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2004 Golf Croquet World Championship – Winner: Ahmed Nasr (EGY)

The 6th WCF Golf Croquet World Championship
Venue: Sussex County Croquet Club, Southwick, West Sussex, England
Dates: 20-28 June 2004

Champion: Ahmed Nasr (Egypt)

Finalist: Dennis Bulloch (New Zealand)

Results

Block A

Name A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 Wins Net Games Net Points Position
Khalid Younis
7 7 -
3 1- -
7 7 -
3 0 -
7 7 -
4 4 -
6 5 -
7 7 -
7 7 -
2 2 -
7 7 -
2 2 -
7 7 -
3 5 -
6 10 50 1
Norman Eatough
3 1 -
7 7- -
7 5 5
6 7 7
7 7 -
6 3 -
6 7 3
7 4 7
7 6 7
1 7 5
7 7 -
2 1 -
7 7 -
3 5 -
4 3 14 3
Kevin Garrad
3 0 -
7 7 -
6 7 7
7 5 5
7 6 5
4 7 7
2 7 3
7 4 7
5 7 5
7 5 7
7 7 -
5 4 -
7 7 -
4 6 -
3 7 4
Tony Hall
4 4 -
7 7 -
6 3 -
7 7 -
4 7 7
7 6 5
4 5 -
7 7 -
5 7 7
7 5 3
7 7 -
2 6 -
7 5 5
1 7 7
3 -3 -4 7
David Hopkins
7 7 -
6 5 -
7 4 7
6- 7 3
7 4 7
2 7 3
7 7 -
4 5 -
7 7- -
3 4 -
7 7 -
3 3 -
5 4- -
7 7 -
6 8 26 2
Don Beck
2 2 -
7 7 -
1 7 5
7 6 7
7 5 7
5 7 5
7 5 3
5 7 7
3 4 -
7 7 -
7 7 -
2 3 -
3 7 7
7 3 6
3 -2 -16 5
Miichan Yuji Tagao
2 2 -
7 7 -
2 1 -
7 7 -
5 4 -
7 7 -
2 6 -
7 7 -
3 3 -
7 7- -
2 3- -
7 7 -
6 4 -
7 7 -
0 -14 -53 8
Sherif Abussbaa
3 5 -
7 7 -
3 5 -
7 7 -
4 6 -
7 7 -
1 7 7
7 5 5-
7 7 -
5 4 -
7 3 6
3 7 7
7 7 -
6 4 -
3 -2 -10 6

Block B

Name A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 Wins Net Games Net Points Position
Salah Hassan
7 7 -
2 2 -
7 7 -
4 1 -
7 7 -
3 5 -
7 7 -
3 5 -
7 7 -
6 2 -
7 7 -
1 4 -
5 5 -
7 7 -
6 10 42 1
Hossam Ferres
2 2 -
7 7 -
6 7 6
7 4 7
4 7 7
7 6 6
7 4 7
6 7 6
5 3 -
7 7 -
3 5 -
7 7 -
3 2 -
7 7 -
2 -7 -32 7
Jean-Yves Guermont
4 1 -
7 7 -
7 4 7
6 7 6
4 4 -
7 7 -
7 6 6
6 7 7
1 7 3
7 3 7
7 2 4
6 7 7
6 6 -
7 7- -
1 -8 -32 8
Bruno Hess
3 5 -
7 7 -
7 6 6
4 7 7
7 7 -
4 4 -
2 3 -
7 7 -
3 2 -
7 7 -
7 7- -
6 5 -
0 0 -
7 7 -
2 -5 -28 5
Bill Arliss
3 5 -
7 7 -
6 7 6
7 4 7
6 7 7
7 6 6
7 7 -
2 3 -
6 3 -
7 7 -
2 4 -
7 7 -
4 6 -
7 7 -
2 -6 -12 6
Marcus Evans
6 2 -
7 7 -
7 7 -
5 3 -
7 3 7
1 7 3
7 7 -
3 2 -
7 7 -
6 3 -
7 7 -
2 5 -
7 6 7
4 7 4
6 8 2 2
Jonathan Lamb
1 4 -
7 7 -
7 7 -
3 5 -
6 7 7
7 2 4
6 5 -
7 7 -
7 7 -
2 4 -
2 5 -
7 7 -
7 4 7-
2 7 5
4 - 6 4
Paolo de Petra
7 7 -
5 5 -
7 7 -
3 2 -
7 7 -
6 6 -
7 7 -
0 0 -
7 7 -
4 6 -
4 7 4
7 6 7
2 7 5
7 4 7
5 8 24 3 


Block C






Name
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
Wins
Net Games
Net Points
Position




Reg Bamford







7
4
5




4
7
7












7
7
-




3
4
-












7
7
-




3
2
-












7
7
-




2
6
-












7
7
-




6
4
-












7
7
-




3
2
-












7
7
-




2
6
-






6
11
39
1




Hazem Mahmoud






4
7
7




7
4
5













7
7
-




4
1
-












3
7
5




7
3
7












7
7
-




2
4
-












7
3
7




5
7
4












7
6
7




1
7
4












7
7
-




2
4
-






6
8
34
2




Leopold Walderdorff






3
4





7
7
-












4
1
-




7
7
-













1
7
2




7
4
7












4
3
-




7
7
-












3
5
-




7
7
-












2
7
7




7
3
6












2
3-
-




7
7
-






1
-10
-46
7




Len Canavan






3
2
-




7
7
-












7
3
7




3
7
5












7
4
7




1
7
2













6
5
-




7
7
-












1
7
1




7
5
7












7
7
-




4
3
-












4
2
-




7
7
-






3
-3
-13
-6




Ivor Brand






2
6
-




7
7
-












2
4
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




4
3
-












7
7
-




6
5
-













5
5
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




3
6
-












7
6
7




6
7
6






4
1
-2
4




Peter Batchelor






6
4
-




7
7
-












5
7
4




7
3
7












7
7
-




3
5
-












7
5
7




1
7
1












7
7
-




5
5
-













7
7
-




2
3
-












6
7
5




7
5
7






4
3
23
3




Tony Facon Uff






3
2
-




7
7
-












1
7
4




7
6
7












7
3
6




2
7
7












4
3
-




7
7
-












3
6
-




7
7
-












2
3
-




7
7
-













7
3
6




6
7
7






0
-11
-42
8




Mostafa Eissa






2
6
-




7
7
-












2
4
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




2
3
-












7
7
-




4
2
-












6
7
6




7
6
7












7
5
7




6
7
5












6
7
7




7
3
6







4
1
7
5








Block D






Name
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
Wins
Net Games
Net Points
Position




