# Tambourelli

Tambourelli is a court game invented in Galloway in Scotland in the 1970s. It has since spread all over the world, with small communities of players running active clubs in England, Scotland, Germany, Japan and Sweden. It shares many players, coaches and fans with Tamburello as well as Tambeach.
The fundamental aim is for players to stop the shuttlecock from landing within the court on their side of the net. Players hit the shuttlecock with a bat similar to a tambour (like a tambourine without bells) or Irish bodhrán which has a strap along the outer edge and a section of moulded plastic on the inner edge, both for grip.
The game can be played either outdoors or indoors.
There is an annual World Tambourelli Championship, as well as numerous Open Tournaments throughout the year such as in Dresden every September or Hamburg every January.

## Rules

The aim of the game is to have the shuttlecock land within the court on your opponent's side of the net, or to force them to make an error such as hitting the shuttlecock into the net or outside of the court.
Tournament matches are typically played in sets of three games. Each game is played until one player reaches 21 points and is 2 points clear, a point being scored for each shot that one's opponent fails to legally return, regardless of who served. Each player serves 5 times before switching, with the first player to serve being decided by playing a point before scoring begins.
Service is underarm (beneath the shoulder) and must be taken with one foot on the court's back line. If the first service is called "out" or fails to cross the net, a second service is awarded. In singles, a player may serve to anywhere on their opponent's side of the court. In doubles, service is to the player diagonally opposite and must fall within their half of the court. A "net service" (one which clips the net on the way over but still lands "in" or which the receiving player returns) is replayed without penalty.
When a player has served for 5 points, service changes to the opposing player or team. In doubles, service passes diagonally until all players have served for 5 scored points, at which point service resumes with the first player who served and the two opposing team members swap places, so that each server now serves to a new recipient.
If the shuttlecock hits any part of the player's body, that player loses the point. Players are only allowed to hit the shuttlecock once to get it onto the opponent's side. The exception to this is the "Point Save" rule, which applies only in Doubles games. This rule allows a team to hit the shuttlecock twice to return it; however if that team goes on to win the rally they do not gain a point (they merely "save" or rescue the point). Should the opposing team also double-hit in the same rally, the two "point saves" cancel each other out and whichever team prevails in the rally wins the point. Should one team double-hit a second time in the rally when they are already one "point save" down, they lose the point (i.e. they do not "save" it).
Different clubs use slightly different court sizes, with the hosts of any given tournament permitted to choose the court size for that event, but the standard court is 9.45m long by 4.1m wide. It is split in half lengthways by a line and widthways by a net, at a height of 1.75m, with each player (in singles) or team (in doubles) always remaining on their side of the net.

## World Tambourelli Championships

There is an annual World Tambourelli Championship, which originally took place exclusively in Dumfries and Galloway in Southwest Scotland. During the 1990s tournaments were relocated to Southwest England, near Totnes in Devon. Recently, the tournament moves between Sweden, Germany, and England. The event currently includes a Men's Singles tournament, a Women's Singles tournament, a Mixed Doubles tournament, and Junior Singles and Doubles tournaments.
Since 2002 separate Men's Singles and Women's Singles competitions have been held. From 1991 to 2001 only an 'open' category was held that anybody could enter. For the purposes of historical record, the champions of the 1991-2001 era are referred to here as Men's Singles champions, as no woman ever won the open category (although Indy Priestman came close, reaching the final in 2001). Before 1991 there was generally also separate Men's and Women's Singles though the main emphasis in the tournaments was on the Mixed Doubles competition.
The format of the tournament can vary depending on the number of participants and the availability of time and space, as well as the preferences of the hosts. Usually there is a round-robin group stage in which a single game to 21 is played, followed by a knockout stage of 4, 8 or 16 participants where each match is best-of-3.
The groups are usually decided upon by randomly allocating 1 of the highest ranked participants to each group, then randomly assigning the remainder of the participants among the groups evenly. However the seeding system has only existed since 2011, and the method by which rankings are calculated is still the source of much debate.
In the Mixed Doubles category pairings have traditionally been decided by drawing names out of a hat. Where seeded players are drawn together those names are placed back in and redrawn, the aim being to allow for no team to be excessively dominant and for the random pairing of experienced and inexperienced players or those of differing ability in the same competition. At some tournaments Doubles pairs are pre-chosen. This is generally the case in Germany where separate Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and a Mixed Doubles competitions have been held.
Typically there are children's tournaments that take place at the same place and time. However, these vary from year to year in several ways: sometimes (usually in Devon) there is simply an under-14s singles and doubles tournament, sometimes there are multiple age groups and separate boys/girls tournaments, and sometimes the Under 16s World Tambourelli Championships take place at a different date and entirely different venue to the World Tambourelli Championship, such as in 2008 when the main WTC took place on Riverford Farm in Devon but the Under 16s tournament took place in Newton Stewart in Scotland.

