The 3rd WCF Women's World Golf Croquet Championship was held in Melbourne, Australia

21st - 28th November 2009

Champion: Alix Verge (AUS)

 

Melbourne Weather

Introduction

The World Croquet Federation (WCF) has awarded the hosting of the 3rd WCF Women's World Golf Croquet Championship to the Australian Croquet Association (ACA).

The event will take place from Saturday 21st to Saturday 28th November 2009 in Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia.

Australian Croquet Association Web site coverage and Scores

Opening Day Video (courtesy of Chris Clarke) via You Tube

Event Organising Committee

The Tournament Director: Max Murray
Tournament Manager: Brian Reither
Tournament Referee: Owen Edwards

Player's Meeting

2:30pm (14:30hrs) Saturday 21st November 2009

Opening Ceremony

This will commence at 3:45pm (15:45hrs) Saturday 21st November 2009 followed by an exhibition game and a Gourmet BBQ at 6:00pm (18:00hrs) - Cost approximately $25 AUS per person - booking essential.

Official Dinner

There will be a Official Dinner on 24th November 2009 at Royal Yacht Club of Victoria in Williamstown.

Practice

Practice facilities at Cairnlea will be allowed on Saturday 21st November 10:00am (10:00hrs)- 2:00pm (14:00hrs). 

Anti-Doping

WCF is not a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency Doping Code.

The ACA are signatories to the World Anti-Doping Agency Doping Code and anti-doping testing is likely take place at this Championship.

Players who require a Therapeutic Use Exemption for the use of any prohibited substance or method should contact the Australian Croquet Association for details of how to apply.

For further information on the WADA Doping Code see the WCF Anti-Doping page.

Playing Conditions

The Championship shall be played in accordance with the WCF Rules of Golf Croquet 2007 edition as amended from time to time, and the WCF Sports Regulations as amended from time to time. Please note these conditions are always subject to possible change.

All results of matches played in this Championship will be included in the WCF Golf Croquet Rankings.

Dawson 2000 International 2nd Series balls will be used.

Play will commence each day at 09.00hrs and will continue until dusk which is approximately 18.00hrs.

Floodlighting is available at the venue but there are no current plans to use it for any matches. However, if games are delayed by inclement weather, the remaining time available may require their use, but only with player agreement.

Child Protection

For those who are under 18 on the 21st November 2009:-

All member associations are reminded of the requirements of child protection for ALL WCF Championships and particularly the one cited above.

A child is any person under the age of 18 years. (United Nations: Convention on the Rights of the Child)

For WCF purposes it is interpreted that they are a child if they are under the age of 18 years on the first date of competition.

When nominating players for entry to ANY WCF event, the relevant member association must have regard to the age of the players they are nominating.  Where it is apparent that a child is being nominated they must take all steps to prevent harm and ensure their continuing safety from home, back to home.

Whilst WCF and any host association will take all reasonable steps to mitigate any perceived risk to children, neither are in a position to guarantee the overall safety of a child or assume responsibility for them whilst they are attending a WCF event.  This is particularly relevant to those periods where a child player is not actively participating.

Whenever a child is nominated by a member association, such nomination MUST be accompanied by:-

• WCFCP Form 1 Under Age Release;
• WCFCP Form 2 Child Protection Medical Information.

Both of these forms require the signature of the child’s parent / guardian.

The Under age release form also requires the signature of a responsible person on behalf of the nominating member association.

Only upon receipt of those forms and the nomination will the entry for the child be accepted.

Link to the forms and full WCF Child Protection Guidance

Member Associations should satisfy themselves, in dialogue with their own Child Protection Officer that the child they have nominated is of sufficient age and understanding that they look after themselves or, that they have put in place sufficient safeguarding arrangements to ensure the child’s safety is protected from home back to home.

They should bear in mind that many carriers and local jurisdictions actively prevent children from travelling alone.

