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/
One Wild Card has been awarded to Felix Gelman White (Aus) for the ACWC New Zealand 2027, and the remaining Wild Card has been returned and will be allocated to the ranking list.
Allocation Information
| Member Places | 32 |
| Ranking Places | 43 |
| Qualifier Places | 4 |
| Wild Card Places | 1 |
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.
Payment Date: The payment date for entries is 30 days after closing for the notification of Member Places.
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 Ranking List at 07/10/2026
| Player | Country | Max D Grade | Wild Card | |
| 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 | |
| Provisional Reserve Ranking List | ||||
| 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 | Awarded |
| 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 | |