Alan Barber Cup Draw 2026/27

The draw for the 2026/27 Alan Barber Cup has been made; will it be another Olavians v Westminsters showdown in the final? Or will someone else be able to break the sequence?

The first named team has choice of courts. The "Barbarians" team is for players who did not attend an Eton Fives playing school.

Round One

To be played on or before the weekend of 24/25 October

Old Olavians (1) BYE

Barbarians beat Old Citizens 3-0 at Eton 24/10/26:

R.Perrie & J.Black beat N.Choustikov & E.Gosnell 3-0

G.Wiseman & J.Prior beat J.Reynolds & S.Packer 3-0

C.Lumbard & J.Levinson beat R.Heindorff & S.Kelly 3-0

Old Etonians beat Old Aldenhamians 3-0

Old Aldenhamians conceded all three pairs

Old Cholmeleians lost to Old Millhillians 1-2 at Highgate 17/10/26:

Ar.Bhattacharya & E.Scoones lost to C.Plummer & H.Gibson-Leitao 0-3 (6-12, 3-12, 2-12)

D.Davis & V.Kassardjian beat L.Vanhaesebroeck & G.Griffiths 3-1

Old Cholmeleians conceded third pair

Old Salopians beat Old Lancing

Old Lancing conceded all three pairs

Old Berkhamstedians lost to Old Ipswichians 1-2 at Berkhamsted 17/10/26:

J.Pemberton & C.Nicholls lost to I.Weaver & D.Ingram 1-3 (13-11, 10-12, 2-12, 13-15)

S.Kaynama & M.Doe lost to G.Hoskins & T.Gregory 1-3 (12-10, 6-12, 8-12 ret)

W.Roen Tate & A.Rattan beat M.Williams & N.Urmston 3-1 (10-13, 12-5, 11-13, 11-12)

Old Edwardians lost to Old Harrovians 1-2 at Stowe 04/10/26:

P.Scholey & P.Thompson lost to T.Dunbar & N.Shaw 0-3 (1-12, 1-12, 1-12)

R.Tyler & H.Phillips lost to J.Fleming & F.Prickett 0-3 (1-12, 4-12, 1-12)

Old Harrovians conceded third pair

Old Westminsters (2) BYE

Round Two

To be played on or before the weekend of 16/17 January. The first named team has choice of courts.

Barbarians v Old Olavians

Old Etonians v Old Millhillians

Old Salopians v Old Ipswichians

Old Westminsters v Old Harrovians

Semi-Finals

Eton, Sunday 24th January 2:30pm

Final

Eton, Sunday 21st February 2:30pm