1st WCF World Over 50 Golf Croquet Championship

Cairo Weather

Introduction

Following consultation with WCF member associations, it has been decided to hold an Over 50yrs Golf Croquet World Championship.

The Egyptian Croquet Federation has kindly agreed to host the inaugural event which will take place in Cairo from Friday 8th to Friday 15th October 2010 inclusive at the Egyptian Croquet Federation Club and El Gazirah Sporting Club lawns.

The event will be open to any player who is 50 years of age or over on the 31st December 2009.

Event Organising Committee

General Director: Amir Ramsis

Entry Organiser: David Openshaw

Championship Management

Tournament Director: Mohamed Enan
Tournament Manager: Mohamed Hassan
Tournament Referee: Yusri Ghamri
Public Relation Manager: Mona Hegazi

Anti-Doping

At this time, neither the WCF or Egyptian Croquet Federation are signatories to the World Anti-Doping Agency Doping Code.

No testing will take place at this Championship.

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.

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.

On the first two days play will be from 09.00hrs - 21.00hrs approx.

Thereafter by arrangement of the Tournament Manager.

Floodlighting will be used.

Group Play

The following block allocations have been made:

Block A		Block B		Block C		Block D
A1	Stephen Mulliner	B1	John Levick	C1	Peter Batchelor	D1	Nelson Morrow
A2	Samer Khalil	B2	Yousri Haridi	C2	Moheb Salib	D2	Hisham Aboesbaa
A3	Steve Piercy	B3	Martin Prins	C3	Kevin Ham	D3	Chris Sheen
A4	Osama Taher	B4	Omaia Elsokari	C4	Hazem Mahmoud	D4	Ahmed Khatab
A5	John Compton	B5	Roderick Sheen	C5	David Openshaw	D5	Kim Reynolds
A6	Ann Sharp	B6	Phyllis Young	C6	Nick Macoun	D6	Ron Johnstone
A7	Elham Abdelfattah	B7	Nabila Elazhari	C7	Samia Mahmoud	D7	Soaad Abotaleb
A8	Peter Freer	B8	Peter Smith	C8	Len Canavan	D8	Joe Dimech
A9	Ash Farrah	B9	Alison Wall	C9	Amr Zekri	D9	Geoff Young
A10	Jola Jurasinka	B10	Ian Morrison	C10	Anna Miller	D10	Henry Sarfran
						D11	Evan Newell

The order of play is as following:

Knock Out Stage

The format of the knockout and plate are as follows:

Knockout Draw

Plate Draw

Player Registration

Player registration will take place at the event and a player will be required to produce a passport or national identity card to substantiate their identity and age.

Entry Fee
Confirmed Entries
Allocation

Entry Fee

There is an entry fee of £60 (GBP) per player

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World Over 50s Golf Croquet Championship - Payment

After payment please email the WCF Treasurer with the name of the players for whom you are paying.

Entries

40 of the 56 available places have been taken.

Australia

John Compton
Joe Dimech
Ash Farah
Peter Freer
Ron Johnstone
John Levick
Nick Macoun
Anna Miller
Martin Prins
Kim Reynolds
Peter Smith

Egypt

Mrs Alham Abdelfattah
Hisham Abuosbaa
Mrs Nabila El Azhari
Moheb Salib Erian
Yousri Haridi
Samir Khalil
Ahmed Khataab
Hazem Mahmoud
Mrs Samia Mahmoud
Omania El Soukari
Osama Taher
Mrs Souad Abu Talab
Amr Zekri

England

Ian Morrison
Stephen Mulliner
David Openshaw
Chris Sheen
Roderick Sheen

Ireland

Evan Newell

New Zealand

Peter Batchelor
Nelson Morrow
Steve Piercy
Ann Sharp
Alison Wall
Geoff Young
Phyllis Young

Scotland

Jola Jurasinska

USA

Len Canavan
Henry Sarfran

Wales

Kevin Ham

Allocation

The preliminary allocation was as follows:

Egpyt 12,

England 8,

New Zealand 4,

Australia 4,

USA 4,

Others 24

Total 56.

The closing date for nominations to David Openshaw was 31st May 2010.

Member Associations were requested to advise WCF of any further places they require or if they do not intend to take up the allocated places, no later than 15th May 2010.

