Bennett and Ball Cup Competitions 2025-6
Updated 23 January 2026
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Updated 23 January 2026
24 Sep 2025. This year there will be two all-play-all tournaments followed by finl(s) between the winners. Entrants were notified that they should complete games in the all-play-all tournaments by 25 April 2026 and Finalists should complete their games by 30 May 2026. Time control is 45 + 30. By mutual consent players may agree to a longer time control of 60 + 30, but must ensure the venue is able to support the longer playing session.
10 Sept 2025. Controller and organiser Briat Turner (Malvern) invites players to enter. See outline of this tournament.
| 2025-6 Bennett Cup Pool A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Rating | BA | IC | RC | LD | CL | NT | Totals |
| Ben Attwell | Redditch | 1908 | x | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ian Clarke | Malvern | 1929 | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | |||
| Ray Collett | Worcester | 1744 | ½ | x | 1 | 1½ | |||
| Lee Davis | Malvern | 2002 | x | 0 | |||||
| Chris Lee | Worcester | 1537 | 0 | x | 0 | ||||
| Nigel Towers | Redditch | 1802 | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | |||
| 2025-6 Bennett Cup Pool B | |||||||||
| Player | Club | Rating | KB | JF | EH | SO | JV | DW | Totals |
| Keith Baxter | Malvern | 1862 | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Joe Friar | Kidderminster | 2137 | x | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ed Higgs | Worcester | 1882 | 0 | x | 0 | ||||
| Scott Oxtoby | Worcester | 1743 | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | 2 | ||
| John Varilone | Kidderminster | 1689 | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | ||
| David Waud | Kidderminster | 1689 | 0 | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | ||
24 Sep 2025. This year there will be a single all-play-all tournament and the top players will play off in finl(s). Entrants were notified that they should complete games in the all-play-all tournament by 25 April 2026 and Finalists should complete their games by 30 May 2026. Time control is 45 + 30. By mutual consent players may agree to a longer time control of 60 + 30, but must ensure the venue is able to support the longer playing session.
10 Sept 2025. Controller and organiser Briat Turner (Malvern) invites players to enter. See outline of this tournament.
| Ball Cup 2025-6 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Rating | GK | CL | BM | AN | GS | Totals |
| Graham Kemp | Pebworth | 1519P | x | 0 | ½ | ½ | ||
| Chris Lee | Worcester | 1537 | x | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ben Mason | Malvern | 1172P | x | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alex Nicholls | Worcester | 1532 | 1 | 1 | x | 2 | ||
| Giles Stanton | Redditch | 1521 | ½ | 1 | x | 1½ | ||