The Roke Open tournament is usually held on the first Sunday in September
We will announce the next tournament in the spring of 2025
Tournament Format
The tournament is run using an 'open' format, with no restriction on the gender of players and an age restriction of 14 years or older. Teams can be all male, all female, mixed,
whatever you want, as long as there are between 5 and 6 players on court.
Teams will be placed into pools for the morning session and you will play everyone in your pool, possibly followed by a round of cross-over matches. The
results from the morning will decide which division you play in for the afternoon matches, with the afternoon being knock-out matches leading to play-offs
and finals for each division.
We run two separate competitions on the day - It's entirely up to you which one you enter:
- The Competitive tournament is for teams that want to win!
- The Recreational tournament is usually for beginners teams, junior teams and teams that are just looking to have fun
Tournament Details
What if it's raining?
If the weather forecast looks terrible then we will contact the teams the day before the tournament and check whether they still want to
play or not. We have learned from previous years that we can still manage to get plenty of volleyball in, even on a wet day.
- If the tournament hasn't started by 12 noon due to the weather, then teams can choose to withdraw, and their entry fee will be returned (if paid)
- If the tournament hasn't started by 2pm due to bad weather, then we will officially cancel the tournament
Venue
- The tournament takes place at Hursley House, in Hursley, just south of Winchester on the A3090. The postcode for your
satnavs is 'SO21 2JN' (map below)
Facilities
- We hope to run a BBQ, pizza oven and a cake stall throughout the day
- There is a clubhouse on site which should be serving food and drink
- The clubhouse has toilets, changing rooms and showers
- The volleyball courts are on the outfield of the cricket pitch, so the ground is flat and level
Site rules
- If teams have gazebos they must not be set up on the outfield of the cricket pitch. They may be set up at the top of the slope,
or on the outside of the pathway next to the courts
- Players must stay off of the cricket square. We are allowed on the outfield, but not the square. We expect it to be roped off
on the day
- Dogs are allowed on site, as long as they are kept on a lead at all times
- The site is publicly accessible and you're free to walk around the gardens, but security might challenge you if you wander too far from the sports fields
Risk Assessment
- Our risk assessment is available to read here
Welfare and Safeguarding
Map
If you're coming from Winchester then use the north entrance (with the big IBM sign). Otherwise use the south entrance
(at the traffic lights, with a large oak tree surrounded by a stone bench).
If you're coming from further away than Southampton, then the best route is the M3, exiting at Junction 12 and going
through Otterbourne. Follow the signs for 'Hursley'. Once on site, follow the signs for 'South carpark'. There will be
yellow 'Volleyball' signs for you to follow too!
Or check the venue out on
Google Maps.
Tournament History
The Roke tournament has been running for at least 20 years, originally being held at Roke Manor near Romsey in Hampshire.
In 2013 we moved to Hursley, just south of Winchester, which gave us more space to grow the tournament while maintaining
the high level of facilities.
The final results from previous tournaments is shown below. Just click a year to see the final results.
2024...
Full results are available here
Competitive
Div 1
| 1st | British Gurkhas |
| 2nd | It Is What It Is! |
| 3rd | Pathfinders |
| 4th | Vollocity |
Div 2
| 5th | Polonia Hampshire |
| 6th | Local Residents |
| 7th | Chippy McChip Face |
| 8th | Serves You Right |
Div 3
| 9th | Mikasa |
| 10th | Roke NG |
| 11th | BBG |
| 12th | Pookies |
Div 4
| 13th | Biggy Biggy |
| 14th | VolleyMasters |
| 15th | Salisbury Vets |
| 16th | For Hits and Giggles |
Div 5
| 17th | Just like yeah outside |
| 18th | Block-182 |
| 19th | Karasuno High Volleyball Club 🐦⬛ |
| 20th | Golden Eagles |
Div 6
| 21st | Burning Sensation |
| 22nd | Black Eagles |
| 23rd | Ace Avengers |
| 24th | Salisbury youth + Rio |
Div 7
| 25th | Winch Uni |
| 26th | I'd Hit That 🍑 |
| 27th | Life's a Beach |
Recreational
Div 1
| 1st | Block block, who's there? |
| 2nd | Red Hawks |
| 3rd | Can you dig it? |
| 4th | We Hit Balls |
| 5th | New Forest Rangers |
| 6th | New Forest Stags |
| 7th | Jack's Team |
2023...
