The WCF has announced that the member organizations have voted to approve the new ranking regulations. These are now available to view on the Statutes & Regulations page of the website: worldcroquet.org/wcf-business/statutes-regulations/
These regulations govern the operation of the Association Croquet Grading System (ACGS) and the Golf Croquet Grading System (GCGS) which are used to generate ranking lists of individual players and teams in relation to AC and GC respectively.
The individual ranking lists are published on the internet and relevant links may be found at worldcroquet.org/wcf-world-rankings/. The country ranking lists will be published on the website shortly after the quarter ending 30th June is complete.
Implementation of these Regulations is now the responsibility of the Rankings Operations Committee (ROC) which is appointed by the WCF Management Committee.
On a day-to-day basis, the ACGS and GCGS are each operated by a Ranking Officer (RO). When appropriate and required due to workload, the RO may be assisted by one or more Assistant Ranking Officers (AROs) appointed by the WCF management committee on the recommendation of the ROC.
Current post holders are:
ROC: Stephen Mulliner, Chris Williams, James Hopgood, Paul Billings and Debbie Lines.
AC Ranking Officer: Chris Williams
GC Ranking Officer: Stephen Mulliner
There are currently four GC AROs: Peter Freer (AUS), Richard Bilton (ENG), Felipe Mestanza (ESP) and John Christie (NZL).
New WCF Treasurer Announced
In May, the WCF announced the election of Chris Clarke to the position of WCF treasurer. Clarke won the election with 37 votes, beating strong competition from Tarek Abdou, who received eight votes and Jose-Maria Alonso-Gamo who received nine votes. The WCF are pleased to have had such strong candidates and thank the unsuccessful candidates for their interest.
Clarke brings a wealth of experience to the role, both from a croquet and a finance perspective. He had a career in financial management and logistics before moving to New Zealand. He has many decades of experience in croquet administration, having supported our sport at both club, regional and national level. A UK citizen, with permanent residence in NZ, he understands the workings of the WCF, having previously acted as Secretary-General. Twice WCF World AC Champion, and winner of over 50 other national titles he understands world-class croquet and so will be able to draw on this experience to contribute to the Management Committee’s discussions and business. Clarke has been inducted into both the WCF Hall of Fame and the CNZ Hall of Fame. His term began in May and ends December 31, 2024.