Heather Knight wins 2021 Queensland Open Singles Championship

Association Croquet – 2021 CAQ Queensland Open Singles Championship

19th to 22nd June at Toombul Croquet Club

Stephens was pleased to have four players in this event: Jacky Lynch, Rosemary Newsham, Bruce Ford and Heather Knight.

Heather defeated seven-time winner Leslie Watson (Eildon) 26-22, 26-19 to take out the Emmy Cornelius Trophy. On the way to the Final she had wins against the Victorian Open Champion, Mike Gidding, and Queensland Division 1 Medallist, Kathleen Colclough (Headland Buderim).

Don Close (Gracemere) made it a 'cleansweep' in the Plate to win the M. Bannah Trophy.

Many thanks to Tournament Manager and Referee, Lesley Kavanagh, Margaret Melville (Referee) and the volunteers at Toombul Croquet Club.

For full results: https://croquetscores.com/2021/ac/qld-open-singles/open-championship

It was really interesting to see on the Championship trophy that there are only two previous winners since 1986 that are female: a Mrs Pownall in 1988 and Jocelyn Sutton in 2008.