2012 WCF World Croquet Championship — Croquet Network News and Information

According to the WCF website, the USCA has named a trophy in honor of Jerry Stark, to be awarded to the USCA AC National Singles champion in perpetuity -- the "Stark Cup." If you wish to make a donation toward funding the trophy on Jerry's behalf, you may send it to Shereen Hayes at the USCA, with a notation for Jerry.

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According to the Croquet Australia website, the Sunshine Coast Region of Queensland withdrew the offer to conduct the World Association Championships in 2012. Reports on the Nottingham list indicate that the previously reported dates of April 23 will May 1 will likely be revised as well.

The Rocky Mountain International association tournament made the Denver post with a small preview featuring a photo of Jeff Soo and a short follow-up noting the overall win for Ben Rothman.

The WCF announced the location and dates for the 2012 Association World Championship over the weekend. The website indicates the event will take place April 23 through May 1 on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. However, it was noted on the Croquet Network facebook page that May 1, 2012 is a Tuesday, so keep an eye out for a clarification.

This will be the 13th World Championship event and Reg Bamford of South Africa is the defending champion. The WCF expects 80 players from 20 countries to take place in the event.

Outgoing St. John's Imperial Wicket Cameron Coates confirmed that Blake Myers from Santa Fe, New Mexico will be the Imperial Wicket for the 2010-11 season.

There are a few tweaks on the website. The news module on the side has now moved to a dedicated page. A link is located on the top website navigation menu. Replacing the news on the sidebar is the Croquet Network Twitter feed. The main reason for the change is that the news is pulled in from several RSS feeds and on occasion is slow to load. Instead of slowing up delivery of the main page, it's just as easy to keep it separate. Most of the croquet news stories of interest are posted in Twitter feed.

Photos and summary of the Lee's Summit Waterford Doubles Nine-Wicket event are available on the Missouri Croquet Association website. Brad Clouse took first place at the event with a 5-0 record.