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Individual Bennett Cup winnersLast revised 31 May 2025
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The Cup was presented to Worcesterr & District Chess League and first competed for in the 1950-1 season. When the District League merged with the county association after the Covid emergency in 2021, the competition was re-started in the 2022-3 season for players in Worcestershire affiliated clubs. Winners have been transcribed from the trophy plinth
| Season | Champion | Season | Champion |
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| 1951 | P Sargent | 1991 | AK Gregory |
| 1952 | D Everett | 1992 | GC Link |
| 1953 | No competition | 1993 | EA Copemen |
| 1954 | RJ Bird | 1994 | N McSheehy |
| 1955 | TB Tate | 1995 | P Austin |
| 1956 | RJG Bird | 1996 | FW Charge |
| 1957 | J Harris | 1997 | GM Herbert |
| 1958 | A Jones | 1998 | GM Herbert |
| 1959 | R Bignal | 1999 | GM Herbert |
| 1960 | A Crombie | 2000 | GM Herbert |
| 1961 | HC Bell | 2001 | GM Herbert |
| 1962 | ER Cox | 2002 | GM Herbert |
| 1963 | JW Cox | 2003 | RF Collett |
| 1964 | P Gross | 2004-5 | ?No competition |
| 1965 | AG May | 2006 | SJ Foster |
| 1966 | CA Gray | 2007 | J Wrench |
| 1967 | K Tyson | 2008 | M Bissell |
| 1968 | CA Gray | 2009 | B Turner |
| 1969 | CA Gray | 2010 | B Turner |
| 1970 | R Krakowski | 2011 | B Turner |
| 1971 | EJ Smith | 2012 | A Davis |
| 1972 | A Copeman | 2013 | D Roberts |
| R Krakowski | 2014 | N Towers | |
| 1973 | JE Briggs | 2015 | JA Friar (snr) |
| 1974 | JE Briggs | 2016 | L Davis |
| 1975 | J Clark | 2017 | I Clarke |
| 1976 | A Copemen | 2018 | L Davis |
| 1977 | J Clark | 2019 | L Davis |
| 1978 | WW Watson | 2020 | Competition not completed |
| 1979 | ER Cox | 2021-2 | No competition |
| 1980 | AJ Taylor | 2023 | L Davis |
| 1981 | L Davis | 2024 | JD Friar |
| 1982 | L Davis | 2025 | L Davis |
| 1983 | I Sharp | ||
| 1984 | I Sharp | ||
| 1985 | I Sharp | ||
| 1986 | EJ Smith | ||
| 1987 | EA Copemen | ||
| 1988 | AK Gregory | ||
| 1989 | EA Copeman | ||
| 1990 | EA Copemen | ||
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1951-2010 Transcribed from the plinth of the trophy. 2011 to present from Ray Collett’s website or records. No competition in the years 2020 to 2022 because of the Covid emergency. |
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