| COLIN
IRWIN WINS
5th GERMAN OPEN IN HAMBURG |
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This
was
the 4th time that
Colin has dominated the Germans, winning three out of
five games with a
TP. Colin and Chris were happy to take home
the trophy
- a carving of Croquet player in action - back to
"its"
place at their house. In the final Colin
beat Martin
Murray +25tp. Martin was not too unhappy to
be the
runner-up, though, since it was his best ever
result in the German
Open.
Both
of
the finalists
have taken part in every single German Open, a
tournament
played every two years, since 1999. Third and
fourth places were
taken by Bruno Hess and Alexander Kirsten, both of them
happy with
their success.With
the prize giving
on Sunday a remarkable tournament ended: the sun shone
over Saturday's
games and allowed dining on the terrace of Hotel
Süllberg
high up over the banks of the River Elbe. Food and
wines
were delicious and maybe because of this
beautiful evening
everybody was shocked about Sunday morning's rain
which poured out of a
grey sky and soon all wet weather gear was
soaked. Nevertheless the games went on and
and after lunch
the sun shone again for the final stage of
the tournament.
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