Ben Rothman won the Pasadena Playoff GC Exhibition match over Mohammad Kamal 10-6. The full summary is available on Croquet World.

Several U.S. Tourneys posted results recently. Standings have been placed in the Croquet Network forum here:

The WCF announced the initial allocation for the 2011 Golf Croquet World Championship. It will include 64 players and be held in London from July 18-24, 2011 at the Hurlingham and Surbiton clubs. WCF member organizations are requested to provide to the WCF a list of nominees by February 28, 2011. There will be a Qualification Event held in England, July 15-16. This event will be open to a maximum of 16 players, with eight places initially reserved for overseas entries. The closing date for entries to this qualifier will be June 1, 2011. Allocations follow:

Ahmed Nasr – Holder
Reg Bamford – Runner-up
Chris Clarke – Semi-Finalist
Mohammed Nasr – Semi-Finalist

Australia 6
Canada 1
Egypt 7
England 7
Ireland 2
Italy 2
Japan 1
New Zealand 6
Scotland 1
South Africa 2
United States of America 3
Austria 1
Germany 1
Spain 1
Sweden 3
Switzerland 1
Wales 1
Belgium 1
Czech Republic 1
Finland 1
Norway 1
Denmark 0
Isle of Man 0
France 0
Jersey 0
Palestine 0
Russia 0

Qualifiers 4
Wildcards 6

Source: http://www.croquet.org.nz/?id=364&entityType=Event

Ben vs. Mohammad for Golf Croquet Supremacy

The Pasadena Croquet Club will be hosting a golf croquet extravaganza the weekend of 6-7 November 2010, which is the weekend before the Golf Croquet National Championships at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA on 10-13 November.

The highlight of this event will be a challenge Golf Croquet matchClick for full size between MHCC professional Ben Rothman and PCC member Mohammad Kamal, which will take place on Saturday November 6th at 1:30 pm at the Pasadena Croquet Club in Pasadena, California. The event is free and is open to the public. After the match, Ben and Mohammad will do a jump-shot demonstration, which will culminate with them selecting members of the audience to join their respective teams for an impromptu jump shot competition after showing some pointers.

On Sunday, November 7th at 10:00 am, there will be a doubles Golf Croquet tournament in which spectators, beginners and those new to the sport will be paired up with experienced golf croquet players to compete for prizes.

We are honored to have Ben and Mohammad play for us. Ben is currently the top ranked Croquet player in the United States and North America. He is the 14th ranked International Croquet player in the world. Mohammad is the reigning national champion of Golf Croquet in this country, and is the highest ranked American Golf Croquet player in the world. Both Mohammad and Ben have represented the United States on various teams that have played in international championships. Needless to say, Ben and Mohammad are world class croquet players!

Please contact Eric Sawyer with any questions, at ecsccs@sbcglobal.net.