The 8th WCF Golf Croquet World Championship
Sponsor: Lord Laidlaw
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa
Dates: 8-16 March 2008
Champion: Ahmed Nasr (Egypt)
Finalist: Reg Bamford (South Africa)
Photo's courtesy of Ian Lines
Results
Groups
| Group A | ||||||||||
| AN | JC | IL | JC | OE | DD | Mc | JW | Wins | Position | |
| A.Nasr (EGY) | 7-3, 7-6 | 7-2, 4-7
7-4 |
7-4, 7-4 | 7-4, 7-6 | 7-2, 7-5 | 7-4, 7-2 | 7-5, 7-2 | 7 | 1 | |
| J.Clarke (NZ) | 3-7, 6-7 | 4-7, 7-5
7-6 |
7-6, 5-7
7-3 |
5-7, 3-7 | 7-2, 7-2 | 7-2, 4-7
7-1 |
4 | 3= | ||
| I.Lines (ENG) | 2-7, 7-4
4-7 |
7-4, 5-7
6-7 |
7-4, 7-2 | 7-6, 7-3 | 6-7, 7-4
7-4 |
7-5, 7-6 | 7-4, 7-4 | 5 | 2 | |
| J.Christie (NZ) | 4-7, 4-7 | 7-1, 4-7
7-5 |
4-7, 2-7 | 5-7, 7-5
4-7 |
3-7, 4-7 | 7-6, 7-5 | 7-4, 5-7
7-5 |
3 | 6 | |
| O.Edwards (AUS) | 4-7, 4-6 | 6-7, 7-5
3-7 |
6-7, 3-7 | 7-6, 5-7
7-4 |
2-7, 7-4
7-4 |
7-4, 3-7
7-5 |
7-5, 7-6 | 4 | 3= | |
| D.Dray (ENG) | 2-7, 5-7 | 7-5, 7-3 | 7-6, 4-7
4-7 |
7-3, 7-4 | 7-2, 4-7
4-7 |
7-6, 7-2 | 3-7,7-4
7-5 |
4 | 3= | |
| M.McClure (NZ) | 2-7, 4-7 | 2-7, 2-7 | 5-7, 6-7 | 6-7, 5-7 | 4-7, 7-3
5-7 |
6-7, 2-7 | 7-4, 7-6 | 1 | 7 | |
| J.Walker (SCO) | 5-7, 2-7 | 2-7, 7-4
1-7 |
4-7, 4-7 | 4-7, 7-5
5-7 |
5-7, 6-7 | 7-3, 4-7
5-7 |
4-7, 6-7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Group B | ||||||||||
| KY | SA | DD | KB | IB | DS | GT | VT | Wins | Position | |
| K.Younnis (EGY) | 7-3, 4-7
7-2 |
7-4, 7-5 | 7-5, 7-4 | 7-3, 7-3 | 7-6, 7-3 | 7-0, 7-6 | 7-5, 7-4 | 7 | 1 | |
| S.Abdelwahab (USA) | 3-7, 7-4
2-7 |
7-5, 2-7
7-6 |
7-5, 7-5 | 2-7, 7-5
7-4 |
6-7, 7-2
7-5 |
7-3, 7-5 | 7-3, 7-2 | 6 | 2 | |
| D.Dixon (NZ) | 4-7, 5-7 | 5-7, 7-2
6-7 |
6-7, 4-7 | 7-5, 7-6 | 7-6, 4-7
7-5 |
7-1, 7-1 | 7-0, 5-7
7-3 |
4 | 4 | |
| K.Beard (AUS) | 5-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 5-7 | 7-6, 7-4 | 3-7, 7-3
7-2 |
7-5, 7-4 | 7-5, 7-4 | 7-3, 7-3 | 5 | 3 | |
| I.Brand (ENG) | 3-7, 3-7 | 7-2, 5-7
4-7 |
5-7, 6-7 | 7-3, 3-7
2-7 |
7-5, 7-4 | 7-4, 6-5(T) | 7-5, 5-7
7-5 |
3 | 5 | |
| D.Strover (ENG) | 6-7, 3-7 | 7-6, 2-7
5-7 |
6-7, 7-4
5-7 |
5-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 4-7 | 1-7, 7-6
7-4 |
6-7, 7-3
7-4 |
2 | 6 | |
