The Bookseller.com

29th August 2008

Joel Rickett is deputy editor of The Bookseller, and also writes columns for the Guardian and Screen International.

Bookseller Fives: in pictures

17.06.08

Last weekend's Bookseller Fives tournament saw HarperCollins take the Cup from previous years' winners The Book People, beating distributor Central Books 2-1 in the final.

HC topped their group and then went on to beat Profile Books, Waterstone's and SBS Worldwide to reach the Bookseller Fives final.

The Book People, champions for the previous two years, were knocked out by Penguin 3-2 in the quarter finals.

BOOKSELLER FIVES IN PICTURES:

The winners take it all: Clockwise from top left are Sean Moss, Jamie Cowen, Obi Onuora, Sam Richardson, Wayne Redwood, Andrew Batty,  Mark Johnson, Michael Upchurch, Richard Haines, James Stevens.

Putting the boot in: Brian Muirhead of Central Books was winner of the golden boot, scoring 12 goals in the tournament.

Second best: In the secondary Plate competition, Magnum Book Services took home the trophy. The Magnum team eliminated Waterstone's, Informa, the Copyright Licensing Agency and Wolters Kluwer.

Action from the final between HarperCollins and Central Books.

On the winning side: Bobby Moore, a.k.a. Jamie Cowen from the HarperCollins winning team.

Final score: This year's tournament schedule reveals HarperCollins' path to victory.

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