Key Dates 2026/27
To help you plan your schedule, below is the list of provisional key dates for next season.
This is still a provisional list at the moment; do keep an eye out for notices on the website and on social media regarding any changes or updates.
Details of exact dates and venues for the 2027 National Schools' Championships will be published later in the year.
For an explanation of what the tournaments are, CLICK HERE
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2026 |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
Organiser |
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September |
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Sun 13 |
Ranking Tournament |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 20 |
Under 25 Championships |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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W/E 26/27 |
Rossall Tournament |
Rossall |
All W/E |
Howard Wiseman |
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Sun 27 |
EFA Junior Girls Individual |
Highgate |
12-5 |
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October |
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Sun 4 |
EFA Junior U16 Individual |
Highgate |
12-5 |
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Sun 11 |
EFA Junior U13 Individual |
Highgate |
12-5 |
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Sun 18 |
Peter Boughton Cup (Mixed Team) |
Eton |
All Day |
Elana Garfield-Osen |
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Sat 24 |
Universities Tournament |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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W/E 24/25 |
ABC 1st Round Deadline |
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November |
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W/E 31/1 |
Midlands Tournament |
Repton |
All W/E |
Howard Wiseman |
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Sun 8 |
EFA Trophy Qualifying Rounds |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 15 |
EFA Junior U12 Individual |
Eton |
12-5 |
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W/E 21/22 |
London Tournament |
Harrow |
All W/E |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 29 |
Richard Black Cup |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 29 |
EFA Junior U18 Individual |
Highgate |
12-5 |
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December |
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Sun 6 |
Graham Turnbull Trophy |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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2027 |
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January |
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Sun 10 |
Under 21 Championships |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 10 |
EFA Junior U14 Individual |
Highgate & Repton |
12-5 |
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W/E 16/17 |
ABC 2nd Round Deadline |
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Sun 17 |
Richard Barber Cup |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 24 |
Universities Mixed Tournament |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 24 |
Alan Barber Cup Semi-Finals |
Eton |
2:30 pm |
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Sun 31 |
Vargas Salver |
Aldenham |
1:00 pm |
Gareth Hoskins |
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February |
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W/E 6/7 |
Northern Tournament |
Shrewsbury |
All W/E |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 14 |
EFA Trophy S-Fs and Final |
Eton |
10:30 am |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 21 |
Alan Barber Cup Final |
Eton |
2:30 pm |
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Sun 28 |
Ladies Championships |
Eton |
All Day |
Mandie Barnes |
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Sun 28 |
Williams Cup |
Charterhouse |
All Day |
Seb Cooley |
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March |
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Sat 6 |
Varsity Match |
Eton |
1:00 pm |
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Sun 7 |
Hughes Cup |
Eton |
All Day |
Seb Cooley |
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Sun 7 |
Bowden Bowl |
Aldenham |
1-5 |
Gareth Hoskins |
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W/E 13/14 |
Kinnaird Cup Preliminaries |
Eton |
All W/E |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 14 – Fri 19 |
National Schools’ Championships |
Harrow (14), Eton (15-19) |
All Week |
Seb & Charlotta Cooley |
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Sun 21 |
Kinnaird Cup Semi-Finals |
Eton |
2:30 pm |
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Sun 21 |
Ladies Championships Semi-Finals |
Eton |
2:30 pm |
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April |
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Sun 4 |
Ladies Championships Final |
Eton |
2:30 pm |
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Sun 4 |
Kinnaird Cup Final |
Eton |
2:30 pm |
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Sun 11 |
Mixed Championships |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 18 |
Aberconway Cup |
Eton |
All Day |
Gareth Hoskins |
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Sun 25 |
Veterans Tournament |
Aldenham |
All Day |
Graham Pulsford |
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May |
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Sun 2 |
Singles Tournament |
Eton |
All Day |
Riki Houlden |
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Weds 5 |
World Fives Day |