Yorkshire Meds is a team made up of players young and old, family, friends and neighbours!.
How the back pages of a marbles book helped the creation of Yorkshire Meds.
A few weeks prior to the tournament, the team gathers round for shooting practice; analysis & fun.
A history of the team make up over the years; and movement of players
A glance into our friends, family & spectators who come to support marbles as a great game & fun.
Hello, my name is Mourad Kara and here I share some of my personal perspectives for marbles & Yorkshire Meds
The Annual British & World marbles championship is one of the most prestigious and historical event.
A quick summary of the main events, rules of the tournament and the organisation structure.
An outline of a typical day of the championships; a detailed account of events & entertainments
A brief description at this historical venue and the rings layout that hosted the championship since 1932
Here we have a look at the main trophies for the British & World marble championships.
The year 2024 saw our 19th participation to the championships; here is a bird's eye view on our overall achievements and results.
A quick look at the Yorkshire Meds ranking in the British World Championship league table
During training and practice, we often discuss each player PB and how to be consistent both in training and tournament
Here we review the main games that Yorkshire Meds lost and how to go from there.
A very enjoyable tournament with many twists, tactical moves and referees battling for a trophy.
We got to the semis and won the new challenge trophy (the King Charles III coronation).
Great to be back after the pandemic. Yorkshire Meds wins a fifth World title and another three trophies.
It was a great & sunny day out, really enjoyable but missed opportunity to progress beyond the quarter-finals.
In January 2018, we lost Akil to a sudden heart attack. Akil was one of our star players (my father-in-law and Leila & Halim’s father).
Yorkshire Meds was runner-up in three competitions but no trophies this year.
We relate our encounters in the subsequent three years of the championships; the preparations, on the day etc..
We relate our encounters in the subsequent five years in the championships; the preparations, on the day etc..
We talk about our first experiences in playing marbles participating to the world championships.
A look at how & why we built the marbles ring in Leeds (the Leeds training ground).
We talk about the range of activities we undertook to promote marbles among younger generations, in particular cubs & scouts.
Stars of BBC Sportsround (Lizzie & Aiden) teamed up with junior players to compete (Lydia from Yorkshire Meds)
A quick glimpse on some of the marbleous arts & crafts done by Yorkshire Meds members
Akil Tata was one of our key players since our first game/participation in 2004. In January 2018 we lost Akil through a sudden heart attack
In 2010, Akil decided it was time to introduce this fantastic team game to the locals