London Tournament 2013: Last Hurrah for Highgate

The weekend of December 7/8 saw the end of an era as the top courts at Highgate were used for the final time before being knocked down. The 2013 London Tournament gave them a terrific send off, with a weekend of high quality Fives and great entertainment. The main tournament was won by top seeds Tom Dunbar and Seb Cooley who beat defending champions Peter Dunbar and George Campbell in a repeat of last season's Kinnaird final. The Festival was won by Carl and Andrew Rennie, who had the honour of winning the final point on the courts.

Toop and Wiseman win the 2010 London

Matthew Wiseman and James Toop retained their London Tournament in fine style at Eton yesterday, defeating fellow Olavians Seb Cooley and Peter Cohen in a high quality, high intensity and high speed final 12-8, 12-4, 13-12. James, by his own admission, was not quite playing at his best as he was still adjusting back to the demands of the Eton game having retained his Rugby Fives singles title the previous week.

Nov 2012: Nothing Amis(s) as Campbell and Dunbar dominate London Field

2012 has been a spectacular year of sport in London and with the Olympic and Paralympic warm-up acts out of the way, all eyes turned to Highgate as the climax of the capital's sporting year was played out over the course of the weekend in the 2012 London Tournament. One of the most open competitions in years produced some fantastic matches with the winners the new partnership of George Campbell - with his first "major" win - and former Kinnaird champion Pete Dunbar, making a triumphant return from his Middle Eastern exile.

2009 London Tournament

Dom Redmond reports:

This year the London tournament was held at Eton College with over 40 pairs entered across the weekend. The Main competition started on the Saturday and continued on to the Sunday, with the Festival being a one day event on the Sunday only.

2011 London Tournament video highlights

You can now see highlights of the 2011 London tournament thanks to the recording and editing skills of Archie Cameron-Blackie. Watch out in particular for the final rally of the Dunbar & Cooley vs Brock & Rose semi-final. Simply CLICK HERE to see the video.

2008 London Tournament

Dominique Redmond reports:

The London Tournament took place at Harrow School on the 13/14th December and as usual the rain, cold and windy weather came along for the ride. This year's tournament had a slight change, with the Festival becoming a one day event on the Sunday. We had 22 pairs enter the main competition and 16 pairs enter the festival - a great turnout for a competition so close to Christmas.

2011 London Festival: Highgate "A-Team" Bhatta the opposition

24 pairs took part in the London Tournament Festival competition at Highgate yesterday, with Cholmeleian brothers Abhishek and Aroop Bhattacharya claiming the victory champagne after a narrow win over Julian Black and Sam Newby in an enthralling final.

2007 London Tournament

Dominique Redmond reports:

After many long nights of going through the Fives online database, calling and emailing, we had a firm entry of 28 pairs for this year's London Tournament. There were 16 pairs in the main competition and 12 in the festival. This year's entry was a great improvement from last year, with many top players and re-surfacing players entering. This year's competition was held at Harrow where we had rain-free weather! It was, however very cold, which made tea and coffee essential! Along with the drinks we also provided snacks, sandwiches and light refreshment along with some toast to keep people going.

Nov 2011: London Calling for Cooley and Dunbar in Highgate Clash

Seb Cooley and Tom Dunbar won the 2011 London Tournament at Highgate yesterday, beating Howard Wiseman and Peter Cohen 3-1 in the final after an exciting weekend's Fives.

2006 London Tournament

Mark Herring reports:

First of all I must say a huge thank you to Harrow School and Graham Dunbar for letting us have the use of the courts for the weekend. A large entry included over 50 pairs. The Main Tournament saw 24 pairs entering and the festival had 28 which included seven L.A. Zuoz pairs which came over with Seb Cooley (Fives Coach) and George Campbell (Games Master).