I am delighted to announce that the 2011 inductees to the WCF Hall of Fame are:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: Mark McInerney Makes History
Click image to visit storeIreland's Mark McInerney claimed the BestInvest World Golf Croquet Championship with a 7-4, 7-6, 7-5 win over Hisham Aboesbaa from Egypt yesterday. The win is the first by a non-Egyptian player in the 15-year history of the GC World Championship. The win perhaps signifies that GC has graduated from being an "Egyptian" game to a true world sport. You can read more about the win on the best association site in the world (Croquet Ireland)--
http://www.croquetireland.com/index.php?q=node/149
Croquet Video: Slow Motion View of the Bamford Fault
Bob Kroeger posted this slow motion view of the "lawn damage" shot by Reg Bamford.
GC Worlds Finals Set: Hisham Aboesbaa vs Mark McInerney
The best of five finals today features Hisham Aboesbaa vs Mark McInerney. The big news of the event involves the elimination of Reg Bamford in the quarterfinals by Aboesbaa. In the video above, the shot was determined to be a fault because of "faint line left on the court."
Read MoreGC Worlds: Elite Eight ... or Nine
The playoff continues and from what I can piece together from internet sources (Facebook) only on match remains to be conluded from the second round. It happens to be the marquee matchup of Duncan Dixon vs
Read MoreGC Worlds: Playoffs Are On
The playoff bracket was set yesterday and there is already some carnage out there. First round results:
Read MoreGC Worlds: Day Three Update
The GC Worlds website has the PDF newsletter available for Wednesday (PDF download). A list of qualified players follows as all players start today with one final block game. The knockout will start later today.
Read MoreBestInvest GC Worlds Update
The GC Worlds website has a PDF newsletter available for Wednesday with full block results. Here's an excerpt on some of the action from Tuesday:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: It's GC Championship Week
Click image to visit storeBy the time this post hits the web, the BestInvest Golf Croquet World Championship will be well underway. It looks like another update filled week, but at this point, it's not clear how the tourney will be "broadcast." All hints from the Nottingham list indicate the Under-21 GC scoreboard was a test for the open event. It was pretty slick so let's hope so. As soon as I can detect live scoring, Croquet Network will spread the word. In the meantime, here is the regularly scheduled news update ...
Croquet Video: Reg Bamford's Winning Turn (2011 British Open)
Paddy Chapman captured a gem with this winning turn video:
"Last few hoops of the final of the British Open Singles Championship. Reg Bamford completing his sextuple peel - just peeled 4-back and gained a rush to 2-back on the escape ball."