Managerial Comment:
It was unfortunate the Qualifying and the
Under 21s tournaments had been played so
close to the Worlds, with only one day between
their finishing and starting the next. This meant
that those who qualified had played for 14 days
with only the one day in between to change
venues. By the time they had finished they were
exhausted.
In the words of the WCF Secretary-General the
use of Atkins hoops set to 1/32” caused some
hoop-running problems and confidence for the
bottom 25% of the entry with the result that
there were some long matches of between 3.5
and 5 hours when two players from that
segment met. There was only one match where
a time limit was applied.
A Championship Dinner was held on the final
night attended by 114 people where the
Trophies and medals were presented.
President of Croquet New Zealand Sue Roberts presents
the trophy to Ahmed El Mahdi watched by the President
of the WCF Amir Ramsis
The New Zealand Team
Referee Wayne Gair
watches runner-up Hamy Erian take a shot, while
eventual winner el Mahdi looks on. Note that in the
previous photo with Wayne in it, it is Hamy Erian
making the shot. Wayne is watching to see that Erian
doesn’t touch the blue ball by his heel.
Ahmid el mahdi kissing the ground after his win
Seen at the Mount
The Egyptian
Team
The other (salt) mountain
beside Mt Maunganui – a
salt mountain
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