Supervision of a child, from home back to home, may be undertaken by any person over the age of 18 years, such as:-

• a designated member of the nominating member association accompanying the child acting as a Team Supervisor;
• a parent / guardian of another child attending the event who is designated as a supervisor and who is conversant with their protective role;
• another player who is designated as a supervisor and who is conversant with their protective role.

Entry Fee

The entry fee is £30 (GBP) per player.

Click on the payment icon below to be taken to the secure PayPal site. All exchange costs are paid by WCF.

Single Player Payment

Group Payment (more than one entry)

Entries

Semi-Finalists from 2007 event

Iman El Faransawi - Egypt (Champion);
Marwa Mostafa Mohamed Youssef - Egypt;
Hemmat Mostafa Abdelmoneim Mostafa - Egypt
Jenny Clarke - New Zealand

Australia

Alix Verge
Rosemary Graham
Wendy Dickson
Creina Dawson
Tricia Devlin
Pam Gentle
Liz Fleming
Anna Miller
Christine Pont
Margaret Melville
Anne Quinn
Kay Chynoweth
Susan Sands
Wilma Bonnar
Judy Evans
Rosemary Newsham
Genny Vandersluys
Jacky McDonald (Wild Card)
Elizabeth Allen (Wild Card)
Judy Wembridge (Wild Card)
Sue Beattie (Wild Card)
Sue Leitinger (Wild Card)
Nerida Taylor (Wild Card)

Egypt

Manal Ali Mohsen
Shaden Ahmed Abdelkader Okasha
Soumaya Saad Salama Mohamed El-Eryan
Nihal Ahmed Sayed Ahmed
Sarah Riad
Salwa Saleh Ahmed Shaaban
Sherine Mohammed Hamdi Hamed
Abir Moustafa Abdelhamid
Samia Mohamed Ali Mahmoud

England

Kath Burt
Teresa Burt
Ros Pimlott

Ireland

Jane Shorten

Italy

Declined

New Zealand

Mavis Brogden
Phyllis Young
Dallas Cooke
Ann Sharp
Alison Wall
Erica Stephens
Marlene McCaa
Sue Roberts
Gwen Salisbury
Laura Whittaker
Ashley Cooke

Scotland

Jola Jurasinska

Switzerland

Declined

South Africa

Carole Jackson
Clare Stableford
Anne Oxton

USA

Anne Taves

Wild Card Nominations to date

Wild Cards have now been chosen.

In the event that players already chosen, subsequently decline atheir place the following players will be selected in order:

Australia
Marga Podnieks

New Allocation 9th June 2009

Member	Allocation
Australia	17
Egypt	9
England	3
Ireland	1
Italy	1 Declined
New Zealand	11
Scotland	1
South Africa	3
Switzerland	1 Declined
USA	3

In addition to the above allocations:

• the four semi-finalists from the last event in Dublin, Ireland will be invited to participate;
• there will be four wild card places for selection by WCF.

Total entry: 56 players.

General:

WCF Member Associations are now invited to nominate their best available players to fill their allocation and for consideration of Wild Cards (see below).

Players nominated must be in good standing with their member association. This means that the player shall not be under suspension or be disaffiliated by a member association or one of its affiliated members or, have been advised in writing that they are not eligible by a member association or one of its affiliated members.

If any member association is NOT going to take up their allocation then an early indication of this would be appreciated.

Conditions:
Nominations will only be accepted if accompanied by:-
The Entry Fee of £30 (GBP);
A photograph and biography of the relevant player.

The photograph and biography are not required for players who previously played in any WCF World Championships from 2005.

Note:
The entry fee can be paid electronically to the WCF via the WCF Championship web page.

Wild Cards:

At this time, a total of 4 wild card places have been reserved for use by WCF.
ALL WCF member associations (Full, Associate and Observers) are invited to propose one or more players for wild cards to be allocated at WCF discretion.
Players nominated for a wild card shall NOT be stronger in playing strength than any player nominated to fill allocated places by the relevant member association.

