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Morning Coffee: WCF News Machine, ACA Championships and NZ Results

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From 38 entries, eight wildcards have been chosen for the 2011 WCF World GC Championship to be held in London, England in July. The wildcards are --

Howard Cheyne, ENG
Marcus Evans, ENG
Ian Lines, ENG
Simon Carter, ENG
Mark McInerney, IRE
John van der Touw, AUS
Mike Jenner, AUS
Nelson Morrow, NZE

WCF News Part II: World team rankings have been updated for both Association and GC and have been posted in rankings pages--
http://www.wcfcroquet.org/Rankings/teamranking.php

WCF News Part III: The WCF Management Committee February newsletter is out. Interesting tidbits include that the ACA is working on finalizing a bid to host the 2012 World Association Championships in late April. The WCF has received initial contact from Mexico. Also, a second group from India has contacted the WCF and the response is to encourage this new group to make contact with the first group. Full newsletter available here --
http://www.wcfcroquet.org/Newsletters/February2011Newsletter.pdf

The ACA has posted a full PDF program for the 62nd Australian Association Championships to be held March 16-27 in Tasmania--
http://www.croquet-australia.com.au/Events/2011/ACMW/Program%20March%202011.pdf

In New Zealand, Josh Smith beat Sean Foster +15 to win the Arthur Ross Handicap Singles Championship in Wellington --
http://www.croquet.org.nz/?id=358&entityType=Event

Also from New Zealand, Greg Bryant won the open championship at the 61st Nelson Association Championship--
http://www.croquet.org.nz/?id=376&entityType=Event

Sidmouth Croquet Club is featured by the View Online as the March Club of the Month. The SCC started in 1902 --
http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/9653/12/1/sidmouth-club-of-the-month-sidmouth-croquet