Walid Salah







3
7
7




7
4
6












7
7
-




4
3
-












7
7
-




2
5
-












7
7
-




5
2
-












7
7
-




3
4
-












7
7
-




5
2
-












7
7
-




1
3
-






7
13
45
1




Stewart Jackson






7
4
6




3
7
7













5
7
5




7
4
7












7
7
-




2
2
-












-
-
-




-
-
-












7
7
-




3
2
-












5
7
6




7
1
7












7
3
7




5
7
5






4
3
26
2




Peter Millson






4
3
-




7
7
-












7
4
7




5
7
5













7
7
-




5
6
-












7
0
2




5
7
7












3
6
-




7
7
-












5
4
-




7
7
-












7
4
4




4
7
7






2
-5
-26
7




Anton Varnas






2
5
-




7
7
-












2
2
-




7
7
-












5
6
-




7
7
-













6
3
-




7
7
-












7
5
7




4
7
5












7
7
-




6
5
-












7
7
-




5
6
-






3
-3
-16
5




John Moore






5
2
-




7
7
-












7
2
4




4
7
7












5
7
7




7
0
2












7
7
-




6
3
-













3
6
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




5
5
-












7
7
-




6
6
-






4
2
4
3




Richard Brand






3
4
-




7
7
-












3
2
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




3
6
-












4
7
5




7
5
7












7
7
-




3
6
-













6
7
7




7
5
6












7
4
7




4
7
4






4
1
-4
4




Rod Williams






5
2
-




7
7
-












7
1
7




5
7
6












7
7
-




5
4
-












6
5
-




7
7
-












5
5
-




7
7
-












7
5
6




6
7
7













7
5
4




3
7
7






2
-5
-15
-6




Nelson Morrow






1
3
-




7
7
-












5
7
5




7
3
7












4
7
7




7
4
4












5
6
-




7
7
-












6
6
-




7
7
-












4
7
4




7
4
7












3
7
7




7
5
4







2
-6
-14
8








Block E






Name
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
Wins
Net Games
Net Points
Position




Mark McInerney







5
7
6




7
3
7












7
7
-




4
3
-












7
7
-




5
3
-












7
7
-




6
1
-












7
7
-




4
4
-












7
7
-




6
6
-












6
5
-




7
7
-






5
7
26
3




Dennis Bulloch






7
3
7




5
7
6













7
7
-




1
2
-












7
7
-




3
0
-












7
7
-




4
4
-












7
6
7




1
7
4












5
7
7




7
5
4












4
7
6




7
5
7






6
8
36
2




Cliff Jones






4
3
-




7
7
-












1
2
-




7
7
-













2
4
-




7
7
-












4
5
-




7
7
-












1
7
7




7
3
6












6
4
-




7
7
-












3
4
-




7
7
-






1
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-43
8




Hans van Noord






5
3
-




7
7
-












3
0
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




2
4
-













6
3
-




7
7
-












2
7
2




7
6
7












6
3
-




7
7
-












2
3
-




7
7
-






1
-9
-37
7




Roy Ware






6
1
-




7
7
-












4
4
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




4
5
-












7
7
-




6
3
-













7
7
-




6
6
-












7
6
3




5
7
7












5
7
7




7
6
6






4
2
-4
4




Paul Strover






4
4
-




7
7
-












1
7
4




7
6
7












7
3
6




1
7
7












7
6
7




2
7
2












6
6
-




7
7
-













7
4
6




5
7
7












3
6
-




7
7
-






1
-8
-13
6




Andrea Prevettoni






6
6
-




7
7
-












7
5
4




5
7
7












7
7
-




6
4
-












7
7
-




6
3
-












5
7
7




7
6
3












5
7
7




7
4
6













3
2
-




7
7
-






4
1
0
5




Ahmed Nasr






7
7
-




6
5
-












7
5
7




4
7
6












7
7
-




3
4
-












7
7
-




2
3
-












7
6
6




5
7
7












7
7
-




3
6
-












7
7
-




3
2
-







6
10
35
1








Block F






Name
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
Wins
Net Games
Net Points
Position




Mik Mehas







7
7
-




3
2
-












7
7
-




2
2
-












7
7
-




5
2
-












7
7
-




3
4
-












7
7
-




2
4
-












7
7
-




3
1
-












4
7
1




7
3
7






6
11
46
2




Grahame Tomes






3
2
-




7
7
-













7
7
-




6
6
-












7
7
-




3
4
-












7
7
-




6
6
-












3
6
-




7
7
-












4
5
-




7
7
-












4
3
-




7
7
-






3
-2
-15
4




Klaus Gollhoffer






2
2
-




7
7
-












6
6
-




7
7
-













7
7
-




6
5
-












5
7
4




7
6
7












4
7
5




7
6
7












7
7
-




4
2
-












4
7
2




7
6
7






2
-3
-16
6




Alex Kirsten






5
2
-




7
7
-












3
4
-




7
7
-












6
5
-




7
7
-













5
7
-




7
7
-












3
7
5




7
3
7












7
7
-




6
6
-












1
2
-




7
7-
-






1
-8
-36
7




Chris Sheen






3
4
-




7
7
-












6
6
-




7
7-
-












7
6
7




5
7
4












7
6
7




5
7
0













5
5
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




6
4
-












5
6
-




7
7
-






3
-4
0
5




Tom Weston






2
4
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




3
6
-












7
6
7




4
7
5












7
3
7




3
7
5












7
7
-




5
5
-













7
4
7




5
7
2












4
5
-




7
7
-






5
3
6
3




Carl von Schmeider






3
1
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




4
5
-












4
2
-




7
7
-












6
6
-




7
7
-












6
4
-




7
7
-












5
7
2




7
4
7













2
6
-




7
7
-






1
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8




Mohamed Nasr






7
3
7




4
7
1












7
7
-




4
3
-












7
6
7




4
7
2












7
7
-




1
2
-












7
7
-




5
6
-












7
7
-




4
5
-












7
7
-




2
6
-







7
12
44
1






Block G






Name
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
Wins
Net Games
Net Points
Position




