Edinburgh Tournament

Each year the Edinburgh Croquet Club runs a multi-event six day open tournament which regularly attracts players from all over the British Isles and sometimes further afield.

The 2009 tournament will be held from Monday 17th August to Saturday 22nd August.

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The 2008 tournament was held from Monday 11th to Saturday 16th August. Entries and results are listed below.

The Events

Event 1: Open Singles

Event 2: Handicap Singles (4+)

Event 3: Handicap Singles (8+)

Event 4: Handicap Singles (14+)

Event 5: Handicap Doubles

Event 6X: Handicap Singles (KO)

Event 6Y: Handicap Singles (Swiss)

Lauder Bowl

The 2009 Edinburgh Tournament is supported by Activcity Sport and Physical Activity in Edinburgh

The tournament is played in the grounds of Fettes College and is timed to coincide with the first week of the Edinburgh International Festival, which is also the first week of the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the second week of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

There are six events in all. Events 1-4 are normally played as American Blocks, event 5 as a Knockout and event 6 as a Knockout (X) with a Swiss consolation (Y). Players may enter for only one of events 1-4.

Time off to attend Festival events is allowed, provided the tournament manager is given plenty of warning.

A full list of previous winners can be found on the Club History page.

The crowd goes wild! Finals day at Fettes.

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1: Open Singles 2: Handicap Singles (4+) 3: Handicap Singles (8+) 4: Handicap Singles (14+)

5: Handicap Doubles 6X: Handicap Singles (KO) 6Y: Handicap Singles (Swiss) Lauder Bowl

Cramond Cup

Event 1: Open Singles (Cramond Cup)

Advanced Play

2008 entrants:
Graham Brightwell
James Hopgood
Fergus McInnes
Campbell Morrison
Brian Murdoch
Martin Stephenson
Alan Wilson

2008 results:
James Hopgood 5/6: bt Murdoch +11, McInnes +12, Morrison +15, Wilson +3, Stephenson +21.
Graham Brightwell 4/6: bt Wilson +16, McInnes +15, Murdoch +5, Hopgood +1T.
Campbell Morrison 4/6: bt Brightwell +7, Murdoch +1T, McInnes +21, Wilson +15.
Brian Murdoch 3/6: bt Wilson +6T, McInnes +19, Stephenson +21.
Martin Stephenson 2/6: bt Morrison +26, Brightwell +10.
Fergus McInnes 2/6: bt Wilson +7, Stephenson +14.
Alan Wilson 1/6: bt Stephenson +5.

Ian H. Wright Trophy

Event 2: Singles (Ian H. Wright Trophy)

Advanced Play, for players of handicap 4+

This event is not being played in 2008 because of a lack of entries.

The Silver Jubilee Salver

Event 3: Handicap Singles (Silver Jubilee Salver)

Advanced Play with bisques, for players of handicap 8+

2008 entrants:
Ruth Goudie (14)
Joe Lennon (11)
Duncan Reeves (14)
Jamieson Walker (9)
Ian Wright (10)

2008 results:
Ruth Goudie 3/4: bt Wright +16, Lennon +21, Reeves +7.
Duncan Reeves 2/4: bt Wright +1T, Walker +8.
Joe Lennon 2/4: bt Reeves +16, Wright +17.
Jamieson Walker 2/4: bt Lennon +6, Goudie +6.
Ian Wright 1/4: bt Walker +13.

Walter B. Laing Cup

Event 4: Handicap Singles (Walter B. Laing Cup)

Full Bisque Handicap Rules (relative to a base of 12), for players of handicap 14+

2008 entrants:
Brian Cosford (18)
Bob Cross (14)
Hamish Duguid (18)
Janice Duguid (20)
Jamie Edgar (14)
Robert Inder (14)
Jola Jurasinska (20)
Morven Wardley (16)

2008 results:
Block A:
Bob Cross 2/3: bt Edgar +14, Inder +11.
Jamie Edgar 2/3: bt Inder +15, Duguid +18.
Janice Duguid 2/3: bt Cross +1T, Inder +1T.
Robert Inder 0/3.
(Block A winner on net points: Bob Cross.)

Block B:
Morven Wardley 2/3: bt Cosford +20, Jurasinska +21.
Hamish Duguid 2/3: bt Wardley +1T, Jurasinska +4T.
Brian Cosford 1/3: bt Duguid +2T.
Jola Jurasinska 1/3: bt Cosford +1T.
Block B tie-breaker: Morven Wardley bt Hamish Duguid +11.

Final: Bob Cross bt Morven Wardley +12.

Norton Wright Trophies

Event 5: Handicap Doubles (Norton Wright Trophies)

Handicap Rules, for pairs of combined handicap 5+

2008 entrants:
Graham Brightwell & Evelyn Mackenzie (21.5)
Brian Cosford & Martin Stephenson (19)
Bob Cross & Marjorie Elliott (30)
Hamish Duguid & Janice Duguid (38)
James Hopgood & Duncan Reeves (16.5)
Robert Inder & Vivien Wightman (34)
Jola Jurasinska & Jamieson Walker (29)
Fergus McInnes & Joan Marshall (23.5)
Charlotte Townsend & Rod Williams (8)
Morven Wardley & Alan Wilson (21)

2008 results:

First round:
Hopgood & Reeves bt Cross & Elliott +6
Cosford & Stephenson bt Duguid & Duguid +2T

Quarter-finals:
Townsend & Williams bt Inder & Wightman +6
Hopgood & Reeves bt Cosford & Stephenson +6
Jurasinska & Walker bt Wardley & Wilson +2T
Brightwell & Mackenzie bt McInnes & Marshall +1T

Semi-finals:
Hopgood & Reeves bt Townsend & Williams +25
Jurasinska & Walker bt Brightwell & Mackenzie +3T

Final:
Hopgood & Reeves bt Jurasinska & Walker +2T

The Edinburgh Croquet Cup

Event 6X: Handicap Singles (Edinburgh Croquet Cup)

Handicap rules, unrestricted entry

2008 entrants:
Graham Brightwell (1.5)
John Clark (14)
Brian Cosford (18)
Hamish Duguid (18)
Janice Duguid (20)
James Hopgood (1)
Robert Inder (14)
Jola Jurasinska (20)
Joe Lennon (11)
Fergus McInnes (3.5)
Evelyn Mackenzie (20)
Campbell Morrison (5)
Brian Murdoch (2.5)
Duncan Reeves (14)
Martin Stephenson (1.5)
Alan Wilson (5)

2008 results:

Round 1:
Hamish Duguid bt Alan Wilson +15
James Hopgood bt John Clark +7
Brian Cosford bt Evelyn Mackenzie +2T (16-14)
Graham Brightwell bt Joe Lennon +11
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Fergus McInnes bt Brian Murdoch +11
Robert Inder bt Duncan Reeves +11
Campbell Morrison bt Janice Duguid +10
Martin Stephenson bt Jola Jurasinska +7

Quarter-finals:
Hopgood bt H Duguid +13
Cosford bt Brightwell +14
Inder bt McInnes +6
Stephenson bt Morrison +11

Semi-finals:
Hopgood bt Cosford +2
Stephenson bt Inder +1

Final:
Hopgood bt Stephenson +12

The Milne Trophy

Event 6Y: Handicap Singles (Milne Trophy)

Handicap rules, unrestricted entry, consolation event for those knocked out in any stage of event 6X

2008 winner:
John Clark

The Lauder Bowl

The Lauder Bowl

Awarded to the player getting furthest without actually winning anything.

2008 winner:
Martin Stephenson

Long shadows over a late game at Fettes

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