| G.Tomes (RSA) | 0-7, 6-7 | 3-7, 5-7 | 1-7, 1-7 | 5-7, 4-7 | 4-7, 5-6(T) | 7-1, 6-7
4-7 |
2-7, 5-7 | 0 | 8 | |
| V.Tomes (RSA) | 5-7, 4-7 | 3-7, 2-7 | 0-7, 7-5
3-7 |
3-7, 3-7 | 5-7, 7-5
5-7 |
7-6, 3-7
4-7 |
7-2, 7-5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Group C | ||||||||||
| MN | SA | TS | MH | PB | JL | TW | MC | Wins | Position | |
| M.Nasr (EGY) | 7-6, 7-5 | 6-7, 7-3
7-4 |
7-3, 7-1 | 7-2, 7-2 | 7-3, 7-2 | 7-0, 7-4 | 7-5, 7-3 | 7 | 1 | |
| S.Aziz (EGY) | 6-7, 5-7 | 3-7, 7-6
5-7 |
6-7, 7-2
2-7 |
7-2, 7-2 | 7-6, 6-7
6-7 |
7-6, 7-6 | 5-7, 7-6
6-4(T) |
3 | 4= | |
| T.Stephens (NZ) | 7-6, 3-7
4-7 |
7-3, 6-7
7-5 |
3-7, 7-5
7-3 |
5-7,7-5,
7-5 |
7-3, 4-7
7-4 |
7-4, 5-7
7-5 |
5-7, 7-4
2-7 |
5 | 2 | |
| M.Hamilton (ENG) | 3-7, 1-7 | 7-6, 2-7
7-2 |
7-3, 5-7
3-7 |
6-7, 3-7 | 7-6, 7-3 | 7-4, 5-7
7-4 |
7-2, 2-7
7-5 |
4 | 3 | |
| P.Beaudry (BEL) | 2-7, 2-7 | 2-7, 2-7 | 7-5, 5-7,
5-7 |
7-6, 7-3 | 7-4, 2-7
7-6 |
4-7, 7-6
5-7 |
7-5, 7-4 | 3 | 4= | |
| J.Levick (AUS) | 3-7, 2-7 | 6-7, 7-6
7-6 |
3-7, 7-4
4-7 |
6-7, 3-7 | 4-7, 7-2
6-7 |
6-7, 7-4
7-3 |
? | 2 | 6 | |
| T.Weston (ENG) | 0-7, 4-7 | 6-7, 6-7 | 4-7, 7-5
5-7 |
4-7, 7-5
4-7 |
7-4, 6-7
7-5 |
7-6, 4-7
3-7 |
7-2, 7-2 | 1 | 7= | |
| M.Corcoran (RSA) | 5-7, 3-7 | 7-5, 6-7
4-6(T) |
7-5, 4-7
7-2 |
2-7, 7-2
5-7 |
5-7, 4-7 | ? | 2-7, 2-7 | 1 | 7= | |
| Group D | ||||||||||
| AE | HA | PB | EN | DR | CV | PJ | TM | Wins | Position | |
| A.Elmahdi (EGY) | 7-2, 7-2 | 7-5, 7-1 | 7-1, 5-7,
7-2 |
7-4, 7-4 | 7-1, 7-4 | 7-3, 7-4 | 7-2, 7-1 | 7 | 1 | |
| H.Abdelgayad (EGY) | 2-7, 2-7 | 7-5, 7-5 | 7-4, 6-7
7-3 |
7-5, 7-6 | 7-5, 7-5 | 7-5, 7-3 | 7-2, 7-2 | 6 | 2 | |
| P.Batchelor (NZ) | 5-7, 1-7 | 5-7, 5-7 | 4-7, 7-4
4-7 |
7-4, 4-7
7-4 |
7-2, 7-3 | 3-7, 7-3, 7-4 | 5-7, 7-5
3-7 |
3 | 4= | |
| E.Newell (IRE) | 1-7, 7-5,
2-7 |
4-7, 7-6
3-7 |
7-4, 4-7
7-4 |
7-6, 5-7
3-7 |
7-4, 7-5 | 6-7, 7-6
7-2 |
7-5, 7-4 | 4 | 3 | |
| D.Reyland (NZ) | 4-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 6-7 | 4-7, 7-4
4-7 |
6-7, 7-5
7-3 |
5-7, 7-6
3-7 |
6-7, 7-4
6-7 |
7-5, 7-6 | 2 | 6= | |
| C.Vries (RSA) | 1-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 5-7 | 2-7, 3-7 | 4-7, 5-7 | 7-5, 6-7
7-3 |
5-7, 7-5
3-7 |
7-3, 7-6 | 2 | 6= | |
