Third Annual Kansas City Open Registration

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The 2016 Kansas City Open will be held July 30-31, 2016 at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. This will be the third edition of the KC Open and the format calls for the Silver and Bronze Division to play on Saturday with the Pro and Gold Divisions playing in the marquis slot on Sunday. Start times for both days are projected to be 8:30 a.m., but that could be adjusted if entries exceed expectations.
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Clouse Roars Back

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When the MCA Nine-Wicket Series launched in May of 2013 with the Stilwell Open, Greg Clouse was there. He took that first title with an 18-16 win over Dylan Goodwin in the final. Since then Clouse made many appearances in MCA 9WS finals, but had to settle for runner-up status each time.
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2016 Missouri Open Winners

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BELTON, MO -- The 2016 Missouri Open rolled out on schedule yesterday morning at Eagles' Landing Golf Course in Belton, Missouri. A full report and photos will be posted in the near future, but here are your winners across the four divisions:

PRO DIVISION: Greg Clouse 19, Greg Adams 15
GOLD DIVISION: Steve Jackson 19, Nathan Oberg 18
SILVER DIVISION: Gabe Airrington 21, Josh Reed 18
BRONZE DIVISION: Brevin Millican 21, Cade Millican 6 

2016 Missouri Open Gold Schedule

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BELTON, MO -- Times and block assignments for the Gold Division for the 2016 Missouri Open at Eagles's Landing Golf Course in Belton, Missouri are below. The Gold Division has a 10:30 a.m. start. The top two seeds from the block will play in the final. All players are guaranteed three games.
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2016 Missouri Open Silver-Bronze Schedule

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BELTON, MO -- Times and block assignments for the Silver and Bronze Division for the 2016 Missouri Open at Eagles's Landing Golf Course in Belton, Missouri are below. The top two seeds from each block move into the Silver Playoff. The third place finishers will play in the Bronze Playoff. All players are guaranteed three games. All players will have a bye in the  morning. Wanda Jackson, Josh Reed, Bryce Millican and Di Berg get the first round bye.
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2016 Missouri Open Registration

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BELTON, MO -- The 2016 Missouri Open at Eagles's Landing Golf Course is ready to roll out for year two on Saturday, July 9, 2016, with four courts. Sunday is reserved with consideration for high entries, but all efforts are being made to consolidate the event to Saturday only.

It is dependent on total entries, but the tentative plan is to start the event at 8:00 a.m. It is quite likely, we'll have some divisions take a later start.

With limited players in Bronze, we plan to consolidate Silver and Bronze. Essentially, players that do not qualify for the Silver playoff will shift to the Bronze playoff (similar to how Pro/Gold worked in previous years). 

To reserve your spot in the event, email kccroquetclub@gmail.com or visit the Facebook event page. Please indicate your preferred division.

DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UP: Tuesday, July 5, 7:00 p.m.

Lunch: Not included -- the clubhouse does serve food and drinks, but coolers are not allowed on the courts.  
Address: 4200 Bong Ave, Belton, MO 64012
Rules: All divisions will now use the MCA Advanced Rules. Silver and Bronze will still play on a 50-minute clock. 

Registration fees:
MCA Members: $15.00
Non-members: $25.00

Event Updates:
Visit this page for updates on the Missouri Open:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/missouri-open

Cleveland Rocks

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The Cleveland Open certainly rocked the MCA Nine Wicket Series this past weekend as all four of the points' races saw new leaders at the top of the standings after this weekend's action at the Cleveland Croquet Club. The fun started in the Pro Division, as former USCA Nine Wicket National Champion Matt Smith came into the event with the idea of ending Matt Griffith's participated tournament win streak of six. Smith had a couple of MCA events under his belt, but the Cleveland Open is the first one where he planned to participate in the knockout round.
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2016 Cleveland Open Day One Winners

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CLEVELAND, MO -- There was a lot of croquet action on day one of the 2016 Cleveland Open outside of Cleveland, Missouri today as the Pro, Gold and Bronze Divisions all competed today. All three divisions saw new winners.