It would be helpful to WCF if the nominating association could indicate their order of preference for multiple nominations.

Conditions:
The entry fee will be payable at a notified date if they are successful.

Child Protection

For those who are under 18 years of age on the 21st November 2009:-

All member associations are reminded of the requirements of child protection for ALL WCF Championships.

A child is any person under the age of 18 years. (United Nations: Convention on the Rights of the Child)

For WCF purposes it is interpreted that they are a child if they are under the age of 18 years on the first date of competition.

When nominating players for entry to ANY WCF event, the relevant member association must have regard to the age of the players they are nominating.  Where it is apparent that a child is being nominated they must take all steps to prevent harm and ensure their continuing safety from home, back to home.

Whilst WCF and any host association will take all reasonable steps to mitigate any perceived risk to children, neither are in a position to guarantee the overall safety of a child or assume responsibility for them whilst they are attending a WCF event.  This is particularly relevant to those periods where a child player is not actively participating.

Whenever a child is nominated by a member association, such nomination MUST be accompanied by:-

• WCFCP Form 1 Under Age Release;
• WCFCP Form 2 Child Protection Medical Information.

Both of these forms require the signature of the child’s parent / guardian.

The Under age release form also requires the signature of a responsible person on behalf of the nominating member association.

Only upon receipt of those forms and the nomination will the entry for the child be accepted.

Link to the forms and full WCF Child Protection Guidance

Member Associations should satisfy themselves, in dialogue with their own Child Protection Officer that the child they have nominated is of sufficient age and understanding that they look after themselves or, that they have put in place sufficient safeguarding arrangements to ensure the child’s safety is protected from home back to home.

They should bear in mind that many carriers and local jurisdictions actively prevent children from travelling alone.

Supervision of a child, from home back to home, may be undertaken by any person over the age of 18 years, such as:-

• a designated member of the nominating member association accompanying the child acting as a Team Supervisor;
• a parent / guardian of another child attending the event who is designated as a supervisor and who is conversant with their protective role;
• another player who is designated as a supervisor and who is conversant with their protective role.

Closing Date:

The closing date for Nominations and Wild Card proposals by member associations is 1st June 2009.

Venues

• Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia.

Transport and Accommodation

The main local airport is Melbourne Airport served by many carriers.

The ACA will be providing transport from specified collection points, yet to be determined to the Victorian Croquet Centre.

For full details of transport and accommodation see:

The Croquet Victoria Championship web site

Qualification Tournament

Details of the Qualification Tournament will be announced in due course.

Passport and Visas'

For up to date information visit the Australian Visas and Immigration web site

Day Trips

To be advised

General Information

The event will have an opening and closing function including the official awards ceremony.

Social Functions will be arranged.

Further details will circulated in due course.

Climate

Melbourne lays within the southern hemisphere where the seasons are reversed to those in Europe, North America and most of Asia. Melbourne’s changes of seasons are renown for starting late, the “official” first day of summer is 21st December, but it rarely feels like summer until mid January or even later. During the summer months outdoor activities in particular the fabulous Melbourne beaches are popular with both locals and visitors.

Melbourne enjoys a temperate climate with warm-hot summers; spring and autumn are balmy and mild, the winters cool. Melbourne is seldom unbearably cold or unbearably hot, temperature extremes when they do occur see the hotter realms of the thermometer causing more problems than the colder.

There is a reputation for rain in the city, which is statistically unfounded as Melbourne receives only 50 percent of the average rainfall of either Brisbane or Sydney. Perhaps it can sometimes be a little unpredictable, however, it is a comfortable environment to be in whatever the season. In fact it is a great place to watch the seasons change, they are so clearly defined and so highly visual within the many parks and gardens of autumn and spring, giving rise to all of natures spectacular beauty and charms within the confines of a great city.

