It’s 1:41 in the morning... I have an essay due today, but I think my teacher will understand why I couldn’t do it when explain to him that I got caught up watching the 2011 croquet world championship.
Adam Strecker this comment makes me nostalgic of the days we’d worry about essay deadlines🤧 imagine how uncorrupted you were, 9 months ago, writing this comment
There are maybe a handful of events worldwide that pay (very little) every year, mostly it's all done for the love of the game. I know some guys that gave up croquet and started wrestling bears instead. They burned out, the pressure was too much and they wanted to do something a bit more relaxing.
For singles, each player has two balls - black/blue & red/yellow. They play in blue, red, black, yellow sequence. The first ball through a particular hoop scores the 'point' and then the next hoop is played. It's like matchplay golf. The objective is to score the hoop (must be in a specific direction) and prevent the other from scoring. That's the basic idea without going into the complexity of rules. Fabulous, evil, tactical game :o)
I came here while watching a league of their own (film). Mr Harveys elder in laws are playing croquet in a beautiful garden in wheelchairs, and I had to see how the game is actually played. My grandparents always had croquet balls and mallets hanging around the house when I was a little kid and I could never understand how to hit those balls in tall (Lawn) grass. Crazy the world championship has as many people watching as a typical regular season small town basketball game. Too bad.
They are super beefy so they don't move. The are 3 3/4" while the balls are 3 5/8". The balls a very heavy compared to rec. balls, as well as being larger. The sides of the hoops are thick so that they do deflect in a little better, but that is the only good bit.
Like dude! You made my upcoming weekend! I have friends coming over, who like me are clueless. between U , mint juleps, and a willingness to explore, We will meet new milestones... tHX!
They tried to make croquet the high school sport over football back in the 1950s but croquet was just too much. Padded football was deemed better for young developing minds and bodies. Legend has it that football star Johnny Unitas was the top player on his school croquet team before the ban set it. He was a a "lawn 1 kid".
First, you need to find some treacherous, hilly, or swampy terrain. Second, put your hoops in some tough challenging areas such as on a steep bank or in a mud puddle. Keep it random. Change it up. Keep it interesting. It’s a different game every time you set it up. There are some rules to learn but I’ve covered the fundamentals here. That’s croquet!
@@puffythecampfireplayer6143 I mean sure you can do that... we always want there to be more mallet sports out there... polo doesn't have much profile these days and "free-range" croquet has its charms... but what you are seeing is the world's best talent playing on a mostly predictable, regular surface when they can control the ball and hit incredible cross court shots... when you have that kind of predictability that's when the tactics and strategy really start
I believe derrived that Wells Fargo iindustrailly during the French enlightenment period with a free tuition æcho I can't be to positive on the connections
These participants cover their own costs and are likely many thousands of dollars in the red for their years of playing croquet. We do it not for money, but for love of the game.
It’s 1:41 in the morning... I have an essay due today, but I think my teacher will understand why I couldn’t do it when explain to him that I got caught up watching the 2011 croquet world championship.
What did you get on the essay
Angelica Santamaria Pablo Sanchez an 82 so I’m not that disappointed
Adam Strecker this comment makes me nostalgic of the days we’d worry about essay deadlines🤧 imagine how uncorrupted you were, 9 months ago, writing this comment
Adam strecker this made my day
Sorry im so late guys, brilliant plays nonetheless.
This is the most riveting thing I've ever witnessed in my life. my heart rate has never been this high before. You can FEEL the tension
from an exptected plane crash?
🤣
I think I'll watch this before going to sleep
Dude same
what the hell am i watching
golf croquet
UGH! Who won the tie-breaking hoop?!?!
Mark in the green
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Sherif Abdelwahab ppl who love golf but hate driving, irons, and wedges
I cant take this serious.
i loved playing croquet as a kid. but man, watching "pro croquet" makes golf seem like such a manly sport
There are maybe a handful of events worldwide that pay (very little) every year, mostly it's all done for the love of the game. I know some guys that gave up croquet and started wrestling bears instead. They burned out, the pressure was too much and they wanted to do something a bit more relaxing.
For singles, each player has two balls - black/blue & red/yellow. They play in blue, red, black, yellow sequence. The first ball through a particular hoop scores the 'point' and then the next hoop is played. It's like matchplay golf. The objective is to score the hoop (must be in a specific direction) and prevent the other from scoring. That's the basic idea without going into the complexity of rules. Fabulous, evil, tactical game :o)
Thank you.We play with alot of beer and no rules.
There really should be more croquet on here, Hurlingham is a stunning place to play. Played here a few times now. Thanks Sherif
You gotta love these english sports where people just start clapping randomly
I came here while watching a league of their own (film). Mr Harveys elder in laws are playing croquet in a beautiful garden in wheelchairs, and I had to see how the game is actually played. My grandparents always had croquet balls and mallets hanging around the house when I was a little kid and I could never understand how to hit those balls in tall (Lawn) grass. Crazy the world championship has as many people watching as a typical regular season small town basketball game. Too bad.
Action Packed!
I'll stick to backyard croquet.
Kudos to those pros but to me watching traditional croquet is like watching paint dry.
Sorry to say but this is not traditional croquet 😂
Wonderful venue. Excellent shotmaking. Thx Sherif.
Hmmm. Yesss something to watch at 5 am
Amo al Crocket❤🎉😅
Is it just me, or are the pro wickets 1/3 of the passthrough width of amateur sets?
