Griffiths Go 10-0 On Home Court
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There were no cucumber sandwiches. No one was sipping champagne or toting around a glass of wine. Throw out all you think you know about croquet -- the Kansas City Open is for croquet warriors only.
2021 KC Open Game Schedules
/The 2021 Kansas City Open game schedules are set with 12 players battling in the Pro Division on Saturday morning with an 8:30 a.m. start time. We'll run four blocks of three and advance all players to the afternoon playoff. Four players have a late start in the morning thanks to a bye round. (Matt Griffith, Greg Clouse, Dylan Goodwin and Greg Adams)
Read More2021 KC Open: Full Speed Ahead
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The Eighth Annual Kansas City Open Nine Wicket Series tournament is set to return to the pre-pandemic format with two days of play at Kactus Creek Croquet Club on July 24-25, 2021. The KC Open has become an annual tradition where the best croquet players in Kansas City battle for bragging rights on the finest court in the metro. Don’t miss out on the best croquet event of the year!
MCA 2021 AGM: Two Event Dates Set
/The 2021 MCA AGM was held virtually on February 6, 2021, and the meeting mainly centered around bringing back a more active tournament schedule for the upcoming season. Shortly after the meeting, it was confirmed that the ninth annual Kansas Open Nine Wicket Series (9WS) event will be held on the weekend of July 24-25, 2021 at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo. In addition, the board also agreed to bring back the traditional date in September for the MCA Championship. The singles Pro, Gold and Silver Championships for the 9WS would be played on Saturday, September 18, 2021. A venue is still be determined and the event could potentially include a second event played on Sunday.
Read More2020 Kansas City Open: July 25
/Kactus Creek Croquet Club has announced Saturday, July 25, as the date for the seventh annual Kansas City Open. The event will be a Nine-Wicket Series event and feature a shortened format in the interest of reducing exposure in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More2019 KC Open Start Times Announced
/PARKVILLE, Mo.—KC Open games will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
As of this writing, the MCA board is finalizing a solution to the Pro Division schedule. As a consequence, the Pro and Gold division matchups and schedules are subject to change. Regardless, players should be ready for tournament action to begin at 8 a.m. each day. The MCA asks that players plan to arrive 30 minutes before their first game.
KC Open Coming to Parkville July 27 and 28
/PARKVILLE, Mo.—Nine-wicket croquet returns to Kactus Creek Croquet Club July 27-28, when the Midwest Croquet Association holds the KC Open tournament there for the sixth consecutive year.
Read MoreEllie Griffith Sweeps Gold Division at 2018 MCA Championship
/Ellie Griffith won her first MCA Championship tournament on the way to placing first in the 2018 MCA Nine Wicket Series Gold Division points race.
Executing a series of immaculate roll-up shots and long, accurate split shots, Griffith cruised to a 27-12 victory against runner-up Brevin Millican.
Similar to her performance at the KC Open on the same court six weeks ago, Griffith broke through to the double wickets on the far side of the court with some ease while her opponent struggled to advance his balls past wicket three during the early phase of the game.
Proposed Club-City Championship
/To better promote and support club play in the area, the Nine Wicket Series stats committee has been developing a Club-City points race to accompany the current singles points races. The concept is to award points to clubs based on how members place in 9WS tournaments. Because not every player is part of an official club, points for those players are rewarded to the city on their membership form.
Read More2018 MCA Championship Bids Sent to Qualifiers
/MCA members who have qualified for the 2018 MCA Championship have received their invitations to the tournament scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo.
The MCA is asking that players accept their bids by Monday, Sept. 10, so the board can set the brackets.
Players who have responded to their bids will be listed on the full post. This post will be updated.
KC Open Gold Report: Marciniak Makes It Interesting
/Parkville, Mo.—Justin Marciniak won all five of his games Saturday to place first in the Gold division at the 2018 Kansas City Open at Kactus Creek Croquet Club.
Read MoreKC Open Pro Report: Swiss Battle Royale
/The 2018 Kansas City Open Pro Division offered a day designed for the croquet hardcore. Matt Griffith and I squared off in the final yesterday at about 5:30 p.m. at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri, after playing five straight games. In total, we played eight hours of croquet with about 15 minutes for a quick lunch after round two.
Read MoreGame Times Set for 2018 Kansas City Open
/Parkville, Mo.—Starting times for the 2018 Kansas City Open, the next event in the Midwest Croquet Association Nine Wicket Series, are set.
Read More2018 Kansas City Open: Sign up to Play Now
/Parkville, Mo.—On July 28 and 29, Kactus Creek Croquet Club will host the Kansas City Open, the next tournament in the 2018 Midwest Croquet Association Nine Wicket Series.
Read MoreEvent Cancellation: Missouri Open
/Because the 2018 Missouri Open attracted only nine entries, the Kansas City Croquet Club has cancelled the event.
Read MoreAGM Highlights: Jackson is New President
/The 2018 Midwest Croquet Association Annual General Meeting held at the eCafe in Overland Park, Kansas, on January 27, 2018, achieved the primay goal of transitioning to a new president. Steve Jackson from Kansas City has taken over the role from Dylan Goodwin who served for five years.
The transition was the central part of the meeting discussion and an interesting twist occurred as a new vice president position was created which Ellie Griffith taking that role. The idea is that adding another member will help with the workload for the president and also ensure of smooth succession in future years.
2017 USCA 9 Wicket Nationals Set
/The 2017 USCA National 9 Wicket Championship hosted by Kactus Creek Croquet Club will be held at English Landing Park in downtown Parkville, Missouri, September 22-24, 2017. The event will have a Championship Flight and a First Flight Singles and Doubles. The maximum number of entries is 24. The tournament will use standard USCA 9 Wicket Rules with options 1,1b,2,3,4,5,6,8.
Read More2017 KC Open: Griffith Clinches Pro 9WS
/With the dust settling on a big weekend of action at the Kansas City Open held at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri, the numbers all add up to a three-peat for Matt Griffith in the MCA Nine Wicket Series as he now leads the overall race by more than the 96 points that will be available at the MCA Championship in September.
Read More2017 KC Open Gold: Jackson's Perfect Day
/The MCA Gold Division took to the court for the second half of the Kansas City Open this morning at 8:30 a.m. Five rounds later, Steve Jackson stood tall as the winner as he went 5-0 and won three straight on the King of the Mountain (KOM) court. The 10-player format on two courts acted like a Swiss while awarding more points each round for the winners v winners games. By round three, that created a KOM court that awarded six points per win and a secondary court that offered three points per win. Players that took a loss in the early rounds had a path back to the top of the mountain.
Read More2017 KC Open: Early Pro Report
/PARKVILLE, MO -- Matt Griffith took the 2017 Kansas City Open Pro Division title with a tight 19-17 win over Billy Bob Breeden at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Griffith has now won three of the four Kansas City Open Pro titles and a record seven MCA Pro titles. Griffith advanced to the final after a 23-16 win over Dylan Goodwin. Breeden made it to the final after winning 24-22 thriller over Greg Adams in the semifinals.
Tomorrow the action resumes as the Gold players will hit the courts at 8:30 a.m. look to gain slots in the final eight for the MCA Gold Championship in September.