Now that the ACWC has concluded the croquet world can turn all attention on the upcoming MacRobertson Shield World Team Championship which will roll out the balls in December in New Zealand. Line-ups for the Big 4 have been announced and presented below is a selective breakdown of stats pulled from croquetrecords.com on August 29.
Read MoreGabrielle Higgins is New WCF Treasurer
The WCF has announced that Gabrielle Higgins has been appointed as the new Treasurer with immediate effect in succession to Ian Burridge. Gabrielle is a London barrister, a member of the Hurlingham Club and Parson's Green Club and the current British Women's AC Champion.
Read More2013 WCF Women's GC Event Delayed
The 2013 WCF Women's GC World Championship had been scheduled for March 2014, and the entry process had started. However, the situation in Egypt has taken a turn for the worse in the past month, so the WCF has agreed with the Egyptian Croquet Federation to defer the event until November 2014. The will re-evaluate the situation in Egypt in February 2014, and then confirm the dates and arrangements.
Source: http://www.wcfcroquet.org/joomla/index.php/all-news-items/303-2014-women-s-gcwc
New WCF AC World Champion: Robert Fletcher
Robert Fletcher in action during the ACWC Final (Click for Gallery)Australia's Robert Fletcher defeated New Zealand's Paddy Chapman 3-0 (26-22, 26tp-23, 26-0) yesterday to claim the 14th WCF Association Croquet World Championship at the Surbiton Club in England.
Reg Bamford claimed the last two World Championships (2009, 2012) and prior to that Chris Clark, Robert Fulford and Bamford have held exclusive control of the title back to 1991.
Fletcher is the first Australian to win the title and at 20 the youngest player to win the title. Robert Fulford was 21 when he claimed the title in 1990.
In the Bowl (for those knocked out of the first round of the KO), James Hopgood (ENG) beat Nick Parish (ENG) +23tp, +26tp.
In the Plate (for those who did not qualify for the KO), Jose Riva (ESP) beat Paul Bennett (USA) +11,+12.
In the Shield (for those out of everything else), Richard Smith (ENG) beat Lionel Tibble (ENG) +13, +5.
Links are rolling in now:
Adrian Wadley Photo Gallery:
https://picasaweb.google.com/wadley/ACWC2013#
CroquetScores.Com Full Bracket
http://www.croquetscores.com/2013/ac/the-14th-wcf-world-championship/championship-knockout
Robert Fletcher Becomes World Champion
(PDF Report)
Robert Fletcher Wins AC World Championship!
http://www.croquetwest.org.au/?p=2511
Fletcher's On Top of the World
http://www.standard.net.au/story/1716200/fletchers-on-top-of-the-world/
Poll: Who Will Make the 2013 ACWC Final Four?
WCF Partners with CroquetScores.com
Tim Murphy, the owner and developer of croquetscores.com, and the World Croquet Federation have today reached a 12 month co-operative agreement regarding the website. The WCF will pay the annual hosting costs of croquetscores.com in return for Tim Murphy continuing to evolve the results website for the good of the game.
Read MoreUSCA Petition Means Opportunity for AC Players
The WCF has heard an appeal from the USCA International Committee and allocated an additional place in the WCF World Championship. The details are on the WCF website, but the spot is awarded through a guaranteed wildcard place and means the United States has effectively moved from six to seven spots.
Read MoreWales Takes WCF GC WTC D2 Championship
The Second Division of the Inaugural GC World Team Championship concluded in Cairo, Egypt. Wales took the championship 4-3 against Belgium, in a close-fought final to win the WCF Pyramids Trophy. The trophy was donated by the Egyptian Croquet Federation, who successfully hosted the event despite a significant amount of distraction from the political scene.
Read MoreGC WTC: Egypt 7, New Zealand 6
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- Reports are coming in now that Egypt has won the WCF's Golf Croquet World Team Championship 7-6 over New Zealand. Scores are available from croquetscores.com:
http://www.croquetscores.com/2012/gc/golf-croquet-world-team-championship/egypt-vs-new-zealand-final
In such a close test there are likely several key moments, but Stephen Mulliner noted this segment in his extensive summary on the Nottingham List, which seems crucial:
Croquet Champions Page
After playing in and covering the USCA Nine-Wicket tournament here in Kansas City, I determined that I wanted to do something to preserve the history of that event. So today, I present the Champions page on the site which also links to the list of WCF World Champions on the croquetrecords.com site and the WCF Golf Croquet Champions on the WCF website.
I will also add a U.S. Rules Champions list, but as of now, I have not yet found that information.
Bob Kroeger provided the information on the 1995 Nine-Wicket event.