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VC's Cup

The Vice-Chancellor's inter-departmental staff tournament

Get involved

The Vice-Chancellor's Cup (VC's Cup) is an inter-departmental tournament for all University of Kent staff. From November 2023 to September 2024 staff departments across the University compete in a series of activities! All departments and abilities are welcome. 

To take part in the VC Cup, you must have a FREE Kent Sport Pay to Play membership: please sign up on the Kent Sport memberships page.

Departmental teams are encouraged to participate in each event. The events are typically around one hour long and mostly take place during lunch hours.

If you would like to participate in the VC's Cup for 2023/24, please check out our participating teams and get in touch with the relevant team captain. 

Quotation

As we kick off this sporting extravaganza, remember that participating isn’t just about winning; it’s embracing the benefits of physical activity not only for your health but also your mental health.

Karen Cox Vice Chancellor and President

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Vice Chancellor's Cup

Departmental tournament for all ages and abilities

Quotation

It’s a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere, engage in fun activities and build stronger bonds.

Karen Cox Vice Chancellor and President

Teams

This year we have 15 departmental teams entered into the Vice Chancellor's Cup, plus the Vice Chancellor's team, a new team for anyone wanting to take part in the VC's Cup but doesn't have a departmental team to join.    

Events schedule 2023 - 2024

What, where and when!

*Events between 12pm-2pm will only require teams to attend 1hr, either 12pm-1pm OR 1pm-2pm. This will be communicated to teams a week prior to the event.

Scoring

Teams attending each event play and earn points towards their overall VC's Cup rankings. At the end of each event, teams receive the full results and updated rankings.

Scoring is as follows: 1st place receives 20pts, 2nd place receives 19pts, 3rd place receives 18pts and so on.

Chips

JOKER - double your points for an event

BENCH BOOST - recruit 1 sports development staff to join your team for an event

FREE HIT - guarantee mid-table points regardless of end result in an event

*Only one chip can be used for an event.

**Chips may only be used once per year.

Quotation

Our Sports Development Team will be excited to have you on board and they can’t wait to see your enthusiasm and talent on the field. Let’s make fitness, camaraderie and fun a part of our work culture.

Karen Cox Vice Chancellor and President

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2023-24 Event Results

View individual event results or see who's at the top of the leader board! 

PlaceTeamTotal
1Liquorice All Sports144
2Keepers of the Keys134
3Marlowe's Marauders121
4RISistence is Futile114
5Living La Vida Mocha108
6DoNATS105
7Infomaniacs105
8Happy Ravers95
9Campus Sporting Exploits94
10SPP Power92
11Flu Fighters90
12Chipperfield Circus82
13Fine Ants82
14U Bunch O'Kents81
15Back to the Future (Student)65

PlaceTeamTotalChips used
1DoNATS21
2Happy Ravers20
3Marlowe's Marauders19
4U Bunch O'Kents18
5RISistence is Futile18
6Living La Vida Mocha17
7Keepers of the Keys17
8Liquorice All Sports16
9Chipperfield Circus15
10Campus Sporting Exploits14
11SPPower14
12Infomaniacs14
13Flu Fighters13
14Back to the Future (Student)0
15Fine Ants0


PlaceTeamTotalChips used
1Keepers of the Keys21 
2RISistence is Futile19 
3Liquorice All Sports19 
4Marlowe’s Marauders18 
5Infomaniacs16 
6Campus Sporting Exploits16 
7Living La Vida Mocha15 
8Back to the Future (student)13 
9Fine Ants13*Free hit
10DoNATS13 
11Happy Ravers11 
12Flu Fighters11 
13SPP Power9 
14Chipperfield Circus8 
15U Bunch O’Kents8  


PlaceTeamTotalChips used
1Liquorice All Sports33*Joker
2Infomaniacs20
3Marlowe's Marauders19*Bench Boost
4Back to the future [student]19
5U Bunch O'Kents18
6SPP Power16
7DoNATS15
8Fine Ants13
9Happy Ravers13
10Living La Vida Mocha13
11Keepers of the keys12
12Campus Sporting Exploits11
13Flu Fighters10*Free Hit
14Chipperfield Circus9
15RISistence is Futile7

PlaceTeamTotalChips used
1Keepers of the Keys41*Joker
2RISistence is Futile29*Joker
3Fine Ants19
4Flu Fighters18
5Back to the future (student)17
6DoNATS16
7Liquorice All Sports16
8SPP Power13
9U Bunch O’Kents13*Free Hit
10Marlowe’s Marauders13
11Infomaniacs11
12Living La Vida Mocha10
13Campus Sporting Exploits10
14Happy Ravers8
15Chipperfield Circus7


PlaceTeamTotalChips used
1Liquorice All Sports21
2DoNATS20
3Keepers of the Keys18
4Marlowe's Marauders18
5Infomaniacs17
6Flu Fighters16
7RISistence is Futile15
8Fine Ants14
9Happy Ravers14
10Living La Vida Mocha13
11Chipperfield Circus13
12Campus Sporting Exploits12
13SPP Power11
14U Bunch O'Kents0
15Back to the future [student]0


PlaceTeamTotalChips used
1Marlowe's Marauders21
2Liquorice All Sports20
3Living La Vida Mocha19
4Chipperfield Circus18
5Campus Sporting Exploits17
6SPP Power16
7U Bunch O'Kents15
8Flu Fighters14
9Keepers of the Keys13
10RISistence is Futile12
11Happy Ravers11
12DoNATS10
13Infomaniacs8
14Fine Ants7
15Back to the future [student]0


PlaceTeamTotalChips used
1Living La Vida Mocha21
2Infomaniacs19
3Liquorice All Sports19
4Happy Ravers18
5Back to the future (student)16
6Fine Ants16
7RISistence is Futile15
8Campus Sporting Exploits14
9Chipperfield Circus13Free Hit
10SPP Power13Free Hit
11Marlowe’s Marauders13
12Keepers of the Keys12
13DoNATS10
14U Bunch O’Kents9
15Flu Fighters8

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Contact the team

For more information or questions regarding the Vice Chancellor's Cup, email sportsdevelopment@kent.ac.uk