Naheed Hassan







7
7
-




3
1
-












7
7
-




2
5
-












7
7
-




2
5
-












4
5
-




7
7
-












2
7
4




7
4
7












7
7
-




3
6
-












6
7
7




7
1
2






5
6
29
2




Owen Edwards






3
1
-




7
7
-













7
7
-




4
2
-












4
7
5




7
6
7












5
4
-




7
7
-












3
1
-




7
7
-












4
3
-




7
7
-












2
6
-




7
7
-






1
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7




Khalil El-Haj






2
5
-




7
7
-












4
2
-




7
7
-













7
3
7




4
7
2












6
5
-




7
7
-












2
4
-




7
7
-












3
5
-




7
7
-












7
3
2




6
7
7






1
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8




Dick Brackett






2
5
-




7
7
-












7
6
7




4
7
5












4
7
2




7
3
7













6
3
-




7
7
-












3
2
-




7
7
-












2
5
-




7
7
-












7
4
4




6
7
7






1
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6




Derek Old






7
7
-




4
5
-












7
7
-




5
4
-












7
7
-




6
5
-












7
7
-




6
3
-













7
7
-




6
5
-












7
6
7




5
7
3












7
6
7




4
7
2






7
12
33
1




Chris Daniels






7
4
7




2
7
4












7
7
-




3
1
-












7
7
-




2
4
-












7
7-
-




3
2
-












6
5
-




7
7
-













5
7
7




7
6
6












5
7
4




7
4
7






5
5
27
3




Don Rayland






3
6
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




4
3
-












7
7
-




3
5
-












7
7
-




2
5
-












5
7
3




7
6
7












7
6
6




5
7
7













4
7
3




7
6
7






3
1
4
5




Evan Newell






7
1
2




6
7
7












7
7
-




2
6
-












6
7
7




7
3
2-












6
7
7




7
4
4












4
7
2




7
6
7












7
4
7




5
7
4












7
6
7




4
7
3







5
4
10
4








Block H






Name
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
Wins
Net Games
Net Points
Position




Sherif Abdelwahab







7
7
-




4
1
-












7
7
-




2
4
-












7
6
5




5
7
7












3
7
7




7
3
5












7
7
-




3
6
-












3
7
7




7
5
4












4
5
-




7
7
-






5
5
19
3




Peter Payne






4
1
-




7
7
-













2
3
-




7
7
-












3
6
-




7
7
-












5
4
-




7
7
-












3
7
7




7
4
5












6
4
-




7
7
-












3
3
-




7
7
-






1
-11
-39
8




Jamieson Walker






2
4
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




2
3
-













7
2
4




3
7
7












2
1
-




7
7
-












5
5
-




7
7
-












2
4-
-




7
7
-












4
1
-




7
7
-






1
-9
-35
7




Manel Ali Mohsen






5
7
7




7
6
5












7
7
-




3
6
-












3
7
7




7
2
4













7
7
-




2
4
-












7
7
-




4
1
-












7
7
-




6
5
-












3
7
7




7
5
5






7
11
30
1




Samantha Curry






7
3
5




3
7
7












7
7
-




5
4
-












7
7
-




2
1
-












2
4
-




7
7
-













7
7
-




4
4
-












6
2
-




7
7
-












7
3
5




3
7
7






3
0
4
5




Kevin Ham






3
6
-




7
7
-












7
4
5




3
7
7












7
7
-




5
5
-












4
1
-




7
7
-












4
4
-




7
7
-













6
5
-




7
7
-












5
1
-




7
7
-






1
-9
-28
6




Andy Johnson






7
5
4




3
7
7












7
7
-




6
4
-












7
7
-




2
4
-












6
5
-




7
7
-












7
7
-




6
2
-












7
7
-




6
5
-













4
2
-




7
7
-






4
3
9
4




Stephen Mullner






7
7
-




4
5
-












7
7
-




3
3
-












7
7
-




4
1
-












7
5
5




3
7
7












3
7
7




7
3
5












7
7
-




5
1
-












7
7
-




4
2
-







6
10
40
2








Knockout Draw






1st Round
2nd Round
3rd Round










M

1		
Norman Eatough
7
7
-




Jonathan Lamb
4
6
-












M

21		
Norman Eatough
6
2
-




Stephen Mulliner
7
7
-












M

41		
Stephen Mulliner
2
4
-




  Salah Hassan
7
7
-
















M

2		
Grahame Tomes
6
3
-




Chris Daniels
7
7
-












M

22		
Chris Daniels
6
6
-




Dennis Bulloch
7
7
-












M

42		
 Dennis Bulloch
3
7
7




Mrs Monal Al Mohsen
7
5
4
















M

3		
Richard Brand
6
1
-




Peter Batchelor
7
7
-












M

23		
Peter Batchelor
7
4
7




David Hopkins
5
7
1












M

43		
Peter Batchelor
4
7
2




Derek Old
7
5
4
















M

4		
Mark McInerney
7
7
-




Andy Johnson
3
4
-












M

24		
Mark McInerney
2
7
7




Marcus Evans
7
6
5












M

44		
Mark McInerney
7
7
-




Walid Salah
6
6
-
















M

5		
Kevin Garrad
2
2
-




Paolo de Petra
7
7
-












M

25		
Paolo de Petra
3
3
-




Mrs Naheed Hassan
7
7
-












M

45		
Mrs Naheed Hassan
3
7
2




Reg Bamford
7
6
7
















M

6		
Ivor Brand

7
6
7




John Moore
-
3
7
2












M

26		
Ivor Brand
3
1
-




Mik Mehas
7
7
-












M

46		
Mik Mehas
3
6
-




Ahmad Nasr
7
7
-
















M

7		
Evan Newell
7
7
-




Tom Weston
5
3
-












M

27		
Evan Newell
3
6
-




Hazem Mahmoud
7
7
-












M

47		
Hazem Mahmoud
7
7
-




Mohamad Nasr
3
5
-
















M

8		
Roy Ware
2
5
-




Sherif Abdelwahab
7
7
-












M

28		
Sherif Abdelwahab
7
6
7




Stewart Jackson
5
7
5












M

48		
Sherif Abdelwahab
4
3
-




Khalid Younis
7
7
-


















Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final










M

61		
Salah Hassan
7
4
5




Dennis Bulloch
5
7
7












M

68		
Dennis Bulloch
7
7
-




Mark McInerney
5
6
-












M

72		
Dennis Bulloch
4
3
1




Ahmad Nasr
7
7
7
















M

62		
Derek Old
5
6
-




Mark McInerney
7
7
-
















M

63		
Reg Bamford
6
6
-




Ahmad Nasr
7
7
-












M

69		
Ahmad Nasr
7
6
7




Khalid Younis
6
7
4
















M

64		
Hazem Mahmoud
4
5
-




Khalid Younis
7
7
-














	


