• 1588 – Giles defeated Hodge at marbles to claim the hand of a local young maiden of Tinsley Green. • 1932 – The Black Horse from Hookwood, were the first winners of the modern event. • 1938 - British Marbles Championship renamed as the "British and World Marbles Championship". • April 1953 - First ever international match at Tinsley Green, 'Governor Gobs' played a team of players from Sussex teams. • March 1972 – Teams of women played in the main event for the first time, the Prima Donnas from Crawley, and the Kernockers from London. • April 1973 - Len Smith Interview for BBC Nationwide Sport - 12 April, 1973 He wins 12th individual title. The "Terribles" win a record 19th title. • April 1977 – The tournament was moved to the Crawley Leisure Centre for one single time. • 14 Sept 1987 - Black Dog boozers enter
Guinness World Records for ring clearance (2 mins 56 seconds) for BBC's
Record Breakers. • 1989 and 1991 – Highest number of teams ever entered, 28 teams of six totalling 168 players competing. • March 1992 – The
TennKy Sharpshooters are the first overseas team to win the trophy. • March 1994 – Blue target marbles were used for the first and only time. • April 2000 – Team USA won the international Fen Cup with a team made up almost entirely of shooters under the age of 18. • April 2002 – Golden Oldies tournament added for competitors aged 50 over, first one won by Barry Ray. • September 2008 - the Greyhound Pub closed, only re-opening shortly before the next tournament. • April 2010 – Jen McGowan (formerly Jen LeBon) wins a twelfth ladies individual title. just 6 off the record of 19 set in 1975. • July 2021 - Sad loss of Sam McCarthy-Fox, long time organiser of the event and ambassador of the game of marbles for over forty years. • 15 April 2022 - The event returned to The Greyhound after three years, organised by Julia McCarthy-Fox. • 7 April 2023 - The longest streak of different winning teams in history, with 5 different teams having won the last five tournaments. • 18 April 2025 - Alison Reimer(Ray) sets the all time most wins: 13 in the individual ladies == Championship results==