The World Aunt Sally Open Singles Championship (WASOSC) is an annual competition that takes place at the Charlbury Beer Festival in Charlbury, West Oxfordshire.^[1] Aunt Sally is a traditional English throwing game played in pub gardens or fairgrounds dating back to the 17th century,^[2] in which players throw sticks or battens at a model of an old woman's head.^[3] The tournament is a knock out competition for individuals, with the winner's name then engraved onto the Finings Cup Trophy. The 2018 WASOSC event attracted a record number of 72 competitors, travelling from as far afield as Germany.^[1][4]

The event returned in June 2022, after being cancelled for 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] The most recent World Aunt Sally Open Singles Championship was held on Saturday June 24, 2023 at the Charlbury Beer Festival.^[6] The most recent event was held on Saturday 29 June 2024.^[7]

The World Aunt Sally Open Singles Championship is open to individuals who participate in a knock out competition. Before the competition starts, names are drawn from a hat to determine the order of play. Games consist of 3 legs, where in each leg the players take 6 throws, where a point is awarded when the stick hits the doll before the iron. If tied after 3 legs, players throw 3 sticks each to determine the winner. Should the scores remain level after those 3 sticks, a sudden-death round, throwing a single stick at a time, to a winning result. The victor proceeds to the next round. Otherwise, normal Aunt Sally league rules apply and players must abide by the umpire's decision.^[4][1]

• Prime minister David Cameron opens the inaugural 2011 Aunt Sally Singles World Championship ^[2]

Year	Date	Winner	Region	Runner-up	Region
2011	28 June	Trevor Dyer [2]	Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs[8]	George Williams [9]	Charlbury Town FC, Oxfordshire [10]
2012	14 July	Steve McAteer [2]	Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs[8]	Graham Barrett [11]	Fox 'A' Broadwell, Cotswolds, Gloucs
2013	29 June	Steve McAteer [2]	Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs[8]	Roger Goodall [8]	Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon[10]
2014	28 June	Henry Johnson [2]	Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon[2]	Barry Parker [2]	Abingdon United, Oxon[2]
2015	28 June	Roger Goodall[12]	Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon[10]	Graham Barrett[12]	Fox 'A' Broadwell, Cotswolds, Gloucs
2016	25 June	Barry Parker [13]	Abingdon United, Oxon	Darren Cave [13]	Butcher's Arms ‘B’, Kings Sutton, Northants [14]
2017	24 June	Roger Goodall [15]	Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon[10]	Ian McAteer[16]	Churchill Arms, Paxford, Gloucs
2018	30 June	Kevin Powney [17][4]	Black Bull 'A', Launton, Bicester, Oxon	Karl Budd [18][4]	Black Bull 'A', Launton, Bicester, Oxon
2019	29 June	Phil Adams [19]	Abingdon, Oxon	Dick Walsh	Swan 'A', Oxon
2020 & 2021	-	Event cancelled (COVID-19)	-	-	-
2022	25 June	Rob Bradford [20][21]	Black Prince, Woodstock, Oxon	Phil Adams [21]	Abingdon, Oxon
2023	24 June	Rob Bradford [22]	White House, Bladon, Oxon[23]	Pete Rampton [22]	Red Lion B, Kidlington, Oxon[24]
2024	29 June	Roger Goodall [25]		Alan Goodgame [25]

• Roger Goodall 3 - (2015), (2017), (2024) ^[15][25]
• Steve McAteer 2 - (2012), (2013)^[2]
• Rob Bradford 2 - (2022), (2023)^[20][22]

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