	





	

		
		
2006 Golf Croquet World Championship – Winner: Mohamed Nasr (EGY)
	


	
	
	

		
	

		



	
The 7th WCF Golf Croquet World Championship

Venue: Te Mata Croquet Club, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Dates: 4-12 March 2006


Champion: Mohamed Nasr (Egypt)


Finalist: Salah Hassan (Egypt)


Results




























Block A
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Bob Jackson (NZ)
 X
8
 10
 10
10
 10
 7
 10




b Paolo De Petra (IT)
10
 X
 4
  9
10
 9
 3
 8




c Phillip Drew (NZ)
 7
 10
 X
 10
 4
10
 2
 10




d David Hopkins (Eng)
 3
 10
 6
  X
 10
 10
 3
 2




e Julie Hudson (Eng)
 1
6
 10
 4
  X
 8
 2
 9




f Len Canavan (US)
 2
 10
 6
 7
 10
  X
 2
1




g Ahmed Nasr (EG)
10
 10
10
10
 10
 10
  X
 10




h Pierre Beaudry (BE)
 7
 10
 5
 10
 10
10
 3
  X










Qualifiers for full block knockout


1. Ahmed Nasr (EG)


2. Bob Jackson (NZ)


3. Pierre Beaudry (BE)


4. Phillip Drew (NZ)



















































Block B
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Michael Mittag (DE)
X
2
 7
 5
6
 8
 5
 8




b Stewart Jackson (US)
 10
X
 10
 9
7
 8
10
10




c Owen Edwards (AU)
 10
 6
X
 10
 10
 4
 10
 10




d Shoukry Aziz (EG)
 10
 10
9
X
 10
 6
 10
 10




e Dallas Cooke (NZ)
 10
10
 8
8
X
 9
 9
10




f Robert Fulford (Eng)
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
X
6
 10




g Jean-Yves Guermont (FR)
 10
 5
 7
 7
 10
 10
X
 7




h Mike McClure (NZ)
 10
 9
 9
6
 6
 1
 10
X






Qualifiers for full block knockout


1. Robert Fulford (Eng)


2. Shoukry Aziz (EG)


3. Owen Edwards (AU)


4. Stewart Jackson (US)


































Block C
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Peter Williamson (NZ)
X
 1
10
9
 5
 10
 6
 8




b AJ Reid (NZ)
 10
X
4
 4
 4
 10
 10
9




c Tim King (Eng)
 7
 10
X
7
2
 10
10
 9




d Tony Hall (AU)
 10
10
 10
X
 6
 10
 10
 7




e Salah Hassan (EG)
 10
 10
10
 10
X
10
 10
10




f Christian Paquet (CA)
 7
 8
 6
 9
 4
X
 2
 5




g David Walters (Wal)
 10
 7
 7
 6
 4
 10
X
 8




h Jenny Williams (NZ)
 10
 10
 10
 10
 8
 10
 10
X






Qualifiers for full block knockout


1. Salah Hassan (EG)


2.Jenny Williams (NZ)


3. Tony Hall (AU)


Playoff for 4th: AJ Reid (NZ) 7 bt Tim King (Eng) 4


4. AJ Reid (NZ)






























Block D


a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Doron Gunzburg (AU)
X
 6
4
10
 10
 5
2
10




b Mohammad Kamal (US)
 10
X
 8
 10
 10
 10
 10
 4




c Peter Couch (NZ)
 10
 10
X
 10
 10
 10
 8
 7




d Jamieson Walker (Sco)
 5
 3
 1
X
6
 4
 3
4




e Salib Erian (EG)
 8
7
5
 10
X
10
 10
 10




f David Underhill (CH)
 10
 2
 5
 10
 6
X
 4
 9




g Stephen Mulliner (Eng)
10
 7
 10
 10
 8
 10
X
10




h Mark McInerney (IE)
 9
 10
 10
 10
 9
 10
 6
X






Qualifiers for full block knockout


1.  Stephen Mulliner (Eng)


2. Peter Couch (NZ)


3. Mohammad Kamal (US)


Playoff for 4th: Mark McInerney (IE) 7 bt Salib Erian (EG) 6


4. Mark McInerney (IE)


































Block E
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Alexander Kirsten (DE)
X
 10
 10
 6
 2
 10
 5
 7




b John Christie (NZ)
 9
X
 4
 10
 4
 10
 10
 10




c Ian Lines (Eng)
 6
 10
X
 8
 8
 10
 10
10




d Peter Batchelor (NZ)
 10
7
 10
X
 7
10
 10
 10




e Khaled Younis (EG)
 10
 10
 10
 10
X
 10
 10
 9




f Kevin Ham (Wal)
 5
 8
 4
 5
 3
X
 10
 4




g Ian Grant (AU)
 10
5
 3
 5
 5
 1
X
 8




h Geoff Young (NZ)
 10
 5
 7
 5
 10
 10
10
X






Qualifiers for full block knockout


1. Khaled Younis (EG)


2. Peter Batchelor (NZ)


Three way play off for 3rd and 4th:


John Christie (NZ) 7 bt Geoff Young (NZ) 4


Ian Lines (Eng) 7 bt Geoff Young (NZ) 2


3. John Christie (NZ)


4. Ian Lines (Eng)




































Block F


a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Kevin Garrad (IoM)
X
10
 4
 6
 8
10
 6
 6




b Mavis Brogden (NZ)
 8
X
 8
 7
 10
 5
 8
 5




c Reg Bamford (ZA)
 10
 10
X
 5
10
 10
 10
 10




d Mohamed Nasr (EG)
 10
10
 10
X
 10
 10
 10
 10




e Christine Pont (AU)
 10
 8
7
 3
X
 2
 7
7




f Evan Newell (IE)
 6
 10
 9
 4
 10
X
9
 3




g Chris Sheen (Eng)
 10
 10
 4
 3
 10
 10
X
7




h Tony Stephens (NZ)
 10
 10
 8
5
 10
10
10
X










Qualifiers for full block knockout


1. Mohamed Nasr (EG)


2. Reg Bamford (ZA)


3. Tony Stephens (NZ)


4. Chris Sheen (Eng)





















































Block G


a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Ian Rees (AU)
X
 10
 1
 3
 8
 8
 4
 10




