On the Fourth of July, Ben Rothman (USA) donned the stars and stripes, and went four for four to start the singles qualifying round.
Read More2016 British Opens: Day Two
Doubles was again the main order of business for the day. In the one remaining match from the round of 16, Death and Patel (England) advanced over Essick and Hurst (USA), Patel tripling in game 1 and finishing off the contact after an Essick TPO in game 2.
Read More2016 British Opens: Day One
Day One of the British Opens at the Cheltenham Croquet Club was a short day with a single round of the main doubles knockout. Most of the top-ranked teams had fairly easy matches, but a couple of matches were especially competitive. Jeff Dawson (England) and David Walters (Wales) bested Ben Rothman (USA) and Gavin Carter (Jersey) with two triples by Dawson.
Read More2016 Solomon Final: GB 17, USA 4
MANCHESTER, UK -- Great Britain retained the Solomon Trophy with a 17-4 victory yesterday at the Bowdon Croquet Club.
Read More2016 Solomon Trophy Player Report: Days 1-3
On Day Four, Great Britain leads the Solomon test 15-3. Team USA's Jeff Soo has the following player report from the first three days of play:
Read MoreVideo: Setting Hoops-2016 AC Worlds
Video by Jim Nicholls of groundsman Bill Mead and Tournament Referee Stephen Howes setting one of the 72 hoops at the 2016 WCF Association Croquet World Championships in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Oxford University Rebrands Croquet Club
The croquet club at Oxford University was established in 1867 and was latterly known as the Oxford University Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. In 2003, the club cleaved from the tennis club and became the Oxford University Croquet Club, OUCC.
Today the Oxford University Croquet Club has voted, unopposed, to change its name to the Oxford University Association Croquet Club at its AGM.
2016 USCA Selection Eights Availability Deadline: July 31
The Selection Eights will be held October 27-30, 2016 at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is an AC Selection Event — players will be selected by the Selection Committee from those who make themselves available to compete.
The availability form is in the members area of the USCA website under Official Forms. The deadline for availability is July 31, 2016. The selections will be made on August 14, 2016.
Great Britain Announces 2016 Solomon Team
The Croquet Association AC Selectors have chose the following players for the 2016 Solomon Trophy test to be played June 28 to July 1, 2016 at the Bowdon Croquet Club in Manchester, England.
Read MoreAC Worlds: Mulliner 3, Maloof 2
Screenshot from the Livestream. Note that 66 viewers were still tuned in. (L to R) USCA President Johnny Mitchell, Stephen Mulliner and David Openshaw
THE COMEBACK KID
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA -- In a final that had everything, England's Stephen Mulliner repeated his Saturday performance and once again came back from an 0-2 deficit to American David Maloof to claim his first WCF World Association Croquet title. The scoreline went down as 22-26, 9-26, 26-21, 26-19, 26tp-0 for Mulliner in an 11.5 hour epic that stretched out from the morning start to an under the lights finish at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The entire final was broadcast via Livestream by Sherif Abdelwahab. Simon Jenkins brought audio commentary to the live feed in the afternoon and did what must have been six or seven hours of stellar solo commentary (minus a brief break provided by Reg Bamford). The live feed carried through to the awards and in what was unprecedented step forward for the sport. At it's peak, the Livestream broadcast had 144 viewers, while the text commentary also remained strong with 121 followers at peak. Add to that 200 spectators at the venue.
Other winners on day included Ian Lines for the Plate, James Death for the Bowl and Stephen Forster for the Shield.
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