2023 AC World Championship Ranking Places and Wild Cards

The Management Committee have agreed the following allocation of places for this 80 person event.

Capacity = 80

  Full Member Places

26

  Associate Member Places

5

  RCO Places

3

  Qualifier

4

  Wild Cards

2

  Ranking Places

40

Ranking Places

The 40 Ranking Places have been awarded to the following players, based on the Initial Ranking List dated end 18th December 2022. This is based on their Max DG ranking over 12 months as per Sports Regulations Appendix 2, clause 2.3.

Country

Player

Max Dgrade /12mths

Games Played

Australia

Robert Fletcher

2810

74

South Africa

Reg Bamford

2738

16

England

Jamie Burch

2671

54

England

James Death

2618

111

USA

Matthew Essick

2604

78

Australia

Malcolm Fletcher

2577

40

England

Harry Fisher

2566

62

England

Mark Avery

2556

60

England

Stephen Mulliner

2538

41

Spain

Jose Riva

2538

17

Australia

Edward Wilson

2535

30

England

Samir Patel

2510

65

New Zealand

Jenny Clarke

2510

51

USA

Zack Watson

2499

59

USA

Ben Rothman

2492

36

England

Christian Carter

2486

41

Australia

Dwayne McCormick

2472

83

England

David Maugham

2471

83

Australia

Stephen Forster

2443

92

Ireland

Andrew Johnston

2420

8

England

Alain Giraud

2409

58

England

Mark Suter

2399

67

England

Dominic Nunns

2396

21

England

Joel Taylor

2393

103

USA

Thomas Balding

2381

65

Wales

Ian Burridge

2381

42

New Zealand

Logan McCorkindale

2381

5

Scotland

Duncan Reeve

2377

49

England

Mark van Loon

2373

45

England

Gabrielle Higgins

2369

90

USA

Jeff Soo

2364

47

England

Marcus Evans

2355

11

England

David Goacher

2337

44

USA

Stephen Morgan

2332

51

Wales

Angharrad Walters

2325

29

England

Pete Trimmer

2325

15

England

Gavin Carter

2323

6

USA

Sherif Abdelwahab

2318

38

England

Robin Brown

2316

7

Scotland

Sam Murray

2309

55

Wild Cards

Per WCF Sports Regulations, Appendix 3, the Management Committee may offer up to two wildcards. They have decided that two will be offered, both per criteria 2.1.1 "the encouragement of young players or players showing exceptional promise of future development". 

Blake Fields - USA
Callum Johnson - England

Entry Fees

The anticipated entry fee for this event is £153 per player. This is based on a rate of £17 per player per day for 9 days. This rate is subject to ratification by the WCF Council when the 2023 Budget is approved later this year.

Players are advised that the entry fee should be paid by 8th March 2023 at the latest. Details of how and when to pay will be emailed out to players after the Closing date 5th February, once the Member Places have also been allocated.

Member Places

Members should send the Secretary-General the names of players to be nominated for their Member Places by 5th February 2023 at the latest. Some Members have already notified the names of their nominees - please note that these can be changed up to the above deadline.

Withdrawals

The Closing date for this event is 5th February 2023.

If players with a Member Place drop out before this date, Members have 14 days to nominate a replacement. After this, the place reverts to a Replacement Ranking Place.

If players with a Ranking Place drop out before this date, the highest ranked player on the Replacement Ranking list will be awarded the place.

After the cut-off date of 11th June 2023, any places returned will result in additional places awarded through the Qualifying Event.