b Richard Bonnor (NZ)
 4
X
 10
 6
 8
 10
 4
 10




c Chris Daniels (Eng)
 10
 8
X
 3
 10
10
 6
 10




d Yasser Esmat (EG)
 10
 10
 10
X
 10
 9
 7
10




e Norman Eatough (CH)
 10
 10
 7
 3
X
10
 3
 10




f Nelson Morrow (NZ)
 10
 8
 5
 10
 8
X
 6
 10




g Chris Clarke (Eng)
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
X
 10




h Juha Torkkeli (FI)
 8
 3
 7
 6
 9
 8
 2
X






Qualifiers for full block knockout


1. Chris Clarke (Eng)


2. Yasser Esmat (EG)


3. Chris Daniels (Eng)


4. Norman Eatough (CH)


































Block H
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h




a Saher Ezz (EG)
X
 6
 6
 5
 9
10
 10
 6




b Dennis Bulloch (NZ)
 10
X
 9
 9
 8
 10
 10
 10




c Mik Mehas (US)
 10
 10
X
10
 10
 10
 10
 8




d Dick Strover (Eng)
 10
 10
 6
X
 10
 10
 10
 9




e Anton Varnäs (SE)
 10
 10
 8
 6
X
 10
 10
 10




f  Leopold Walderdorff (AT)
 3
 2
 8
 8
 7
X
 8
 10




g Andrea Pravettoni (IT)
 9
 7
 3
 8
 6
10
X
8




h Max Wiltshire (AU)
 10
 5
 10
 10
 5
 7
 10
X


















Qualifiers for full block knockout


1. Mik Mehas (US)


2. Dick Strover (Eng)


3. Anton Varnäs (SE)


Playoff for 4th:  Dennis Bulloch (NZ) 7 bt Max Wiltshire (AU) 5


4. Dennis Bulloch (NZ)


Round 1 - Wednesday 8 March









Game
Players
Result




1
Stephen Mulliner (Eng) bt Norman Eatough (CH)
7/4, 7/6




2
Reg Bamford (ZA) bt John Christie (NZ)
7/3, 6/7, 7/4




3
Bob Jackson (NZ)  bt Tony Hall (AU)
7/4, 7/5




4
Robert Fulford (Eng) btDennis Bulloch (NZ)
7/4, 7/4




5
Yasser Esmat (EG)  bt Mohammad Kamal (US)
7/4, 7/5




6
Khaled Younis (EG) bt Chris Sheen (Eng)
7/4, 6/7, 7/3




7
Salah Hassan (EG) bt Phillip Drew (NZ)
7/3, 7/2




8
Owen Edwards (AU) bt Dick Strover (Eng)
5/7, 7/2, 7/3




9
Mohamed Nasr (EG)bt Ian Lines (Eng)
7/5, 1/7, 7.6




10
Peter Couch (NZ) bt Chris Daniels (Eng)
7/5, 7/6




11
Anton Varnäs (SE) bt Shoukry Aziz (EG)
7/4, 7/5




12
Ahmed Nasr (EG) bt AJ Reid (NZ)
7/4, 7/6




13
Peter Batchelor (NZ) bt Tony Stephens (NZ)
7/5, 7/5




14
Mark McInerney (IE) btChris Clarke (Eng)
3/7, 7/2, 7/3




15
Stewart Jackson (US) bt Mik Mehas (US)
7/4, 7/2




16
Jenny Williams (NZ) bt Pierre Beaudry (BE)
7/3, 7/3






Round 2 - Thursday 9 March









Game
Players
Results




17
Stephen Mulliner bt Reg Bamford
5/7, 7/5, 7/3




18
Bob Jackson bt Robert Fulford
7/6, 7/4




19
Yasser Esmat bt Khaled Younis
7/4, 7/6




20
Salah Hassan bt Owen Edwards
7/5, 6/7, 7/1




21
Mohamed Nasr bt Peter Couch
7/4, 7/4




22
Ahmed Nasr bt Anton Varnäs
7/6, 7/6




23
Mark McInerney bt Peter Batchelor
7/5, 4/7, 7/6




24
Jenny Williams bt  Stewart Jackson
7/3, 7/1






Quarter-Final - Friday 10th March









Game
Players
Results




33
Stephen Mulliner bt Bob Jackson
7/5, 6/7, 7/5




34
Salah Hassan bt Yasser Esmat
6/7, 7/4, 7/5




35
Mohamed Nasr bt Ahmed Nasr
7/6, 5/7, 7/6




36
Mark McInerney bt Jenny Williams
4/7, 7/4, 7/3






Semi-Final - Saturday 11th March









Game
Players
Results




49
Salah Hassan bt Stephen Mulliner
7/5, 4/7, 7/5




50
Mohamed Nasr bt Mark McInerney
7/6, 7/4






Final - Sunday 12th March









Game
Players
Results




65
Mohamed Nasr bt Salah Hassan
7/4, 7/6, 3/7,  7/5






Placement Games Positions 3- 32.