| P.Johnson (RSA) | 3-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 3-7 | 7-3, 3-7
4-7 |
7-6, 6-7
2-7 |
7-6, 4-7
7-6 |
7-5, 5-7
7-3 |
7-6, 5-7
7-3 |
3 | 4= | |
| T.Magin (GER) | 2-7, 1-7 | 2-7, 2-7 | 7-5, 5-7
7-3 |
5-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 6-7 | 3-7, 6-7 | 6-7, 7-5
3-7 |
1 | 8 | |
| Group E | ||||||||||
| YE | ME | KG | NM | JS | CJ | KG | JG | Wins | Position | |
| Y.Esmat (EGY) | 7-2, 6-7
7-5 |
7-4, 7-2 | 7-6, 7-5 | 7-4, 7-5 | 7-6, 6-7
7-5 |
7-4, 7-3 | 7-2, 7-5 | 7 | 1 | |
| M.Evans (ENG) | 2-7, 7-6
5-7 |
1 - 3 | 7-2, 7-4 | 7-6, 7-3 | 6-7, 7-4, 5-7 | 7-5, 7-5 | 7-5, 6-7
7-0 |
4 | 3= | |
| K.Golfhoffer (AUT) | 4-7, 2-7 | 3 - 1 | 7-3, 7-5 | 7-5, 7-4 | 7-1, 5-7
7-4 |
7-6, 7-2 | 5-7, 7-6
7-5 |
6 | 2 | |
| N.Morrow (NZ) | 6-7, 5-7 | 2-7, 4-7 | 3-7, 5-7 | 5-7, 7-2
5-7 |
4-7, 7-5
5-7 |
4-7, 7-6
6-7 |
7-4, 3-7
2-7 |
0 | 8 | |
| J.Spiers (ENG) | 4-7, 5-7 | 6-7, 3-7 | 5-7, 4-7 | 7-5, 2-7
7-5 |
6-7, 0-7 | 3-7, 7-3
7-6 |
7-2, 6-7
7-3 |
3 | 5 | |
| C.Jackson (RSA) | 6-7, 7-6
5-7 |
7-6, 4-7
7-5 |
1-7, 7-5
4-7 |
7-4, 5-7
7-5 |
7-6, 7-0 | 4-7, 6-7 | 7-3, 7-3 | 4 | 3= | |
| K.Garrad IOM) | 4-7, 3-7 | 5-7, 5-7 | 6-7, 2-7 | 7-4, 6-7
7-6 |
7-3, 3-7
6-7 |
7-4, 7-6 | 5-7, 7-5
2-7 |
2 | 6= | |
| J.Guermont (FRA) | 2-7, 5-7 | 5-7, 7-6
0-7 |
7-5, 6-7
5-7 |
4-7, 7-3
7-2 |
2-7, 7-6
3-7 |
3-7, 3-7 | 7-5, 5-7
7-2 |
2 | 6= | |
| Group F | ||||||||||
| RB | SN | DO | JH | PD | AK | CS | RJ | Wins | Position | |
| R.Bamford(RSA) | 7-3, 6-7
7-5 |
7-1, 7-4 | 7-4, 7-6 | 7-4, 7-3 | 7-3, 7-4 | 7-2, 7-2 | 7-4, 7-5 | 7 | 1 | |
| S.Nafee (EGY) | 3-7, 7-6
5-7 |
7-3, 3-7
7-3 |
7-4, 7-5 | 7-6, 7-5 | 7-6, 7-1 | 7-4, 7-3 | 7-3, 7-1 | 6 | 2 | |
| D.Openshaw (ENG) | 1-7, 4-7 | 3-7, 7-3
3-7 |
2-7, 6-7 | 7-2, 7-5 | 7-6, 7-2 | 7-4, 5-7
7-3 |
7-3, 7-5 | 4 | 3= | |
| J.Hogan (NZ) | 4-7, 6-7 | 4-7, 5-7 | 7-2, 7-6 | 5-7, 7-3
6-7 |
7-4, 6-7
7-2 |
won | 7-5, 7-4 | 4 | 3= | |
| P.Drew (NZ) | 4-7, 3-7 | 6-7, 5-7 | 2-7, 5-7 | 7-5, 3-7
7-6 |
7-4, 7-4 | 7-3, 7-4 | 7-3, 7-5 | 4 | 3= | |
| A.Kirsten (GER) | 3-7, 4-7 | 6-7, 1-7 | 6-7, 2-7 | 4-7, 7-6
2-7 |
4-7, 4-7 | 2-7, 7-5
7-4 |
5-6(T),3-5(T) | 1 | 7 | |
| C.Stableford (RSA) | 2-7, 2-7 | 4-7, 3-7 | 4-7, 7-5
3-7 |
