The WCF Laidlaw World Golf Croquet Championship was held in Cape Town, South Africa.
8th - 16th March 2008
Champion: Ahmed Nasr (Egypt) 
| 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) | 7-4, 7-6 | 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 | 7 | 1 | |
| C.Clarke (ENG) | 4-7, 6-7 | 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 | 6 | 2 | |
| 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 |
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-Final Stage
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-Final Stage
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-Final Stage
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 Event Semi-Final Stage
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
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The Plate event at the WCF GC World Championship will be organised differently to the WCF Sports Regulations.
The following format has been agreed by the WCF Management Committee and all players will be advised of this format at the players meeting.
The following players will be eligible for the plate:-
- those not qualifying for the KO stage;
- those losing in the first round of The KO.
The event will be played as a flexible Swiss followed by a KO stage.
Pre-Tournament Information
The World Croquet Federation has awarded the hosting of this prestigeous event to the South African Croquet Association.
Title Patron: Lord Laidlaw
Other Patrons:Reginald Bamford
Sponsors: Fleur du Cap wines and Durbanville Hills wines, Barlow Croquet and John Jaques and Son Limited,
Secondary Sponsors: Midas Group Eastern Cape
The event is centred at the Kelvin Grove Croquet Club, Newlands, Cape Town which has four excellent courts. Kelvin Grove is overlooked by Devil’s Peak and is next door to the famous Newlands Cricket Club and the Newlands Rugby Ground.
Additional matches will be played at Rondebosch Croquet Club which has three courts and is 10 minutes walking distance from Kelvin Grove, Helderberg Croquet Club with its two bowling and one croquet court 5km from Somerset West and Somerset West Croquet Club itself which has three courts (with a fourth currently being built) and is approximately a 40 minutes drive from Cape Town.
History of Croquet in South Africa
The Championship shall be played in accordance with the WCF Rules of Golf Croquet (2007) edition and the WCF Sports Regulations as amended from time to time.
Barlow balls will be used
Play will commence each day at 09.00hrs, but subject to the Tournament Managers discretion, may commence at 08.30hrs. It is expected that play will continue until dusk, which in the Cape area is approximately 19.15hrs.
No floodlighting will be used.
Registration of players will take place from 1600 on Friday 7th March. This will be followed by a players meeting at 1630. The formal opening of the tournament, with live entertainment will follow on. SACA will then host a typical South African Braai for all the players, their partners and dignitaries.
All matches played in this Championship shall be added to the WCF recognised Golf Croquet World Rankings
Immunisations
A query has arisen concerning the advisability of taking precautions for various illnesses that may befall a person whilst in South Africa.
According to some advice, vaccine is recommended for various serious illnesses for those taking proposed or repeated visits to South Africa.
SACA has advised that for Cape Town no immunisation is required. For those visiting the Kruger National Park area you are advised to take anti malaria tablets.
All players and others visiting the event should acquaint themselves with likely risks and take appropriate precautions including asking for advice, where appropriate, from their own General Medical Practitioner.
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