 

Changeable and windy weather may occur in November. There is often great contrast in the temperature from day to day. Warm to hot and sunny days and cold and showery days may follow each other in rapid succession. There are also some cloudy to overcast days. Nights are usually mild. Many days are windy. Most strong winds are northerly and warm, however cold showery weather with strong southerly winds can occur. The month's warmest day registers a maximum temperature of about 34ºC while the month's coldest day experiences a maximum temperature of only 16ºC. Some of the most severe storms with gales and rain have occurred at this time of the year.

Results

• Group Stage
• Knock-out Stage
• Plate Event

Group Stage

BLUE GROUP
Player		IE	RG	SM	SS	AS	JJ	SL	Wins	Place
Iman El Faransawi	EGY		7-0 7-6	7-5 7-1	7-1 7-2	7-4 7-4	7-3 7-4	6-7 7-3 7-6	6	1
Rosemary Graham	AUS	0-7 6-7		7-6 7-5	6-7 5-7	6-7 7-3 7-5	7-1 7-5	3-7 7-4 5-7	3	3=
Samia Mahmoud	EGY	5-7 1-7	6-7 5-7		7-3 7-3	7-6 3-7 3-7	7-0 6-7 7-1	4-7 7-2 7-5	3	3=
Susan Sands	AUS	1-7 2-7	7-6 7-5	3-7 3-7		3-7 3-7	7-4 6-7 4-7	5-7 7-2 7-5	2	5=
Ann Sharp	NZ	4-7 4-7	7-6 3-7 5-7	6-7 7-3 7-3	7-3 7-3		7-4 7-3	5-7 7-5 7-6	4	2
Jola Jurasinska	SCO	3-7 4-7	1-7 5-7	0-7 7-6 1-7	4-7 7-6 7-4	4-7 3-7		1-7 5-7	1	7
Sue Leitinger	AUS	7-6 3-7 6-7	7-3 4-7 7-5	7-4 2-7 5-7	7-5 2-7 5-7	7-5 5-7 6-7	7-1 7-5		2	5=
RED GROUP
Player		MM	AM	ES	JE	AW	AM	AQ	Wins	Place
Marwa Mostafa	EGY		1-7 5-7	7-6 3-7 7-5	7-4 7-4	7-2 6-7 7-6	7-5 4-7 7-2	7-2 7-6	5	2
Abir Moustafa	EGY	7-1 7-5		7-2 7-5	7-3 7-1	7-2 7-4	7-6 7-3	7-0 7-3	6	1
Erica Stephens	NZ	6-7 7-3 5-7	2-7 5-7		7-6 7-5	7-3 7-5	7-3 5-7 7-5	7-3 7-6	4	3
Judy Evans	AUS	4-7 4-7	3-7 1-7	6-7 5-7		3-7 7-5 5-7	6-7 7-3 7-4	3-7 7-3 7-4	2	5
Alison Wall	NZ	2-7 7-6 6-7	2-7 4-7	3-7 5-7	7-3 5-7 7-5		7-4 7-1	7-4 7-5	3	4
Anna Miller	AUS	5-7 7-4 2-7	6-7 3-7	3-7 7-5 5-7	7-6 3-7 4-7	4-7 1-7		5-7 7-6 7-2	1	6
