We have received 109 entries to the AC World Championship in New Zealand in 2027, which promises to make this a very exciting event!
The event specific page has been updated with the latest information >> https://worldcroquet.org/2027-association-croquet-world-championship/
Allocation Information
| Member Places | 32 |
| Ranking Places | 42 |
| Qualifier Places | 4 |
| Wild Card Places | 2 |
Remaining Timetable ACWC
Closing Date- 18/10/2026: Please note the closing date for Members to notify Membership places is 14 days after the announcement date.
Player Information Due Date – 28/10/2026: The date by which all Players should complete the Player Information form and provide a headshot to: secretary@worldcroquet.org.
Player Allocation List
| Player | Country | Max D Grade | |
| 1 | Robert Fletcher | Australia | 2781 |
| 2 | Matthew Essick | USA | 2683 |
| 3 | Reg Bamford | South Africa | 2682 |
| 4 | James Death | England | 2676 |
| 5 | Paddy Chapman | New Zealand | 2633 |
| 6 | Logan McCorkindale | New Zealand | 2626 |
| 7 | Samir Patel | England | 2611 |
| 8 | Edward Wilson | Australia | 2558 |
| 9 | Felix Webby | New Zealand | 2547 |
| 10 | Stephen Mulliner | England | 2537 |
| 11 | Andrew Johnston | Ireland | 2518 |
| 12 | Ben Rothman | USA | 2513 |
| 13 | Dwayne McCormick | Australia | 2503 |
| 14 | Jenny Clarke | New Zealand | 2503 |
| 15 | Greg Hill | Australia | 2494 |
| 16 | Greg Fletcher | Australia | 2473 |
| 17 | Edmund Fordyce | New Zealand | 2460 |
| 18 | Stephen Forster | Australia | 2412 |
| 19 | Stephen Morgan | USA | 2397 |
| 20 | David Fuller | England | 2391 |
| 21 | Shane Davis | New Zealand | 2377 |
| 22 | Debbie Lines | England | 2368 |
| 23 | Stephen Pearce | Australia | 2355 |
| 24 | Rick Harding | Wales | 2340 |
| 25 | Ian Dumergue | Australia | 2338 |
| 26 | Duncan Reeve | Scotland | 2334 |
| 27 | Ian Lines | England | 2325 |
| 28 | Levi Franks | New Zealand | 2324 |
| 29 | Callum Hyland | Australia | 2322 |
| 30 | Brian Cumming | Canada | 2311 |
| 31 | Lachlan Berryman | Australia | 2308 |
| 32 | Chris Shilling | New Zealand | 2308 |
| 33 | James Carlisle | Australia | 2305 |
| 34 | Gabrielle Higgins | England | 2300 |
| 35 | Simon Williams | Ireland | 2297 |
| 36 | Angharrad Walters | Wales | 2295 |
| 37 | Michael Gidding | Australia | 2277 |
| 38 | Jeff Newcombe | Australia | 2273 |
| 39 | Stuart Lawrence | USA | 2243 |
| 40 | Sherif Abdelwahab | USA | 2220 |
| 41 | Annabel McDiarmid | England | 2215 |
| 42 | Andrew Stuckey | New Zealand | 2215 |
| 43 | Tim O’Donnell | Ireland | 2211 |
| 44 | Jarrod Coutts | New Zealand | 2187 |
| 45 | John Versey | New Zealand | 2182 |
| 46 | Reece McCorkindale | New Zealand | 2179 |
| 47 | Jim Nicholls | Australia | 2176 |
| 48 | Harps Tahurangi | New Zealand | 2172 |
| 49 | Andre Murray | New Zealand | 2158 |
| 50 | Bruce Fleming | Australia | 2157 |
| 51 | Andrew Symons | Scotland | 2141 |
| 52 | David Openshaw | England | 2138 |
| 53 | James Hopgood | England | 2137 |
| 54 | Troy McCallum | Australia | 2129 |
| 55 | Gary Phipps | Australia | 2120 |
| 56 | Luke Rive | New Zealand | 2120 |
| 57 | Dave Luxmoore | Australia | 2119 |
| 58 | Ian Sexton | Switzerland | 2119 |
| 59 | Patrick Sweeney | USA | 2111 |
| 60 | Joe King | England | 2109 |
| 61 | Callum Mckinnon | New Zealand | 2106 |
| 62 | Felix Gelman White | Australia | 2097 |
| 63 | Sandy Greig | Ireland | 2068 |
| 64 | Ailsa Lines | England | 2061 |
| 65 | Steve Scalpone | USA | 2051 |
| 66 | Peter Filbee | New Zealand | 2033 |
| 67 | Matt Smith | USA | 2019 |
| 68 | Yuni Rowell | Australia | 2015 |
| 69 | Nigel Matthews | England | 2011 |
| 70 | Stefan Horrer | New Zealand | 2001 |
| 71 | Stephen Allen | England | 1986 |
| 72 | Malcolm Biddle | Australia | 1975 |
| 73 | Brian Lozano | Mexico | 1972 |
| 74 | Claire Bassett | Australia | 1970 |
| 75 | Chris Barley | USA | 1966 |
| 76 | Stuart M Smith | England | 1958 |
| 77 | Graeme Fisher | New Zealand | 1942 |
| 78 | Kevin Beard | Australia | 1936 |
| 79 | Kerri-Ann Organ | Australia | 1934 |
| 80 | Chris Percival-Smith | Canada | 1928 |
| 81 | Nicholas Flood | New Zealand | 1928 |
| 82 | Dennis Bulloch | New Zealand | 1924 |
| 83 | Kenn Boal | Australia | 1908 |
| 84 | Peter Payne | Switzerland | 1902 |
| 85 | Brian Hovis | USA | 1893 |
| 86 | Nelson Morrow | New Zealand | 1878 |
| 87 | Mohamed Karem | Egypt | 1847 |
| 88 | Joakim Norback | Sweden | 1814 |
| 89 | Mike Sully | Canada | 1809 |
| 90 | Guy Hewitt | England | 1801 |
| 91 | Dom Aarvold | England | 1799 |
| 92 | Martyn Selman | USA | 1776 |
| 93 | Bonnie Johnstone | New Zealand | 1767 |
| 94 | David Druiett | Canada | 1758 |
| 95 | Gareth Denyer | Wales | 1730 |
| 96 | Kathie Grant | Australia | 1721 |
| 97 | Doug Van Belle | New Zealand | 1697 |
| 98 | Mark Shanks | Scotland | 1689 |
| 99 | Joanne Brown | Australia | 1682 |
| 100 | Geoff Gibson | New Zealand | 1674 |
| 101 | Mike Todorovich | USA | 1608 |
| 102 | Jane Hyland | Australia | 1591 |
| 103 | David Houston | Scotland | 1585 |
| 104 | Pip Rive | New Zealand | 1569 |
| 105 | Baubre Murray | New Zealand | 1566 |
| 106 | Jane Beharriell | Canada | 1547 |
| 107 | Arlene Parker | Canada | 1543 |
| 108 | Archibald Zimonyi | Sweden | 1057 |
| 109 | Jana Saeed | Egypt | 1045 |