Full results are available here
Competitive
Div 1
| 1st | Top G's |
| 2nd | It Is What It Is! |
| 3rd | Digma balls |
| 4th | VolleyMasters |
Div 2
| 5th | Salisbury 1 |
| 6th | Common People |
| 7th | Newbury Smashers |
| 8th | Tim's Got It |
Div 3
| 9th | Local Residents |
| 10th | Roke NG |
| 11th | Interracial Amity |
| 12th | Wiltshire Nomads |
Div 4
| 13th | Winchester Golden Eagles |
| 14th | Biggy Biggy |
| 15th | Burning Sensation |
| 16th | BVF |
Div 5
| 17th | Stormtroopers (not the Star Wars ones) |
| 18th | I'd Hit That 🍑 |
| 19th | SVC Academy Red |
| 20th | For Hits and Giggles |
Div 6
| 21st | The Empire Spikes Back |
| 22nd | Winchester Black Eagles |
| 23rd | SVC Academy Red 2 |
| 24th | Winchester White Eagles |
Recreational
Div 1
| 1st | B.V.C (One last time) 😊🙈 |
| 2nd | Salisbury 2 |
| 3rd | Block block, who's there? |
| 4th | Salisbury 3 |
Div 2
| 5th | South Hants |
| 6th | RHVC |
| 7th | Go Roke, Go Broke |
| 8th | Havant a Hope |
Div 3
| 9th | Newbury block and roll |
| 10th | TopG |
| 11th | SVC Academy Blue |
2022...
Full results are available here
Competitive
Div 1
| 1st | Local Residents |
| 2nd | Eagles |
| 3rd | Tim's Got It |
| 4th | I'd Hit That 🍑 |
Div 2
| 5th | Team TV |
| 6th | BVC 1 |
| 7th | Calne Comets |
| 8th | Winchester Eagles 1 |
Div 3
| 9th | Salisbury 1 |
| 10th | SVC Mixed 2 |
| 11th | Salisbury 2 |
| 12th | For Hits and Giggles |
Div 4A/4B
| 13th | Winchester Eagles 2 / Interracial Amity |
| 15th | Set Your Tips Out / SVC Mixed 1 |
| 17th | Farnborough Falcons / TGT |
Recreational
Div 1
| 1st | BVC 2 |
| 2nd | BVC 3 |
| 3rd | South Hants |
| 4th | SHJ |
| 5th | Redhill Raptors |
| 6th | My Little Tony |
| 7th | Flamingos |
2021...
Competitive
Div 1
| 1st | Team TV |
| 2nd | C&G |
| 3rd | VolleyMasters |
| 4th | Interracial Amity |
Div 2
| 5th | BVC 1 |
| 6th | Volley International |
| 7th | Hawks |
| 8th | Salisbury 1 |
Div 3
| 9th | Tim's got it |
| 10th | Unicorns |
| 11th | Winchester Eagles 1 |
| 12th | South Hants |
Div 4
| 13th | SVC 1 |
| 14th | I'd Hit That |
| 15th | Blues |
| 16th | Salisbury 2 |
Recreational
| 1st | BVC 2 |
| 2nd | Greg and the Grasshoppers |
| 3rd | The Turk and the Berks |
| 4th | South Hants Juniors |
| 5th | Havant A Hope |
| 6th | Winchester Eagles 2 |
| 7th | Unicorns 2 |
| 8th | SVC Dev1 |
2020...
Cancelled due to COVID19. Booo!
2019...
