Competitions

What we play for through the year, from local tournaments to national qualifiers.

National Championships

Guildford entered the 2013 National Championships via the Preliminary tournament at K2 in Crawley. The teams were split into two groups, with the top team from each automatically qualifying and the rest going into playoffs. We were poised to win our group but our opponents were a tiny bit stronger, so we ended up in the playoffs and (eventually) qualified for the Qualifiers round.

The National Qualifiers saw 6 teams from Preliminaries join the top 18 from the previous year's competition for two days of hockey. On Saturday we had 11 close games including 6 draws. On Sunday in the Bowl competition we put up a good fight but weren't in contention for the trophy.

Nautilus League

The Nautilus league is run by the British Octopush Association each November in Sheffield. After re-entering at the lowest division, our team had a clean sweep — winning all 7 games and conceding only 3 goals. Division 4 awaits next year.

Barbipush

The club hosts a popular annual tournament at Guildford Lido, followed by a BBQ in the Lido's grounds. We run a 6-team round robin format. The Lido is big enough for 3 games in parallel so we keep the action going. As legs begin to tire the smell of BBQ smoke wafting over the pool helps get players through the last game.

Prizes are awarded to every team but this is one tournament where taking part really is as important as winning. The main trophy is given in commemoration of Grant Davidson, one of the founder members of the club who sadly passed away in 2003.

Juniors

The club has one of the largest junior sections in the country. Our junior players learn skills and game tactics, and roughly once a month we run a mini tournament where players are split into 4 teams each supported by an adult.

Some of our junior players have gone on to represent Great Britain at World and European championships, competing at U19, U23 and Elite level.

Got questions?

Email contact@guwh.co.uk or just turn up to a session.