The new World Conkers Champion is Matt Cross from Lincolnshire
Queen Conker is Margaret Blake from Corby, Northamptonshire
Broadcaster Mark Pougatch was among those vying for glory - but missed out on a place in the quarter finals "by a thread"
Last year's King Conker - who was rocked by allegations of cheating - was knocked out by a woman dressed as a bumble bee
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Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCMags Blake and Matt Cross have officially been crowned as this year’s winners. They both look delighted sat on their respective thrones.
Fancy being part of the fun? The event will be back again in 2026.
Matt Cross, 37 from Bourne, in Lincolnshire, is now King Conker and the World Conker Champion.
He is now the world champion, beating Mags Blake in a short battle after their took the respective King Conker and Queen Conker titles.
Image source, Kate Bradbrook/BBCMatt Cross takes the glory after a short but very sweet men's final.
The civil servant tells the BBC he was only talked into attending by his pals from work.
It was his first time at the event and after his stunning win, he says he's "speechless".
He admits to a couple of week's practice "in the office". Way to go champ.
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCAfter a day of conker bashing, we're on to the women's final.... stay here as the winner could be just a few whacks away.... yes, we have it now - Margaret Blake from Corby is your new women's world champion.
What a day for her. That's history made, right there.
Nicole is "cold and shaky" after her quarter or possibly semi-final win (no one is quite sure). Let's just say it was her third game. And this is what a winning conker looks like. Barely a mark on it.
"I think they are indestructible," she said.
So who is she meeting in her next game? I'll give you one guess.
"I've got a big phobia of bees and wasps - but it could be time to 'conker' my fear," she said, pun intended.
Stephanie has bee-ten another rival - this time three-time champion Jasmine Tetley, from Nottinghamshire.
The final is getting closer!
Stephanie the bee - who beat King Conker in the first round - is through to the semi-finals.
Could the former women's champion take the crown once again?
There's a real buzz as the competition enters its final stages.
Friends, family and spectators are all cheering and chanting for who they want to win as people take the podiums for the quarter finals.
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCSports presenter Mark Pougatch is out, after Finn Vergalen beat him with what was barely half a conker hanging by a thread.
"I did wonder if we should get VAR involved," Pougatch joked.
"A man with a large sword said it was kosher and it was enough of a nut, so we didn't argue."
Finn - who battled to a chorus of "Finn to Win!" from the crowd - is chuffed to be in the quarter-finals.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey're a staple of every park, village green and street in the country, but the horse chestnut isn't actually from these here parts.
It was introduced to the UK from Turkey in the 16th Century.
That's probably why there's so little British folklore about them. But what about conkers?
Image source, Getty ImagesThe first record of the game is from the Isle of Wight in 1848.Other uses of conkers include horse medicines, as additives in shampoos, and as a starch substitute.
Chemicals extracted from conkers can be used to treat strains and bruises.
(There’s hearsay that if you place conkers around your house it will keep spiders away, but there’s no scientific proof that this is the case.)Also the Victorians wrote recipes for making conker flour. The seeds were shelled, ground and then leached to remove bitter flavours.
Don't try that at home - they're poisonous.
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Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCLottie the Labrador, from Nottinghamshire, has come with her owners and their team as their mascot. She even has her own conker necklace.
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCThose wearing green bibs are still up as round two continues. They arrived as mere mortals, but someone will be going home today as a world champion.
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCCompetitors have been lining up to go through a steel conker "detector" after last year’s controversy.
It's a clever gimmick from organisers, with reports of the detector being picked up by national media.
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCGeorge Sadler, Jake Garrod, Ed Kelly and Connor Brown, wanted something fun to do together.
The cloak-clad pals have travelled from across the south of England to be at the Shuckburgh Arms today.
George, 32, says they “figured it would be fun to join a team”.
He means business too, adding: "If I don’t win I’ll be upset. I’m here to win not to take part."
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCA little recap on Emma Roid - possibly not her real name - who we caught up with earlier.
The competitor from Liverpool, resplendent in pink hair-rollers, was gunning for the title.
So what happened?
"I got paired up with Dave Damage and he's a hardcore conker smasher, and he's smashed me out in the first round," she told our radio presenter Justin Dealey.
"I gave him a big hug - and said I'd see him outside in the car park," she joked.
After bitterly bemoaning "three-and-half hours travelling for nothing", she talks of vengeance and coming back stronger next year. Good luck, Ms Roid!
Reigning champion King Conker has been defeated by Stephanie Withall who was crowned champion 10 years ago. The Queen Bee, 48 from Burton Latimer, says she is “feeling mega and on for a win”.
That's got to sting for the king.
Our radio presenter was told the breaking news live on air by a woman dressed as a squirrel.
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Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCBroadcaster Mark Pougatch has presented from some of the greatest sporting occasions around the world.
He's here today as a competitor - and as a gloating parent who, unlike his son, made it through the first round.
"This is as good as the Olympics in London, or England winning the Ashes in Melbourne, or England in a European Championship final at Wembley or Berlin - this is right up there," he said.
"I think if we ever do get invaded by extra-terrestrials - just bring them here today and they will think 'what are we doing, these people are complete lunatics'.
"But it's great fun, a great laugh - we need that," he added.
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCOrlando Bridgeman, 25, from Northumberland, has been nicknamed Orlando the Conkerer. It’s his first time participating but he has reassured us it is “not the last”. His friends have all joined to cheer him on.
Reigning champ David Jakins may be the focus of a lot of attention but he can't see what all the fuss is about.
Last year, he was seen with a steel conker after his win, sparking rumours of cheating - of which he was cleared.
"I can't believe it now - it was stupid," he said, clearly still annoyed.
"It was a publicity stunt, I've never seen so many press and hangers-on."
Of today, he says: "May they who pick the best conker out of the bag win."
Image source, Aimee Dexter/BBCEmma from Liverpool was the female runner up in 2022 and boldly declares: “I have come back to get what is rightfully mine.”
We'll keep you posted of Emma's attempts to take the crown.