over. This strategy was not lost on the experienced group, with no less than five stake-outs attempted; the closest performed by Wile, wherein he sent Bortolin's ball just centimeters from doom, only to roquet off Gelinas’ ball, which was already in immediate stake-proximity. Shot of Game (and arguably of Day) went to the leader Martin, who had been sent off the pitch on Fischer's previous turn; needing one long shot to capture first place, Martin passed the stake, but had just enough carry to nudge up to Bortolin, awarding him two short strokes to capture his second consecutive Wile Cup Championship. Repetition was also in store for Wile himself, who finished as Runner-up in back-to-back years. Ladner 2014 Back where it all began, CroqSoc returned to its roots for the 2014 championship. On the same pitch of grass along Main Mall at the University of British Columbia, where the 2003 Autumn Classic was hosted - the inaugural tournament - the band of croquet hopefuls descended. Flanked by newly constructed buildings and classic views, the first round of the 2014 Wile Cup was contested in the same format as ’03 Classic; Traditional 9-wicket croquet. Three simultaneous matches, set up end-to-end, provided another CroqSoc spectacle to passersby, not unlike eleven years prior. The second round would be competed in Rhododendron Wood, a forested area on the UBC campus, near Wile Cup namesake Daryl Wile's residence. The Wood was very suitable for extreme croquet, as it blended flat terrain with tree-base obstacles. Bank shots, log ramps, and ground mulch makes the extreme round unpredictably fun and frustrating, depending on who you ask! Despite the efforts of the course designers, the first match of the second round proved time-consuming. As a result, the layout was amended for the second and third matches. In addition, two competitors dropped out, thereby creating an unbalanced table and an uncertain procedure of final round qualification. In nearby Ladner, the Championship match took place at the home of the parents of 2012 Finalist Alison Martin (née Bones). As the participants arrived for the festivities, it was still unknown how to account for the logistical issues of qualification, and set a match of six for the final. Following some deliberation, it was decided that the top 4 finishers from the qualifying rounds - Wile, Steph Janzen, 2-time defending champion Brian Martin, and Kevin Nickel - gained entry. The next six