## Results
### Men's singles world champions by year

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2024 | Alexander Christen | Isak Lindstedt | London |
| 2023 | Not decided | Not decided | Kleinnaundorf |
| 2022 | Alexander Christen | Isak Lindstedt | Stehag |
| 2021 | No tournament held | No tournament held | N/A |
| 2020 | No tournament held | No tournament held | N/A |
| 2019 | Alexander Christen | Rowan Appleton-Wickens | Stehag |
| 2018 | Sebastian Rose | Bazil Hughes | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2017 | Bazil Hughes | Marco Zink | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2016 | Marco Zink | Bazil Hughes | Dresden |
| 2015 | Sebastian Rose | Marco Zink | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2014 | Bazil Hughes | Finn Lennartsson | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2013 | Bazil Hughes | Malcolm Heyes | Dresden |
| 2012 | Malcolm Heyes | Seth Priestman | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2011 | Bazil Hughes | Malcolm Heyes | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2010 | Liam Campbell | Ezra Cohen | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2009 | Daniel Francis-Bernson | Ezra Cohen | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2008 | Ezra Cohen | Peter MacCarthy | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2007 | Daniel Francis-Bernson | Ezra Cohen | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2006 | Malcolm Heyes | Paddy Bos Coe | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2005 | Malcolm Heyes | Ezra Cohen | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2004 | Richard Cohen | Malcolm Heyes | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2003 | Malcolm Heyes | Ezra Cohen | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2002 | Malcolm Heyes | | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2001 | Richard Cohen | Indy Priestman | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2000 | Malcolm Heyes | Peter MacCarthy | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 1999 | Paddy Bos Coe | Malcolm Heyes | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 1998 | Paddy Bos Coe | Seth Priestman | chez Finn & Ella, Garlieston |
| 1997 | Paddy Bos Coe | Luke Feldman | Minniwick, Galloway |
| 1996 | Seth Priestman | Cyrus Colquhitt | chez Rex Pyke, Garlieston |
| 1995 | Davey Mackenzie | Seth Priestman | Knowe Farm, Galloway |
| 1994 | Malcolm Heyes | Andy Priestman | Corriedoo, Galloway |
| 1993 | Guy Feldman | Andy Priestman | chez Rex Pyke, Garlieston |
| 1992 | Andy Priestman | | |
| 1991 | Andy Priestman | | Mochrum Park, Galloway |
| 1990 | Mike Sullivan | Andy Priestman | Loch Grannoch, Galloway |
| 1989 | Brendan Colvert | Brishendra Dutt | Euchanbank, Galloway |
| 1988 | Francis O'Dempsey | Andy Priestman | Mochrum Park, Galloway |
| 1987 | | | Castle Stewart, Galloway |
| 1986 | No Men's Singles Played | No Men's Singles Played | Balmaclellan, Galloway |
| 1985 | No Men's Singles Played | No Men's Singles Played | Minniwick, Galloway |
| 1984 | Andy Priestman | Kim Middleton | Castle Stewart, Galloway |
| 1983 | | | |
| 1982 | Davey Mackenzie | Andy Priestman | Corriedoo, Galloway |
| 1981 | | | |
| 1980 | | | |
| 1979 | | | |
| 1978 | | | |

### Women's singles world champions by year

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2024 | Lisa Zink | Silke Bruns | London |
| 2023 | Indy Lennartson* Anja Lund* Patricia Poch* | Not decided | Kleinnaundorf |
| 2022 | Anja Lund | Carmen Ketelhut | Stehag |
| 2021 | No tournament held | No tournament held | N/A |
| 2020 | No tournament held | No tournament held | N/A |
| 2019 | Indy Lennartsson (née Priestman) | Katrin Ueberfuhr | Stehag |
| 2018 | Jasmine Bosenick | Katrin Ueberfuhr | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2017 | Katrin Ueberfuhr | Chloe Bruce | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2016 | Amke de Buhr | Inga Höben | Dresden |
| 2015 | Jasmine Bosenick | Gabriele Rose | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2014 | Jasmine Bosenick | Indy Lennartsson (née Priestman) | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2013 | Indy Priestman | Anne Larisch | Dresden |
| 2012 | Indy Priestman | Jasmine Bosenick | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2011 | Stacey Duff | Dilushi Jayasingha | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2010 | Indy Priestman | Stacey Duff | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2009 | Indy Priestman | Chloe Bruce | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2008 | Indy Priestman | Isla Craik | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Tindal | Isla Craik | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2006 | Indy Priestman | Isla Craik | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2005 | Indy Priestman | Isla Craik | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2004 | Indy Priestman | Isla Craik | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2003 | Indy Priestman | Rachel Chelka | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2002 | Indy Priestman | | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 | No Women's Singles Played | No Women's Singles Played | |
| 1990 | Rosey Priestman | Mandi McInnes | Loch Grannoch, Galloway |
| 1989 | Rosey Priestman | | Euchanbank, Galloway |
| 1988 | Rosey Priestman | | Mochrum Park, Galloway |
| 1987 | Rosey Priestman | | Castle Stewart, Galloway |
| 1986 | Rosey Priestman | Sarah Feldman | Balmaclellan, Galloway |
| 1985 | No Women's Singles Played | No Women's Singles Played | Minniwick, Galloway |
| 1984 | Rosey Priestman | | Castle Stewart, Galloway |
| 1983 | Rosey Priestman | | |
| 1982 | No Women's Singles Played | No Women's Singles Played | Corriedoo, Galloway |
| 1981 | | | |
| 1980 | | | |
| 1979 | | | |
| 1978 | | | |
† Shown is the champion and runner up from the over-18 age category. In 2023 there were strict age limits such that players over 40, including the defending champion Anja Lund, were not permitted to enter the over-18 category.
*Indy Lennartson won the over-40 category, and Anja Lund won the over-50 category and Patricia Poch won the 18+ category, controversially all three have a claim to being the Women's Singles champion of 2023.

