Plummer & Cameron-Blackie Score A Home Win For Repton
31/10/23: The Midlands Tournament at Repton took place at the weekend with a home victory for former Repton coach Charles Plummer and Repton club organiser Archie Cameron-Blackie, who defeated Howard Wiseman & Andrew Rennie in a close final.
Theodossi & Pemberton Win At Repton
31/10/22: Repton hosted a well-attended and much enjoyed Midlands Tournament at the weekend, with the Berkhamsted coach and old boy combination of Ant Theodossi & Jack Pemberton taking the title.
A Midlands Victory Made In Wales
01/11/21: The former Rydal School pupil and coach pairing of Will Sissons & Abs Bhattacharya won the 2021 Midlands Tournament at the weekend, the first competition played on the newly refurbished courts at Repton School.
Young & Tavra Win At Repton
28/10/19: Hugo Young added to his growing trophy haul this season with a win in the Midlands Tournament at Repton at the weekend, alongside Old Zuozer Marc Tavra.
Barker & Ravi Win In Repton
30/10/18: The 2018 edition of the revived Midlands Tournament at Repton last weekend was won by Olavians Tony Barker & Josh Ravi, who bounced back from a 0-12 second game defeat to win the final 2-1 against Cholmeleian brothers Abhishek and Aroop Bhattacharya.
Rennie Rips It Up At Repton
31/10/17: The eleventh edition of the revived Midlands Tournament at Repton took place at the weekend and produced a win with a strong Millhillian flavour, coach Andrew Rennie and OM Hal Gibson-Leitao defeating Howard Wiseman and Joey Prior in a thrilling five game final.
Midlands 2016: Phil-Ant-Trophy or the cup that keeps on giving...
31/10/16: The 10th anniversary of the reinstituted Midlands Tournament took place at Repton at the weekend, with 29 pairs from all over the country taking part.
Midlands 2015: Redemption for Barker and Houlden
02/11/15: Repton was once again the host for the 2015 Midland Tournament at the weekend with another good turnout of over 30 pairs taking part in one of the most entertaining events on the Fives calendar. It is a tournament that has a high emphasis on sociability and friendly fives, with some unusual pairings and yet it still retains a highly competitive edge when it gets to the business end. This year's tournament produced new names on the trophy as Cambridge University's Tony Barker and Riki Houlden bounced back from their shock defeat in last week's Universities tournament to claim the title, beating David Mew and Andrew Rennie in the final.
Nov 2014: Super Cooley Goes Ballistic, Bunyan Is Atrocious*
* actually he played quite well, considering
03/11/14: He'll never win any trophies for on court sartorial elegance, but Nick Bunyan did manage to get his hands on the silverware at the 2014 Midland Tournament at Repton at the weekend; to quickly silence the gasps of disbelief echoing around the Fives world on reading that sentence it should be stated that he was being partnered by multiple Kinnaird champion Seb Cooley. It wasn't entirely the Cooley show, however, with Nick making a real contribution to their final win over Howard Wiseman and Olavian schoolboy Tom Gallagher: if medals were awarded for sitting on the ledge under the front wall, shouting "yours" and getting out of the way, Nick would be first in the queue.
Midlands Tournament 2013: Young at Heart
The 2013 edition of the Midlands Tournament took place at Repton over the weekend of November 2nd/3rd. Presided over as usual in their own inimitable style by Howard Wiseman and Dominique Redmond, this year’s tournament featured over 30 pairs and the excellent Saturday night dinner in a local hotel.