1st Egyptian Open Golf Croquet Championship

CAIRO: OCTOBER 1st to 6th 2005 (inclusive)

The Egyptian Croquet Federation and the World Croquet Federation are pleased to announce a new event in the croquet world calendar: The First Egyptian Open Championship, sanctioned by the WCF,with the venue being the Egyptian Headquarters located in the Gezirah Club, Cairo.

It is expected that top players from around the world will enter this event. The event will be played as a best of three block play followed by a knock out event. The final and maybe semi-finals will be best of five. The event will be played with Egyptian Balls. Some play will be under floodlights. Tours and sightseeing trips can be organised. There is no entry fee.

Players wishing to enter should contact the WCF Secretary-General

Any queries relating to the Championship can be addressed to Amir Ramsis at Mass Travel

Details are as follows:-

Tournament Regulations (265kb)

 

Description of Hotels & Organised Tours and Cost

(Powerpoint Presentation 7.5 MB)

 

Basic Information

 

The event organiser is Amir Ramsis, Prersident of the Egyptian Croquet Associatioon.

 

The Egyptian Croquet Association will once again provide an excellent service to all players and their partners.

This will include:-

• Organisation of Visa. (Cost 25 US dollars)
• Help through Customs
• For players and spectators a full range of tours can be arranged according to different programs before and after the Championship including:-

• Visit to the Pyramids, Sphinx, Sakkarra, Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo,
• plus a Nile cruise trip for people who have more time. (That will require at least 4 nights).
• Transfer to and from Airport..

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Entrants

 

Entrant	Country
Mark Hamilton	England
Evan Newall	Ireland
Chris Patmore	England
Dick Strover	England
Tom Weston	England

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