### Mixed doubles world champions by year

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2024 | Rowan Appleton-Wickens & Silke Bruns | Malcolm Heyes & Ralph Teichert | London |
| 2023 | Not decided | Not decided | Kleinnaundorf |
| 2022 | Alexander Christen & Kyou Colquitt | Eric Lo & Bazil Hughes | Stehag |
| 2021 | No tournament held | No tournament held | N/A |
| 2020 | No tournament held | No tournament held | N/A |
| 2019 | Sebastian Rose & Hugh Wallis | Finn Lennartsson & Hannah Franz | Stehag |
| 2018 | Graham Moffat & Jason Littlefield | Indy Lennartsson & Lutz Reiter | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2017 | Chloe Bruce & Ringo Sobiella | Nik Clark & Taliesin Appleton-Wickens | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2016† | Dominic Hauke & Nadine Harmatschek | Bazil Hughes & Chloe Bruce | Dresden |
| 2015 | Bazil Hughes & Taliesin Appleton-Wickens | Marco Zink & Kevin Witt | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2014 | Silver Levy-So & Tom Amey | Daniel Francis-Bernson & Finlay Porter | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2013 | No Mixed Doubles | No Mixed Doubles | Dresden |
| 2012 | Malcolm Heyes & Tom Amey | Evan Barretxeguren-Priestman & Seth Priestman | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2011 | Ezra Cohen & Seth Priestman | Johnny Tillbrook & Malcolm Heyes | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2010 | Jack Higginson & Saul Woollacott | Andy Priestman & Bazil Hughes | Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart |
| 2009 | Andy Priestman & Phillipp Bahner | Indy Priestman & Jack Butcher | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2008 | Aaron Priestman & Jacob Edwards | Peter McCarthy & Mark Elliott | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2007 | Aaron Priestman & Richard Cohen | Corin Liddle & Peter McCarthy | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2006 | | | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2005 | | | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2004 | Indy Priestman & Mark Elliott | Malcolm Heyes & Yukiko Mori | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2003 | Malcolm Heyes & Tomoko Hori | Ben Lockwood & Ezra Cohen | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2002 | | | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2001 | Indy Priestman & Seth Priestman | Aaron Priestman & Malcolm Heyes | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 2000 | | | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 1999 | Adam Cohen & Oliver Tringham | Malcolm Heyes & Rachel Chelka | Riverford Farm, Devon |
| 1998 | Malcolm Heyes & Rosey Priestman | Oliver Tringham & Thomas Turnbull | chez Finn & Ella, Garlieston |
| 1997 | | | Minniwick, Galloway |
| 1996 | Davey Mackenzie & Peter MacCarthy | Malcolm Heyes & Thomas Turnbull | chez Rex Pyke, Garlieston |
| 1995 | Davey Mackenzie & George Howard | Alan Thompson & Dave | Knowe Farm, Galloway |
| 1994 | Davey Mackenzie & Seth Priestman | | Corriedoo, Galloway |
| 1993 | Davey Mackenzie & Guy Feldman | Andy Priestman & Dominic Kennedy | chez Rex Pyke, Garlieston |
| 1992 | | | |
| 1991 | | | |
| 1990 | Francis O'Dempsey & Karen Haggis | Vince Thurkettle & Mark | Loch Grannoch, Galloway |
| 1989 | Davey Mackenzie & Seth Priestman | | Euchanbank, Galloway |
| 1988 | Kenneth Dalbrae & Brendan Colvert | Indy Priestman & Clare Melinsky | Mochrum Park, Galloway |
| 1987 | Davey Mackenzie & Chris Heughan | | Castle Stewart, Galloway |
| 1986 | Mike Sullivan & David Smith | Andy Priestman & Mr. Sullivan | Balmaclellan, Galloway |
| 1985 | Kenneth Dalbrae & Tom Jones | | Minniwick, Galloway |
| 1984 | Andy Priestman & Rosey Priestman | | Castle Stewart, Galloway |
| 1983 | Kenneth Dalbrae & Tom Jones | | |
| 1982 | | | Corriedoo, Galloway |
| 1981 | | | |
| 1980 | | | |
| 1979 | | | |
| 1978 | | | |
† Denotes years in which doubles pairs were not randomly assigned

