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WCF consultation on proposed Women's AC Championship (8th March 2010)

WCF Member Associations have been requested to participate in a consultation relating to a proposed WCF Women's Association Croquet Championship.

Details of the proposal can be found via the Consultation page of the WCF web site.

WCF consultation on proposed Over 50 GC Championship (1st March 2010)

WCF Member Associations have been requested to participate in a consultation relating to a proposed WCF Over 50's Golf Croquet Championship.

Details of the proposal can be found on the Consultation page of the WCF web site.

Denmark joins WCF (10th February 2010)

The World Croquet Federation is pleased to announce that the Danish Gymnastics and Sports Association (DGI) has been accepted as an Observer member.

The DGI is an umbrella sports association representing a total of 5,000 local association and sports clubs of all types based in Vejle, Denmark, including Danish Croquet. Within that, it has an active croquet membership of approximately 5,000 players in 226 croquet clubs. A small number of these clubs have their own special lawns dedicated for croquet only, but most clubs are playing on football pitches.

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4th WCF Women’s World Golf Croquet Championship awarded to Canada (8th February 2010)

The World Croquet Federation (WCF) have much pleasure in announcing that the Canadian Croquet Association (Croquet Canada) has been awarded the hosting of “The 4th WCF Women’s World Golf Croquet Championship”.

The event will take place from Saturday 18th to Saturday 25th June 2011 at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club, Ontario, Canada.

There will be an expected entry of 40 - 48 players from around the world in the main event. A Plate event will also be played.

President of Croquet Canada, Jim Nicklasson said, “We are very pleased to have successfully bid for hosting the Championships and look forward to working with all interested parties to make this an event that will make Canada proud.”

Secretary-General of the World Croquet Federation, Brian Storey said, “WCF is pleased to make this award to Canada. It is an important milestone in the development of Golf Croquet in a nation dominated by its winter sport of ice hockey. Croquet is a perfect alternative in the summer but with the same competitiveness and tense moments.

Further details of the 4th WCF Association Croquet World Championship can be found on the WCF web site.

Note to Editors:

1. The current World Champion is Alix Verge (Australia) who beat Iman El Faransawi (Egypt) In Melbourne, Australia in November 2009.

2. This will be the first WCF World Championship to be held in Canada.

WCF Council Meeting set for 23rd August 2010 (13th January 2010)

Member Associations have been advised that the next WCF Council Meeting will take place on 23rd August 2010 at The Roehampton Club, Roehampton Lane, London, SW15 5LR.

ALL Member Associations of all categories are invited to send delegates.

Details of the dates relating to submissions of proposals and amendments have been circulated to them.

The 2010 WCF World AC Team Championship (27th December 2009)

Invitations to compete in an expanded World Team Championship (WTC) have been sent to all WCF Member Associations that do not form part of the MacRobertson Shield event.

The event will be held in August 2010 in England simultaneously with the last week of the 2010 MacRobertson Shield at The Hurlingham Club in SW London, the Compton Club, Eastbourne and Sussex County Croquet Club, near Brighton

It is expected that Tier 2 will be divided into upper and lower divisions consisting of four teams each of four players playing three two day Test Matches on a round robin basis.

Tier 3 will consist of a single division played over 4 days with a format to suit the overall final entry.

Tiers 2 and 3 will end on Saturday, 21 August in order to allow competitors to take part in a combined closing ceremony for everyone involved in the WTC after play has ended in the MacRobertson Shield at Surbiton on Sunday, 22 August. This will be held at the All-England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (Wimbledon).

Entries close on 31^st January 2010 with named player notifications to be made no later than 31^st March 2010. It is expected that details of tier allocations will be made on or about 15^th April 2010.

Chairman of the WTC Organising Committee, Stephen Mulliner said, “I hope very much that all Member Associations will wish to take part in the first Association Croquet team competition open to all WCF Member Associations.

One of the key objectives of the World Croquet Federation is to promote the development of croquet internationally and one of the ways in which this is sought is by ensuring that every Member Association can send at least one representative to each individual World Championship. The World Team Championship now offers the opportunity to send four players to what we believe will be an excellent international event.”

Note to Editors:

1. This event will be the first WCF World Association Croquet Team Championship held since 2000, when a 14 point version took place in Milan, Italy. That event was won by Wales.

2. The MacRobertson Shield (Tier 1) first took place in 1925 and is competed for on a three to four year cycle by Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand and the United States of America.

3. The current holders of the MacRobertson Shield are Great Britain having won the event in 2006 at Rich River, Australia.

4. The 2010 event will be the 20^th Croquet World Series for the MacRobertson Shield.

5. Full Details of the invitation.

6. Full details of the 2010 MacRobertson Shield