WORLD ONE-ARMED CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY SCOREBOARD

Sweden's Alex Hjalmarsson is still on the trail of a hat-trick of World One-Armed Championship titles.

The winner in 2011 and 2012 qualified in the No 2 position and 
today (Thursday) reached the semi-finals by beating Englishman Steven Hutchinson 6 and 5 and then fellow Swede Krister Munther by one hole.
Leading qualifier Reinhard Schuhknecht from South Africa had to go to the 22nd hole before winning his quarter-final against Ireland's Cian Arthurs.


WORLD ONE-ARMED CHAMPIONSHIP
Ballater Golf Club.

FIRST-ROUND RESULTS

Reinhard Schuhknecht (South Africa) bt Nicholas Champness (England)  2 holes.
Cian Arthurs (Ireland) bt David Waterhouse (England) 1 hole.
Petri Takkunen (Finland) bt Frank Morrison (Scotland) 3 and 2.
Robert Paul (England) bt Marcus Malo (Sweden) 6 and 5.
Darren Grey (England) bt David Schutsander (Sweden) 4 and 3.
Brendan Swan (Ireland) bt Michael O'Grady (Ireland) 5 and 4.
Krister Munther (Sweden) bt Douglas Jopp (Scotland) 3 and 2.
Alex Hjalmarsson (Sweden) bt Steven Hutchinson (England) 6 and 5.
QUARTER-FINALS
Schuhknecht bt Arthurs at 22nd.
Paul bt Takkunen 5 and 4.
Grey bt Swan 7 and 5.
Hjalmarsson bt Munther 1 hole.
 

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

SEMI-FINALS

John Condie (Ireland) (24) bt Norman Kelly (England) (18) 1 hole.

Declan Burns (Ireland) (24) bt Malcolm Guy (Scotland) (20) 9 and 8.