Rothman Reigns Again

October 21, 2012

Ben Rothman took his second singles title in USCA's American Rules National championship today with a 26-10, 26-7 win over Danny Huneycutt. On the doubles side, Rothman and partner Brian Cumming defeated Rich Curtis and Doug Grimsley 26-2 to win the doubles title.

Rothman last won the U.S. rules single title in 2010, the same year that he won the GC National Championship. That double championship accomplishment in 2010 put him in the same club as Mik Mehas who won the American Rules and Association USCA titles in 1998.

Here's how I think the final bracket worked out. Rothman and Huneycutt came from the winner's side:

2012 USCA Singles Bracket - Update 4

October 20, 2012

Update on 2012-10-20 18:44 by Dylan

Wassink knocked out Mead 16-10 Abdelwahab knocked out Quimby 20-9 Ruby knocked out Bennett 16-7 Cumming knocked out Brackett 26-5

Rothman beat Osborn 26-13 Osborn plays Wassink or Abdelwahab. Huneycutt beat Smith 26-2 Smith plays Cumming or Ruby

2012 USCA Singles Bracket - Update 2

October 19, 2012

Evidently, there is a loser's bracket that works back in here. I won't speculate on that, but here is how the winner's side looks:

2012 USCA Nationals Singles Bracket

October 18, 2012

Update on 2012-10-19 12:24 by Dylan

Getting word now that this bracket may not be valid ... it appears that there may be a loser bracket that plays back in.

Solomon Trophy: Britain Rules Again 13-8

October 14, 2012

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- By clinching on Friday with an 11-4 advantage in the best of 21 test, the British team avoided any chance of drama on Saturday. The near disastrous 1-5 final day finish versus New Zealand during the 2010 MacRobertson Shield for a narrow 11-10 win is probably still too fresh in the

Solomon Trophy: Britain Closes Fast 11-4

October 13, 2012

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- They left no doubt this time around. A 4-0 performance on Day Three returned the Solomon Trophy to the British team and erased U.S. hopes of a potential comeback on the final day. David Maugham claimed the test winning peg in a +22 win in game two with partner Marcus Evans over

Solomon Trophy: Great Britain 7, USA 4

October 11, 2012

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- Great Britain stormed out of the gates again today in Solomon play as they pushed out to a 6-0 lead before Danny Huneycutt got the U.S. team on the scoreboard with a +26, +2tp over Keith Aiton. Stephen Mulliner took a 2-1 win over Doug Grimsley to extend the overall lead to 7-1,

Solomon Trophy: Great Britain 4, USA 0

October 10, 2012

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- The U.S. team got clobbered on day one of the Solomon Trophy test and find themselves down 4-0. The round one doubles action ended with a 3-0 GB lead and as is customary for short tests like this, the teams took the opportunity to start the next round of doubles. Marcus Evans

2012 Solomon Preview: Ben Rothman Interview

October 6, 2012

The run-up to the approaching Solomon Trophy test (October 10-13, Bald Head Island, North Carolina) continues as today we have an interview with USA team member Ben Rothman. The 28-year-old Rothman has been a fixture on the American croquet scene, winning national championships in all three six-wicket disciplines. This will be his sixth appearance as a member of the U.S. team. More info on this year's Solomon is available on the Bald Head Island website. Here's how it went:

How many times have you participated in the Solomon test?