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Men's winner Matt Cross, from Bourne, Lincolnshire, was crowned the overall World Conker Champion after beating women's victor Mags Blake, of Corby, in the ultimate showdown.

More importantly, though, the victor will qualify for the Capcom Cup 12 tournament in Tokyo in March next year, which has a prize pool of $1.2 million.

Overriding all of it is what the president has said many times: “To the victors belong the spoils.”

In each of the past five events the overall victors have trounced the visitors in the first-day foursomes.

The Griffin Warrior was buried with around 50 of them, while even the victor engraved into the Pylos Combat Agate has a seal stone tied to his wrist.