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ETA Annual Report
SPORTTAPE CTS
Incorporating the SPORTTAPE CTS tournament into the XBlades NTS event provided
many benefits that were suggested before the season but with one that proved true and
stood out from the rest: “Provide a platform for which the CTS teams can watch the
country’s premier clubs and pick up tips”. All SPORTTAPE CTS tournaments were
oversubscribed which provided many challenges for the organisation and hosting clubs
and each tournament provided space for more clubs than were initially scheduled.
Mirroring their NTS counterparts Custard Jägers won the overall title but didn’t have the series their own way
with wins from Cambridge in CTS 4 and a very high spirited performance over a difficult weekend for conditions
by Percy Park Pirates in Manchester, who also collected the individual male and female top scorers. The
SPORTTAPE CTS Finals were increased to the top 12 teams after all teams attended at least 3 of the 4 rounds.

Corporate Games
The ETA were also involved in the organisation and delivery
of the World Corporate Games Touch tournament in
Liverpool. It was a very well received event and saw great
play across a very mixed level of experience with a high
learning curve achieved by the second day. This was a great
demonstration of the sport and a link that we hope can
benefit the sport.

YouTube
The XBlades NTS caused a stir in the world of Touch as
Drone footage of the Oxford and Droitwich tournaments
swept across YouTube and social media platforms. The
unique vi ew produced has provided a great talking point
and delivers invaluable analysis opportunities. It was great
to see the interest that was generated from an ETA hosted
tournament and thanks to Nick Gray for all his efforts and
hours of editing in producing the footage.

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