Men’s and Singles’ World Tambourelli Champions, 2016

The World Tambourelli Championships have been held since 1975. 

Details of some of the Men’s Winners and Finalists may be found in the table below. 

Until 2002, there were only occasional separate Women’s Championships:  the Winners of these earlier mixed Singles’ tournaments are included below.

If you have information in your archives on any of these events, please let us know!

Year	Venue	Men’s Champions	Men’s Finalists	Men’s Semi-Finalists
2016	Dresden	Marco Zink	Bazil Hughes	Sebastian Rose Juan Moreno
2015	Newton Stewart	Sebastian Rose	Marco Zink	Malcolm Heyes Seth Priestman
2014	Riverford	Bazil Hughes	Finn Lennartson	Daniel Francis-Bernson Ezra Cohen
2013	Dresden	Bazil Hughes	Malcolm Heyes	Andre-Till Zeuner Sebastian Rose
2012	Riverford	Malcolm Heyes	Seth Priestman	Jonny Tilbrook Peter MacCarthy
2011	Riverford	Bazil Hughes	Malcolm Heyes	Andy Priestman Liam Campbell
2010	Newton Stewart	Liam Campbell	Ezra Cohen	Malcolm Heyes Graham Moffat
2009	Riverford	Daniel Francis-Bernson	Ezra Cohen	Paddy Bos Cose Malcolm Heyes
2008	Riverford	Ezra Cohen	Peter MacCarthy	Daniel Francis-Bernson Graham Moffat
2007	Riverford	Daniel Francis-Bernson	Ezra Cohen	David Elliott Malcolm Heyes
2006	Riverford	Malcolm Heyes	Paddy Bos Coe
2005	Riverford	Malcolm Heyes	Ezra Cohen
2004	Riverford	Richard Cohen	Malcolm Heyes	Daniel Francis-Bernson Andy Priestman
2003	Riverford	Malcolm Heyes	Ezra Cohen
2002	Riverford	Malcolm Heyes

Singles’ Champions

Year	Venue	Singles’ Champions	Singles’ Finalists	Singles’ Semi-Finalists
2001	Riverford	Richard Cohen	Indy Priestman	Malcolm Heyes – Indy went to the Final through a by.
2000	Riverford	Malcolm Heyes
1999	Riverford	Paddy Bos Coe	Malcolm Heyes	Ezra Cohen Oliver Tringham
1998	Garlieston, chez Finn & Ella	Paddy Bos Coe	Seth Priestman	Hal Watmough Davey Mackenzie Andy Priestman
1997	Clugston Classic	Paddy Bos Coe	Seth Priestman
July 1997	Washbourne Open	Seth Priestman	Malcolm Heyes	Paddy Bos Coe Steve
1996	Garlieston chez Rex Pyke	Seth Priestman	Cyrus Colquhitt
1995	Knowe Farm	Davey Mackenzie	Seth Priestman	Malcolm Heyes Other semi-final a ‘by.’
1994	Corriedoo	Malcolm Heyes
1993		Guy Feldman
1992		Andy Priestman
1991		Andy Priestman
1990		Andy Priestman
1989
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1987
1986
1985
1984	Castle Stewart	Andy Priestman	Kim
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1976
1975

Women's singles Champions from 2002

Year	Venue		Women’s Champions		Women’s Finalists		Women’s Semi-Finalists
2016		Dresden		Amke de Buhr		Inga Höben		Trixi Reuther Stefanie Juhr
2015		Newton Stewart		Jasmine Bosenick		Gabriele Rose		Chloe Bruce
2014		Riverford		Jasmine Bosenick		Indy Lennartsson (née Priestman)		Chloe Bruce Isla Craik
2013		Dresden		Indy Priestman		Anne Larisch		Birgit Schönfeldt Stefanie Will
2012		Riverford		Indy Priestman		Jasmine Bosenick		Isla Craik Stacey Duff
2011		Riverford		Stacey Duff		Dilushi Jayasingha		Chloe Bruce Isla Craik
2010		Newton Stewart		Indy Priestman		Stacey Duff		Elizabeth Tindal
2009		Riverford		Indy Priestman		Chloe Bruce		Jasmine Bosenick Sónia Marturano
2008		Riverford		Indy Priestman		Isla Craik		Laura T Mizue Yoshimura
2007		Riverford		Elizabeth Tindal		Isla Craik		Mizue Yoshimura Julia Elliott
2006		Riverford		Indy Priestman
2005		Riverford		Indy Priestman
2004		Riverford		Indy Priestman		Isla Craik		Mandy Schulze Julia Elliott
2003		Riverford		Indy Priestman		Rachel Chelka
2002		Riverford		Indy Priestman

World Tambourelli Championships 2017 in Riverford, Devon, England

The World Tambourelli Championships took place near Totnes in Devon this year on the 5th and 6th of August. Once again the Scottish Tambourelli team sent representatives to compete for the trophies against players from England, Germany, Spain and Japan.

In the Men's Singles tournament, Bazil Hughes (from just outside Kirkcowan) was able to take home his 4th championship title, avenging last year's agonizing defeat to the defending champion Marco Zink (from Dresden in Germany).

In the Women's Singles tournament, Chloe Bruce (who runs the weekly tambourelli club in Newton Stewart) was defeated in the final by Katrin Ueberfuhr.

The Doubles tournament was won by Chloe Bruce and Ringo Sobiella (from Dresden) completing a shut-out for the combined forces of Scotland and Germany in the adult competitions.

The children's singles was won by the 13-year-old Haruka Takamura, who travelled all the way from Tokyo to compete, while the Doubles was won by Nuno Priestman (12) and Noi Priestman (10), two brothers from London whose father grew up playing tambourelli near Newton Stewart and carried the sport with him when he moved away.

Next year the tournament will take place in Newton Stewart. Newton Stewart is the home town of Tambourelli, it was devised here in the 1970s. The 2018 World Championships will be held in the final weekend of July, where Bazil, Katrin, Chloe, Ringo, Haruka, Nuno and Noi will attempt to defend their World Championship titles against the ever-growing crowd of players from the UK and abroad.

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Wonderful catering was provided by Julia Elliott, and Nigel and Melody Kinch, along with exotic contributions from our Japanese guests. Thanks to you all.

We should like to thank Oliver and Esther Watson for their generous hospitality, Luscombe Organic Drinks and South Devon Rural Housing Association for sponsorship, and TamSports for prizes. Thanks too, to all those who participated and made it such a delightful event.

For further information, please contact:

Oliver Tringham on…e-mail: olivertringham@yahoo.co.uk