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
20 attended the 45th Burgess Hill Academy event – congratulations to winner Dhyanesha Dokula…more
50 girls from all over Sussex descended on Burgess Hill to contest the 2018 Sussex Closed Girls Championships with festive jumpers much in vogue….
Congratulations to Adam Faulkner, joint first in the U11 event at the British Rapidplay Championships; and Ben Crosby, joint first in the 2-day Minor…plus lots of half-norms…..
Amelie, Elizabeth and Polina all win prizes at the ECF SE Girls’ Rapidplay Championships….