Competitive
Div 1
| 1st | Swindon Reds |
| 2nd | Cheltenham & Gloucester |
| 3rd | Pandas |
| 4th | The Dumpy Boys |
Div 2
| 5th | 44 Caliber |
| 6th | Stray Cats |
| 7th | The Europeans |
| 8th | Dartford |
Div 3
| 9th | Winchester Eagles |
| 10th | Salisbury One |
| 11th | Pants |
| 12th | Ooh, Volleyball Friends |
Div 4
| 13th | Caliber 88 |
| 14th | BVC International |
| 15th | Solent Spikers |
| 16th | So'ton All Stars |
| 17th | Salisbury Two |
Recreational
| 1st | It's a Set-up! |
| 2nd | Beauty and the East |
| 3rd | BVC Harmony |
| 4th | Scoops Upside Ya Head |
| 5th | Havant a Hope |
| 6th | BVC Symphony |
| 7th | BVC Melody |
| 8th | South Hants Spikers |
2018...
Competitive
Div 1
| 1st | Stray Cats |
| 2nd | Immigrantes Fantasticos |
| 3rd | Local Residents |
| 4th | Pandas |
Div 2
| 5th | Soton Stags |
| 6th | BVC Alligators |
| 7th | Pants |
| 8th | Winchester Eagles |
Div 3
| 9th | Team Bob |
| 10th | Blockers |
| 11th | Dartford |
| 12th | Farnborough Cows |
Div 4
| 13th | PVC Storm |
| 14th | South Hants |
| 15th | Unsafe Sets |
| 16th | SVC1 |
Recreational
Div 1
| 1st | Watch The Dump |
| 2nd | Beast From the East |
| 3rd | BVC Dragons |
| 4th | Havant a Hope |
Div 2
| 5th | BVC Crocodiles |
| 6th | BVC Barracudas |
| 7th | So'ton All Stars |
| 8th | South Hants Junior All Stars |
2017...
The 2017 tournament was heavily affected by rain, so there are two separate competitive groups. Group A followed
our usual open format and group B followed a single league format. Unfortunately it was not possible to combine the
two groups with the time restraints we had.
Competitive Group A
Div 1
| 1st | Stray Cats |
| 2nd | Pandas |
| 3rd/4th | Academical Stars/Unsafe Sex |
Div 2
| 5th | BVC Aces |
| 6th | Hawk Eye |
| 7th/8th | It Was the Wind/Winchester Eagles |
Div 3
| 9th | Newbury |
| 10th | PVC Storm |
| 11th12th | Diggaz With Altitude/Safe Sets |
Competitive Group B
Div 1
| 1st | Team Urbond |
| 2nd | Accies Comets |
| 3rd | Casual Sets |
| 4th | Solent Whitewalkers |
| 5th | Gosport Jedi |
Recreational
Div 1
| 1st | Zed's Dead |
| 2nd | Havant Given Up |
| 3rd/4th | BVC Bashers/Random Volleyance |
Div 2
| 5th | BVC Diggers |
| 6th | PVC Power |
| 7th/8th | BVC Chaos/SHJ Spikers |
2016...
Competitive
Div 1
| 1st | Pandas |
| 2nd | Bournemouth VC1 |
| 3rd | Stray Cats |
| 4th | Winchester Eagles |
Div 2
| 5th | Setting Ducks |
| 6th | Pants |
| 7th | Sandbanks |
| 8th | Dancing Monkeys |
Div 3
| 9th | Newbury Eye Spike |
| 10th | Soton Slackers |
| 11th | Arabian Horses |
| 12th | Knockered and Knackered but Still Drinking |
Div 4
| 13th | Salisbury |
| 14th | Newbury Ladies |
| 15th | South Hants |
Recreational
Div 1
| 1st | Bournemouth VC2 |
| 2nd | Fancy Pants |
| 3rd | Random Volleyance |
| 4th | Reading Aces |
Div 2
| 5th | PVC Storm |
| 6th | Can you Dig It? |
| 7th | South Hants Blockers |
| 8th | South Hants Smashers |
2015...
