Corti Woodcock was 5’ 1” in height but was a giant among the pioneers of the sport of Table Tennis. He was instrumental in promoting and organising the game locally and internationally. The West Essex League, Essex County TTA, The ETTA and the ITTF all owe their first faltering steps to his drive and vision. He was a winner and a leader. Corti died in 1958. To honour his life and perpetuate his memory the County set up a board of Trustees to administer an award given annually in recognition of services to Table Tennis in Essex. It is a unique award in as much it cannot be won, it can only be earned. During February of each year the General Secretary invites nominations from Leagues, nominations can also be made by any two individuals affiliated to the County. These together with nominations from the previous year are discussed by the board in April.
The West Essex League has a Corti Woodcock Cup. The Saint Bride Vase originally presented by C. Corti-Woodcock of the Saint Bride Club in London in 1929 is presented to the Men’s winner of the world championship.
| Year | Winner | Year | Winner |
| 1959 | H Walker | 1993 | R Pack |
| 1960 | H Bateman | 1994 | P D Gower |
| 1961 | Rev S A Goose | 1995 | A C Clark |
| 1962 | G Eagle | 1996 | Mrs S Gower |
| 1963 | R Langer | 1997 | Mrs S Green |
| 1964 | L Hoffman | 1998 | Mrs S Rowlen |
| 1965 | R J Stevens | 1999 | J C Andrews |
| 1966 | D Frost | 2000 | E Todd |
| 1967 | D Dunand | 2001 | B Sladden |
| 1968 | W Wadling | 2002 | Mrs M Jarvis |
| 1969 | G Eagle | 2003 | S Kerns |
| 1970 | P Dukes | 2004 | Mrs J Johnson |
| 1971 | M D Watts | 2005 | R Fosker |
| 1972 | R C Gingell | 2006 | N Brierley |
| 1973 | E Pritchard | 2007 | J Holland |
| 1974 | A Shepherd | 2008 | D Jones |
| 1975 | R Gore | 2009 | E Reynolds |
| 1976 | G R Newman | 2010 | L Hopkins |
| 1977 | G J Lightfoot | 2011 | K Field |
| 1978 | Mrs P Lauder | 2012 | K Mays |
| 1979 | R C Roffe | 2013 | P Morris |
| 1980 | P J Roden | 2014 | L Sandford |
| 1981 | P J Grimstead | 2015 | Colin Sherrin |
| 1982 | Mrs V Roffe | 2016 | Norman Smith |
| 1983 | C R Oakman | 2017 | Paul Davison |
| 1984 | Mrs G M Squier | 2018 | Bill Smith |
| 1985 | W G Moon | 2019 | David Gatheral |
| 1986 | B R Rowlen | 2020 | Steve Barker |
| 1987 | B Granger | 2021 | Not awarded |
| 1988 | R Franklin | 2022 | Dave Oxley-Goody |
| 1989 | W Read | 2023 | Tony Oswick |
| 1990 | Mr & Mrs B Moon | 2024 | |
| 1991 | E Knight | 2025 | |
| 1992 | L Barton | 2026 |