Cuppers
{{Short description|Intercollegiate sporting competitions at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge}}
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Cuppers are intercollegiate sporting competitions at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The term comes from the word "cup" and is an example of the Oxford "-er". Each sport holds only one Cuppers competition each year, which is open to all colleges. Most Cuppers competitions use the single elimination system. The main exception is that rowing is organised into The Bumps as opposed to a Cuppers-style tournament.{{fact|date=March 2021}}
History
The term 'Cuppers' has been used since 1882 at both Cambridge and Oxford.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090313061823/http://mens.cuafc.org/cuppers.php Cambridge University Association Football Club — Men's League]}}.[http://www.ouafc.com/history_college Oxford University Association Football Club — History of college football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918085040/http://www.ouafc.com/history_college |date=2009-09-18 }}. Cambridge's original football cuppers was contested by twelve teams: nine college teams (Caius, St John's, Clare, St Catharine's, Pembroke, Sidney, Jesus, King's and Trinity Hall) and three alumni teams (Old Harrovians, Trinity Etonians and Trinity Rest). Since then, the competition has expanded to 31 teams, including Anglia Ruskin University. Over time, the number of sports with Cuppers competitions has gradually increased. The most recent addition was Cuppers Poker (Cambridge) in 2008, won by Churchill.{{fact|date=March 2021}} The term can also apply to an intercollegiate drama competition which relies upon the involvement of new undergraduates or freshers. {{fact|date=March 2021}}
Current competitions
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- Alternative ice hockey (ALTS)
- Athletics{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OP5ePl7i5EIC |page=214 |year=1994 |series=8 |title=The History of the University of Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-822974-2 |volume= — The Twentieth century |author=Brian Harrison}}
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bridge
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Cycling
- Dancesport
- Drama
- Football
- Field hockey
- Floorball (Oxford only)
- Korfball
- Lacrosse
- Lawn tennis{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wIBnAAAAMAAJ |page=382 |year=1988 |title=The encyclopaedia of Oxford |isbn=978-0-333-39917-0 |author=Christopher Hibbert, Edward Hibbert}}
- Lifesaving (Oxford only)
- Modern pentathlon
- Motor drivers
- Netball
- Orienteering
- Pillow fighting
- Pistol (Oxford only)
- Polo
- Pool
- Powerlifting
- Punting
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Trampolining
- Triathlon
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Underwater hockey (Oxford only)
- Volleyball
- Water polo
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References
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Category:Sport at the University of Cambridge
Category:Terminology of the University of Cambridge
Category:Sport at the University of Oxford