### Men's singles world champions by number of titles

| Player | Total | Years |
| Malcolm Heyes | 7 | 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012 |
| Bazil Hughes | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
| Alexander Christen | 3 | 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Paddy Bos Coe | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Andy Priestman | 3 | 1984, 1991, 1992 |
| Sebastian Rose | 2 | 2015, 2018 |
| Daniel Francis-Bernson | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Richard Cohen | 2 | 2001, 2004 |
| Davey Mackenzie | 2 | 1982, 1995 |
| Marco Zink | 1 | 2016 |
| Liam Campbell | 1 | 2010 |
| Ezra Cohen | 1 | 2008 |
| Seth Priestman | 1 | 1996 |
| Guy Feldman | 1 | 1993 |
| Mike Sullivan | 1 | 1990 |
| Brendan Colvert | 1 | 1989 |
| Francis O'Dempsey | 1 | 1988 |

### Women's singles world champions by number of titles

| Player | Total | Years |
| Indy Lennartsson (née Priestman) | 11 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019 |
| Rosey Priestman | 7 | 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Jasmine Bosenick | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Patricia Poch | 1 | 2023 |
| Anja Lund | 1 | 2022 |
| Katrin Ueberfuhr | 1 | 2017 |
| Amke de Buhr | 1 | 2016 |
| Stacey Duff | 1 | 2011 |
| Elizabeth Tindal | 1 | 2007 |

### Multiple-time doubles world champions by number of titles

| Player | Total | Years |
| Davey Mackenzie | 6 | 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Seth Priestman | 5 | 1989, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2011 |
| Malcolm Heyes | 4 | 1997, 1998, 2003, 2012 |
| Kenneth Dalbrae | 3 | 1983, 1985, 1988 |
| Tom Amey | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Andy Priestman | 2 | 1984, 2009 |
| Aaron Priestman | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Indy Lennartsson (née Priestman) | 2 | 2001, 2004 |
| Rosey Priestman | 2 | 1984, 1998 |
| Tom Jones | 2 | 1983, 1985 |

## Full results by year
### 2022

2022 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
Men's Singles
Full Knockout Bracket
 Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                    Sebastian Rose     Lutz Reiter   Sebastian Rose     Bazil Hughes   Bazil Hughes     Seth Priestman   Sebastian Rose     Isak Lindstedt   Finn Lennartsson     Ralph Teichert   Finn Lennartsson     Isak Lindstedt   Isak Lindstedt     Jonas Nyberg   Isak Lindstedt     Alexander Christen   Emil Asegard     Magnus Bjelkefelt   Emil Asegard     Alexander Christen   Alexander Christen     Jakob Stierna   Alexander Christen     Rowan Appelton-Wickens   Rowan Appelton-Wickens     Steven Schneider   Rowan Appelton-Wickens     Ringo Sobiella   Ringo Sobiella    Peter Andersson  
Women's Singles
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Anja Lund     Daniela Guthens   Anja Lund     Indy Lennartsson   Indy Lennartsson     Lene Christensen   Anja Lund     Carmen Ketelhut   Hannah Franz     Anna Dahlin   Hannah Franz     Carmen Ketelhut   Carmen Ketelhut    Silke Reiter  
Mixed Doubles
The mixed doubles was won by Alexander Christen and Kyou Colquitt :

