AC Association Croquet

Tournament The Watford Open Tournament is a Handicap Singles competition that takes place each year, as one of the tournaments in the Croquet Association calendar

Watford Open Tournament results by year:

The official details for the 2006 tournament were as follows:

Title: Weekend Handicap Tournament
Dates: 22 - 23 July
Manager: Ian Parkinson
Secretary: Ian Parkinson
Email: Ian C Parkinson    click on link to send an email
Phone: 01442 831580
Address: please ask, or log in and obtain it from the CA member's directory
Manager: Ian C Parkinson (tel.: 01442 831580)
Secretary: Ian C Parkinson
Bluebell Cottage
105 Flaunden
Herts
HP3 0PW
Entry fees: £15
Entries: Allocation date: 1 March           Close: 15 July
Format: AMD
Trophy: The Alfred Purvis Memorial Cup
2005 winner: Simon Hathrell

Format: 5-round Swiss, 10 players.

Exceptions and additions to the standard CA tournament regulations:

  1. Lunches and teas will not be provided.
  2. Barlow GT balls will be used.
  3. Shelter is limited and an umbrella may be useful.
  4. There are toilets in the café adjacent to the lawns, where food is also available.

Results:

Results vs.: AR QB JL JS IP JB NP SH DC BC WINS WIN
QLTY
Arthur Reed   -19 +18 +15   +15 +26       4 11
Quiller Barrett +19   -13 +9   +9     +17   4 10
Janet Lewis -18 +13     +16     +24   +14 4 9
John Smallbone -15 -9     +25   +21 +10     3 7
Ian Parkinson     -16 -25     +16   +16 +1T 3 3
John Bee -15 -9           +20 -2 +3T 2 2
Nigel Polhill -26     -21 -16       +6 +4 2 1
Simon Hathrell     -24 -10   -20     +17 +13 2 1
David Clarke   -17     -16 +2 -6 -17     1 2
Barbara Clarke     -14   -1T -3T -4 -13     0 0
WINNER
Arthur Reed
Participants
Name Club H'cap
Nigel Polhill Ealing
Ian Parkinson Watford
Simon Hathrell Watford 3
Arthur Reed Watford
John Smallbone Watford 6
Quiller Barrett Watford 7
David Clarke Sidmouth 7
John Bee Watford 8
Janet Lewis Watford 10
Barbara Clarke Sidmouth 16

Note: the first 3 places were determined by "quality of wins", i.e. the total wins scored by those defeated.


Past winners