EVENTS
Forthcoming Events
2021
December
Saturday 4th Finland Christmas Games
2022
January
Wednesday – Sunday 5-9th Asia Open in Phuket
Friday – Sunday 28-30th Dutch Open in Almere
February
Saturday 26th Cambridge Winter Team Tournament – Cambridge
May
Wednesday – Saturday 11-15th European Open – Prague
June/July
Thursday 30th June – Sunday 3rd July – English Open
August
Thursday – Sunday 25-28th French Open
September
Thursday – Sunday 1-4th Spanish Open
Friday – Sunday 9-11th Italian Open – Tocca da Casauria
October
Thursday – Sunday 27-30th English Nationals – Bolton Arena
2023
May
Tuesday – Sunday 2-7th – World Pickleball Games – Austin, Texas
Previous Events
2021
November
Friday 5th Club Quiz Evening
October
Sunday 10th World Pickleball Day
Saturday/Sunday 16/17th Pickleball England Texas Open English Style Tournament held at Milton Keynes
September
Saturday 11th Hertfordshire Open Mixed Doubles Tournament
August
Saturday 7th August – away match with Hertfordshire club Broughing & District
Sunday 8th August – Club annual Picklenic
12th to 15th – English Nationals
July
Wednesday 21st – Pickleball England North East Region Leader’s Certification Course
Friday 23rd – Pickleball England Fund Raising Garden Party
Saturday 31st – Pickleball England South East Region Leader’s Certification Course
Saturday 31st – Warwickshire Pickleball Club Mini Pickleball Festival
February
Tuesday 2nd – 1800 – AGM via Zoom
2020
February
Sunday 2nd – Cambridge Open Tournament for 2-5 – 3-5 players
Saturday 22nd – Fun mixed double Tournament, Rugby
Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd – Thai Open, Hua Hin
All further events for 2020 were cancelled due to Covid 19
March
Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th – Aragon Open, Polideportivo de Andorra Teruel, Spain
Saturday 14th – Hertfordshire Pickleball Festival
Friday 20th – 7.00 to 9.00 pm Club Social Event – Ten Pin Bowling
April
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th – Dutch Open Tournament, Almere
Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th – Pickleball Festival UK and Young Persons Championship, Milton Keynes
Friday 24th – 7.00 for 7.30 pm start – Club Charity Quiz Night
May
Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd – Donostia Pickleball Festival, San Sebastian
Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th – Pickleball England holiday in Mallorca
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th – Scottish Masters, Glasgow
June
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th – South West Pickleball Festival, Bristol
Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th – Irish Pickleball Championships, Multyfarnham
Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th – Italian Open Tournament, Tocca da Casauria
July
Wednesday 1st to Sunday 5th – English Open Tournament, Nottingham
August
Saturday 29th – 12.00 to 4.00 pm Club annual Picklenic
September
Date to be confirmed – Spanish Open, Madrid
October
Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th – Club Event, Majorca
Friday 25th to Sunday 27th – Northwest Pickleball Festival, Preston
Previous Events
2020
January
Thursday 16th – 7.00 for 7.30 pm start, Club AGM, The Link, St. John’s Church, Windlesham
Tuesday 21st – Club verses Fleet Aces Tournament away
2019
December
Wednesday 18th – Club Christmas Dinner
November
Saturday 23rd – Indoor Bowling, Camberley event
October
Club trip to Majorca for 5 days of PB
September
Friday 13th to Sunday 15th – Italian Open Tournament
Friday 6th to Sunday 8th – Spanish Open Tournament
August
Saturday 31st to Sunday 1st September – French Open Tournament
Saturday 31st – Annual Club Pic(kle)nic
Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th – English Open Tournament
July
Sunday 21st Club BBQ
Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th – Bainbridge Cup and German Open Tournament
Friday 5th – Sunday 7th – Dublin Open Tournament
Sunday 7th – Green Bowling at the Royal Household Bowling Club
June
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th – Finnish Open Tournament
April
Monday 14th – Friendly tournament away at the Torfaen Club
Sunday 13th – Multi club over 60’s tournament hosted by the Torfaen Club in Cumbran
February
Tuesday 5th – AGM
2018
December
Sunday 16th – Christmas fancy dress tournament
October
Friday 2nd – Wine Bluff
September
Friday 24th – Skittle evening
Wednesday 5th – Sunday 9th – Spanish Open
Sunday 2nd – Annual pic(kle)nic
August
Friday 24th – Basingstoke Canal Cruise on narrowboat John Pinkerton II
June
Saturday 9th – RRPC LIFE SAVING TRAINING
May
Wednesday 30th – club social event – Hoggs Back Brewery and supper afterwards
Thursday 10th – Friendly with Beaconsfield PC
April
Wednesday 25th – A tournament with Torfaen PBC at Cwmbran followed by supper and club session the following morning. Well done Torfaen for once again being superb hosts and beating us for the first time!
