The recent ERC call for nominations for one vacant position on the committee, resulted in one nomination and that was for Andres Alvarez-Sala. As a result, Andres has been elected unopposed, congratulation Andres on your appointment to the Committee.
Category: European Regional Committee
Launching the Croquet Europe website
The European Regional Committee website has moved
Click on the IMAGE below to go to the new website:
www.croqueteurope.com
Congratulations Euan Burridge – 2025 European GC Singles Champion
Congratulations to Euan Burridge, the 2025 European GC Singles Champion.
Euan beat previous champion Aston Wade 7:5, 7:3 in the final. Congratulations also to bronze medallists Stephen Mulliner and Jack Good.
The Shield was won by Richard Bilton, the Bowl by Otakar Stankus and the Plate by Juan Ojeda.
Well done to everyone.
The ERC would like to thank Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club and all the many volunteers who helped to organise and run this championship. Your work is really appreciated.
2025 European GC Singles Championship – Livestream Links for Saturday and Sunday
This event starts on Thursday, with livestreaming on Saturday and Sunday.
Here are the links:
saturday –
sunday –
2025 European Club League – the Heats
The Heats are now confirmed.
2025 European GC Singles Championship – How to pay your entry fees
The European GC Singles Championship will take place at Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club, Devon, England between 15-18 May 2025.
Entry Fees are due by 19th February at the latest.
Full & Associate Members – the Entry fee for this event is £84 per player for Full and Associate Members.
Recognised Croquet Organisations – the entry fee is £104.
[The RCO Participation Levy requires players from RCOs to pay an additional £5 per player per day, so for this 4 day event, £20].
Please do not pay until you have been notified that you have been awarded a place in the event. Those on the Replacement List, do NOT yet have a place. Lists of those with awarded places can be found on event webpage.
The ERC would prefer that you pay by Bank Transfer. All details on how to do this will be in the email sent to each Member by the ERC Event Lead. This will be sent out shortly after each Closing date and we ask that our Members please forward this information onto their players. Paying in this way incurs lower fees for the ERC and will be very much appreciated.
If you do need to pay by PayPal, please click on the button below:
Full & Associate Members £84:
RCOs £104:
2025 European Club League – How to Enter
European Golf Croquet Club League Final
MĀRTIŅŠ GRĪNHOFS is the new ERC Events Co-ordinator
The European Regional Committee (ERC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Martins Grinhofs as our new Events Co-ordinator.
The role will involve managing all the admin required for our European Championships. Typically, the ERC schedule two to three events each year.
Martins is an IT consultant based in Sigulda, Latvia, where he is also a member of the local croquet club. He has helped to organise and run several recent Latvian events, including the European Women’s Championship and the European Under 21’s. He’s organised some of their video streaming and has been responsible for some of the social media updates. Martins is climbing the GC rankings, currently ranked in the 1700’s.
Martins says “Croquet has become a significant hobby of mine in recent years, and I am passionate about contributing to the sport's development. This role presents an exciting opportunity to further develop my skills while supporting the European Championships.”
