CUTwC and tiddlywinks news
Latest notices
Stew Sage, former Senior Treasurer and President, had a heavy fall at the start of January; he is now (finally) back in Selwyn if anyone wishes to visit; we all wish him a speedy and complete rehabilitation.
Dave Lockwood, long-time American winker and former world champion, is recovering from a serious surgery, delaying two world title matches (since he cannot fly). We likewise wish him a speedy and safe return to form.
Andy Purvis (Secretary 1987) has been granted an O.B.E. in the king’s birthday honours. Sadly for services to biodeversity science, not winks.
The Manchester Open will be held in St Kentigern’s Parish Hall (in Manchester) on Saturday 12th of September, from 10:30am. Please sign up if you are interested.
The London Open will happen some time after the Manchester Open.
The ETwA National Pairs will be held on the weekend of the 24th-25th of October in the Howard Assembly Room on the first floor (Americans, that means upstairs) of the Howard Building in Downing College, Cambridge. Expect a 10:15-for-10:30am start time.
NATwA has announced a schedule for 2026:
- Saturday, September 19th
- Rockville, MD
- Saturday, October 17th
- Teams of Four, New York
- Saturday, November 14th
- Columbia, MD
- Saturday, December 12th
- Holiday tournament, Florham June, NJ
The Cambridge Open will be held in the Grace Howard Room (ground floor of the Howard Theatre, off the West Lodge Garden and behind our usual E-staircase location) of Downing College on the weekend of 23rd-24th of January 2027. The Club Dinner has been booked in Girton College on the Saturday.
The ETwA National Singles will be held on the weekend of the 3rd-4th of April in the Howard Assembly Room on the first floor (Americans, that means upstairs) of the Howard Building in Downing College, Cambridge. Expect a 10:15-for-10:30am start time.
Latest results
The Wessex Trophy (ETwA Teams competition) was won by Hilary’s Team over Toby’s Team, 95½-93½ (August 8th-9th).
The Deep Somerset Invitation was won by Harley Jones (August 1st).
The Jubilee Trophy (ETwA singles challenge) was retained by Patrick Driscoll over Dominic Seymour (July 24th).
The Letchworth Garden City Invitational was won by Dominic Seymour (July 11th-12th).
The Relle was won by Adam Sandhu (June 17th).
The AGM happened and Finley Walsh is the new President; see the awards, Committee and Constitution for updates.
The Jubilee Trophy (ETwA singles challenge) was retained by Patrick Driscoll over Jack Murphy (May 11th).
The ETwA National Singles was won by Tim Hunt; the Plate was won by Finley Walsh and the Geoff Thorpe Trophy was won by Dominic Seymour (April 25th-26th).
The NATwA Singles was won by Prabhas Pokharel (April 11th).
The Jubilee Trophy (ETwA singles challenge) was retained by Patrick Driscoll over Edward Brown (April 11th).
The National Handicapped Singles was won by Finley Walsh (March 21st-22nd).
The Nick Ashley of Lent 2026 was won by Finley Walsh (March 20th).
The Relle was won by Tara Doherty (March 18th).
The NATwA Annapolis Springy Individual Pairs was won by Rick Tucker (March 14th).
The Varsity Match was won by Oxford, 59½-52½ (March 8th).
Nick Ashley League
Latest updates:
The Nick Ashley of Lent 2026 was won by Finley Walsh.
- Agnes Jardin unsuccessfully challenged Finley Walsh, 8½-5½ (2026-03-20).
- Ameena Miah unsuccessfully challenged Finley Walsh, 3-11 (2026-03-18).
- Ameena Miah received a walkover from Agnes Jardin (2026-03-18).
- Alice Horton unsuccessfully challenged Ameena Miah, 1*-6* (2026-03-14).
- Finley Walsh successfully challenged Ameena Miah, 12-2 (2026-03-14).
- Finley Walsh successfully challenged Alice Horton, 14-7 (2026-03-12).
- Caie Akinla successfully challenged Joey Wee, 6-1 (2026-03-08).
- Ameena Miah successfully challenged Agnes Jardin, 9-5 (2026-03-01).
- Ameena Miah successfully challenged Kathryn Arnott, 11-10 (2026-03-01).
The Nick Ashley of Lent 2025 was won by Jack Murphy.
Cuppers
Cuppers 2025 was won by Tiddlen Tepid.
Links
There is a YouTube video on World Singles 77.
British Comedy Guide has a piece on the Goons match.
Emmy, our President, was on Radio 5 Live (from ~1:56:30) on Tuesday January 14th re. the Club’s 70th birthday.
There is a PA Media article on the start of modern tiddlywinks, featuring the founders and the current President. It has been picked up by the Telegraph and the BBC. The PA Media article has been replicated to the Sun, Mirror, Express, iPaper, Daily Star and Telegraph, and the online Independent, Evening Standard, Mail Online. It’s now hosted on the web sites of Christ’s and Cambridge. The founders were on the BBC Today Programme (2:56:10 in).
Vernon Kay’s radio 2 show played an archive clip of Southampton University playing MIT in 1972 (starting at 45 minutes).
An introductory video has been posted by Ex-Prezzy B.
There is now a CUTwC YouTube channel.
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