2017 Kansas City Open: Schedules

PARKVILLE, MO -- The 2017 Kansas City Open is set to roll out this weekend with 20 players lined out for battle at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. The Pro Division will start the action with at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Nine players will play in three blocks of three with six players advancing to the afternoon knockout. Matt Griffith, Dylan Goodwin and Billy Bob Breeden will all receive the early morning byes and have 9:45 a.m. starts. All players are asked to be on hand 30 minutes prior to their first game.

PRO SCHEDULE (SATURDAY): challonge.com/2017KCpro

The combo Gold and Silver Division will begin play on Sunday morning and have an 8:30 a.m. start. The combo division will try a new King of the Mountain (KOM) format that will guarantee all players at least two games in Gold and should provide good opportunities for players looking to qualify for the MCA Gold Championship and for players competing for the top spot. Full details on the format will be posted later this week, but the opening matchups are listed below.

GOLD-SILVER FIRST ROUND: 8:30 AM SUNDAY

CT / Seed - Player v Seed - Player
SE: 1 - Steve Jackson v 5 - Ellie Kemp
SW: 3 - Brevin Millican v 7 - Wanda Jackson
NE: 2 - Justin Marciniak v 6 - Josh Reed
NW: 4 - Gabe Airrington v 8 - Cade Millican

Byes: Di Berg, Darin Watson, Jim Ratzlaff (9:45 a.m. starts)

NOTES

• Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your first game
• Address: 13312 NW 76th St, Parkville, MO 64152
• All players should have at least 45 minutes for lunch
• Lunch is not provided; however, Kactus Creek has a refrigerator and grill on site
• Winners report/write down scores and both players should gather court equipment: balls, clips, timers and replace to the proper end of the court
• Games are 60 minutes and each player has three timouts
• The clock may be stopped interference for double-banked games in the final 10 minutes of the game
• Entry fee is $20 for MCA members, $30 for non-MCA members [More information about membership]
• Tournament manager is Dylan Goodwin -- kccroquetclub@gmail.com

Update on Friday, July 28, 2017 at 5:47PM by MCA Website Admin

The Gold-Silver Line-up had a slight error in order. The 2/6 and 3/7 games were slotted wrong. The names are the same, but the court positions have changed.

2017 Kansas City Open: Nine Wicket Series Returns to Kactus Creek Croquet Club

Registration is open for the Kansas City Open nine-wicket croquet tournament to be held over two days at the end of July at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo.

The KC Open is the final regular-season tournament in the Midwest Croquet Association's Nine Wicket Series for 2017 and players' last chance to add to their points totals before the MCA Championship.

Please note: In 2017, the Pro Division takes its turn to play on Saturday — July 29. The lower divisions play on Sunday, July 30, this year. In 2016, the Pro Division played on the Sunday of KC Open weekend. Because of court availability, the divisions alternate days each successive year.

Sign up by Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m. Email kccroquetclub@gmail.com, or mark that you are "Going" on the Facebook event page.

Tournament entry fees are $20 for MCA members and $30 for nonmembers. [More information about membership.]

Lunch is not provided; however, Kactus Creek has a refrigerator and grill on site.

Update on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 8:38PM by MCA Website Admin

Registration for the 2017 Kansas City Open closes on Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m. To participate in the final regular season event in the Midwest Croquet Association Nine Wicket Series, email kccroquetclub@gmail.com, or RSVP via Facebook.

As of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, these players have entered:

Pro Division

1. Greg Adams
2. Jodi Adams
3. Billy Bob Breeden
4. Debbie Breeden
5. Greg Clouse
6. Matt Griffith
7. Dylan Goodwin
8. Deborah Millican
9. Ron Millican
10. Matt Smith

Gold/Silver Division

1. Gabe Airrington
2. Di Berg
3. Steve Jackson
4. Wanda Jackson
5. Justin Marciniak
6. Joshua Reed
7. Darin Watson

If you are on the list but will not be able to play, please write to Dylan at kccroquetclub@gmail.com.

