Croquet Website Directory Additions (January 2011)

The following croquet websites have been added to the Croquet Network directories this month:

2011 Bestinvest Golf Croquet World Championship
http://www.gcworlds2011.org/

2011 New Zealand Open
http://www.croquet.org.nz/associations/nz/nzopen2011/index.html

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Morning Coffee: Bryant Wins New Zealand Open

Greg Bryant wins the New Zealand Open 3-0 (26tp-19, 26tp-0, 26tp-3) over Robert Fletcher. The win came after Bryant battled through a 2-0 deficit in the sem-finals against Paddy Chapman. Bryant won that match 3-2 (17-26, 9-26tp, 26-tp-10, 26tp-0, 26-12 otp). Full bracket available on the official New Zealand Open website ... with commentary from Chris Clarke located here.
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Croquet Search Trends (December 2010)

Here are the hottest trending keywords to hit croquetnetwork.com in December:

01. croquet network
02. wii croquet
03. ben rothman
04. brian cumming
05. croquet video game
06. steve scalpone
07. alix verge
08. croquet magazine
09. david collie
10. frank vuitch
11. leo nikora
12. morford mallets
13. navy croquet
14. rufus bayard wilmington
15. us open croquet

Croquet Network Magazine (December/January Free Digital Issue)


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The new issue of Croquet Network magazine is now available for free viewing as a digital magazine on your PC or laptop. Click the magazine graphic above to enjoy the December/January issue.

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE
  • MacRobertson Shield Wrap-up
  • Chris Clarke Column On MacRob
  • Reg Bamford Profile
  • Viewpoint: Lessons from Seattle

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The December/January issue is available for free viewing on the iPad through MagCloud. Click the link below to download the app. Once the app is installed, simply search for Croquet Network.

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Morning Coffee: WCF Hall of Fame, Paul Skinley, Big 10 Croquet and Swing Trainer

Click to visit CNet StoreThe free digital digition of the December / January issue of Croquet Network is going through final corrections and release is imminent. Expect the full media blitz at anytime.

The WCF is accepting 2011 nominations for the Croquet Hall of Fame. Follow the link to see previous inductees and a link to the online nomination form.

In other WCF news, Martin French is providing a monthly newsletter on WCF activities that will be available as a PDF.

Great article on Paul Skinley appeared on the Wauganui Chronicle website the other day as a follow-up to his North Island Championship win. Here's an excerpt:

"I'm not sure how many times I've won this tournament because I haven't played in it often - but I played in it when I was 15 in 1974, and won. So it's nice to win it at 51, going on 52."

Full results for the North Island Championship and the South Island Championship are available on the Croquet New Zealand website.

The CA website has a photo up for Rutger Beijderwellen's new swing trainer.

The ACA has made an invitation (PDF) available for the Inaugural GC President's Tens to be held February 11-14 at the Victorian Croquet Centre in Cairnlea.

Check the CWO Australia forum for several posts from Liz Fleming on the flooding in Australia. Opening excerpt:

These 100-year floods in Queensland, with three rivers overflowing their banks, have put most of the croquet lawns under water and dislocated both croquet players and crocodiles.

An Abilene, Texas reader gave croquet a little press on the Reporter News website, when she claimed that croquet might be too rough for the Big 10 after their "less-than-stellar" bowl season.