Venues

Egyptian Croquet Federation Lawns
El Gazirah Club Lawns
Cairo Club Lawns

Egypt - Cairo lawns

Transport

The main local airport is Cairo International Airport served by many carriers.

Players can be met by Egyptian Croquet Federation representatives at the airport with private transfers from the airport to your hotel and return including meet & assisted service:
25$ (USD) per person one way

35$ (USD) per person return

Accommodation

The following Hotels can be booked via Amir Ramsis and Mass Travel (Cairo)

President hotel - 3 star
SGL room 50 U.S.D
DBL room 60 U.S.D

Rates are per night including breakfast as well as all service charge and taxes

This hotel is in Zamalek in an area where many of the embassies are situated. It is a short (10 mins) taxi drive from the lawns. Cost 20 Egyptian Pounds.

Novotel El Borg hotel - 4 stars
SGL room 120 U.S.D
DBL room 140 U.S.D

Rates are per night including breakfast as well as all service charge and taxes

Om Kolthoom hotel - 4 stars
SGL room 100 U.S.D
DBL room 110 U.S.D

Rates are per night including breakfast as well as all service charge and taxes

Marriott hotel - 5 stars
SGL room 215 U.S.D
DBL room 215 U.S.D

Rates are per night including all service charge and taxes based on bed only

This hotel is walking distance (5 mins) from the club.

All players can contact Mass Travel directly on the following e-mail:
travel@masstravelegypt.com
elmundo@masstravelegypt.com

Qualification Tournament

There will be no Qualification Tournament for this event.

Passport and Visas'

All Travel into Egypt requires a passport and possibly a visa.

Your Passport must be valid for at least six months, whilst a Visa can be obtained upon arrival at Cairo international Airport.
Price : 25$ (USD) (to be paid cash upon arrival)

Day Trips

Some trips can be arranged via the Eyptian Croquet Federation at extra cost

General Information

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

Social Functions will be arranged, including a Closing Ceremony Gala Dinner.

Further details will circulated in due course.

Climate

The month of October is hot and dry in Cairo

Results

Day 1:

Block A

Mulliner beat Elham - 2 / 0 - 7/ 4 - 7 / 4
Taher beat Farah - 2 / 0 - 7 / 5 - 7 / 3
Khalil beat Sharp - 2 / 1 - 4 / 7 - 7 / 1 - 7 /3
Piercy beat Freer - 2 / 0 - 7 / 5 - 7 / 2
Jurasinka beat Compton - 2 / 1 - 7 / 4 - 2 / 7 - 7 / 5
Khalil beat Farah 2 / 0 - 7 / 3 - 7 / 3
Mulliner beat Piercy - 2 / 0 - 7 / 4 - 7 / 5
Reynolds beat Safaran - 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/1
Freer beat Jurasinka - 2 / 1 - 7/6 - 5/7 - 7/5
Taher beat Elham - 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/5
Sharp beat Compton - 2/0 - 7/6 - 7/5

Block B

Levick beat Nabila - 2 / 0 - 7 / 6 - 7 / 4
P . Young beat Haridi - 2 / 0 - 7 / 4 - 7 / 5
Morrison beat R . Sheen - 2 / 0 - 7 / 5 - 7 / 2
Wall beat Elsokari - 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/6
Prins beat Smith - 2 / 1 - 7 / 2 - 3 / 7 - 7 / 4
Prins beat Levick - 2 / 1 - 7/3 - 4/7 - 7/3
Haridi beat Wall - 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/6
Morrison beat Smith - 2 / 0 - 7 / 4 - 7 / 4
R.Sheen beat P.Young - 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/6
Nabila beat Elsokari - 2/1 - 7/4 - 3/7 - 7/5

Block C

Canavan beat Ham - 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/6
Samia beat Batchelor - 2 / 0 - 7 / 5 - 7 / 6
Salib beat Macoun - 2 / 1 - 7 / 2 - 6 / 7 - 7 / 4
Openshaw beat Miller - 2 / 0 - 7 / 3 - 7 / 4
Mahmoud beat Zekri - 2 / 0 - 7 / 5 - 7 / 4
Salib beat Zekri - 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/3
Mahmoud beat Samia - 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/5 - 7/3
Canavan beat Miller - 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/6
Batchelor beat Ham - 2 / 1 - 7/5 - 3/7 - 7/5
Macoun beat Openshaw - 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/6