lost | 3-7, 4-7 | 7-2, 5-7
4-7 |
5-7, 6-7 | 0 | 8 | |
| R.Johnston (AUS) | 4-7, 5-7 | 3-7, 1-7 | 3-7, 5-7 | 5-7, 4-7 | 3-7, 5-7 | 6-5(T),5-3(T) | 7-6, 7-5 | 2 | 6 | |
| Group G | ||||||||||
| AB | CC | TK | PP | WL | DB | JS | DU | Wins | Position | |
| A.Baher (EGY) | 4-7, 6-7 | 5-7, 7-2
7-6 |
7-6, 7-4 | 7-1, 7-6 | 7-3, 7-6 | 7-3, 7-6 | 7-3, 7-4 | 6 | 2 | |
| C.Clarke (ENG) | 7-4, 7-6 | 7-3, 7-3 | 7-4, 3-7
7-5 |
7-1, 7-5 | 7-2, 7-5 | 7-3, 7-3 | 7-2, 7-3 | 7 | 1 | |
| T.King (ENG) | 7-5, 2-7
6-7 |
3-7, 3-7 | 5-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 7-5
7-2 |
7-5, 7-6 | 6-7, 7-4,
7-5 |
6-7, 7-3
7-3 |
4 | 3= | |
| P de Petra (ITA) | 6-7, 4-7 | 4-7, 7-3
5-7 |
7-5, 7-4 | 7-6, 7-3 | 3-7, 7-4
6-7 |
7-3, 7-5 | 7-0, 7-4 | 4 | 3= | |
| Wm.Louw (RSA) | 1-7, 6-7 | 1-7, 5-7 | 7-5, 5-7
2-7 |
6-7, 3-7 | 7-3, 7-5 | 7-2, 7-3 | 7-5, 3-7
7-6 |
3 | 5 | |
| D.Boyd (RSA) | 3-7, 6-7 | 2-7, 5-7 | 5-7, 6-7 | 7-3, 4-7
7-6 |
3-7, 5-7 | 3-7, 7-3
5-7 |
7-6, ? | 2 | 6= | |
| J.Shorten (IRE) | 3-7, 6-7 | 3-7, 3-7 | 7-6, 4-7
5-7 |
3-7, 5-7 | 2-7, 3-7 | 7-3, 3-7
7-5 |
7-4, 7-2 | 2 | 6= | |
| D.Underhill (SWI) | 3-7, 4-7 | 2-7, 3-7 | 7-6, 3-7
3-7 |
0-7, 4-7 | 5-7, 7-3
6-7 |
6-7, ? | 4-7, 2-7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Group H | ||||||||||
| SM | SH | AP | AV | DH | TH | VD | KH | Wins | Position | |
| S.Mulliner (ENG) | 7-6, 2-7
7-4 |
7-5, 7-5 | 7-3, 7-6 | 7-3, 7-3 | 7-6, 7-3 | 7-4, 7-5 | 7-1, 7-2 | 7 | 1 | |
| S.Hassan (EGY) | 6-7, 7-2
4-7 |
7-4, 7-6 | 7-5, 7-6 | 7-2, 7-6 | 7-4, 7-5 | 7-6, 3-7
7-5 |
7-4, 7-2 | 6 | 2 | |
| A.Pravettoni (ITA) | 5-7, 5-7 | 4-7, 6-7 | 4-7, 5-7 | 6-7, 6-7 | 7-5, 4-7
7-6 |
6-7, 4-7 | 7-6, 7-5 | 2 | 6= | |
| A.Varnas (SWE) | 3-7, 6-7 | 5-7, 6-7 | 7-4, 7-5 | 7-3, 7-4 | 7-2, 3-7
7-6 |
7-3, 6-7
7-3 |
7-4, 7-4 | 5 | 3 | |
| D.Hopkins (ENG) | 3-7, 3-7 | 2-7, 6-7 | 7-6, 7-6 | 3-7, 4-7 | 6-7, 4-7 | 7-5, 5-7
0-7 |
1-7, 7-3
7-3 |
2 | 6= | |
| T.Hall (AUS) | 6-7, 3-7 | 4-7, 5-7 | 5-7, 7-4
6-7 |
2-7, 7-3
6-7 |
7-6, 7-4 | 7-4, 7-5 | 7-4, 7-4 | 3 | 4= | |
| V.Dladla (RSA) | 4-7, 5-7 | 6-7, 7-3
5-7 |
7-6, 7-4 | 3-7, 7-6
3-7 |
5-7, 7-5
7-0 |
4-7, 5-7 | 7-4, 7-5 | 3 | 4= | |
| K.Ham (WAL) | 1-7, 2-7 | 4-7, 2-7 | 6-7, 5-7 | 4-7, 4-7 | 7-1, 3-7