### 2018

2018 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2018 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by Scottish Tambourelli, took place on the 28th and 29 July at the Merrick Leisure Centre in Newton Stewart, Scotland.
The Men's Singles was won by Sebastian Rose. The Women's Singles was won by Jasmine Bosenick. The Mixed Doubles was won by Graham Moffat and Jason Littlefield.
Men's Singles
Sebastian Rose defeated Bazil Hughes in 2 games in the men's singles final, completing a perfect tournament with no games dropped. This feat has only been performed once before in men's singles, by Liam Campbell in 2010. The final was also the first match in which Bazil Hughes lost in 2 straight games since the same tournament in 2010 against Liam Campbell. With victory Sebastian Rose became the first ever multiple-time men's singles champion from outside the UK, and continued his streak of never having lost a singles match on Scottish soil.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                    Sebastian Rose 11,12     Jason Littlefield 4,10
  Sebastian Rose 11,11     Ringo Sobiella 9,6
  Ringo Sobiella     Clemens   Sebastian Rose 21,21     Finn Lennartsson 7,7
  Silver Sky Levy-So 6,9     Lutz Reiter 11,11
  Lutz Reiter     Finn Lennartsson   Finn Lennartsson 11,11     Mugiri Greenfield 4,5
  Sebastian Rose 21,21     Bazil Hughes 15,12
  Hugh Wallis     Malcolm Heyes 11,11
  Malcolm Heyes 5,9     Tal Appleton-Wickens 11,11
  Mons 6,12     Tal Appleton-Wickens 11,13
  Tal Appleton-Wickens 10,22,10     Bazil Hughes 21,20,21
  Carsten 5,6     Bazil Hughes 11,11
  Bazil Hughes 11,7,11     Graham Moffat 6,11,6
  Graham Moffat 11,7,11    Lorenz 9,11,5
Women's Singles
Jasmine Bosenick won her third World Tambourelli Championship title, winning every game on her way to a convincing victory. This was her third successive victory including only tournaments in which she was participating.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Katrin Ueberfuhr 21     Elizabeth Tindal 12
  Katrin Ueberfuhr 2     Indy Lennartsson 0
  Indy Lennartsson 11,12     Trixi Reuther 8,10
  Katrin Ueberfuhr 0     Jasmine Bosenick 2
  Molly Bruce 6,1     Daniela 11,11
  Daniela 0     Jasmine Bosenick 2
  Jana 6,3    Jasmine Bosenick 11,11
Mixed Doubles
The Mixed Doubles was won by Graham Moffat and Jason Littlefield, who defeated Indy Lennartsson and Lutz Reiter 11–21, 21–9, 21–13.
Veterans (over 50s) Doubles
The Veterans Doubles was won by Elizabeth Tindal and Hugh Wallis, who defeated Chloe Bruce and Nik Clark. :

### 2017

2017 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2017 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by the Devon Tambourelli Association, took place on the 5th and 6 August on Riverford farm near Totnes in Devon.
The Men's Singles was won by Bazil Hughes. The Women's Singles was won by Katrin Ueberfuhr. The Mixed Doubles was won by Chloe Bruce and Ringo Sobiella. The Luscombe Cup (for children 13 and under) Singles was won by Haruka Takamura. The Luscombe Cup Doubles was won by Nuno Priestman and Noi Priestman.
Men's Singles
Bazil Hughes defeated Marco Zink in 3 games in the Men's Singles final, in a repeat of the previous year's final (which Marco Zink won). The tournament marked the first time that any German player has reached the semi-finals in an outdoor event, with 3 German players making it to the last 4. It is also the first time ever (according to the available records) that the same 2 players have reached the final 2 years in a row. With this win Bazil Hughes claimed his 4th title, taking him to 2nd on the all-time list (after Malcolm Heyes on 7, although it is believed that Andy Priestman has more victories than his official tally of 3).
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Ringo Sobiella 2     Luke Watson 0
  Ringo Sobiella 0     Bazil Hughes 2
  Bazil Hughes 2     Sean Millar 0
  Bazil Hughes 18,21,21     Marco Zink 21,15,16
  Sebastian Rose 2     Tal Appleton-Wickens 0
  Sebastian Rose 0     Marco Zink 2
  Marco Zink 2    Silver Sky Levy-So 0
Women's Singles
Katrin Ueberfuhr won her first World Tambourelli Championship title, coming out of her group in 2nd place but adjusting to the conditions and winning her semi-final and final matches in impressive fashion.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Semi-finalsFinal            Chloe Bruce 2     Connie Chapman 0
  Chloe Bruce 0     Katrin Ueberfuhr 2
  Trixi Reuther 0    Katrin Ueberfuhr 2
Mixed Doubles
Ringo Sobiella & Chloe Bruce won the Mixed Doubles tournament, defeating Taliesen Appleton-Wickens & Nik Clark in the final 2 games to 1.
Under 14 Singles
Haruka Takamura won the Luscombe Cup Singles, defeating Nuno Priestman in the final.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Noi 5,20     Ryo 21,21
  Ryo 0     Haruka 2
  Haruka 21,21     Maple 17,17
  Haruka 2     Nuno 0
  Nuno 21,21     Kai 16,12
  Nuno 17,21,21     Cosmo 21,18,16
  Cosmo 21,21    Lily 11,9
Under 14 Doubles
Nuno Priestman and Noi Priestman won the Luscombe Cup Doubles.
Veterans (over 50s) Doubles
The Veterans Doubles was won by Nick Clarke and Hugh Wallis, who defeated Chloe Bruce and Taro Shiokawa. :

