About the championship
Held every two years since 1999, the Australian Gateball Championship is the premier gateball tournament in Australia. This year entries have been received from 170 players in 26 teams from five countries, including China, Japan, India and Nepal. The Australian teams come from the length of the east coast, 20 teams from Rockhampton to Melbourne.

Competition structure
The championship will be played in one or more blocks followed by a finals series. The draw was conducted on 26 August and can be viewed here.

Venue
The 2011 Australian Gateball Championship will be played at the Newcastle National Park Croquet Club. The club is located in the heart of Newcastle, a picturesque sea-side city, just two hours north of Sydney. For more information about Newcastle check out www.visitnewcastle.com.au/. For a preview of the venue, including the speed of the courts and type of grass, the organising committee have produced at venue preview video.

The 2011 AGC is sponsored by:

The 2011 AGC is organised by:

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Latest news

New! NBN Online TV story about the championship (uploaded 20 September 2011)

New! Full results from the championships (uploaded 19 September 2011)

New! TV story about the gateball team from the Riverina Anglican College (uploaded 19 September 2011)

New! August update, Friday schedule and lunch order form (uploaded 3 September 2011)

New! An animation of Wacka and Cracka the wombats created by Lowen Clarke welcoming teams to the National Championship (note - it is a large file) (uploaded 31 August)

New! Watch the teaser trailer, public draw and venue preview (uploaded 28 August)

New! Read a preview of the championships published in Croquet World Online (uploaded 28 August)

Important documents

July update from the organising committee (uploaded 13 July 2011)

Event information and entry form (March 2011)

Letter of invitiation sent to international associations (March 2011)