25
Norman Eatough bt John Christie
7/4, 7/6




26
Tony Hall bt Dennis Bulloch
4/7, 7/5, 7/5




27
Mohammad Kamal bt Chris Sheen
3/7, 7/6, 7/5




26
Dick Strover  bt Phillip Drew
7/3, 2/7, 7/5




29
Chris Daniels bt Ian Lines
2/7, 7/3, 7/3




30
AJ Reid bt Shoukry Aziz  (withdrew)





31
Chris Clarke bt Tony Stephens
7/5, 6/7, 7/3




32
Mik Mehas bt Pierre Beaudry
7/4, 5/7, 7/6










37
Robert Fulford bt Reg Bamford
7/3, 5/7, 7/3




38
Owen Edwards bt Khaled Younis
7/5, 7/5




39
Peter Couch bt Anton Varnäs
7/2, 7/6




40
Stewart Jackson bt Peter Batchelor
7/2, 5/7, 7/2




41
Norman Eatough bt Tony Hall
7/1, 3/7, 7/3




42
Mohammad Kamal bt Dick Strover
7/5, 7/4




43
AJ Reid bt Chris Daniels
3/7, 7/5, 7/6




44
Chris Clarke bt Mik Mehas
7/4, 7/4




45
John Christie bt Dennis Bulloch
6/7, 7/6, 7/5




46
Phillip Drew bt Chris Sheen
5/7, 7/5, 7/5




47
Ian Lines Bye





48
Tony Stephens bt Pierre Beaudry
7/5, 7/5










51
Yasser Esmat bt Bob Jackson
5/7, 7/5, 7/4




52
Ahmed Nasr bt Jenny Williams
7/3, 6/7, 7/3




53
Robert Fulford bt Owen Edwards
7/3, 7/3




54
Peter Couch bt Stewart Jackson
7/3, 7/5




55
Reg Bamford bt Khaled Younis
7/5, 5/7, 7/5




56
Peter Batchelor bt Anton Varnäs
7/4, 4/7, 7/1




57
Mohammad Kamal bt Norman Eatough
10/4




58
Chris Clarke bt AJ Reid
10/4




59
Dick Strover bt Tony Hall
10/8




60
Chris Daniels bt Mik Mehas
10/4




61
John Christie bt Phillip Drew
10/5




62
Ian Lines bt Tony Stephens
10/9




63
Chris Sheen bt Dennis Bulloch
10/6




64
Pierre Beaudry Bye










66
Stephen Mulliner v Mark McInerney
7/3, 7/4




67
Ahmed Nasr bt Yasser Esmat
7/2, 3/7, 7/5




68
Jenny Williams bt Bob Jackson
7/4, 7/4




69
Robert Fulford v Peter Couch
7/6, 7/6




70
Stewart Jackson bt Owen Edwards
7/3, 5/7, 7/2




71
Reg Bamford bt Peter Batchelor
7/2, 7/4




72
Anton Varnäs bt Khaled Younis (W/D)





73
Chris Clarke bt Mohammad Kamal
10/1




74
AJ Reid bt Norman Eatough
10/6




75
Chris Daniels bt Dick Strover
10/6




76
Tony Hall bt Mik Mehas
10/6




77
John Christie bt Ian Lines
10/9




78
Tony Stephens bt Phillip Drew
10/5




79
Chris Sheen bt Pierre Beaudry
10/8




80
Dennis Bulloch Bye






Placement Games Positions 33- 64. (The Plate)


Main Knockout Round 1


Jean-Yves Guermont bye


L Walderdorff 10 bt D Hopkins 7


P De Petra 10 bt T King 5


S Ezz 10 bt G Young 3


K Ham 10 bt D Gunzburg 6


L Canavan 10 bt A Kirsten 6


Jamieson Walker bye


A Pravettoni 10 bt M Mittag 4


K Garrad 10 bt N Morrow 5


Christine Pont bye


D Walters 10 bt E Newell 9


M Brogden 10 bt I Grant 5


M McClure 10 bt I Rees 4


D Underhill 10 bt J Hudson 6


Dallas Cook bye


M Wiltshire 10 bt C Paquet 4


Main Knockout Round 2


L Walderdorff 10 bt J-Y Guermont 8


P De Petra 10 bt S Ezz 7


K Ham 10 bt L Canavan 9


A Pravettoni 10 bt J Walker 8


C Pont 10 bt K Garrad 9


M Brogden 10 bt D Walters 7


M McClure 10 bt D Underhill 4


M Wiltshire 10 bt D Cooke 9


C Pont 10 bt M Brogden 7


M McClure 10 bt M Wilshire 4


Main Knockout Round 3


L Walderdorff 10 bt P De Petra 9


A Pravettoni 10 bt K Ham 4


C Pont 10 bt M Brogden 7


M McClure 10 bt M Wilshire 4


Main Knockout Round 4


L Walderdorff 10 bt A Pravettoni 6


C Pont 10 bt M McClure 7


Main Knockout Final Round


L Walderdorff 10 bt C Pont 6


Other games in the plate event:


I Rees 10 bt J Hudson 9


E Newell 10 bt I Grant 4


T King 10 bt G Young 7


D Hopkins 10 bt J-Y Guermont 9


D Gunzburg 10 bt A Kirsten 8


M Mittag 10 bt J Walker 5


D Cooke 10 bt C Paquet 5


G Young 10 bt J-Y Guermont 7


J Walker 10 bt A Kirsten 8


J Hudson 10 bt C Paquet 8


T King 10 bt M Mittag 4


D Cooke 10 bt N Morrow 8


D Hopkins 10 bt T King 5


D Gunzburg 10 bt M Mittag 9


E Newell 10 bt N Morrow 8


I Rees 10 bt D Cooke 6


J Walker 10 bt G Young 9


J Hudson 10 bt I Grant 3


D Hopkins 10 bt D Gunzburg 6


E Newell 10 bt I Rees 8


D Walters 10 bt K Garrad 7


M Brogden 10 bt M Wilshire 8


P De Petra 10 bt K Ham 7


D Walters 10 bt D Underhill 4


D Cooke 10 bt T King 7


J Hudson 10 bt J Walker 8


E Newell 10 bt D Hopkins 2


M McClure 10 bt A Pravettoni 9


P De Petra 10 bt M Brogden 3


D Walters 10 bt L Canavan 8


M Wilshire 10 bt K Ham 5


A Kirsten 10 bt J-Y Guermont 8


D Gunzburg 10 bt I Rees 8


I Grant 10 bt G Young 9


A Kirsten 10 bt C Paquet 7


Final Championship Placement Positions 1- 64.


1- M Nasr [Egypt]

2- S Hassan [Egypt]

3-S Mulliner [England]

4-M McInerney [Ireland]

5-A Nasr [Egypt]

6-Y Esmat [Egypt]

7-J Williams [NZ]

8-B Jackson [NZ]

9-R Fulford [England]

10-P Couch [NZ]

11-S Jackson [USA]

12-O Edwards [Australia]

13-R Bamford [South Africa]

14-P Batchelor [NZ]

15-A Varnäs [Sweden]

16-C Clarke [England]

17-M Kamal [USA]

18-AJ Reid [NZ]

19-N Eatough [Switzerland]

20-C Daniels [England]

21-D Strover [England]

22-T Hall [Australia]

23-M Mehas [USA]

24-J Christie [NZ]

25-I Lines [England]

26-T Stephens [NZ]

27-P Drew [NZ]

28-C Sheen [England]

29-P Beaudry [Belgium]

30-D Bulloch [NZ]

Withdrew

-K Younis [Egypt]

-S Aziz [Egypt]


33-Leopold Walderdorff [Austria]

34-Christine Pont [Australia]

35-Mike McClure [NZ]

36-Andrea Pravettoni [Italy]

37-Paolo De Petra [Italy]

38-Mavis Brogden [NZ]

39-Max Wilshire [Australia]

40-Kevin Ham [Wales]

41-David Walters [Wales]

42-Len Canavan [USA]

43-David Underhill [Switzerland]

44-Kevin Garrad [Isle of Man]

45-Evan Newell [Ireland]

46-David Hopkins [England]