Anne Quinn	AUS	2-7 6-7	0-7 3-7	3-7 6-7	7-3 3-7 4-7	4-7 5-7	7-5 6-7 2-7		0	7
BLACK GROUP
Player		HM	SH	DC	MM	LW	RP	KC	Wins	Place
Hemmat Mostafa	EGY		7-5 2-7 1-7	7-3 7-2	7-4 7-4	7-2 7-5	7-3 7-4	7-4 5-7 4-7	4	2=
Sherine Hamdi	EGY	5-7 7-2 7-1		7-6 6-7 7-2	3-7 6-7	7-4 4-7 7-6	7-3 7-3	7-4 5-7 5-7	4	2=
Dallas Cooke	NZ	3-7 2-7	6-7 7-6 2-7		6-7 4-7	4-7 7-1 6-7	7-4 7-3	7-5 7-5	2	5=
Margaret Melville	AUS	4-7 4-7	7-3 7-6	7-6 7-4		5-7 7-6 7-5	7-3 7-2	7-2 7-5	5	1
Laura Whittaker	NZ	2-7 5-7	4-7 7-4 6-7	7-4 1-7 7-6	7-5 6-7 5-7		7-2 7-6	5-7 6-7	2	5=
Ros Pimlott	ENG	3-7 4-7	3-7 3-7	4-7 3-7	3-7 2-7	2-7 6-7		6-7 6-7	0	7
Kay Chynoweth	AUS	4-7 7-5 7-4	4-7 7-5 7-5	5-7 5-7	2-7 5-7	7-5 7-6	7-6 7-6		4	2=
YELLOW GROUP
Player		JC	SS	CP	LF	GS	CS	WB	Wins	Place
Jenny Clarke	NZ		7-6 7-1	6-7 7-3 5-7	7-6 7-4	7-4 7-3	7-2 7-0	7-1 7-3	5	1
Salwa Saleh	EGY	6-7 1-7		2-7 7-5 7-2	7-3 6-7 6-7	7-6 6-7 7-3	7-3 7-1	6-7 7-3 7-5	4	2=
Christine Pont	AUS	7-6 3-7 7-5	7-2 5-7 2-7		7-5 5-7 5-7	7-4 7-6	7-6 6-7 7-3	7-0 2-7 4-7	3	4
Liz Fleming	AUS	6-7 4-7	3-7 7-6 7-6	5-7 7-5 7-5		7-4 7-4	7-6 5-7 7-2	6-7 7-5 3-7	4	2=
Gwen Salisbury	NZ	4-7 3-7	6-7 7-6 3-7	4-7 6-7	4-7 4-7		7-5 7-4	5-7 7-6 7-5	2	5=
Clare Stableford	RSA	2-7 0-7	3-7 1-7	6-7 7-6 3-7	6-7 7-5 2-7	5-7 4-7		7-5 7-6	1	7
Wilma Bonnar	AUS	1-7 3-7	7-6 3-7 5-7	0-7 7-2 7-4	7-6 5-7 7-3	7-5 6-7 6-7	5-7 6-7		2	5=
GREEN GROUP
Player		MM	SR	PY	CD	MMc	TB	SB	Wins	Place
Manal Ali Mohsen	EGY		6-7 7-4 7-4	7-4 7-4	7-1 7-5	7-4 7-1	7-3 7-1	6-7 7-2 7-6	6	1
Sarah Riad	EGY	7-6 4-7 4-7		7-5 7-5	2-7 7-1 7-5	7-2 7-3	7-2 7-5	6-7 7-6 5-7	4	3
Phyllis Young	NZ	4-7 4-7	5-7 5-7		7-5 3-7 5-7	7-6 7-4	6-7 7-5 5-7	7-4 4-7 6-7	1	5=
Creina Dawson	AUS	1-7 5-7	7-2 1-7 5-7	5-7 7-3 7-5		7-2 7-5	7-3 7-3	4-7 7-3 6-7	3	4
Marlene McCaa	NZ	4-7 1-7	2-7 3-7	6-7 4-7	2-7 5-7		7-5 7-2	4-7 4-7	1	5=
Teresa Burt	ENG	3-7 1-7	2-7 5-7	7-6 5-7 7-5	3-7 3-7	5-7 2-7		5-7 2-7	1	5=