They are super beefy so they don't move. The are 3 3/4" while the balls are 3 5/8". The balls a very heavy compared to rec. balls, as well as being larger. The sides of the hoops are thick so that they do deflect in a little better, but that is the only good bit.
This was more intense than Jordan’s two three-peats with the bulls!
what kind of croquet is this? i dont recognize this set up
me neither
This is exactly how any normal croquet lawn is set up. 6 hoops and 1 peg.
Is there etiquette in crockett much like there is in golf?
This is surreal......
Sherif, do you have any more footage from this match or other ones from 2011 Worlds?
Why did the video just end!!!
Youth Croquet 👋 it’s Matt
Riveting
This would be much more fun if the players talked shit to each other as they walked acrossed the green. "Take this mother&*())"
That's what I'm saying! Get the other guy off their game!
Oh there's a lot of gamesmanship that goes on behind the scenes. Sometimes the opponent may hide your balls off in the bushes during warm-ups...
@@legalizecroquet1902 Send me a link, I want to see some trash talking too.
No it's actually pretty decent
Donde puedo vender un juego de croquet para 6 personas?
I love watching this in VR
Like dude! You made my upcoming weekend! I have friends coming over, who like me are clueless. between U , mint juleps, and a willingness to explore, We will meet new milestones... tHX!
Crikey lads, this match is proper exhilarating
F**** yeah!!! Who needs football when you got this!!?
They tried to make croquet the high school sport over football back in the 1950s but croquet was just too much. Padded football was deemed better for young developing minds and bodies. Legend has it that football star Johnny Unitas was the top player on his school croquet team before the ban set it. He was a a "lawn 1 kid".
Thank you❤🎉
Horrible video. The camera is too high on the first shot, and doesn't follow the second. I stopped watching after several seconds.
This is intense.
I’m pretty sure this is NOT how you play croquet! 🤦🏻♂️
First, you need to find some treacherous, hilly, or swampy terrain. Second, put your hoops in some tough challenging areas such as on a steep bank or in a mud puddle. Keep it random. Change it up. Keep it interesting. It’s a different game every time you set it up. There are some rules to learn but I’ve covered the fundamentals here. That’s croquet!
@@puffythecampfireplayer6143 I mean sure you can do that... we always want there to be more mallet sports out there... polo doesn't have much profile these days and "free-range" croquet has its charms... but what you are seeing is the world's best talent playing on a mostly predictable, regular surface when they can control the ball and hit incredible cross court shots... when you have that kind of predictability that's when the tactics and strategy really start
Yes it is exactly how you play ‘Golf Croquet’. You are probably thinking of ‘Association’ the more traditional version of the game.
Very good sport
1:12 - 1:21 was actually pretty exciting!! hah
I don't know the one fellow moved the green crow k ball @11 in the Tippiecanoe township just don't make sense & all knowledge derrives from our senses
I believe derrived that Wells Fargo iindustrailly during the French enlightenment period with a free tuition æcho I can't be to positive on the connections
If I can’t have my football I’ll jolly well take this sport
Floston Paradise here I come!!!
Exhilarating, and, why am I here
This game looks like no-hole golf with tiny gate in there
wtf are there war games and wood shop class going on in the background lol
To give those people not playing croquet something interesting to watch/do.
Why does one of the players wearing green?!?!?....
Irish
Green Lives Matter
Imagine accidentally hit the ball backwards
That's way better than cricket. But i can't believe someone pays them money for playing kid's game.
Mio Kuroki that's basically the same with every sport
no pay
Every ball sport is born as as a kid's game
These participants cover their own costs and are likely many thousands of dollars in the red for their years of playing croquet. We do it not for money, but for love of the game.
Why does the one guy have two balls?
I think most guys have two
I cant believe billy the kid played this crap
Croquet types are usually a bit rough around the edges, like to live on the margins, not afraid of some danger and violence...
didn't know the wickets are supposed to be so narrow..but..this is not how i play. i smack the crap out of it across the backyard.
watched this just to see how boring it would be. wasnt dissapointed. but also was?
cut off cliff hanger
I think this game make you tender
Ignorance knows no bounds. Thankfully, the great game of croquet is free of racism. The 'commentators' should be ashamed.
Dude, this video is all white people.
@@agoo7581 One player is actually Egyptian...
Incredible
It's suppose to be all white
wtf with that end
Crocquet is better than cricket!
Hahaha
Pura adrenalina
vine a oir el choque de las bolas
croquet OMEGALUL
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lol I played this as a kid in my back yard and didn’t hit the ball like that, hit it from a side standing position
Imagine all in one shot
Woooow
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And I thought golf was boring.
Alice in Borderland.
wait, I thought I was watchimg golf not croquet
This is a form of Croquet called Golf Croquet.
I showed this to my mum cuz she didn't know what was croquet 😐
I will challenge anyone reading this to a match for 100,000 euros
This is the whitest thing ever
One of the finalists is from Africa.
Except that the Egyptians are one of the top croquet nations in the world (at least for golf croquet)
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No entiendo ni papa jaja. No sé que hago aqui
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no shot people watch this
rich people game right here so pretentious perfect lawn . me and my fam just wack em.
Game for lazy people :)
crwqou
This shit is an activity not a sport
It's actually neither, more of a way of life
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