World Cup 2023

Group A Fixtures

Group A // Match 1 // Time: 2:00 pm // Mats: 3-6
Ireland 6.0 0.0 Rest of the World
10 Gary McNabb 9 6 John Pajak 546
9 Mark Beattie 20 4 Mario Iñiguez Cueto 299
33 Pauline Beattie 11 3 Shannon Mead 317
20 Joseph Beattie 13 3 Bent Nielsen 680
Overall 53 16 Overall
Group A // Match 2 // Time: 2:00 pm // Mats: 8-11
Wales 5.0 1.0 Norway
26 Arwel Morgan 11 7 Gunnar Frantzen 58
Christopher Hillier 11 9 Ferdinand Frantzen 37
44 John Jillings 8 13 Henning Borgersen 175
80 Andrew Coghlin 11 5 John Ingar Larsen 61
Overall 41 34 Overall
Group A // Match 3 // Time: 3:30 pm // Mats: 4-7
Ireland 6.0 0.0 Norway
10 Gary McNabb 11 7 Gunnar Frantzen 58
9 Mark Beattie 9 7 Ferdinand Frantzen 37
33 Pauline Beattie 13 5 Henning Borgersen 175
20 Joseph Beattie 12 3 John Ingar Larsen 61
Overall 45 22 Overall
Group A // Match 4 // Time: 3:30 pm // Mats: 9-12
Wales 6.0 0.0 Rest of the World
26 Arwel Morgan 11 6 John Pajak 546
Christopher Hillier 21 1 Mario Iñiguez Cueto 299
44 John Jillings 9 7 Shannon Mead 317
80 Andrew Coghlin 9 4 Bent Nielsen 680
Overall 50 18 Overall
Group A // Match 5 // Time: 5:00 pm // Mats: 5-8
Ireland 6.0 0.0 Wales
10 Gary McNabb 10 8 Arwel Morgan 26
9 Mark Beattie 12 9 Christopher Hillier
33 Pauline Beattie 15 8 John Jillings 44
20 Joseph Beattie 13 2 Andrew Coghlin 80
Overall 50 27 Overall
Group A // Match 6 // Time: 5:00 pm // Mats: 10-13
Rest of the World 1.0 5.0 Norway
546 John Pajak 5 8 Gunnar Frantzen 58
299 Mario Iñiguez Cueto 6 18 Ferdinand Frantzen 37
317 Shannon Mead 9 8 Henning Borgersen 175
680 Bent Nielsen 1 15 John Ingar Larsen 61
Overall 21 49 Overall

Group A Table

Pos Country P W D L Shots + Shots - Shot +/- Pts
1 Ireland 3 3 0 0 148 65 83 18.00
2 Wales 3 2 0 1 118 102 16 11.00
3 Norway 3 1 0 2 105 107 -2 6.00
4 Rest of the World 3 0 0 3 55 152 -97 1.00

Group B Fixtures

Group B // Match 1 // Time: 2:45 pm // Mats: 3-6
England 4.0 2.0 Scotland
22 Peter Roberts 8 6 Lawrence Moffat 84
1 Craig Burgess 8 10 Kevin Lawley 156
3 Nigel Nicholls 5 11 Bob Naylor 65
38 Edward Sawbridge 15 7 Alastair Ritchie 195
Overall 36 34 Overall
Group B // Match 2 // Time: 2:45 pm // Mats: 8-11
Sweden 5.0 1.0 Belgium
178 Jörgen Karlsson 5 8 Jonathan Payne 7
40 Jonas Häger 9 5 Luc Schorpion 115
18 Joel Häger 18 3 Suzanne Steele 589
346 Urban Mathiasson 9 8 Nico Segers 291
Overall 41 24 Overall
Group B // Match 3 // Time: 4:15 pm // Mats: 4-7
England 6.0 0.0 Belgium
22 Peter Roberts 10 9 Jonathan Payne 7
1 Craig Burgess 29 1 Luc Schorpion 115
3 Nigel Nicholls 12 2 Suzanne Steele 589
38 Edward Sawbridge 18 2 Nico Segers 291
Overall 69 14 Overall
Group B // Match 4 // Time: 4:15 pm // Mats: 9-12
Scotland 0.0 6.0 Sweden
84 Lawrence Moffat 6 9 Jörgen Karlsson 178
156 Kevin Lawley 4 12 Jonas Häger 40
65 Bob Naylor 2 11 Joel Häger 18
195 Alastair Ritchie 7 9 Urban Mathiasson 346
Overall 19 41 Overall
Group B // Match 5 // Time: 5:45 pm // Mats: 5-8
England 5.0 1.0 Sweden
22 Peter Roberts 15 7 Jörgen Karlsson 178
1 Craig Burgess 10 9 Jonas Häger 40
3 Nigel Nicholls 5 11 Joel Häger 18
38 Edward Sawbridge 11 7 Urban Mathiasson 346
Overall 41 34 Overall
Group B // Match 6 // Time: 5:45 pm // Mats: 10-13
Scotland 4.5 1.5 Belgium
84 Lawrence Moffat 6 11 Jonathan Payne 7
156 Kevin Lawley 11 8 Luc Schorpion 115
65 Bob Naylor 14 4 Suzanne Steele 589
195 Alastair Ritchie 9 9 Nico Segers 291
Overall 40 32 Overall

Group B Table

Pos Country P W D L Shots + Shots - Shot +/- Pts
1 England 3 3 0 0 146 82 64 15.00
2 Sweden 3 2 0 1 116 84 32 12.00
3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 93 109 -16 6.50
4 Belgium 3 0 0 3 70 150 -80 2.50

Knockout Fixtures

Semi-final // Match 1 // Time: 6:30 pm // Mats: 3-6
Ireland 6.0 0.0 Sweden
10 Gary McNabb 15 8 Jörgen Karlsson 178
9 Mark Beattie 14 7 Jonas Häger 40
33 Pauline Beattie 10 8 Joel Häger 18
20 Joseph Beattie 15 5 Urban Mathiasson 346
Overall 54 28 Overall
Semi-final // Match 2 // Time: 6:30 pm // Mats: 11-14
England 6.0 0.0 Wales
22 Peter Roberts 18 8 Arwel Morgan 26
1 Craig Burgess 12 6 Christopher Hillier
3 Nigel Nicholls 10 7 John Jillings 44
38 Edward Sawbridge 13 6 Andrew Coghlin 80
Overall 53 27 Overall
Final // Match 3 // Time: 7:30 pm // Mats: 7-10
Ireland 4.0 2.0 England
10 Gary McNabb 8 9 Peter Roberts 22
9 Mark Beattie 12 7 Craig Burgess 1
33 Pauline Beattie 7 10 Nigel Nicholls 3
20 Joseph Beattie 15 11 Edward Sawbridge 38
Overall 42 37 Overall
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