Sue Beattie	AUS	7-6 2-7 6-7	7-6 6-7 7-5	4-7 7-4 7-6	7-4 3-7 7-6	7-4 7-4	7-5 7-2		5	2
PINK GROUP
Player		SO	MB	GV	PG	JS	AO	JM	Wins	Place
Shaden Okasha	EGY		5-7 6-7	7-2 7-6	7-4 7-5	5-7 7-1 7-3	7-3 7-6	7-3 5-7 7-2	5	1=
Mavid Brogden	NZ	7-5 7-6		7-2 7-4	3-7 5-7	7-3 7-6	7-4 7-5	7-6 7-5	5	1=
Genny Vandersluys	AUS	2-7 6-7	2-7 4-7		4-7 5-7	7-5 4-7 5-7	7-5 7-1	7-3 2-7 6-7	1	5=
Pam Gentle	AUS	4-7 5-7	7-3 7-5	7-4 7-5		2-7 7-4 6-7	6-7 7-4 7-3	7-4 7-3	4	3=
Jane Shorten	IRE	7-5 1-7 3-7	3-7 6-7	5-7 7-4 7-5	7-2 4-7 7-6		7-5 5-7 7-5	5-7 7-6 7-3	4	3=
Anne Oxton	RSA	3-7 6-7	4-7 5-7	5-7 1-7	7-6 4-7 3-7	5-7 7-5 5-7		7-3 7-2	1	5=
Jacky McDonald	AUS	3-7 7-5 2-7	6-7 5-7	3-7 7-2 7-6	4-7 3-7	7-5 6-7 3-7	3-7 2-7		1	5=
BROWN GROUP
Player		SS	CJ	EA	TD	NT	AC	JW	Wins	Place
Soumaya Saad	EGY		4-7 7-4 3-7	6-7 5-7	7-6 7-4	7-6 7-5	6-7 7-4 3-7	7-2 4-7 5-7	2	5=
Carole Jackson	RSA	7-4 4-7 7-3		7-4 7-5	6-7 6-7	7-2 7-2	5-7 7-5 7-3	6-7 7-4 7-6	5	1
Elizabeth Allen	AUS	7-6 7-5	4-7 5-7		1-7 6-7	4-7 4-7	6-7 7-5 6-7	6-7 7-5 7-4	2	5=
Tricia Devlin	AUS	6-7 4-7	7-6 7-6	7-1 7-6		7-6 7-3	3-7 7-4 7-4	6-7 5-7	4	2=
Nerida Taylor	USA	6-7 5-7	2-7 2-7	7-4 7-4	6-7 3-7		2-7 5-7	4-7 3-7	1	7
Ashley Cooke	NZ	7-6 4-7 7-3	7-5 5-7 3-7	7-6 5-7 7-6	7-3 4-7 4-7	7-2 7-5		7-5 7-6	4	2=
Judy Wembridge	AUS	2-7 7-4 7-5	7-6 4-7 6-7	7-6 5-7 4-7	7-6 7-5	7-4 7-3	5-7 6-7		3	4
WHITE GROUP
Player		NA	AV	WD	AT	SR	KB	RN	Wins	Place
Nihal Ahmed	EGY		5-7 3-7	6-7 7-3 7-4	2-7 3-7	7-5 7-2	7-6 7-5	7-5 7-1	4	2=
Alix Verge	AUS	7-5 7-3		7-6 7-4	4-7 7-6 7-5	7-3 7-4	7-4 7-5	7-5 7-6	6	1
Wendy Dickson	AUS	7-6 3-7 4-7	6-7 4-7		7-4 7-6	7-3 7-0	5-7 2-7	7-4 7-4	3	4=
Anne Taves	USA	7-2 7-3	7-4 6-7 5-7	4-7 6-7		7-2 7-4	4-7 3-7	7-5 7-3	3	4=
Sue Roberts	NZ	5-7 2-7	3-7 4-7	3-7 0-7	2-7 4-7		3-7 2-7	7-6 7-5	1	6
Kath Burt	ENG	6-7 5-7	4-7 5-7	7-5 7-2	7-4 7-3	7-3 7-2		7-2 7-1	4	2=
Rosemary Newsham	AUS	5-7 1-7	5-7 6-7	4-7 4-7	5-7 3-7	6-7 5-7	2-7 1-7		0	7

