Click image to visit storeIreland's Mark McInerney claimed the BestInvest World Golf Croquet Championship with a 7-4, 7-6, 7-5 win over Hisham Aboesbaa from Egypt yesterday. The win is the first by a non-Egyptian player in the 15-year history of the GC World Championship. The win perhaps signifies that GC has graduated from being an "Egyptian" game to a true world sport. You can read more about the win on the best association site in the world (Croquet Ireland)--
http://www.croquetireland.com/index.php?q=node/149
Croquet Video: Slow Motion View of the Bamford Fault
Bob Kroeger posted this slow motion view of the "lawn damage" shot by Reg Bamford.
GC Worlds Finals Set: Hisham Aboesbaa vs Mark McInerney
The best of five finals today features Hisham Aboesbaa vs Mark McInerney. The big news of the event involves the elimination of Reg Bamford in the quarterfinals by Aboesbaa. In the video above, the shot was determined to be a fault because of "faint line left on the court."
Read MoreGC Worlds: Elite Eight ... or Nine
The playoff continues and from what I can piece together from internet sources (Facebook) only on match remains to be conluded from the second round. It happens to be the marquee matchup of Duncan Dixon vs
Read MoreGC Worlds: Playoffs Are On
The playoff bracket was set yesterday and there is already some carnage out there. First round results:
Read MoreGC Worlds: Day Three Update
The GC Worlds website has the PDF newsletter available for Wednesday (PDF download). A list of qualified players follows as all players start today with one final block game. The knockout will start later today.
Read MoreBestInvest GC Worlds Update
The GC Worlds website has a PDF newsletter available for Wednesday with full block results. Here's an excerpt on some of the action from Tuesday:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: It's GC Championship Week
Click image to visit storeBy the time this post hits the web, the BestInvest Golf Croquet World Championship will be well underway. It looks like another update filled week, but at this point, it's not clear how the tourney will be "broadcast." All hints from the Nottingham list indicate the Under-21 GC scoreboard was a test for the open event. It was pretty slick so let's hope so. As soon as I can detect live scoring, Croquet Network will spread the word. In the meantime, here is the regularly scheduled news update ...
Morning Coffee: Reg Bamford Wins the British Open
Could you dream up a better croquet month? After kicking things off with a Solomon Trophy battle at Hamptworth, the schedule rolled right into what is considered the most prestigious annual croquet tournament -- the British Opens. And this year, we were treated to the ultimate singles final with Reg Bamford taking on Robert Fulford. Bamford took his eighth singles open title with a –18tp +26sxp +17 +26sxp (3) over Fulford. Bamford and Rutger Biejderwellen also took the doubles title with a +10, +18 win over Mark Avery & David Maugham +10 +18.
Morning Coffee: BestInvest GC World Championship Blocks
Visit the Store Block announcements have been made for the BestInvest Golf Croquet World Championships and the full list can be found in the Croquet Network forum. In addition, Tom King has been announced as event manager. Full block listing--
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England won the Home Internationals held June 18-19 at Heaton Park in Manchester. Full results available here--