3-7 |
4-7, 4-7 | 4-7, 5-7 | 0 | 8 |
1st Round Knock-Out
Mohammed Nasr (Egypt) bt Carole Jackson (SA) 7-1 7-3
Anton Varnas (Sweden) bt Tony Stephens (NZ) 7-2 7-6
Paolo De Petra(Italy) bt Klaus Gollhoffer(Austria) 7-2 3-7 7-1
Yasser Esmat (Egypt) bt Tony Hall (Australia) 4-7 7-2 7-6
Reg Bamford (RSA) bt Evan Newall (IRE) 7-5, 7-3
Sherif Nafee (Egypt) bt Jenny Clarke (NZ) 7-5 7-4
Duncan Dixon (NZ) bt David Openshaw (Eng) 7-6 3-7 7-4
Ahmed el Mahdi (Egypt) bt Tim King (Eng) 7-3 7-4
Khalid Younis (Egypt) bt Peter Batchelor (NZ) 7-2 7-1
Sherif Abdelwahab (USA) bt Joe Hogan (NZ) 4-7 7-4 7-1
Kevin Beard (Australia) bt Salah Hassan (Egypt) 7-3 4-7 7-3
Chris Clarke (Eng) bt Owen Edwards (Australia) 7-5 5-7 7-3
Stephen Mulliner (ENG) bt Shoukry Aziz (EGY) 7-4, 6-7, 7-2
Helmi Abdelgayad (EGY) bt Marcus Evans (ENG) 7-5, 7-6
Amr Baher (EGY) bt Ian Lines (ENG) 7-4, 7-4
Ahmed Nasr (EGY) bt Mark Hamilton (ENG) 7-2, 7-3
2nd Round Knock-Out
Mohammed Nasr (EGY) bt Anton Varnas (SWE) 5-7, 7-4, 7-2
Yasser Esmat (EGY) bt Paolo de Petra (ITA) 7-6, 7-5
Reg Bamford (RSA) bt Sherif Nafee (EGY) 5-7, 7-4, 7-6
Ahmed Almahdi (EGY) bt Duncan Dixon (NZ) 7-4, 7-4
Khaled Younis (EGY) bt Sherif Abdelwahab (USA) 7-4, 7-4
Chris Clarke (ENG) bt Kevin Beard (AUS) 7-2, 7-6
Helmi Abdelgayad (EGY) by Stephen Mulliner (ENG) 7-3, 7-6
Ahmed Nasr (EGY) bt Amr Baher (EGY) 7-5, 1-7, 7-6
Quarter-Finals
Mohammed Nasr (EGY) bt Yasser Esmat (EGY) 7-3, 7-5
Reg Bamford (RSA) bt Ahmed el Mahdi (EGY) 4-7, 7-5, 7-6
Chris Clarke (ENG) by Khalid Younis (EGY) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6
Ahmed Nasr (EGY) bt Helmi Abdelgayad (EGY) 4-7, 7-4, 7-3
Semi-Finals
Reg Bamford (RSA) bt Mohamed Nasr (EGY) 7-5, 7-4
Ahmed Nasr(EGY) bt Chris Clarke (ENG) 7-5, 3-7, 7-6
Final
Ahmed Nasr (EGY) bt Reg Bamford (RSA) 7-6, 7-4, 2-7, 7-2
Plate Quarter-Finals
J Levick (AUS) bt T King (ENG) 7-6, 7-3
I Lines (ENG) bt T Hall (AUS) 7-4, 6-5 (T)
P Batchelor (NZ) bt A Pravettoni (ITA) 7-5, 5-7, 7-1
J Spiers (ENG) bt W Louw (RSA) 6-5 (T), 2-7, 5-4 (T)
Plate Semi-Finals
Ian Lines (ENG) bt John Levick (AUS)
Peter Batchelor (NZ) bt John Spiers (ENG)
Plate Event Final
Ian Lines (ENG) beat Peter Batchelor (NZ) 7-5, 7-5