Knock-out Stage

1st Round

Iman El Faransawi (EGY) bt Liz Fleming (AUS) 7-5, 7-2
Erica Stephens (NZ) bt Tricia Devlin (AUS) 7-4, 0-7, 7-3
Sarah Riad (EGY) bt Ann Sharp (NZ) 7-6, 6-7, 7-6
Abir Moustafa (EGY) bt Creina Dawson (AUS) 7-6, 7-1
Manal Ali Mohsen (EGY) bt Alison Wall (NZ) 5-7, 7-5,7-3
Anne Taves (USA) bt Mavis Brogden (NZ) 4-7, 7-2, 7-4
Sherine Hamdi (EGY) bt Ashley Cooke (NZ) 7-4, 4-7, 7-5
Jenny Clarke (NZ) bt Samia Mahmoud (EGY) 7-4, 7-5
Hemmat Mostafa (EGY) bt Judy Wembridge (AUS) 7-6, 5-7, 7-4
Margaret Melville (AUS) bt Kath Burt (ENG) 7-3, 5-7, 7-5
Rosemary Graham (AUS) bt Carole Jackson (RSA) 7-4, 7-6
Shaden Okasha (EGY) bt Kay Chynoweth (AUS) 7-4, 7-4
Alix Verge (AUS) bt Jane Shorten (IRE) 7-1, 7-5
Nihal Ahmed (EGY) bt Sue Beattie (AUS) 7-1, 7-4
Pam Gentle (AUS) bt Salwa Saleh (EGY) 7-6, 7-4
Marwa Mostaf (EGY) bt Christine Pont (AUS) 7-4, 7-6

2nd Round

Iman El Faransawi (EGY) bt Erica Stephens (NZ) 7-6, 6-7, 7-2
Abir Mostafa (EGY) bt Sarah Riad (EGY) 7-5, 5-7, 7-6
Manal Ali Mohsen (EGY) bt Anne Taves (USA) 6-7, 7-6, 7-4
Jenny Clarke (NZ) bt Sherine Hamdi (EGY) 7-4, 7-3
Margaret Melville (AUS) bt Hemmat Mostafa (EGY) 7-6, 7-6
Shaden Okasha (EGY) Rosemary Graham (AUS) 7-1, 7-6
Alix Verge (AUS) bt Nihal Ahmed (EGY) 7-6, 7-3
Marwa Mostafa (EGY) bt Pam Gentle (AUS) 7-2, 6-7, 7-3

Quarter-Final Stage

Iman El Faransawi (EGY) bt Abir Mostafa (EGY) 4-7, 7-5, 7-6
Jenny Clarke (NZ) bt Manal Ali Mohsen (EGY) 7-5, 7-3
Shaden Okasha (EGY) bt Margaret Melville (AUS) 7-3, 6-7, 7-3
Alix Verge (AUS) bt Marwa Mostafa (EGY) 5-7, 7-5, 7-3

Semi-Final Stage

Iman El Faransawi (EGY) bt Jenny Clarke (NZ) 3-7, 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 7-5
Alix Verge (AUS) bt Shaden Okasha (EGY) 7-5, 7-6, 7-6

Final Stage

Alix Verge (AUS) bt Iam El Faransawi (EGY) 7-6, 5-7, 3-7, 7-6, 7-6

3rd / 4th Place Play Off

Jenny Clarke (NZ) bt Shaden Okasha (EGY) 7-1, 7-3

5th / 8th Place Play Off

Abir Mostafa (EGY) bt Manal Ali Mohsen (EGY) 7-0, 7-0
Marwa Mostafa (EGY) bt Maragaret Melville (AUS) 7-2, 6-7, 7-5
Abir Mostafa (EGY) bt Marwa Mostafa (EGY) 7-6, 4-7, 7-0

