Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales August 22nd 2009
Richard Abbot of Holbrook lining up a shot watched by opponent Tomi Jones and brother Bob |
Alex Millar ready to go |
Brian Eddie, one of three Dunnottar quoiters from the same family |
Alexander Chalmers in his game against Ray Davies |
Boyd Falconer's distinctive shiny quoits |
A point needing measuring |
A rear view of Alexander Chalmers lining up a shot |
Berrian Thomas in his game against Alex Millar |
Richard Abbot and Tomi Jones |
Tomi Jones's turn |
Richard Abbot still in the game with support from brother Bob |
The difference between English and Welsh quoits |
Dorian Thomas, Brendon Lloyd, Marie Thomas and Marion Jones |
Tomi Jones waiting his turn watched by Dai 'Gors' Jones and Eric Evans |
Close inspection of a point |
Iwan Griffiths can't believe it! |
Berrian Thomas of Llanarthne Club |
Referee John Thomas keeping an eye on things |
All four quoits in the clay
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Berrian Thomas and Nigel all square at 5-all |
Brian Eddie preparing to place his 'light' |
Serious spectators |
Berrian Thomas preparing one of the beds watched closely by Parry Evans waiting his turn against Boyd Falconer |
Boyd Falconer ready to deliver his quoit |
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John Thomas and Lewis Williams - referees of the day |
Holbrook lads getting some sustinance |
Next year's Suffolk hosts |
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Trying to find the pin |
Boyd Falconer |
Russell Owen starting his game |
Kenny Forbes with Dorian Thomas waiting and Brendon Lloyd in the background |
Russell Owen waits for Alexander Chalmers to deliver his quoit |
Iwan Griffiths lighting his man in |
Twice British Champion Emyr Edwards |
David Lewis, Spencer Davies and Berrian Thomas |
Alex Millar waiting for Boyd Falconer's quoit to land |
Two in, two to go |
Iwan Griffiths lighting for Parry Evans |
He'll need to move back a bit before that quoit comes down! |
Nigel James - one |
Two |
Three |
It'll need the ref |
Lewis Williams does the honours |
Double checking |
Taps the winning quoit to indicate his decision |
L - R Boyd Falconer, Kenny Forbes & Brian Eddie, all Scottish Internationals |
Lewis Williams called into action again |
Alexander Chalmers gets his quoit away, watched by Russell Owen |
The game between Russell Owen and Sandy Chalmers continues |
Finalists Brendon Lloyd and Emyr Edwards shake hands prior to playing the final |
Brendon Lloyd receiving his runner-up prize from Welsh Quoiting Board President Howell Mudd |
Three times out of four British Champion, Emyr Edwards |
Most of the competitors line up just before the semi-finals |