Div 1
| 1st | Local Residents |
| 2nd | Pants |
| 3rd/4th | Shirley Sharks/Bournemouth VC |
Div 2
| 5th | Stray Cats |
| 6th | Angry Birds |
| 7th/8th | Winchester Eagles/Sandbanks |
Div 3
| 9th | Setting Ducks |
| 10th | Fancy Pants |
| 11th/12th | Team Tam/Basingstoke Lions |
Div 4
| 13th | Newbury Eye Spike |
| 14th | White Eagles |
| 15th/16th | PVC Storm/Solent |
Div 5
| 17th | CCC |
| 18th | The Drinking Team |
| 19th/20th | Random Volleyance/Newbury Bypassers |
| 21st/22nd | Ball Bashers/PVC Poets |
2014...
Div 1
| 1st | Winchester Eagles |
| 2nd | PVC Blast |
| 3rd | Team Southampton |
| 4th | Random Volleyance |
Div 2
| 5th | Scrabble |
| 6th | Beach Club Returns |
| 7th | Southampton Filipinos |
| 8th | Portchester Veterans |
Div 3
| 9th | Solent |
| 10th | Angry Birds |
| 11th | Bournemouth VC |
| 12th | PVC Sonic |
Div 4
| 13th | Sandbanks VC |
| 14th | Southampton Academicals |
| 15th | CCC |
2013...
Div 1
| 1st | Stray Cats |
| 2nd | Winchester Eagles |
| 3rd/4th | My Face/Newbury Eye Spike |
Div 2
| 5th | Salisbury |
| 6th | Sandbanks |
| 7th/8th | Southampton Filipinos/Newbury Crew |
Div 3
| 9th | PVC Sonic |
| 10th | East Hants Fancy Pants |
| 11th/12th | Digital Hammers/Solent |
Div 4
| 13th | South Hants |
| 14th | Vulkans |
| 15th/16th | Basingstoke/OSX |
Div 5
| 17th | Pumas |
| 18th | PVC Sonic |
| 19th | Bournemouth VC |
2012...
Cancelled due to rain :-(
2011...
Div 1
| 1st | Stray Cats |
| 2nd | Spikabilly |
| 3rd | Bev's Lot |
| 4th | Great British Olympic Drinking Team |
Div 2
| 5th | Winchester Eagles |
| 6th | Tom's on a Diet (East Hants) |
| 7th | Roke Muppets |
| 8th | Solent |
Div 3
| 9th | Average Joes |
| 10th | Pumas |
| 11th | Vulkans |
| 12th | Lost Boyz |
2010...
Div 1
| 1st | Stray Cats |
| 2nd | Solent Heat |
| 3rd | East Hants Fancy Pants |
| 4th | Bev's Lot |
Div 2
| 5th | Team Puffin |
| 6th | Solent Mixed |
| 7th | Pumas |
| 8th | Swing your Arms |
Div 3
| 9th | Desperados |
| 10th | Lost Boyz |
| 11th | Solent & Friends |
| 12th | Average Joes |
2009...
Div 1 winners - Bev's Lot
2008...
Div 1
| 1st | Pants United (Bev's Lot) |
| 2nd | Angelic Upstairs |
| 3rd | Lost Boyz |
| 4th | Solent |
Div 2
| 5th | Team Southampton |
| 6th | South Hants |
| 7th | Spikeo 2 |
| 8th | Spikeo 1 |
Div 3
| 9th | Pumas |
| 10th | Oh Yes |
| 11th | East Hants |
| 12th | Ball Bashers |
Div 4
| 13th | Hursley |
| 14th | Team Southampton 2 |
| 15th | Court Napping |
2007...
Div 1 winners - Stray Cats
2006...
Div 1 winners - Great British Olympic Drinking Team
2005...
Div 1 winners - Great British Olympic Drinking Team
2004...
Div 1 winners - Bev's Lot
2003...
Div 1 winners - Thames Valley
2002...
2001...
Div 1 winners - The Whores of Babylon
2000...