47-Doron Gunzburg [Australia]

48-Ian Rees [Australia]

49-Dallas Cooke [NZ]

50-Tim King [England]

51-Michael Mittag [Germany]

52-Julie Hudson [England]

53-Jamieson Walker [Scotland]

54-Ian Grant [Australia]

55-Geoff Young [NZ]

56-Alexander Kirsten [Germany]

57-Christian Paquet [Canada]

58-Jean-Yves Guermont [France] Withdrew:

-Saher Ezz [Egypt]

-Nelson Morrow [NZ]

-Peter Williamson [NZ]

-Dick Bonnor [NZ]

-Juha Torkelli [Finland]

-Salib Erian [Egypt]




	


	





	

		
		
2008 Golf Croquet World Championship – Winner: Ahmed Nasr (EGY)
	


	
	
	

		
	

		



	
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)


 


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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




	


	





	

		
		
2011 Golf Croquet World Championship – Winner: Mark McInerney (IRE)
	


	
	
	

		
	

		



	
The 9th WCF Golf Croquet World Championship

Sponsor: BestInvest


Venue: The Hurlingham Club, London, England

Dates: 18-24 July 2011




Champion: Mark McInerney (Ireland)


Finalist: Hisham Abousbaa (Egypt)


 







	
		
		


			
			
			

				 				 
				

					

					
Mark McInerney draped in the Irish flag after winning the GC World Championships 2011 (Photo: Arthur Rowe)



	



				

				

					

					
Mark McInerney wins the 2011 GC World Championship (Photo: Arthur Rowe)



	



				

				

					

					
Mark McInerney in play at the GC World Championships (Photo: Arthur Rowe)



	



				

				

					

					
Mark McInerney receives his trophy from Charles Jones (Photo: Arthur Rowe)



	



				

				

					

					
Reg Bamford plays to jump over blue in the hoop (Photo: Arthur Rowe)



	



				

				

					

					
Reg Bamford jump shot is discussed by the referees (Photo: Arthur Rowe)



	



				

				

					

					
Ahmed Nasr playing in the semi-final of the GC World Championship 2011 (Photo: Arthur Rowe)



	



				


			

			

			 
		

		

		





	


	







	

		
		
2015 Golf Croquet World Championship – Winner: Ahmed El Mahdi (EGY)
	


	
	
	

		
	

		



	
The 11th WCF Golf Croquet World Championship

Venue: Mount Mauganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Dates: 7-15 February 2015


Champion: Ahmed El Mahdi (Egypt)


Finalist: Hamy Erian (Egypt)


Full results are available at https://croquetscores.com/2015/gc/11th-wcf-golf-croquet-world-championship




23 year old Hamy Erian seemed to be storming in his usual calm fashion to a 3-0 victory in the GC World Championship final at Mount Maunganui on 15 February.  He took the first two games 7-4, 7-5 and Ahmed El Mahdi looked as if his shooting boots had been left at home after two days of glorious precision.  However, the 45 year old found renewed form with two 7-4 wins to make it 2-2.


Some now thought that being hauled back would depress Hamy's spirits but he quickly dispelled such fears by building a 3-1 lead with hoop 4 being made by Y on a rush-peel by R from the North boundary!  Two hoops later the lead was 5-1 and it looked as if Ahmed going to be as swiftly despatched in game 5 as he had despatched Reg Bamford in game 3 of their quarter-final.


However, hoop 7 became a huge duel which Ahmed finally won with a 5 yard hoop shot which stopped within 2 yards of hoop 8.  He not only won hoop 8 but did so after a split clearance that enabled him to send his other ball close to hoop 9 without being offside.  This allowed him to convert 5-3 to 5-4 and, after running hoop 9 yo near hoop 10,  5-5.


There was another intense duel at hoop 11 with vital clearances from both players.  The decisive moment came when, rather than clearing Y sitting near 11, Ahmed preferred to take on a 9 yard hoop shot.  Not only did he ran the hoop to lead 6-5 but the weight was such that it came to rest within 2 yards of 12.  It was the killer blow and, after two missed long clearances, Ahmed El Mahdi ran 12 smoothly from 2 yards to become the 2015 World Champion.  He had won six points in a row from 5-1 down.


Hamy Erian had done very little wrong during his opponent's extraordinary recovery and deserves huge credit for his outstanding performance during the whole event as well as in the final itself.


 


 




	


	





	

		
		
GC World Team Standings
	


	
	
	

		



	
The GC World Team Standings, following the May 2016 GC World Team Championships, are as follows:






Place
Country




   1
New Zealand




   2
Egypt




   3
England




   4
Ireland




   5
USA




   6
Sweden




   7
South Africa




   8
Australia (1st in Tier 2)




   9
Wales (8th in Tier 1)




 10
Spain




 11
Latvia




 12
Germany




 13
Belgium




 14
Czech-Moravian Republic




 15
Scotland




 16
Switzerland




 17
Norway




 18
Russia




 19
Portugal








	


	





	

		
		
AC World Team Standings
	


	
	
	

		
The AC World Team Standings, following the completion of the MacRobertson Shield, Tier 1 of the 2017 AC World Team Championships, are as follows:












 Place
 
Country 




1
 
Australia 




2
 
England* 




3
 
New Zealand 




4
 
USA 




5
 
Ireland 




6
 
Wales 




7
 
Scotland 




8
 
South Africa 




9
 
Spain 




10
 
 Austria 




11
 
 Sweden 




12
 
 Germany 




13
 
 Canada 




14
 
 Czech Republic 




15
 
 Norway 






*England changed to Great Britain in 1974 to accommodate players from other parts of the UK.  However, the team always consisted mainly of English players and the name reverted to England in 2014.

	


	





	

		
		
March 2015 Newsletter
	


	
	
	

		
	

		



	
WCF March 2015 Newsletter


The newsletter provides a summary for WCF Members of what the Management Committee has been doing recently and what is on the agenda in the near future. Your comments are always very welcome. It is also made available to all on the WCF web-site and via the Nottingham list and other croquet bulletin boards.


Council debates and decisions


The WCF Council is currently deliberating on two topics with a closing date of 12 April. Topic 42 is a recommendation from the MC that Palestine’s Observer Membership be terminated as, unfortunately, it seems that there has been no organised croquet activity there for some time. Topic 43 is a recommendation from the MC to adopt a policy confirming that Regulations applicable to a WCF Event should not be varied in relation to that Event during its lifecycle.


What has happened in March?


