About.
The Conker Cup is the premier annual invitational competition and online home of competitive nut sports.
What we are.
Alongside the competition itself, this website exists as a home for the wider world of conkers: the rules of the game, training techniques, the occasional piece of questionable nut technology, and stories from the culture surrounding one of Britain's most traditional sports.
The Conker Cup began life as a small family competition, growing over time into the invitational tournament it is today. The full story — and this year's dates — is on Competition.
The Conker Cup website now serves as the digital home of the sport: a place to document the rules, the players, and the culture that has grown up around competitive conkers.
Beyond the Cup.
One tournament a year is the headline, not the whole job. Conker Cup supports the sport more widely too.
- Three recognised formats
- Tournament, Street and Gentleman's Conkers, each with its own rules, all recognised by the Conker Federation. The Game →
- Training
- Technique breakdowns, product reviews and the equipment behind every rig. Training →
- Chestnut Chat & News
- Chestnut Chat, the podcast, and the blog: news and interviews from the world of conkers.
- Grassroots development
- Encouraging local competitions and the wider culture around the game, beyond the one tournament each year.
- Conker leagues and traditions
- Years of growth have brought conker leagues, traditions and governing bodies into being around the sport.
Governance & recognition.
The Conker Cup is overseen by a small board responsible for its traditions, governance and future development.
- James AtkinsFounder
- Turned an annual family competition into the Conker Cup.
- Juliette WarrenBoard Member
- Two-time champion (2017, 2018); role still being confirmed.
- Chad SlammerNon-Executive Director
- A pioneer of the street conkers movement.
- Colin BucketNon-Executive Director
- A botanist safeguarding the horse chestnut tree.
- Natalie StringerNon-Executive Director
- Brings Conker Federation policy expertise to the board.
Full board profiles are on Competition.
In the press.
The Conker Cup has attracted attention from national and international media, including The Times and The Wall Street Journal. Read the Wall Street Journal's coverage on Competition.
Explore more.
The rest of the site covers each part of the sport in depth.