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A miracle on 34th move

Hastings beat holders Lewes in the first round of the Paul Watson Trophy!!!

Christmas is a time of miracles and that’s certainly what occurred on Thursday evening.

Hastings having never progressed past the 1st round of the Paul Watson Trophy and matched up against Lewes who are the holders and have reached the final in the past three consecutive years, the result was never in doubt.

However, someone on the Lewes team must have been on the naughty list as Santa granted a miracle to Hastings.

Mason fell quickly to a quick Christmas novelty, leaving the three Musketeers of John Sugden, Henry Cove & Daniel Evans-White the hard work of bringing home the victory. Whilst looking on with a hot mince pie & cream, Mason witnessed three Christmas crackers unwrapping Lewes to secure our first ever victory in this competition.

Hastings now have a short journey to Bexhill in the New Year to contest the Quarter Finals.

Match Card
Hastings & St Leonards 2.5-1.5 Lewes Paul Watson Trophy 2025/26

 

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Paul Watson Trophy 2025/26 first round draw

Hastings drawn against holders Lewes in the first round of the Paul Watson Trophy 2025/26

Hastings will be underdogs for the match and with our past record of never progressing past the first round of this trophy, the situation looks grim for us.

The Paul Watson Trophy is a 4 board 1825 average tournament.

The match is scheduled for tomorrow evening at 7:30PM at home.

Draw in full:

Paul Watson 2025-26 Draw

 

Events

Hastings draw Bexhill in Cups

Hastings have drawn local rivals Bexhill in both SCCA The McArthur Cup and Paul Watson Trophy.

Hastings will first contest the Paul Watson Trophy on Sunday 1st December before travelling to Bexhill on Friday 7th March 2025 to take part in the prestigious McArthur Cup.

The Paul Watson Trophy is a four board 1825 avg K.O. for both East and West Sussex.

The McArthur Cup which has been going for over 125 years is straight forward 6 board K.O. and is currently held by East Grinstead.

 

McArthur Cup Draw:

1st Round:
 
West: Sussex University v Lewes
2nd Round:
 
West: Sussex University or Lewes v Horsham (home team dependent on winners of the 1st round match).
           Brighton v East Grinstead
East: Bexhill 2 v Hastings & St. Leonards (Friday March 7th)
          Crowborough v Bexhill 1
Schedule:
1st round match to be played by January 18th 2025
2nd round to be played by March 8th
Semi-Finals to be played by April 26th
Final to be played by May 31st
 
 
Paul Watson Trophy:
 
1st Round:
 
West: East Grinstead v Bognor & Arun
East: Bexhill 2 v Crowborough
2nd Round:
West: East Grinstead or Bognor & Arun v Lewes (Home team dependent on winner of 1st round)
           Sussex University v Horsham
East:  Bexhill 2 or Crowborough v Uckfield (Home team dependent on winner of 1st round)
           Hastings & St.Leonards v Bexhill 1 (Sunday 1st December 2:00PM)
Schedule:
1st round matches to be played by January 18th 2025
2nd round to be played by March 8th
Semi-Finals to be played by April 26th
Final to be played by May 31st
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First round draw McArthur CUP and Paul Watson Trophy

Hastings have drawn local rivals, Bexhill at home for the first round of the McArthur Cup and Uckfield away in the Paul Watson Trophy. Matches to be played by Feb 10th and January 13th respectively.

 

Full details:

McArthur Cup:

1st Round:
 
West: Sussex University v Horsham
Bye – East Grinstead
 
East: Hastings v Bexhill
Bye – Lewes
For the semi-finals, the home team will be determined by whether the winners of the 1st round match were home or away in the 1st round (i.e. if the winner was away in the 1st round they will be at home in the semi-final).
Schedule:
1st round matches to be played by February 10th
Semi-Finals to be played by April 20th
Final to be played by May 31st
 
 
Paul Watson Trophy:
 
1st Round:
 
West: Shoreham v Sussex University
East: Uckfield v Hastings
Quarter-Finals:
West: Bognor v Horsham
Shoreham or Sussex U v East Grinstead (Home team dependent on winner of 1st round)
East: Lewes v Crowborough
Uckfield or Hastings v Bexhill (Home team dependent on winner of 1st round)
Schedule:
1st round matches to be played by January 13th
Quarter-Finals to be played by March 2nd
Semi-Finals to be played by April 27th
Final to be played by May 31st