The 10th WCF Association Croquet World Championship
Sponsor: Mitsubishi Motors
Venue: Cheltenham Croquet Club, England
Dates: 6-14 August 2005
Champion: Reg Bamford (South Africa)
Finalist: Robert Fulford (England)
Full results can be found on the Croquet Records Website: 2005 AC World Championship
| Bamford takes title |
 Reg Bamford from South Africa took the sports top crown today in Cheltenham by beating five times winner Robert Fulford 3-0 in the final of the Mitsubishi Motors 2005 World Croquet Championship. The scores were +17tp, +26sxp, +17sxp. Speaking to WCF roving eye, Bamford was asked what winning his second title meant to him. "On a personal level it is a mixture of pride and relief, on a playing side, to beat Rob, who is a fantastic player, means I can be counted amongst the best too". Reg received the Wimbledon Trophy and a WCF Gold Medal from Mr Jim Tyrell, Managing Director of the sponsors Mitsubishi Motors. The WCF Plate event was won by New Zealander, Paddy Chapman 17 yr old and the Developing Nations Plate was won by Anton Varnas of Sweden. The WCF thanks everyone involved in organising the event for a tremendous job well done. |
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Event articles
| Final contenders decided in World Championship |
 The final that many had predicted from the start will take place at Cheltenham on Sunday in the Mitsubishi 2005 World Croquet Championship. Five times winner and current holder Robert Fulford (England), (pictured left) will take on the one time winner Reginald Bamford (South Africa) (pictured right).
What are generally regarded as the top two players in the world will face each other in a best of five games final for the games top prize, “The Wimbledon Trophy”, commencing at 10,00am Sunday 14th August 2005. Coming into the game they have played each other in 71 career games with Robert Fulford slightly ahead with 39 wins and 27 tp's or better to Reg Bamford's 32 wins and 24 tp's or better. Betting at the moment has Fulford at 4/6 and Reg as evens. |
| Bald through to Quarter-final stage | ||
 Ken Bald (ranked 38)(pictured right) from Australia continued his progress against higher seeded players today.
Yesterday he defeated World Number 2 Chris Clarke in a tense match, 2-1 and today he has gone on to beat fellow countryman Ian Dumergue (ranked 17), by the same score. He now plays Scotsman, Jonathan Kirby in the best of five game quarter-final tomorrow. |
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| Top seed out! |
 Top seed and World number one, David Maugham crashed out of the World Championship at Cheltenham today.
His opponent, World ranked 21, James Death (pictured left), a bingo caller from Nottingham, carried out two flawless five turn triple peels to complete the first and third games in the best of three. David himself had done a triple peel in the second game. Death now plays Aaaron Westerby from New Zealand tomorrow in the best of five games, quarter-final. He had earlier disposed of Matthew Burrow from Jersey. The Semi-finals of the event will take place on Saturday 13th August with the final on Sunday 14th August. |