednesday (27th …

  John Reynolds reports: 02/12/19: This dates from 1937, and is of Fives being played at the Institut Montana in Zugerberg in Switzerland. This describes itself as a Swiss-Intern/national Boarding Sc…

Ho & Houlden Win The London02/12/19: Jonny Ho & Riki Houlden claimed their first major title at Harrow yesterday with a stunning 3-1 (12-6, 12-8, 3-12, 15-14) win over the previously unbeaten top see…

REFCA Tournament Round-Up25/11/19: November's REFCA U12 and U13 tournaments have once again seen hundreds of youngsters take to the courts.

EFA Trophy Qualifiers: An Epic Day Of Fives18/11/19: 16 courts, 13 teams, 90 players, 153 games and 2754 points.

FiveStar Review Leads To New Development Officer RoleNow in its third year, the EFA’s FiveStar development programme has already had a significant impact on the health of the sport across the country…

Introducing Zach HickmoreThe EFA’s new Research & Development Assistant, Zach Hickmore, talks about his new role as part of the FiveStar team.

Tom Tsang Moves to London Broncos12/11/19: After two years working as our Development Manager in the Midlands & North, Tom Tsang has now moved on to further his career coaching in Rugby League.

The Hamburg Fives ExperienceJohn Reynolds reports:12/11/19: The temporary fives court in Hamburg has hosted a tournament for 22 players, won by English visitor Karen Hird and her Australian neophyte …