### 2016

2016 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2016 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by Tamburello Dresden, took place on the 27th and 28 August in Dresden.
The Men's Singles was won by Marco Zink. The Women's Singles was won by Amke de Buhr.
Men's Singles
Marco Zink defeated Bazil Hughes 11–10 in the third-set tie-breaker to clinch his first World Tambourelli Championship title in dramatic fashion. Marco Zink was the second successive German Men's Singles champion, after Sebastian Rose took home the title the previous year.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Sebastian Rose 2       Sebastian Rose 0     Bazil Hughes 2
  Bazil Hughes 2     Carsten Fink 0
  Bazil Hughes 1     Marco Zink 2
  Juan Moreno 2       Juan Moreno     Marco Zink 2
  Marco Zink 2     
Women's Singles
Amke de Buhr beat Inga Höben in the final to claim her first titles, and become the first German Women's Singles champion.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                          Inga Höben 2
        Inga Höben     Amke de Buhr 2
            Amke de Buhr 2
Mixed Doubles
The Mixed Doubles was won by Dominic Hauke & Nadine Harmatschek, who defeated Bazil Hughes & Chloe Bruce in the final in 3 games. In this tournament, the pairs were not randomly drawn as is usually the case but chosen in advance. :

### 2015

2015 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2015 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by Scottish Tambourelli, took place on the 22nd and 23 August at the Merrick Leisure Centre in Newton Stewart, Scotland.
The Men's Singles was won by Sebastian Rose. The Women's Singles was won by Jasmine Bosenick. The Mixed Doubles was won by Taliesen Appleton-Wickens and Bazil Hughes.
Men's Singles
Sebastian Rose defeated Marco Zink in 2 games in the Men's Singles final. Sebastian Rose was not only the first German champion (and along with Marco Zink the first German finalist), but also the first Men's Singles champion from outside the UK. This ended a streak of 5 consecutive Scottish champions, and announced Tamburello Dresden as the new top dogs of the competitive scene.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Bazil Hughes 1     Liam Campbell 2
  Liam Campbell 1     Marco Zink 2
  Seth Priestman 0     Marco Zink 2
  Marco Zink 0     Sebastian Rose 2
  Graham Moffat 0     Sebastian Rose 2
  Sebastian Rose 2     Malcolm Heyes 1
  Dominic Hauke    Malcolm Heyes 2
Women's Singles
Jasmine Bosenick defeated Gabriele Rose in the final, winning her 2nd (and 2nd consecutive) World Tambourelli Championship title. With this win she became the 3rd player (after Rosey Priestman and Indy Priestman) to win the title more than once.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Semi-finalsFinal            Gabriele Rose Chloe Bruce       Gabriele Rose     Jasmine Bosenick 2
  Morag Paterson    Jasmine Bosenick 2
Mixed Doubles
Taliesen Appleton-Wickens & Bazil Hughes won the Mixed Doubles tournament, defeating Marco Zink & Kevin Witt in the final.
Veterans (over 50s) Doubles
The Veterans Doubles was won by Nick Wright and Nik Clark, who defeated Chloe Bruce and Hugh Wallis. :

### 2014

2014 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2014 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by the Devon Tambourelli Association, took place on the 2nd and 3 August on Riverford farm near Totnes in Devon.
The Men's Singles was won by Bazil Hughes. The Women's Singles was won by Jasmine Bosenick. The Mixed Doubles was won by Silver Levy-So and Tom Amey.
Men's Singles
Bazil Hughes defeated Finn Lennartsson in 2 games in the Men's Singles final for his 3rd world title. Finn Lennartsson's run was one of the most memorable in Tambourelli history: he came through a razor-tight tie-breaker against Jason Littlefield to escape his group, defeated one of the favorites and Tambourelli greats Malcolm Heyes 2–1 in his quarter final, and defeated another former champion and favorite Daniel Francis-Bernson 2–1 in his semi-final.
However the fairytale run came to an end in the final, played late at night in brutally cold conditions, when the defending champion Bazil Hughes wrapped up a dominant tournament with a decisive 2–0 victory. With this victory Bazil Hughes became the first player since Malcolm Heyes in 2006 to defend his Men's Singles title.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Ezra Cohen 2       Ezra Cohen 0     Bazil Hughes 2
  Bazil Hughes 2     Tom Amey 1
  Bazil Hughes 2     Finn Lennartsson 0
  Daniel Francis-Bernson 2       Daniel Francis-Bernson 1     Finn Lennartsson 2
  Finn Lennartsson 2    Malcolm Heyes 1
Women's Singles
Jasmine Bosenick won her first World Tambourelli Championship title, ending perhaps the most impressive streak in competitive tambourelli history by becoming the first female player to defeat Indy Lennartsson (née Priestman) in recorded history. She also became the first ever English Women's Singles champion, after 12 consecutive Scottish champions since the Women's Singles tournament restarted in 2002.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Semi-finalsFinal            Indy Lennartsson 2       Indy Lennartsson 0     Jasmine Bosenick 2
     Jasmine Bosenick 2
Mixed Doubles
Silver Levy-So & Tom Amey won the Mixed Doubles tournament, defeating Daniel Francis-Bernson & Finlay
Porter in the final. :

