Thailand 2001

In July 2001, a group of British players travelled to Thailand to take part in a large tournament. These photographs appear with kind permission of Evan Simpson. They are large files but excellent quality.

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Now THAT is what I call a tournament! In the second photo approximately one half of the total playing area is visible...

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Darryl Francis in action

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Mark Nyman vs. Nigel Richards --- probably the two best players in the world. The venue in which the event took place was named Hua Mark Stadium!

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Evan Simpson vs. Femi Awowade

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1st place went to New Zealand's Nigel Richards, 2nd to Australia's Paul Cleary and 3rd to Britain's Mark Nyman.

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Nigel Richards with his trophy

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One of the large boards used for displaying games in progress to the enormous crowd

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Terry Kirk, Evan Simpson, Mark Nyman

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It's a duck, apparently.

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Captain Kirk with his vessel

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Terry Kirk and Mark Nyman