Breeden Collects Another KC AC Title

The Kactus Creek AC Invitational sponsored by CroquetNetwork.com was originally scheduled for Tulsa, Oklahoma, but with minimal interest the event shifted gears and switched to the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. On relatively short notice, five players chose to join the fray and battle it out April 21-23, 2017. The reward for these brave AC warriors was Friday start in "November-like" conditions, but the event saw improving weather each day.

PHOTO GALLERY | RESULTS

The first two days were a round-robin that eliminated one player to set up a four-player knockout on Sunday. Matt Griffith worked through the block with a 4-0 record to take the top seed in the knockout. There he advanced with a 26-2 semifinal win over Ron Millican, who still needs some convincing on the merits of AC. Billy Bob Breeden took down Dylan Goodwin 24-4 with ease in the other semifinal. That set up what proved to be an interesting final between Griffith and Breeden.

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Miller Back on Top

The 2016 MCA Nine-Wicket Series continues to find ways to reach back to the 2013 season. During that historic first season, Paul Miller took both the inaugural MCA Championship tournament and GWM Pro Points Race, but since then had only been able to play in a few MCA events. His return this year netted his first tourney win since 2013 as he took down Billy Bob Breeden 32-18 in Sunday's Kansas City Open Pro Division final at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. That little nod to the 2013 season follows the only other tournament winner from that first year, Greg Clouse, also picking up his first MCA win since 2013 at the Missouri Open held earlier in July.

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2016 KC Open Pro/Gold Early Results

PRO DIVISION: Paul Miller 32, Billy Bob Breeden 18
GOLD DIVISION: Josh Reed 23, Jodi Adams 21 

Marciniak Takes 2016 KC Open Silver

PARKVILLE, MO -- Justin Marciniak survived a long day to snatch the Kansas City Open Silver Division title from Gabe Airrington with a 12-6 win in the title game held at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri this afternoon.

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2016 Kansas City Open Silver-Bronze Schedule

Start times for all 10 players in the Silver-Bronze Division for the 2016 Kansas City Open at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri are below.

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2016 Kansas City Open Gold Division Schedule

Times and block assignments for the Gold Division for the 2016 Kansas City Open at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri are below. The four-player group will play a round-robin block with the top two finishers facing off in the Gold Championship game.

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2016 Kansas City Open Pro Division Schedule

Times and block assignments for the Pro Division for the 2016 Kansas City Open at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri are below. The top two seeds from each block move into the Pro Playoff. Block winners will be seeded 1-4 by season points total. Second place block finishers will be seeded 5-8 by season points total.

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2016 Kansas City Open Registration

PARKVILLE, MO -- The deadline for 2016 Kansas City Open to be held July 30-31, 2016 at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri is today (7/25) at 6:00 p.m. For more details on the event see the information page.

To reserve your spot in the event, email kccroquetclub@gmail.com or visit the KC Open Silver-Bronze Facebook event page or the KC Open Pro-Gold Facebook event page. Please indicate your preferred division if you email.

Current commitments (updates will be made here): 

PRO - SUNDAY, JULY 31
Dylan Gooodwin
Matt Griffith
Bill Berg
Greg Adams
Ron Millican
Deborah Millican
Greg Clouse
Billy Bob Breeden
Jason Johnson 
Robert Fournier (7/25)
Paul Miller (7/25)
Matt Smith (7/25) 

GOLD - SUNDAY, JULY 31
Josh Reed
Jodi Adams
Steve Jackson (7/25)
Ellie Kemp 

SILVER/BRONZE - SATURDAY, JULY 30
Ellie Kemp
Di Berg
Gabe Airrington
Cade Millican
Brevin Millican
Justin Marciniak 
Darin Watson 
Shari Cullinan (7/25)
Wanda Jackson (7/25)
Annika Jackson (7/27) 

Update on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 7:14AM by MCA Website Admin

Added Robert Fournier, Paul Miller, Matt Smith, Steve Jackson, Shari Cullinan, Wanda Jackson

Update on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7:51AM by MCA Website Admin

Annika Jackson added to Silver-Bronze 7/27. Request made 7/25.