 

Plate Event

Plate Semi-Finals

Anne Quinn (AUS) bt Dallas Cooke (NZ) 7-4, 2-7, 7-3
Laura Whittaker (NZ) bt Mavis Brogden (NZ) 7-3, 7-5

Plate Final Stage

Anne Quinn (AUS) bt Laura Whittaker (NZ) 7-5, 7-5

 

Plate Event Scores

Phyliss Young (NZ) bt Wendy Dickson (AUS) +5
Sue Roberts (NZ) bt Anna Miller (AUS) +4
Judy Evans (AUA) bt Gwen Salisbury (NZ) +1
Laura Whittaker (NZ) bt Jacky McDonald (AUS) +3
Clare Stableford (RSA) bt Ros Pimlott (ENG) +2
Wilma Bonnar (AUS) bt Anne Oxton (RSA) +3
Jola Jarasinska (SCO) bt Teresa Burt (ENG) +3

Additional Plate Event results will be posted here soon.

• Opening Day Video (courtesy of Chris Clarke) via You Tube
• The Final (courtesy of Chris Clarke) via You Tube
  • Clip 1
  • Clip 2
  • Clip 3
  • Clip 4
  • Clip 5

 

Media Releases

9th June 2009

In response to popular demand, an extra 16 places have been allocated for the forthcoming 3rd WCF Women's World Golf Croquet Championship in Australia, November 2009. Two countries have declined one place each so a total of 18 extra places are available. They have been allocated as follows:-

Australia - 8
Egypt - 4
England - 1
New Zealand - 5

The extra nominations from those countries are expected to be confirmed shortly. Outstanding player biographies and entry fees (£30 GBP per player) are requested to be made by 1st July 2009.

3rd June 2008.

The World Croquet Federation has much pleasure in announcing that the Australian Croquet Association (ACA) has been awarded the hosting of “The 3rd WCF Women’s World Golf Croquet Championship”.

The event will be played from Saturday 21st to Sunday 29th November 2009 at the Victoria Croquet Centre, Cairnlea, near Melbourne, Australia.
There will be an expected entry of 40 players from around the world in the main event.

President of the ACA, Max Murray commented, "We are extremely pleased to be hosting this event in 2009. The last time a WCF championship was held in Australia was in 1997 and this event will give Australians the opportunity to view world class croquet. It will also provide an opportunity for the world to view the magnificent new Victorian Croquet Centre at Cairnlea, Victoria with its 12 courts and modern, spacious club rooms”.

President of the World Croquet Federation, David Openshaw said, “We are very pleased to have the third Women’s Golf Croquet Championships in Melbourne Australia and we look forward to another successful event.”

Cairnlea is home to the Victoria Croquet Association and boasts a new purpose-built facility in Melbourne's west with 12 full size courts for players of all standards and is the venue for the newly formed Cairnlea Croquet Club with a state-of-the-art pavilion. Extensive work has been undertaken on the new courts and a top dressing and laser levelling program is being implemented now. The courts are expected to be in prime condition for the event.

Locally, 93 Clubs throughout Victoria offer a variety of games with expert coaching for club members and hire their facilities for meetings, functions, and social events for their local community.

Further details of the 3rd WCF Women’s World Golf Croquet World Championship will be released in due course.

Note to Editors:
1. The current Women’s World Golf Croquet Champion is Iman El Farnsawi of Egypt who won in Dublin, Ireland in September 2007.
2. Egypt has dominated all previous WCF World Women’s and Open Golf Croquet Championships recording a clean sweep of the ten events held to date.
3. The Australians, playing at home, are expected to field a very strong team.
4. Start times will be 9.00am and finish times will be approximately 6.00 pm.
5. Planning will not be based on using artificial lighting for any matches. However, if games are delayed by inclement weather, the remaining time available may require their use, but only with player agreement.