Block play is underway! Sherif Abdelwahab had a good day with two wins over Charlie Sharpe of Australia and Evan Newel of Ireland. Mohammad Kamal also won one of his two matches with a solid win over Mostafa Eissa of Egypt. Matt Griffith came up against the number one and two ranked players in his block and I'm sure didn't go down without a fight.
Read More2015 Best of Croquet Network
As we start, the second month of 2016, we've now had a chance to look at the web statistics and can now present the 2015 Most Popular Lists for Croquet Network:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: World GC Debate Continues
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Nearly one month later and the debate surrounding the World Golf Croquet Championship reached a crescendo this past week. To start, Mark McInerney hit the Irish Times website with a compelling Q&A driven by a truly slanted interviewer. McInerney seemed to handle it well, but I find it interesting that the piece made their society section and not the sports section. I find it interesting that society page reporter would feel comfortable with such a condescending attitude toward croquet--
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2011/0820/1224302538156.html
2011 Carter Challenge: Ireland Leads 8-5
The Croquet Ireland website is reporting an 8-5 lead for Ireland after day two for the Carter Challenge.
Results from Day 2
IRL (5-3) Kieran Murphy beat Ricky Wilhoite +5 +21
2011 Carter Challenge: Ireland Leads 4-3
ROUND ONE DOUBLES:
USA (1-0) Rothman and Gillmarten beat Cunningham and Newell +5tp (R), +1
Tied (1-1) McInerney and Williams beat Lawrence and Davies +17, +3
Read MoreUSA (1-0) Rothman and Gillmarten beat Cunningham and Newell +5tp (R), +1
Tied (1-1) McInerney and Williams beat Lawrence and Davies +17, +3