The player surveys from the three recent Golf Croquet World Championships have now been analysed. A total of 37 players replied (Women’s GCWC 10, U21 GCWC 5 and GCWC 22) and the MC is grateful to them all for expressing their views. A summary is available on the WCF websites. 


Perhaps the most interesting results were in relation to questions asking for comments on the use of the Atkins Quadway hoops, the use of the Block Seniority Method for seeding the knock-out stage and about the GC wrong ball law, Rule 11. The use of Atkins hoops in the U21 GCWC and GCWC was supported by 17 players and opposed by six (four did not comment) and the Block Seniority Method was approved of by 28 players and disapproved of by nine. The wrong ball rule was supported by 23 players and disapproved of by 14.


The dates of the next Association Croquet World Championship in April 2016 were settled and are given below. An active discussion of how best to stage the Golf Croquet World Team Championship was required after Egypt suggested that March 2016 in Cairo would not be feasible. The MC is pleased to report that the (English) Croquet Association has agreed to host both Tier 1 and Tier 2 in May 2016.


Keith Aiton resigned from the MC and Samir Patel has been co-opted to fill the vacancy. Samir and three other MC members will retire on 31 December 2015 but will be eligible for re-election. Keith was first elected in 2007 and the MC is very grateful to him for his years of service to the WCF.


The new web-site has been delivered with a more interesting and marketing-focussed home page and simpler navigation. It is now active and can be found at http://www.worldcroquet.org.uk. The current and new web-sites will be run in parallel until the new site is fully populated with archive data. Suggestions regarding the layout and content will be welcome.


Recent and forthcoming WCF championships


2015 Women’s Association Croquet World Championship


This will be held in Nottingham from Saturday, 25 July to Saturday, 1 August 2015. The Event capacity has been increased to 36 players. The names of the 32 players with Ranking Places, Wild Card Places and Membership Places are available on the WCF website under World Championships.


2016 Association Croquet World Championship


This will be held at the National Croquet Centre, West Palm Beach, Florida from Saturday, 16 April to Sunday, 24 April 2016. The Qualifying Tournament will be held from Monday, 11 April to Thursday, 14 April 2016. Please note the revised dates which are six days earlier than announced last month in order to oblige the NCC. The Invitation Date is expected to be in June 2015. More details will be available on the WCF website in due course.


2016 Golf Croquet World Team Championship


Tier 1 will be held at the Surbiton Croquet Club in south-west London from Sunday, 15 May to Saturday, 21 May 2016. Tier 2 will be held elsewhere in southern England from 14 or 15 May to 20 May 2016 with the intention that players from teams in both tiers can meet for a combined championship celebration.


MC Topics completed or closed in March


MC 251:           2014 Women’s GCWC


MC 278:           Review of croquet activity among Members.


MC 282:           2015 GCWC


MC 284:           New WCF web-site


MC 285:           2015 Under 21 GCWC


MC 311:           Regulation policy


MC 312:           2015 GCWC Qualifier Places


MC 315:           Management Committee vacancy


MC 316:           Refereeing Regulations – amendment of Reg 3(d)


Topics open, pending or under administration on 31 March 2015


MC 283:           2015 Women’s Association Croquet World Championship, July 2015


MC 291:           Appointment of GC Ranking Officer and Assistant Ranking Officers


MC 295:           2016 Association Croquet World Championship, April 2016


MC 313:           2016 GC World Team Championship, May 2016


MC 314:           Women’s GC World Team Championship.


Outlook for April


The main activities for the month will be focussed on the Statute Review and the early administration of the 2016 ACWC and 2016 GC WTC.


Stephen Mulliner 


Secretary-General 3April 2015




	


	





	

		
		
What is Golf Croquet?
	


	
	
	

		



	
What is Golf Croquet?


Golf Croquet (or "GC") is the simple form of croquet that forms the basis of many people's experience of the popular garden game.  There are no bonus shots - each side plays alternate strokes and each tries to be the first to score the next hoop.  This gives GC an interactive and social aspect that makes it a more accessible game than its more traditional cousin, Association Croquet (or "AC").


AC is based on break play (like snooker, billiards and pool) which can mean that one player can spend a lot of time sitting down, unable to do anything to influence or interrupt the striker's progress.


Picture: /infra/golf.gifThe course and lawn bearings


The opposing sides each have two balls: Blue and Black against Red and Yellow. Each side may be one or two people (i.e. singles or doubles). Each side plays alternately in rotation: blue, red, black, yellow, as shown by the sequence of colours from the top of the centre peg.


Each turn consists of one stroke only: no extra turn is gained by running a hoop or hitting another ball (contrary to Association Croquet). To start the game, toss a coin. The winner of the toss plays Blue and Black, and Blue always starts.


The opening strokes are played from within one yard of Corner IV (nearest hoop 4), and the players aim to run the hoops in order from 1 to 12. The winner is the first to reach 7 points. A deciding hoop (hoop 3 again) is run if the scores are equal after 12 hoops, making 13 in all.


To score a point, a ball must run completely through the hoop in the correct direction. A ball has run a hoop if you can slide a straight edge down the front of the hoop without touching the ball. It may run the hoop in more than one turn, or be knocked through by another ball. If a ball should go through two hoops in order in the same stroke, both points are scored.


The side that first gets a ball through Hoop 1 scores that point and then all balls go onto the next hoop in order (i.e. Hoop 2). All players always contest the same hoop.  A player may play towards the next hoop before the previous hoop is run. However the opponents may ask that any ball more than halfway towards the next hoop when the current hoop is actually run, is brought back to a penalty spot halfway down the east or west boundaries.


A ball that goes off the court is replaced on the boundary where it went off but may be temporarily moved if it interferes with the playing of another ball.


The striking of the ball in a turn must be a clean, single hit; there are a number of faults that a player may make when striking the ball. These are listed in the detailed rules. After a fault, all balls are replaced in their positions before the faulty stroke and the player loses that turn.


If a player plays a ball other than the one they should have played and it is noticed before the opponent plays, the balls are replaced were they were before the erroneous stoke and the same player then plays the correct ball.


There is an exception when a player plays their partner ball.  In this case, the other side can either have the balls replaced (as just explained) or can decide that the stroke should stand but the balls of the offending side are swapped.  The other side plays then plays the next stroke.  See the Wrong Ball rule (Rule 10) in the Rules for more details.


Handicap Play


To allow evenly contested games between players of different abilities the weaker player is given a number of extra strokes that can be taken at any stage of the game. However a hoop may not be scored for the player's side in an extra stroke.