The England croquet team put on an impressive display in Australia, emerging victorious in the MacRobertson Shield World Team Association Croquet Championship by claiming all three tests against the other participating nations. The tournament, which lasted for three weeks in November featured closely contested matches on difficult lawn conditions with high winds and tight hoops affecting play.
Read More2023 WCF Association Croquet Women’s World Championship
The closing date for WCF members nations to nominate players for membership places was September 12, 2022. South Africa released one of their places, but all of the other members have nominated players per their entitlement. The released place has been awarded to Rosemary Newsham who had the highest qualifying Max DG over 12 months of the remaining players.
Read MoreJoin a Tier 2.2/3.0 AC Select Croquet Team
The Association Croquet World Team Championships Tiers 2.1, 2.2 and 3 will take place August 9-14, 2022, at the Budleigh Salterton Club in Devon, England and the World Croquet Federation is looking to build a select team.
Read MoreRaslan Elected to World Croquet Federation MC
The World Croquet Federation has announced Mohamed Raslan will join the management committee after successfully winning the election that closed on March 10, 2022. Raslan joins the management committee immediately and will serve until December 31, 2025.
Read MoreBob Alman: 1939-2022
It has been reported on the Nottingham List that Bob Alman passed away on March 17, 2022, after a short illness. Alman was a dedicated organizer and promoter for the sport of croquet. He was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame in 2020.
Read MoreSpain Wins the 2020 Tier 2 World Team GC Championships
Spain defeated Wales 10-3 to claim the 2020 WCF World Team GC Championship Tier 2 title. The 2020 event was held October 11-16, 2021 in Cádiz, Spain, at the headquarters of Real Club de Golf VISTA HERMOSA, SHERRY CROQUET and the Real Club de Golf Novo SANCTI PETRI.
It was the first WCF tournament held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic began and was contested by Wales, Switzerland, Latvia, Norway, Scotland, Spain and Canada (although only two players were able to attend) and an eighth Select Team that played friendly matches to help the schedule.
Read MoreWCF Announces Changes for 2022 Championships
The MC has been in discussion with Croquet New Zealand regarding the three World Championships scheduled for early 2022. Current outbreaks in Australia have led to lockdowns in both Australia and New Zealand and their nationwide travel bubble is again on hold. Travel into New Zealand currently requires an expensive two week isolation in a hotel and there is little indication of when this requirement might be lifted. Additionally, there is a clear risk that further lockdowns may be imposed in either country.
Read MoreWCF Announces New Ranking Regulations
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.
Read MoreWCF: U21 Eligibility and Women's Events
Over the coming months, the World Croquet Federation (WCF) Management Committee (MC) will be seeking to agree to new dates for each WCF Event due to be held from 2021 to 2023 with the respective event hosts and will announce these dates when available.
Read MoreWCF Starts 2021 Search For New Secretary-General
The World Croquet Federation Management Committee has emailed all WCF Members and Recognized Croquet Organizations to provide information on the search for a successor to Stephen Mulliner who will retire as Secretary-General on August 31, 2021, on the completion of his second four-year term of office.
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