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2013 Suzuki Cup Report Round 2

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By Gareth Hughes

On the weekend of 20-21 April 2013, Gateballers from around Queensland congregated at the McIlwraith Croquet Club for the annual running of “The McIlwraith Challenge”, the second event in the Queensland Gateball Teams Championship. The event was well attended with eleven teams competing for the honour of being declared the winner.

The level of competition was once again of a high standard with some games going down to a “shootout” to find the winner and many more wins being achieved by the slimmest of margins. Ipswich and Tamborine Mountain Raptors both completed the round robin event on equal wins but the better for and against gained by Tamborine Mountain got them over the line. Broadbeach with only one less win picked up third place.

After round two of the Championship sees Caloundra maintain a healthy percentage of 87.5 although have only competed in one tournament. In second place is Tamborine Mountain Raptors with a percentage of 76.47 and Broadbeach third with an overall percentage of 66.67.

Gareth Hughes

Championship Position Club Tourn’ Played Gates For Gates Against Difference Games Played Games Won Games Lost Percentage
1 Caloundra 1 98 74 24 8 7 1 87.50%
2 Tamborine Mtn 2 225 165 60 17 13 4 76.47%
3 Broadbeach 1 128 89 39 9 6 3 66.67%
4 Ipswich Maroon 2 202 182 20 17 11 6 64.71%
5 Toowoomba 2 219 189 30 17 9 8 52.94%
6 McIlwraith blue 2 188 219 -31 17 8 9 47.06%
7 Dontno 1 89 104 -15 9 4 5 44.44%
8 Eildon 2 195 211 -16 17 7 10 41.18%
9 Southport 2 181 200 -19 17 7 10 41.18%
10 Rockhampton 2 159 206 -47 17 5 12 29.41%
11 Bribie Island 2 168 208 -40 17 4 13 23.53%

 

2013 Suzuki Cup Report Round 1

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By Gareth Hughes

The first round of the Queensland Gateball Teams Championship was held at Ipswich on the 21st – 22nd February 2013 with the local club hosting their Heritage Cup Competition.

The event attracted nine teams coming from as far as Rockhampton and playing in very warm conditions. The standard of competition was of a high standard with teams battling it out in some very close contests.

The winner of the event was the Caloundra Club with an impressive display of gateball – winning seven of their eight games over the weekend. A consistent effort by their team has set the bar high for the rest of the season. Runners up were Tamborine Mountain with six wins and Toowoomba finishing third with five wins.

Happy Gateballing

Gareth Hughes

Championship Position Club Tourn’ Played Gates For Gates Against Difference Games Played Games Won Games Lost Percentage
1 Caloundra 1 98 74 24 8 7 1 87.50%
2 Tamborine Mtn 1 99 74 25 8 6 2 75.00%
3 Toowoomba 1 108 82 26 8 5 3 62.50%
4 Ipswich Maroon 1 84 89 -5 8 4 4 50.00%
5 Eildon 1 86 91 -5 8 4 4 50.00%
6 Southport 1 82 83 -1 8 3 5 37.50%
7 McIlwraith blue 1 81 111 -30 8 3 5 37.50%
8 Rockhampton 1 71 93 -22 8 3 5 37.50%
9 Bribie Island 1 75 87 -12 8 1 7 12.50%

 

Suzuki Cup Round 4

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Perfect weather conditions were the order of the weekend when players from seven teams gathered at the Southport Croquet Club on the 22nd-23rd of June 2013 for the annual “Mallet Sports on the Broadwater”.

Although the event was not attended by the Japanese visitors that we regularly see at this tournament, people from as far as the Blue Mountains came to enjoy some very exciting gateball matches.

The event was won by the Tamborine Mountain Raptors who managed to go through the competition with only one loss. Southport and Ipswich tied for second place with four wins from their six games but the superior net points allowed Southport to claim the honours for second with Ipswich third.

At this stage of the competition sees Tamborine Mountain Raptors leading the championship with a percentage rate of 76%. Second is Ipswich with a score of 68.18% and Toowoomba third with a score of 60%.

Next round of the Queensland Gateball Teams Challenge will be once again at the Southport club where they play host to the Queensland State Gateball Championship over the weekend on 17-18 August 2013.