The Association Croquet World Team Championships Tiers 2.1, 2.2 and 3 will take place August 9-14, 2022, at the Budleigh Salterton Club in Devon, England and the World Croquet Federation is looking to build a Select team.

A statement on the WCF website says, “We have had a team drop out, and to keep the total team numbers to 12 (a nice number for the format) we have decided to put in place a ‘World Select Team’ (WST). This team will be ideally made up of players from countries not sending a full team. This will allow more countries to be represented and provides an opportunity for AC players from other countries to compete internationally this summer.”

The statement says the cost per player selected will be £72 each (about $90 USD). All other costs such as travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the selected player.

The Select team will compete in Tiers 2.2 or 3, which will start by being played jointly and then mid-way through be split into the two tiers. Teams of four are required but the WCF says it may select a squad of up to six players, including the captain. Peter Payne from Switzerland has agreed to Captain this team. Peter has many years of AC experience, including team events.

TIMELINE

• Nomination of players: by Tuesday, May 31, 2022

• Selection date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

• Team confirmation date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

The WCF says players who wish to join this team are invited to apply through their Member Governing Body who will need to submit names to Debbie Lines by midnight (UK time) Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Learn more about this opportunity at https://worldcroquet.org/exciting-opportunity/.