Nottm players hopes take a tumble, Ian lost to David Maugham 20-26tp, 15-26.
Paddy won his first game 26-11, second and or third game still to be played.
James lost to Danny Huneycutt (USA), 24-26tp and 20-26, close games.
AC Worlds – 3 Block Qualifiers
Ian (6 wins), Paddy (8 wins) and James (9 wins) are all through to the AC Worlds main knockout event.
Ian will play David Maugham in the first round of the knockout.
Paddys wins were all tps.
Undefeated, so far this season, James wins included 4 tps, a tpo and a qp.
Eugene photos can be seen on https://goo.gl/photos/DJXrKcNW9t9tJZev9
Further information is available on the event website with results on Croquet Scores.