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Sussex Open GC Championship September 5th - 6th
This Championship is part of the Croquet England Open Series of tournaments. We had a maximum entry this year of 32 players. There was a good sprinkling of Overseas players making it an international event, and this is a great compliment to the club for offering such good facilities.
The field was split into four block for the Saturday each player playing 7 games.
Block A was dominated by Dominic Nunns and Albie Willett who both had 6 wins out of 7.
Block B was a closer affair with Luis de Alarcon our Spainish competitor and Alex Aiton coming out on top.
Block C was won by Gabrielle Higgins with 6 wins followed by Richard Brooks who had 5 wins.
Block D was a clear cut win for Peter Payne, our Swiss competitor, who had 7 wins out of 7 followed by Sam Murray.
On the Sunday the players were split into 4 Knockouts: 8 player in each of the Championship/Bowl/Plate and Saucer. The winner and runner up from the Blocks went into the Championship knockout where they played a 19 pt quarter-final and best-of-three semi-final and final.
I'm pleased to say that after hard fought matches the final was played out by our two Sussex County competitors, Gabrielle Higgins and Dominic Nunns, with Gabrielle coming out on top, wining 7-4, 7-2.
The consolation prizes were as follows: The Bowl was split between Chris Roberts and Miroslav Havlik, last year's winner; they ran out of time and therefore their final was tied.
The Plate was won by Andrew Hobbs who beat Davide Cogrossi in the final and the Saucer won by Gerald O’Brien.
All in all there had been a good account made by Sussex County players in both the championship and the consolation events. The following members excelled in this event
Dominic and Gabrielle played out the final.
Richard Brooks won the Shield for 5th place over all.
Martin Daniels was 12th
Simon Ancell and Liz Farrow tied the 13th/14th playoff.
Davide Cogrossi was runner up in the Plate for 18th place.
Paul Green was 20th
Gerald O'Brien won the Saucer.
Well done to all club members for making this a memorable event.
Roger Sutton
Full results
| Block A | DN | AW | LF | MT | PG | MP | JC | MC | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Nunns | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Albie Willett | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| Liz Farrow | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Marc Trevere | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| Paul Green | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
| Mike Pudney | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| Julian Clark | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| Marina Clark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Block B | CR | MH | LDA | AA | GO | DC | AT | TT | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Roberts | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| Miroslav Havlik | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| Luis De Alarcon | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Alex Aiton | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Gerald O'Brien | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Davide Cogrossi | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| Alex Turner | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| Truida Trevere | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Block C | AH | GH | RB | AJ | MP | AF | ME | HL | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hobbs | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| Gabrielle Higgins | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Richard Brooks | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Andy Jones | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| Matthew Parsons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| Andrew Fall | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Martin Emmett | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| Helen Lucas | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Block D | SM | PP | SA | MD | FA | RM | GD | LH | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Murray | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| Peter Payne | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
| Simon Ancell | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Martin Daniels | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Francis Ainley | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Raymond Morel | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| Gavin Dancy | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
| Lindsay Hobbs | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
Championship Knockout
| First Round | Semi Final | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Nunns | Dominic Nunns 10-4 | Dominic Nunns 7-3, 5-7, 7-4 | Gabrielle Higgins 7-4, 7-2 |
| Alex Aiton | |||
| Richard Brooks | Peter Payne 10-3 | ||
| Peter Payne | |||
| Gabrielle Higgins | Gabrielle Higgins 10-6 | Gabrielle Higgins 3-7, 7-5, 7-3 | |
| Sam Murray | |||
| Albie Willett | Albie Willett 10-7 | ||
| Luis de Alarcon | |||
Shield Knockout
| Semi Final | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Aiton | Richard Brooks 7-1, 7-6 | Richard Brooks 7-3, 3-7, 7-2 |
| Richard Brooks | ||
| Luis de Alarcon | Luis de Alarcon | |
| (Withdrawn player) | ||
Bowl Knockout
| First Round | Semi Final | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Clark | Miroslav Havlik 10-4 | Miroslav Havlik 7-2, 7-2 | Miroslav Havlik 4-7, 7-6 Chris Roberts 7-4, 6-7 |
| Miroslav Havlik | |||
| Andrew Fall | Andrew Fall 10-7 | ||
| Simon Ancell | |||
| Andy Jones | Martin Daniels 10-6 | Chris Roberts 7-5, 3-7, 7-5 | |
| Martin Daniels | |||
| Liz Farrow | Chris Roberts 10-3 | ||
| Chris Roberts | |||
Plate Knockout
| First Round | Semi Final | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Green | Paul Green 10-6 | Andrew Hobbs 7-2, 7-3 | Andrew Hobbs 7-3, 7-6 |
| Alex Turner | |||
| Andrew Hobbs | Andrew Hobbs 10-3 | ||
| Gavin Dancy | |||
| Matthew Parsons | Matthew Parsons 10-8 | Davide Cogrossi 7-5, 7-5 | |
| Raymond Morel | |||
| Davide Cogrossi | Davide Cogrossi | ||
| (withdrawn player) | |||