Great Britain Wins The MacRobertson Shield

Great Britain secured their seventh straight MacRobertson Shield with Keith Aiton's win this morning over Australia's Martin Clarke Aiton -16,  +19tp,  +26tp. The current score is 12-5 with four matches left to play.

New Zealand secured second place yesterday against the United States. The Americans took two of three matches today and the final test score is NZ 15, US 5.

Placings will be as follows:

1. Great Britain
2. New Zealand
3. United States
4. Australia

Photos from Adrian Wadley

Morning Coffee: MacRob Drama, Nine-Wicket and the Weeds Mallet

Coffee in the evening? Why not?

The truth is this is only the second team croquet event that I've covered with last December's Solomon Trophy being the first. I think I may be spoiled because that event and this year's MacRobertson Shield have been wildly captivating.

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Morning Coffee: MacRobertson Shield

It's a rough month to have a croquet event or story and expect to get any attention. Clearly, the eyes of serious croquet players across the world are on Great Britain and the MacRobertson Shield competition. The U.S. team shocked the British team with a 3-0 sweep on day four to pull to 8-7. There had been talk about the British team clinching and now they go into the final day needing three wins. The Americans have the tougher challenge as they will require four wins out of the six matches.
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Upcoming Tournaments / August-October 2010

AUGUST 2010

Aug 6–22 / 2010 MacRobertson Shield / Manchester, Nottingham & Roehampton , Great Britain, UK

Aug 6–8 / 2010 CroqCan (American Rules) / Westmount & Mt. Royal Croquet Clubs, Montreal, QC, Canada
Alison Streight / astreight@hotmail.com

Aug 7–8 / NCC Open Singles Tournament / National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Archie Peck / 561-818-6039 / archiepeck@aol.com

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Morning Coffee: K.J. Choi Rocks Golf with a Better Putting Stroke

K.J. Choi stirred up the golf scene by introducing a croquet-style swing (video above) this summer. I think we all understand why this will be more effective. I was unaware that golf had made it illegal years ago to straddle the ball during a swing for a true croquet-style putting stroke. Must not look good on TV.
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Morning Coffee: Bamford Takes the British Opens Singles Title

The Mitsubishi British Opens Singles ended with a five game final between young Robert Fletcher (16) of Australia and Reg Bamford of South Africa. Bamford won the final 3-2 with the following scores -- +16 -17tp +17tp -26tp +12tpo. Full commentary is available here and the elimination tournament bracket is located here.
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Morning Coffee: Mitsubishi Opens, Midwest Photos and a Mascot

Progress continues for the Mitsubishi Opens as the following have advanced to the knockout round:

  • 5/6 Ian Lines, Rutger Beijderwellen, Robert Fulford, Mark Avery, Reg Bamford, David Maugham
  • 5/7 Samir Patel, James Death, Aaron Westerby, Dave Trimmer, Tony Le Moignan
  • 5/8 Ben Rothman, Stephen Mulliner, Robert Fletcher
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Morning Coffee: Maine Croquet Championship, Wimbledon and New Zealand GC

A rundown of news and links from the world of croquet --

Personally, the wife and girls have been at the in-laws since Saturday, so I'm on day four of a five-day croquet binge. Getting on the court every day is awesome, but I may be a little behind on croquet news. Here is what I've seen lately:

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Morning Coffee: Jim Bast on Jerry Stark, Home Internationals and Print Lives

The June Issue of Croquet Network is now available in print thanks to a new service called MagCloud. The initial copy that looks pretty sharp. In addition, MagCloud is offering a June special for 25% off base price -- meaning you can get this issue for $6.10 plus shipping and handling. Use the "DADGRAD" coupon code to get this discount.
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