### 2013

2013 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2013 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by Tamburello Dresden, took place on the 20th and 21 July in Dresden, Germany. It was the first World Tambourelli Championship to take place outside the UK.
The Men's Singles was won by Bazil Hughes. The Women's Singles was won by Indy Priestman. Unlike in previous years, there was no Mixed Doubles tournament with randomly-assigned pairs but instead Men's Doubles and Women's Doubles tournaments in which players chose their doubles partners in advance. The Men's Doubles was won by Phillip Bahner & David Sobiella. The Women's Doubles was won by Indy Priestman & Chloe Bruce.
Men's Singles
Bazil Hughes defeated Malcolm Heyes in 2 games in the Men's Singles final, winning back the title that Malcolm Heyes won from him in 2012. In the final, Malcolm Heyes started strongly and reached the brink of victory in the first game with a lead of 19 points to 15. However, while leaping forward to win his 19th point, he suffered from cramp in his calf. After a short break he was able to continue, but was unable to sustain the level of play that had given him the lead. Bazil Hughes was able to win the first game 21–20 after saving 5 game points (no deuce was played during this tournament), and then won the second game comfortably to secure the title.
With this win, Bazil Hughes became the 2nd player (after Liam Campbell in 2010) to have been confirmed to go through the Men's Singles tournament without dropping a single game. However this feat may have occurred multiple times pre-2009 - no accurate records of the individual matches played exist.
This tournament used an atypical format in which there was a group stage, a knockout round, a further group stage (with 2 groups of 3 players), and then semi-finals and the final.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Semi-finalsFinal            Sebastian Rose 0     Bazil Hughes 2
  Bazil Hughes 2     Malcolm Heyes 0
  Till Zeuner    Malcolm Heyes 2
 Third place      Sebastian Rose 2    Till Zeuner 0
Women's Singles
Indy Priestman defeated Anne Larische to win an unprecedented 10th World Championship title.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Semi-finalsFinal                  Indy Priestman 2     Anne Larische       
Doubles
In 2013 there was no Mixed Doubles tournament, but Men's Doubles and Women's Doubles tournaments, in which pairs were chosen by the participants before the tournament began. The Men's Doubles champions were Phillip Bahner & David Sobiella. The Women's Doubles champions were Indy Priestman & Chloe Bruce. :

### 2012

2012 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2013 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by the Devon Tambourelli Association, took place on the 20th and 21 July on Riverford Farm near Totnes in Devon.
The Men's Singles was won by Malcolm Heyes. The Women's Singles was won by Indy Priestman.
Men's Singles
Malcolm Heyes defeated Seth Priestman in 2 games in the Men's Singles final.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Bazil Hughes 1     Malcolm Heyes 2
  Malcolm Heyes 2             Malcolm Heyes 2     Seth Priestman 0
        Andy Priestman     Seth Priestman 2
Women's Singles
Indy Priestman defeated Jasmine Bosenick to win her 9th World Championship title.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Semi-finalsFinal                  Indy Priestman 2     Jasmine Bosenick       
Mixed Doubles
Malcolm Heyes & Tom Amey won the Mixed Doubles tournament, defeating Evan Barretxeguren-Priestman & Seth Priestman in the final. :

### 2011

2011 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2011 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by the Devon Tambourelli Association, took place on the 23rd and 24 July on Riverford Farm near Totnes in Devon.
The Men's Singles was won by Bazil Hughes. The Women's Singles was won by Stacey Duff. The Doubles was won by Ezra Cohen & Seth Priestman
Men's Singles
Bazil Hughes defeated the defending champion Liam Campbell in the semi-finals and tambourelli's most-decorated champion Malcolm Heyes in the final to win his first World Championship title. The tournament featured an all-Scottish last 4, and also had a Scottish winner in the Women's Singles tournament, solidifying the return-to-supremacy of Scottish tambourelli.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Liam Campbell 2     David Elliott 1
  Liam Campbell 0     Bazil Hughes 2
  Johnny Tillbrook 0     Bazil Hughes 2
  Bazil Hughes 2     Malcolm Heyes 1
  Jacob Edwards     Andy Priestman 2
  Andy Priestman     Malcolm Heyes 2
  Jack Higginson    Malcolm Heyes 2
Women's Singles
Stacey Duff defeated Dilushi Jayasingha in the final to win her first World Championship title. At 17 years of age, she was the youngest Women's Singles champion in tambourelli history.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Stacey Duff 2     Rachel Chelka   Stacey Duff 2     Isla Craik   Isla Craik 2     Julia Elliott   Stacey Duff 2     Dilushi Jayasingha 1
  Chloe Bruce 2     Cassie-Anne Osborne   Chloe Bruce     Dilushi Jayasingha 2
  Dilushi Jayasingha 2    Elizabeth Tindal  
Mixed Doubles
Ezra Cohen & Seth Priestman won the Mixed Doubles tournament, defeating Johnny Tillbrook & Malcolm Heyes in the final. :