Block D

Morrow beat Newell - 2 / 0 - 7 / 3 - 7 / 3
Soaad beat Morrow - 2 / 1 - 6 / 7 - 7 / 4 - 7 / 3
Khattab beat G.Young - 2 / 0 - 7 / 6 - 7 / 3
C.Sheen beat Dimech - 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/5 - 7/3
Aboesbaa beat Johnstone - 2 / 1 - 7/ 0 - 5 / 7 - 7 / 6
Aboesbaa beat Newell - 2 / 1 - 7/1 - 4 / 7-7/3
Khattab beat Soaad - 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Aboesbaa beat G.Young - 2 / 0 - 7/0 - 7 / 3
C.Sheen beat Morrow - 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/5
Reynolds beat Johnstone - 2 / 0 - 7/6 - 7/5
Dimech beat Safran - 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/4
Newell beat Khattab - 2 / 1 - 7/6 5/7 - 7/6

Day 2:

Block A

Mulliner beat Jurasinska 2 / 0 - 7/0 - 7/2
Khalil beat Taher 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/4
Freer beat Farah 2 / 1 - 7/5 - 2/7 - 7/3
Compton beat Elham 2 / 1 - 6/7 - 7/6 - 7/4
Piercy beat Sharp 2 / 0 - 7/6 - 7/4
Farah beat Compton 2 / 0 - 7/1 - 7/3
Mulliner beat Freer 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/4
Taher beat Piercy 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/2
Elham beat Sharp 2 / 1 - 7/5 - 6/7 - 7/6
Khalil beat Jurasinska 2 / 1 - 7/1 - 5/7 - 7/3

Block B

Levick beat Morrison 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Haridi beat Elsokari 2 / 1 - 4/7 - 7/0 - 7/4
Prins beat P.Young 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/1
Nabila beat R.Sheen 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/5
Smith beat Wall 2 / 1 - 2/7 - 7/5 - 7/5
Levick beat Smith 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/4
Morrison beat Haridi 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/4
Prins beat Elsokari 2 / 1 - 3/7 - 7/3 - 7/6
Wall beat R.Sheen 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/4
Nabila beat P.Young 2 / 1 - 6/7 - 7/5 - 7/5

Block C

Salib beat Mahmoud 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/4
Zekri beat Canavan 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/3
Miller beat Batchelor 2 / 1 - 6/7 - 7/5 - 7/4
Macoun beat Ham 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/2
Openshaw beat Samia 2 / 1 - 7/4 - 4/7 - 7/4
Salib beat Miller 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/4
Batchelor beat Canavan 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/3 - 7/1
Samia beat Macoun 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/4 - 7/5
Openshaw beat Zekri 2 / 0 - 7/6 - 7/4
Mahmoud beat Ham 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Macoun beat Canavan 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/4
Openshaw beat Batchelor 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/4 - 7/2
Zekri beat Ham 2 / 1 - 6/7 - 7/5 - 7/3
Salib beat Samia 2 / 0 - 7/6 - 7/2
Mahmoud beat Miller 2 / 1 - 7/6 - 6/7 - 7/3

Block D

Johnstone beat C.Sheen 2 / 0 - 7/1 - 7/3
G.Young beat Newell 2 / 1 - 3/7 - 7/6 - 7/6
Morrow beat Safran 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Reynolds beat Soaad 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/3
Aboesbaa beat Khattab 2/ 0 - 7/6 - 7/3
Dimech beat G.Young 2 / 0 - 7/6 - 7/3
Aboesbaa beat Safran 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/1
Soaad beat Johnstone 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/4 - 7/4
Khattab beat C.Sheen 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/4
G.Young beat Reynolds 2 / 1- 5/7 - 7/3 - 7/3
Dimech beat Morrow 2 / 1- 7/1 - 5/7 - 7/5
Khattab beat Safran 2 / 0 - 7/0 - 7/0
Aboesbaa beat Soaad 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/0
C.Sheen beat G.Young 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Johanstone beat Dimech 2 / 1 - 1/7 - 7/6 - 7/3
Reynolds beat Morrow 2 / 1 - 1/7 - 7/6 - 7/3

Day 3:

