The Federazione Italiana Sport Croquet has announced the "Coppa del Serchio" Golf Croquet Open Championship 2015, which will take place on September 19-20, 2015 at the "Acquedotto" Sporting Centre in Lucca. The event will be part of the new European Masters series (http://www.eurocroquet.com/european-masters/).
The tournament will consists of at least four rounds of 13-point single games following a flexible Swiss format, followed by a knock-out among the top four players. The knock-out matches will be best-of-three 13- point games. Double banking may be used depending on the number of players, and time restrictions.
The entry fee is 15.00 Euros, to be paid at the start of the tournament; a Gala Dinner for the players and their companions will be held on Saturday night: it will cost about 35.00 Euros per person; please confirm your attendance when sending your entry.
Entries and any question can be sent to info@croquetitalia.it , but we would encourage you to use our reservation page, where you can also find other information about the event.
Lucca's medieval and Renaissance features are enclosed in its thick sixteenth century walls, a characteristic of this beautiful Tuscan town on the left of the Serchio river. Many events will take place in Lucca during the “Settembre Lucchese”.
--Andrea Pravettoni, Federazione Italiana Sport Croquet