Category: World Championships

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)

 

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

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.

 

 

2012 AC World Championship – Winner: Reg Bamford (ZAF)

The 13th WCF Association Croquet World
ChampionshipVenue: Adelaide, South Australia
Dates: 28 April - 6 May 2012

Champion: Reg Bamford (South Africa)

Finalist: Robert Fletcher (Australia)

Full results are available at https://croquetscores.com/2012/ac/world-championship

 

All the competitors at the 2012 AC World Championship
The New Zealand team parade at the Opening Ceremony led by flag bearing Paul Skinley
Officals at the 2012 AC World Championship
The Scottish team parade: L to R> Martin Stephenson, James Hopgood and Andrew Hope

2009 AC World Championship – Winner: Reg Bamford (ZAF)

The 12th WCF Association Croquet World Championship
Venue: National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, Florida
Dates: 28 April - 6 May 2009

Champion: Reg Bamford (South Africa)

Finalist: Ben Rothman (USA)

Results

Reg Bamford of South Africa lifted the coveted Wimbledon Cup for the third time in beating Ben Rothman of USA +13tp, +22, +18tp for a 3-0 victory.

Full results can be found on the Croquet Records Website: 2009 AC World Championship

2005 AC World Championship – Winner: Reg Bamford (ZAF)

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.
Full details of all competitions can be found at the
Championship Page

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.
14th August 2005

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.
13th August 2005
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.
11th August 2005
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.
11th August 2005

2002 AC World Championship – Winner: Robert Fulford (ENG)

The 9th WCF Association Croquet World Championship
Venue: Wellington, New Zealand
Dates: 2-8 December 2002

Champion: Robert Fulford (England)

Finalist: Toby Garrison (New Zealand)

This was Robert Fulford's fifth AC World Championship victory.  The scores in the final were +26tp, +26tp, -17tp, +15tp.

Full results can be found on the Croquet Records Website: 2002 AC World Championship

Main Event Results

Group Stage

8 blocks of 8. Top 4 in each qualify for knockout

Round 1

Reg Bamford (SA) bt Peter Batchelor (NZ) -25, +25sxp, +25 Toby Garrison (NZ) bt Jerry Guest (E) +25tp, +26tp Bob Jackson (NZ) bt Curtis Drake (USA) +25tp, +26 Phil Cordingly (E) bt Mark McInerney (I) -17, +25tp, +17tp Joe Hogan (NZ) bt Bruce Fleming (A) +16stp, +26 Ronan McInerney (I) bt Peter Trimmer (E) +17tp, +21tp Dennis Bulloch (NZ) bt Stephen Forster (A) +23, -23, +10 Andrew Johnston (I) bt David Goacher (E) -26tp, +15, +17 Robert Fulford (E) bt Jocelyn Sutton (A) +17, +26tp David Openshaw (E) bt Jerry Stark (USA) +5, +8tp Chris Clarke (E) bt Trevor Bassett (A) +26tp, +26 Martin Clarke (A) bt Ed Duckworth (E) +18, -26tp, +16 David Maugham (E) bt Paul Skinley (NZ) +26tp, -4, +26 Brian Wislang (NZ) bt Dave Mundy (E) +15, +13 John Prince (NZ) bt Keith Aiton (S) +11, -26tp, +15tp Simon Williams (I) bt Bruce Baker (NZ) +20tp, +6

Round 2

Toby Garrison bt Reg Bamford -26tp, +19tp, +20tp Bob Jackson bt Phil Cordingley +6, +24 Ronan McInerney bt Joe Hogan +17tp, +26tp Andrew Johnston bt Dennis Bulloch +16, +26 Robert Fulford bt David Openshaw +26tp, +17tp Chris Clarke bt Martin Clarke +13, +5tp Brian Wislang bt David Maugham +11, -26tp, +23 Simon Williams bt John Prince +24tp, +1

Quarter Finals

Toby Garrison bt Bob Jackson +6tp, +24 Andrew Johnston bt Ronan McInerney +8tp, -17tp, +24 Robert Fulford bt Chris Clarke -26tp, +26tp, +16tp Brian Wislang bt Simon Williams +26tp, -26tp, +16

Semi Finals

Toby Garrison bt AndrewJohnston +25, +8tp, -5tp, +4tp Robert Fulford bt Brian Wislang +26tp, +26tp, +10tpo

Final

Robert Fulford bt Toby Garrison +26tp, +26tp, -17tp, +15tp