Our new under-9 squad travelled to Twickenham to face some very stiff competition – all good experience for the upcoming South Zone match next month. Thanks to Gary McCulloch and Andy Mitchell for managing the day. The Team: Emily Ashcroft, Fiyin Balogun, Tofunmi Balogun, James Beecroft, Henri Blin, Ned Hafner, Caspar Irani, Thomas Irani, Risha …
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105 children contested the penultimate tournament in our Grand Prix series. Thanks to our volunteers: Entries & Registration : Anita, Claire, Siveda Post Match Analysis : Dave GrahamTournament Control : Catherine Finn, Mark Appleton, Mike Forster, Rasa Norinkeviciute, Chaski Patrick, Andy MitchellCatering : Keith Martin, Caroline Barker, Edward Chapman, Debbie Steinhuis, Teresa Blades Headline Results: …
A clean sweep for Sussex in the U16 Closed section – well done Ed , Calum and Batuhan; qualification to the NCJS for Max; and prizes for Arjun and Henry. The South of England Junior Championships is a popular stop-over on the NCJS qualification circuit, and also has events for all age groups. As always, …
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The new ECF grades are out….has yours gone up?
Copthorne Prep, represented by Amelie Rees, Niamh Grace and Natalie van Hoven, entered the Southern semi-final of the ECF National Schools Girls’ Tournament held at St Catherine’s, Bramley on Sunday 13th January. Amelie and Natalie are both only Under-9, and Niamh is Under-8. 56 teams entered the Under-11 section and Copthorne were placed 6th overall …
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Saturday 12th January saw the first outing for our new under-9 squad who travelled to Twyford to play Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. The Team: Fiyin Balogun, Henri Blin, Ned Hafner, John Henry, Tom Hodgson , Casper Irani, Thomas Irani, Risha Jithendra, Joseph Johnson, Alex Lloyd, Austin Mitchell, Cillian Nagy, Zach Planton, Zen Rajah, Nayan Keats …
80 children contested the 4th tournament in our Grand Prix series and our President, GM David Howell, took time out from his own competition to present the prizes. Thanks to St Mary Star of the Sea School for the excellent venue; all the parents who helped us tidy up at the end and our volunteers; …
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As usual there were some good results for Sussex players at this prestigious event…congratulations to Arjun, Raina and Max….. Weekend 1 – 15th-16th December Having scored sufficiently at qualifying events, Under-10s and Under-14s compete in weekend 1. Some particularly good scores from Sussex players in a very high standard event: Under 14 Major: Arjun Kolani …
First Sussex prizewinners at the Hastings festival…congratulations to Chaski, Chris & Oli, Batuhan and Ed…..
30 attended the Uckfield Academy event on 20th December- congratulations to winner Daniel Longley …more