Standings after three rounds:
Read MoreBritish Open Draw
The Draw for the Open Singles Swiss is as follows:
Chris Patmore v Paddy Chapman
Graham Gale v Jeff Dawson
Nigel Polhill v Ian Vincent
Morning Coffee: BestInvest GC World Championship Blocks
Visit the Store Block announcements have been made for the BestInvest Golf Croquet World Championships and the full list can be found in the Croquet Network forum. In addition, Tom King has been announced as event manager. Full block listing--
/croquet-network-forum/post/1527189#post1527189
England won the Home Internationals held June 18-19 at Heaton Park in Manchester. Full results available here--
Morning Coffee: Fulford, Morgan Win CA Championships
Visit the Store Robert Fulford took the CA Men's Championship with a -25tp +20tp +26tp +4 win over Paddy Chapman. The event was held at the Cheltenham Croquet Club, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Fulford advanced through the playoff by defeating Lionel Tibble, David Maugham and James Death. Full bracket--
http://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=news/newsdb.asp&NewsID=3732
Miranda Morgan won the Women's Championship with a -12tp +20 +25 win over Gabrielle Higgens.
Morning Coffee: Khaled Younis Out for World GC
Visit the Store Croquet World Online reports that former world golf croquet champion Khaled Younis from Egypt had a recent car accident that has forced him to withdraw from the WCF World Golf Croquet Championship. According to the online article, the crash occured at 1:00 a.m. in the morning after a croquet match. Younis suffered a broken left hip and is currently in the hospital, but does a have a good prognosis. He needs six weeks of rest and is projected to be able to return to croquet in three-four months. A profile of Younis from Mohammad Kamal accompanies the piece --
http://croquetworld.com/People/khaled.asp
Rhys Thomas Takes PCC Invitational
Rhys Thomas won the Pasadena Croquet Club Invitational assocation rules tournament held over Memorial Day weekend after going 5-1 in a double round robin format, including games in which he pegged out.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: Huneycutt Leads USCA Grand Prix
Visit the Store Maine's Big Lobster Croquet Tournament will be held from Tuesday, September 6, through Sunday, September 11, 2011. The opening reception and BBQ will be on Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. and play will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The finals will finish before 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. The format will be the same as all previous "Big Lobsters" -- nine wicket doubles and six wicket singles, USCA sanctioned. Details and entry forms will be sent out later, but mark it on your calendars and come join us here on the coast of Maine for a fun week of croquet in a beautiful setting. Perry Mattson
Matt Smith Wins Midwestern Regionals
TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- Matt Smith defeated Jeff Caldwell 22-13 to take the USCA's Midwestern Region singles championship flight. Caldwell opened the action with a break that took yellow through four-back, but didn't quite get an ideal leave set for red (for wicket two). That left the door open for Smith. It didn't take long for Smith to get his first break and from there he pretty much controlled the action.
Read MoreMidwest Regionals - Day Four
TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- Players didn't so much notice the 95 degree heat today as the real battle was against the wind. The wind claimed the pop-up tent on court four and at times gusted enough to move stationary balls. No matter what it made everyone a little un-easy on hoop shots. Eight players each from the championship and first flights advance to tomorrow morning's playoff round. Matt Smith and Matt Baird took the top two seeds in the championship flight.
Singles Play Starts in Tulsa
TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- Day three of action at the 2011 USCA Midwestern Regions kicked off singles play. The event is taking place on four courts at LaFortune, Park in Tulsa. Weather on Saturday was warm with occasional cloud cover.