Block A

Khalil beat Elham 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/3
Mulliner beat Compton 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/3
Taher beat Jurasinska 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/2
Freer beat Sharp 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/5
Piercy beat Farah 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/1
Khalil beat Freer 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/5
Piercy won Compton 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/5
Mulliner beat Farah 2 / 1 - 7/5 - 6/7 - 7/5
Taher beat Sharp 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/5
Elham beat Jurasinska 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/3
Piercy beat Jurasinska 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Freer beat Elham 2 / 1 - 4/7 - 7/6 - 7/4

Block B

Smith beat P.Young 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/5
Prins beat Wall 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/2
Haridi beat Nabila 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/1 - 7/4
Elsokari beat Morrison 2 / 1 - 6/7 - 7/5 - 7/3
Levick beat R.RSheen 2 / 1 - 7/4 - 6/7 - 7/4
R.Sheen beat Prins 2 / 1 - 7/1 - 3/7 - 7/1
Levick beat Wall 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/5
Haridi beat Smith 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/4
Morrison beat Nabila 2 / 1 - 3/7 - 7/5 - 7/3
Nabila beat Smith 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/6
Levick beat Haridi 2 / 1 - 7/6 - 6/7 - 7/6
Wall beat P.Young 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/6
R.Sheen beat Elsokari 2 / 1 - 7/5 - 3/7 - 7/6

Block C

Salib beat Batchelor 2 / 1 - 7/2 - 6/7 - 7/2
Samia beat Canavan 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Mahmoud beat Openshaw 2 / 1 - 7/4 - 4/7 - 7/3
Ham beat Miller 2 / 1 - 7/3 - 4/7 - 7/4
Macoun beat Zekri 2 / 1 - 7/5 - 5/7 - 7/4
Mahmoud beat Macoun 2 / 0 - 7/6 - 7/4
Samia beat Miller 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/2

Block D

Newell beat Soaad 2 / 1 - 4/7 - 7/5 - 7/3
C.Sheen beat Safran 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/1
Morrow beat Aboesbaa 2 / 1 - 3/7 - 7/2 - 7/3
Khattab beat Renolds 2 / 0 - 7/6 - 7/6
Dimech beat Soaad 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4
Johnstone beat G.Young 2 / 1 - 4/7 - 7/2 - 7/5
Dimech beat Newell 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/4
C.Sheen beat Reynolds 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/6

Full block standings after 3 days are summarised on the attached WORD documents:

Summary of current block standings:

Block A:
Mulliner 7/7
Kahlil, Taher 6/7
Piercy 5/7
Freer 4/7
Abdelfattah, Farah 2/7
Compton, Sharp, Jurasinka 1/7

Block B:
Levick, Prins 6/7
Haridi, Elazhari, Morrison 4/7
R Sheen, Wall 3/7
P Young, Smith 2/7
Elsokari, 1/7

Block C:
Salib 7/7
H Mahmoud 6/7
Openshaw 5/7
Macoun, Samia Mahmoud 4/7
Batchelor 3/7
Canavan, Zekri 2/7
Miller 1/7

Block D:
Aboesbaa, Khatab, Dimech 6/8
C Sheen 5/7
Reynolds 5/8
Morrow 4/8
Johnstone 3/7
Abotaleb 3/8
Newell 2/7
G Young 2/8
Sarfran 0/8

Day 4:

Block A

Mulliner won Taher 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/4
Khalil won Piercy 2 / 1 - 7/4 - 6/7 - 7/1
Farah won Elham 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/4

Block B

Levick won Elsokari 2 / 0 - 7/0 - 7/0

Block C

Openshaw won Canavan 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/1
Salib won Ham 2 / 0 - 7/4 - 7/2
Macoun won Miller 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/2
Samia won Zekri 2 /1 - 7/5 - 6/7 - 7/6
Mahmoud won Batchelor 2 / 0 - 7/5 - 7/3

Block D

Newell won Safaran 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/3
G.Young won Soaad 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/6
Aboesbaa won C.Sheen 2 / 0 - 7/3 - 7/4
Morrow won Khattab 2 / 1 - 7/6 - 5/7 - 7/4
Dimech won Reynolds 2 / 1 - 5/7 - 7/6 - 7/2
Johnstone won Safran 2 / 0 - 7/2 - 7/2