PRO DIVISION: Matt Smith over Greg Clouse 20-10

GOLD DIVISION: Nate Benz over Jodi Adams 30-22

BRONZE DIVISION: Patrick Fagan 2-0, Gwyneth Bowen 1-1, Shari Cullinan 0-2

A full report will be posted at a later date, as we will continue with Silver play tomorrow morning with an 8:30 a.m. start.

2016 Cleveland Open Pro Line-up

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The Pro Division for the 2016 Cleveland Open start swinging the mallets at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning with a three-round random draw format. Ten players will be looking for eight spots in the afternoon playoff bracket. The Pro Championship will take place at 3:15 p.m. on Center Court at the Cleveland Croquet Club. Methodology is explained below.
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2016 Cleveland Open Silver Line-up

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The Silver Division for the 2016 Cleveland Open will be the featured event on Sunday with action starting at 8:30 AM. Nine players will be split into three blocks of three with the top two from each group advancing to a six-player playoff. All players will receive a bye in the morning, with Trevor Adams, Darin Watson and Justin Marciniak having a bye in round one.
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2016 Cleveland Open Bronze Line-up

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The Bronze Division for the 2016 Cleveland Open will change format with a head-to-head singles in round-robin play. The Bronze Division will not utilize carry-over deadness like the other divisions, but will otherwise follow the same rules of nine wicket croquet as the Silver Division with a 50-minute clock, last turns and three time-outs per player. Game times and court assignments are below. In addition, we will be experimenting with the bracket website Challonge.com and a link is below to follow the scores on that website.
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2016 Cleveland Open Deadline: June 7

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The 2016 Cleveland Open sign-up deadline is tomorrow (Tuesday, June 7) at 7:00 p.m. we already have 19 players that have shown interest. The list of current commitments and interested players follows. Pro is set for Saturday and Silver is set for Sunday. We have low entries for both Gold and Bronze, so there is the potential that we could merge Pro/Gold as we have done in the past and essentially run Gold as a consolation bracket. That would shift Gold to Saturday. We may need to make adjustments with the Bronze group as well and I will communicate directly with those players. 
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2016 Cleveland Open Registration

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The next leg of the 2016 MCA Nine Wicket Series travels south for the first ever Cleveland Open. With two courts available the event will be played June 11-12, 2016. The Pro and Bronze Divisions will play on Saturday and the Gold and Silver will start on Sunday. Start times are tentative until the final lineups are released, but it is expected the the Pro Division will start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday with the Bronze Division starting around 2:30 p.m. Ideally, both the Gold and Silver Divisions will start at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
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Big Time Finish for Griffith

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LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI -- With the challenging turf at Howard Park, the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament lines out to be the MCA's equivalent to cycling's Paris Roubaix. On Saturday, the cool temperatures and steady winds added to the atmosphere as 25 dedicated croquet players took to the courts across four divisions.

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The Pro Division lived up to the epic conditions as Matt Griffith met Greg Clouse in the final. Griffith was looking for his sixth tournament win while Clouse continued his quest for his first title since the 2013 Stilwell Open. As the game developed, Griffith seemed to have the advantage, but Clouse carefully clawed his way back into the game and in the final minutes held a 20-16 lead off a break that ran out from the turn to 13PW.

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2016 Lee's Summit Early Results

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LEE'S SUMMIT, MO - It was a windy and cold day at the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament yesterday at Howard Park as 25 croquet warriors went into battle. A full report will be posted later, but here are your early results:
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2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Registration and Details

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The Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will kick off the 2016 MCA Nine-Wicket Series tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Registration should be open by 7:40 a.m. Players should plan to arrive 30 to 45 minutes prior to their start time.

The Pro Division has no byes for the morning, so we will be looking for volunteers from Gold and Silver to coach/officiate the Bronze games at 9:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Address for the event is:
3498 NE Independence Avenue, Lee's Summit, Missouri 

Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament 

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