January
18 January. AGM
2017
December
17 December. Festive Club Tournament Charity Event
November
6 & 7 November. Hosting the Torfaen PBC finishing with a tournament in the afternoon on the 7th
24 November. Annual dinner (with partners) at Eliane’s, Sunningdale (Member Ajoy’s restaurant)
28 November. Hosting tournament against The Farnham Picklers
September
7 Sept. Pros Night – Coaching by Tyler Wren, PPF pro, Roberto Donati, Jennifer Lucore and PPF President Carl Schmits for 24 with 20 plus observing followed by demonstration play by the four of them
16 & 17 Sept. 3rd International PB Tournament, Madrid, Spain.
21 – 24 Sept. Possible RRPC European trip. Spain or Mallorca.
August
Sunday 20 Sept. starting at 11.30 am – RRPC first ‘pic(kle)nic to be held at our outdoor venue at Watchetts Park, Camberley. See post for further details
June
2nd – Charity Quiz Night at the Windlesham Club & Theatre. See under ‘News’ for further information
May
27th, 28th May. First UK Pickleball International Tournament, Medway Park, Kent.
April
Monday 10th – A winning tournament with Torfaen PBC at Cwmbran followed by supper and club session the following morning
January
Thursday, 19th. Club AGM and Buffet Dinner.
2016
December
Sunday 11th. “Fun” Christmas-themed doubles tournament. Lightwater LC, 2 – 5 pm with “tea” afterwards. Prize for best festive outfit won by Terry Inskip and the tournament winner was Derek Moore.
November
Friday 11th. Club Dinner. The Tiger’s Pad restaurant, Sunningdale 8pm. Plus Club raffle.
October
21st-23rd October. UKPA 1st Internationall tournament open to players from England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. Fenton Manor Leisure Centre, Stratford upon Avon.
See: http://www.pickleball.org.uk
September
17th, 18th September. European Pickleball Tournament, Madrid.
July
18th/19th July. Visit by Torfaen PC, South Wales. They attended the RR club session at Charters on Monday 18th, visited the Curfew Tower at Windsor Castle on Tuesday am (courtesy of Alan Speller and Royal Household Bowls Club) but suffered defeat by RR in the afternoon match.
May
1st May. UKPA National Tournament, Abingdon, Oxon.
27th – 29th May. 3rd European Pickleball Tournament, Amsterdam, Holland.
March
1st March. Return match vs Farnham Picklers (aka David Lloyd Farnham) at Lightwater SC. Organiser, Paul Telling, presents trophy to winners, RRPC.
31st March – 13th April. Club tour to The Villages, Florida, USA.
February
S Wales tour & match vs Torfaen PC.
Photo: Alan Speller and Paul Telling receive the winners trophy from Richard Welsford (centre) of Torfaen PC, Newport, South Wales.
16th – 19th Feb. Club members, Paul Telling & Alan Speller, travelled to Mallorca, Spain to give two “taster” sessions and playing instruction to a group of ex-pats residents on the island. Hopefully, the new group will continue playing and flourish into a proper “club”.
January
Monday 11th January. Friendly match (away) vs David Lloyd, Farnham. Winners: DLF.
21st January: Club A.G.M. The Coffee Lounge Studio, Lightwater Leisure Centre. 7.30pm
2015
November
The Club had it’s innaugural Dinner at The Tiger’s Pad, Sunningdale. A raffle was held in aid of Club funds. Barry Swadling won 1st prize, a Manta Pro paddle kindly donated by www.pickle-ball.co.uk.
Rolf Evans was presented with the RRPC “Annual Significant Improvement Award” (ASIA). See photo.
October
Saturday, 24th October: Mixed doubles match. RRPC v South Oxford Clubs team. 09.30 am at ChartersLeisure Centre, Sunningdale.
RRPC team: Alan & Sue Carroll, Alan Speller & Joyce Davies, Leo Gonzales & Karen Redman, Ajoy Sachdev & Jane Mulligan, Rolf & Shirley Evans.
Winners: RRPC.
RRPC’s Alan Speller is presented the trophy by Ian Wilson, Chairman of the UKPA.
September
1st European Pickleball Tournament, Madrid, Spain.
RRPC members: Paul Telling & Alan Speller played together in the Mens’ Doubles and with other partners in the Mixed.
July
RRPC Pickleball Fun Day, Seale, Surrey
£450 raised for Cancer Research UK.
January
1st unofficial UK Club Invitational Championships, Abingdon, Oxon.
Abingdon PC, Witney PC, Didcot PC, Kidlington PC, RRPC.
RRPC team: Alan Speller, Paul Telling, Derek Jackson, Ian Atkinson, Helen Hurn, Glynn Martin.
Winners: RRPC.