Morning Coffee: World Championship Week Is Here

It's another busy week and I'm happy to report that the RSS feeds of the croquet world are starting to take shape so I am starting to include the headlines in the weekly Morning Coffee (see below). Starting off though, you'll find the usual items from the Overdrive forum. Keep your seatbelts on ... Croquet Network is going to go through some big changes over the next three months. Without further ado, feel free to binge and purge on croquet news ...

From the Forum

World Championship Media Blitz
Started by Dylan Goodwin on Friday.

Four Advance to Worlds Through the Qualifier
Started by Dylan Goodwin on Friday.

Alison Sharp Gears Up For Women's AC Championship
Started by Dylan Goodwin on Friday.

Live Video for AC World Finals
Started by Dylan Goodwin on Wednesday.

WCF Announces New Trophies
Started by Dylan Goodwin on Wednesday.

Van Tassel Wins Florida Regional
Started by Dylan Goodwin on Wednesday.

Question: St. John's and Navy and Collegiate Championships
Started by Dylan Goodwin on Tuesday.

CWO Interviews Mark McInerney
Started by Dylan Goodwin Apr 18.

UK Club Reports On A Recent Promo
Started by Dylan Goodwin Apr 18.

The World Croquet News Feed

» Croquet News around Ireland (incl. photos)
04/25/12 07:20 from Croquet Association of Ireland
News of new croquet facilities in Dun Laoghaire, Waterville, Roscommon and Kinsale read more

» Some ominous trends: the 2012 CA Survey of croquet players
04/22/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News
Some of the findings in the newly published CA Survey of croquet players are encouraging, but the most important conclusions call for urgent action by The CA, Federations and clubs. If the trends we can now see are not reversed, croquet in ..

» Nick Mounfield won the Colchester Advanced Egyptian Weekend
04/22/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News
Usually run by Rob Fulford, this season-opener for many in East Anglia was going to be cancelled this year, as Rob - and others - would be on their way to Adelaide for the AC World Championship. Martin French stepped in and offered to manag..

» Surfacing after the winter
04/22/12 13:57 from What's happening at the WCF
My apologies for not posting for so long.  Things got very busy in early Winter and then by January, I was completely preoccupied with a project to move my home croquet club from a public park to a nearby golf course.  This was al..

» Chris Williams awarded the CA Council Medal
04/18/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News
A Croquet Association Council Medal for outstanding services to croquet has been awarded to Chris Williams. He has worked on the AC CGS (Ranking System) since 1992, expanding it to include the whole of the World Croquet Federation membershi..

» Surbiton beat Reigate Priory 4-3
04/18/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News

» Bringing Croquet to the Parks
04/16/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News
Like most Clubs - not just Croquet Clubs - Edgbaston is permanently on the look out for additional income and for new Members. Our efforts at Open Days, plus trying all sorts of advertising, PR, leaflet drops and the like, have proved truly..

» Carr Jacob won the Ripon Rowels Singles
04/16/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News
Handicaps Changes Cowman Maggie 6 Jenkins Graham 10 Matthews Penny 8 Results 1 Arthur Stuart Beat Harding Valerie 7 6 2 Arthur Stuart Beat Harding Valerie 7 2 3 Gill Brent Beat Cowman Maggie 7 6 4 Cowman Maggie Beat Brent Gill 7 6 5 Brent G..

» Robert Fulford won the Southwick Advanced weekend
04/16/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News
Round 1 Duncan Hector bt Peter Moore +14 Nigel Polhill bt Mary Knapp +17TP Mark Fawcett bt Alan Edwards +25 Dick Knapp bt Rodney Parkins +21 Kevin Carter bt Mark Hamilton +24 Rutger Beijderwellen bt Neil Coote +26TP Stephen Mulliner bt Phil..

» Dave Nick beat James Hopgood to win the Southport Advanced Weekend
04/16/12 18:00 from Croquet Association News
The final wasn't short of interactivity - Hopgood TPOed Nick in the first and reduced the game to two balls, before a late fightback. The two following games were much more democratic (i.e. scrappy) than the hoop scores might indicate. Mean..