2018 World Crokinole Championship Fantasy Pool

Did you not pick Vegas in your Stanley Cup bracket and are starting to feel a little foolish? Well, you’re not alone. Is your knowledge of the professional crokinole circuit vastly superior to that of the NHL? Well, join the club.

Join the club of people willing to put their ego on the line that is, by filling out a roster for the 2018 WCC Fantasy Pool.

Last year, Nathan Walsh became Fantasy Pool champion, joining the esteemed ranks alongside Roy Campbell and Clare Kuepfer as previous winners. Will one of them become the first two-time champion? Will there be new champion? Will it be you? You will get to play a part in deciding if that is the case.

The rules are simple (and the same as ever): 

1. Pick the best 8 player team consisting of:

2 players from Group A

2 players from Group B

2 players from Group C

and 2 players from Group D.

2. The higher up your players finish, the more points your team earns.

3. Whoever has the team with the most points will win the coveted title of Crokinole Fantasy Champion, and bragging rights until their title is challenged next year.

NOTE: Fantasy Pool results are limited to the Competitive Singles category.

The separation into 4 different groups is designed to spread out the talent, so a the winning team will require a strong showing from many different players who outperform their expectations.

This year, the groups were divided based on 2018 NCA Tournament results. 

Group A - Any player with a victory on the 2017/2018 NCA Tour.

Group B - Any player who finished in the Top 4 of a 2017/2018 NCA tournament.

Group C - Any player who finished in the Top 8 of a 2017/2018 NCA doubles event, or Top 12 of an NCA singles event.

Group D - Any player not listed in Groups A, B or C. As a guide, a list of notable players have been provided.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Justin Slater	Nathan Jongsma	Ray Kappes	Randy Harris
Ray Beierling	Jason Beierling	Kevin Bechtel	Rueben Jong
Nathan Walsh	Tony Snyder	Lloyd Wiseman	Ezra Jantzi
Jon Conrad	Dave Meijer	Steve Wiseman	Dale Henry
Clare Kuepfer	Justin Martin	Dave Brown	Ab Leitch
Connor Reinman	Jonathan Phillips	Matt Brown	Greg Pinel
Robert Bonnett	Jeremy Tracey	Dwayne Campbell	Cathy Kuepfer
	Nolan Tracey	Roger Vaillancourt	Barry Kiggins
	Roy Campbell	Neil Cook	Kevin Brooks
	Fred Slater	Tom Johnston	Lawson Lea
	Brian Simpson	Rex Johnston	Rob C Mader
	Andrew Hutchinson	Howard Martin	Merv Wice
		Eric Miltenburg	Wilfred Smith
		Michael Meleg	Robert Weeks
		Wayne Scott	Peter Tarle
		Len Chard	Christina Campbell
		Beverly Vaillancourt	Derek McKie
		Peter Carter
		Ron Reesor

This is where a little inside information can make the difference. If you know of a real ringer coming in, or you want to take a chance, put then in your lineup.

Points will be awarded as follows:

1st - 100

2nd - 90

3rd - 85

4th - 80

5th-8th - 70

9th-12th - 65

13th-16th - 60

17th-20th - 50

21st-25th - 45

26th-30th - 40

31st-35th - 35

36th-40th - 30

41st-45th - 25

46th-50th - 20

51st-60th - 15

61st-70th - 10

>71st - 5

To solve the issue of not knowing who is attending the event, there will be printouts provided at the tournament to set your Fantasy team at the last minute. Entries will be accepted online, and in person, until 1:30pm EST on June 2nd, 2018. 

That being said, feel free to comment below on your strategy and current picks to get a discussion rolling.

Good luck and have fun!