The World Aunt Sally Open Singles Championship (WASOSC) is an annual competition that takes place at the Charlbury Beer Festival in Charlbury, West Oxfordshire. Aunt Sally is a traditional English throwing game played in pub gardens or fairgrounds dating back to the 17th century, in which players throw sticks or battens at a model of an old woman's head. The tournament is a knock out competition for individuals, with the winner's name then engraved onto the Finings Cup Trophy. The 2025 event attracted a record number of 91 competitors, players travel from as far afield as Germany.
The event returned in June 2022, after being cancelled for 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The most recent event took place on Saturday 27th June 2026 at Charlbury Cricket Club, during the Charlbury beer festival. The winner for the 5th time, was defending champion Roger Goodall, meaning only 8 players have had the honour to lift the trophy in the tournament's 16 year history.
WASOSC Rules The World Aunt Sally Open Singles Championship is open to individuals who participate in a knock out competition. Before the competition starts, names are drawn from a hat to determine the order of play. Games consist of 3 legs, where in each leg the players take 6 throws, where a point is awarded when the stick hits the doll before the iron. If tied after 3 legs, players throw 3 sticks each to determine the winner. Should the scores remain level after those 3 sticks, a sudden-death round, throwing a single stick at a time, to a winning result. The victor proceeds to the next round. Otherwise, normal Aunt Sally league rules apply and players must abide by the umpire's decision.
David Cameron video
Prime minister David Cameron opens the inaugural 2011 Aunt Sally Singles World Championship
World Aunt Sally Open Singles Championship results (2011 onwards)
Year Date Winner Region Runner-up Region 2011 28 June Trevor Dyer Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs George Williams Charlbury Town FC, Oxfordshire 2012 14 July Steve McAteer Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs Graham Barrett Fox 'A' Broadwell, Cotswolds, Gloucs 2013 29 June Steve McAteer Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs Roger Goodall Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon 2014 28 June Henry Johnson Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon Barry Parker Abingdon United, Oxon 2015 28 June Roger Goodall Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon Graham Barrett Fox 'A' Broadwell, Cotswolds, Gloucs 2016 25 June Barry Parker Abingdon United, Oxon Darren Cave Butcher's Arms ‘B’, Kings Sutton, Northants 2017 24 June Roger Goodall Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon Ian McAteer Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs 2018 30 June Kevin Powney Black Bull 'A', Launton, Bicester, Oxon Karl Budd Black Bull 'A', Launton, Bicester, Oxon 2019 29 June Phil Adams Abingdon, Oxon Dick Walsh Swan 'A', Oxon 2020 & 2021 Event cancelled (COVID-19) - - 2022 25 June Rob Bradford Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon Phil Adams Abingdon, Oxon 2023 24 June Rob Bradford White House, Bladon, Oxon Pete Rampton Red Lion B, Kidlington, Oxon 2024 29 June Roger Goodall White House, Bladon, Oxon Alan Goodgame Black Horse, Oxon 2025 28 June Roger Goodall White House, Bladon, Oxon Mark Poulter Yarnton B.L. Oxon 2026 27 June Roger Goodall White House, Bladon, Oxon Wayne Townsend
Multiple world singles champions Roger Goodall 5 - (2015), (2017), (2024), (2025), (2026) Steve McAteer 2 - (2012), (2013) Rob Bradford 2 - (2022), (2023)
External links World Aunt Sally Open Singles Championship Final 2024
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