### 2010

2010 World Tambourelli Championship - Full Results :
The 2010 World Tambourelli Championship, hosted by Scottish Tambourelli, took place on Saturday the 31st of July and Sunday the 1st of August in the Merrick Leisure Centre in Newton Stewart.
The Men's Singles was won by Liam Campbell. The Women's Singles was won by Indy Priestman. The Doubles was won by Jack Higginson and Saul Woollacott
Men's Singles
Liam Campbell, who was reigning under-16s World Champion and had only just turned 16, produced perhaps the most dominant Men's Singles tournament in tambourelli history to take the World Championship title in his first attempt. Not only did he win every game in the tournament - a first since verified records began - he did so in spectacularly dominant fashion. In the 14 individual games he played (8 during the knockout stages and 6 in the group stages), he limited his opponent to 13 points or fewer in all but 1 game (all games to 21). So not only did he win every game he played, but he was only in any danger of losing once - a 21–19 victory over Bazil Hughes in the Round of 16, which he followed with a swift 21–11 win in game 2.
With this win Liam Campbell became the youngest ever Men's Singles champion, the most dominant ever Men's Singles champion, and the only player to win the tournament in their very first attempt (excluding the first tournament ever held). He also brought Scottish tambourelli back to prominence, not only by ending a run of 3 consecutive English champions but also by emphatically dispatching Ezra Cohen, who was playing in his 4th consecutive final, by a scoreline of 21–12, 21–13.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Liam Campbell 21,21     Bazil Hughes 19,11
  Liam Campbell 21,19     Graham Moffat 6,6
  Graham Moffat 2     Jack Higginson   Liam Campbell 21,21     Ezra Cohen 12,13
        Malcolm Heyes 0     Ezra Cohen 2
Women's Singles
Indy Priestman defeated Stacey Duff in the final to win her 8th World Tambourelli championship title.
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                                  Indy Priestman 2     Stacey Duff                   
Mixed Doubles
Jack Higginson & Saul Woollacott won the Mixed Doubles tournament, defeating Andy Priestman & Bazil Hughes in the final. :

## The German Open - Dresden
### 2018

10. German Open - Full Results :
The 9th German Open, hosted by Tamburello Dresden, took place on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of September 2018 in Dresden, Germany.
The Men's Singles was won by Alexander Christen. The Women's Singles was won by Inga Höben. The Men's Doubles was won by Taliesin Appleton-Wickens & Bazil Hughes. The Women's Doubles was won by Nadine Harmatschek & Laura Stolzer. The Mixed Doubles was won by Nadine Harmatschek & Dominic Hauke.
Men's Singles
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Marco Zink       Marco Zink     Sebastian Rose 21,21
  Sebastian Rose       Sebastian Rose 6,16     Alexander Christen 21,21
  Bazil Hughes 21,21     Taliesin Appleton-Wickens   Bazil Hughes 11,6     Alexander Christen 21,21
Third place  Alexander Christen 21,21       Bazil Hughes    Marco Zink :

### 2017

9. German Open - Full Results :
The 9th German Open, hosted by Tamburello Dresden, took place on Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th of September 2017 in Dresden, Germany.
The Men's Singles was won by Alexander Christen. The Women's Singles was won by Inga Höben. The Men's Doubles was won by Taliesin Appleton-Wickens & Bazil Hughes. The Women's Doubles was won by . The Mixed Doubles was won by Alexander Christen & Gabriele Rose.
Men's Singles
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Marco Zink 7,11     Bazil Hughes 11,6
  Marco Zink 13,14     Sebastian Rose 21,21
  Sebastian Rose 11,11     Ringo Sobiella 5,4
  Sebastian Rose 16,19     Alexander Christen 21,21
  Dominic Hauke 11,11     Carsten Fink 8,9
  Dominic Hauke 11,9     Alexander Christen 21,21
Third place  Alexander Christen 11,11     Taliesin Appleton-Wickens 5,3
  Marco Zink    Dominic Hauke  
Women's Singles
Full Knockout Bracket
 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                Inga Höben 11,11     Lydia Wünsche 4,4
  Inga Höben 21,21     Kathleen Schubbert 16,14
  Stefanie Juhr 5,5     Kathleen Schubbert 11,11
  Inga Höben 21,16,11     Carmen Gobsch 16,21,7
  Carmen Gobsch 11,11     Runa Ziesch 0,0
  Carmen Gobsch 21,21     Trixi Reuther 15,10
Third place  Gabriele Rose 10,4     Trixi Reuther 11,11
  Kathleen Schubbert 21,21    Trixi Reuther 15,12 :