Category: World Championships

2014 AC WTC Tier 3 – Champion Austria

Austria wins 2014 AC WTC Tier 3

The 2nd WCF Association Croquet Team Championship - Tier 3
Venue: Sussex County Croquet Club, Southwick, England
Dates: 11-16 May 2014

Champion: Austria (Klaus Gollhofer, Martin Guentner, Leopold Walderdorff, Max Walderdorff)

Second: Germany (Wolfgang Usbeck, Bruno Hess, Thomas Magin, Carlos Vieira)

Third: Norway (Roar Michalsen, Birger Stene, Steinar Olsen, Viggo Olsen)

Full results are available at https://croquetscores.com/2014/ac/wtc-tier-2-2-3

The Tier 2.2/3 Association Croquet World Team Championship competition was held at Sussex County Croquet Club near Brighton, England from 11 to 16 May 2014. Seven teams competed, namely Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Spain and Sweden.

Spain, with the youngest team headed for five days of the six by Jose Riva, were installed as the starting favourites and largely justified that status, winning five of their six Tests by 7-3 or more. However, the Austrians also showed excellent form and took Spain to the wire on the final afternoon. Spain finally claimed victory against the Tier 3 team by 6-4 and so completed a clean sweep of six Test victories and became the second winners of the Tier 2.2 competition.

Austria, together with Germany and Norway, were also competing for the Tier 3 trophy but, with five wins out of six, finished comfortably clear of Germany, who had three wins, and thereby finished very worthy winners of the Tier 3 trophy.

2014 AC WTC Tier 2.1 – Champion Ireland

The 2nd WCF Association Croquet Team Championship - Tier 2.1
Venue: Carrickmines, Dublin, Ireland
Dates: 12-17 May 2014

Champion: Ireland (Simon Williams, Patsy Fitzgerald, Danny Johnston, Nathaniel Healy, Evan Newell)

Second: Wales (Ian Burridge, David Walters, Chris Williams, Garry McElwain)

3rd: Scotland (Duncan Reeve, David Magee, Campbell Morrison, Andrew Hope)

4th: South Africa (Reg Bamford, Nick Harvey, Judith Hanekom, Victor Dladla)

Tier 2.1 of the Association Croquet World Team Championship was played at Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, near Dublin, from 12 to 17 May 2014. The four teams were Wales (the holders), Ireland, Scotland and South Africa.

In a genuinely thrilling final match, Evan Newell (Ireland) defeated Garry McElwain (Wales) -12, +2, +13(t) to give Ireland a fourth point, victory over the holders, Wales, and outright victory in Tier 2.1 with three Test wins out of three.

Scotland and South Africa were tied at 3-3 but Scotland won the tie-break 2-1 and so were deemed to win the Test 4-3 and so come third overall.

Results
Results can be found on the Croquet Records Website: 2014 World Teams 2.1

14 pt World Team Championship 26 June – 2 July 2000 – Milan

 

Golf Club La Robinie (near Milan, Italy)
26 June - 2 July 2000

10 countries competed and were divided into 2 blocks of 5. There were three players per team.

Wales won a thrilling final against Ireland. Chris Williams, captain of Wales, was voted the best player of the tournament.

Follow this link to go the Croquet Records site for the full results: Croquet Records: 14 pt Championship 2000

See also this report from Peter Payne: WCF 14 pt World Team Championship 2000 from Milan

 

Wimbledon Bowl

The Wimbledon Bowl

The Wimbledon Bowl was presented by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to the Croquet Association (of England) to commemorate the hosting of the first WCF World Association Croquet Championship in 1989.

In turn, the Croquet Association generously made indefinite loan of the trophy to the WCF for continued presentation to the winner of successive championships.

Description:-

Hallmarked silver bowl of foot, height 11.5 inches, diameter 13 inches, weight 90 troy ounces, (all approximate).

Acanthus leaf embossed pattern on foot and on underside of bowl, Greek key pattern border round top edge, handles square section with acanthus leaf mounts. Engraved "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ASSOCIATION CROQUET - Presented by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 1989" . Inside of bowl gilt, hallmarked silver London 1890, sponsor's mark worn and unreadable. Black wood plinth with silver band hallmarked London 1990, sponsor "MJS" and engraved with winners names from 1989 to 2005, complete in fitted baize lined case with carrying handle, hasp fasten and lockable with padlock.