GC Golf Croquet

The Tournament is an open two-day Golf Croquet A-Class Level Play Singles competition staged at Watford, as one of the tournaments in the Croquet England fixtures calendar. It is part of CqE's national A-Level (0+) tournament series.

Open GC A-Level Tournament
results by year:

Title: Open GC A-level (0+) Series Tournament
Handicaps: GC: 0+
Date: Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 June
Capacity: 16
Manager: Simon Hathrell
Secretary: Simon Hathrell
Email: click on link to send an email
Phone: 01923 241582
Address: please ask, or log in and obtain it from the CqE member's directory
Entries: Allocation: 28 April; Closing: 22 June
Those who wish to enter and pay online may do so through the CqE website in same way as entering a CqE Tournament. Alternatively, postal entries should be submitted together with entry fee using the standard CqE Tournament entry form.
Entry fee: £24 (CqE Premium members), others £36.
Pay online (see above) or by cheque to the secretary, payable to "Watford (Cassiobury) Croquet Club".
Format: AMD, provisionally the standard Series format if full capacity.

Exceptions and additions to the standard CqE tournament regulations:

  1. Players must be prepared to play up to 8 games per day.
  2. This tournament forms part of the National GC A-Level (0+) Series.
  3. Tea, soft drinks and biscuits are provided free of charge, and a cold lunch will be available for a small fee.
  4. Details of parking and other arrangements will be sent to participants before the event.

Report to follow after the event.

Results:

Block A
Results vs.: RB GJ AJ BG EC RC CM SW WINS NET
HOOPS
Ross Bagni   7-6 7-5 7-6 7-5 6-7 7-5 7-2 6 +12
Geoff Johnson 6-7   7-6 7-4 7-3 7-6 5-7 7-5 5 +8
Andy Jones 5-7 6-7   7-5 7-6 7-5 7-4 7-6 5 +6
Bridget Goodman 6-7 4-7 5-7   7-4 7-4 7-2 7-4 4 +8
Eddie Chung 5-7 3-7 6-7 4-7   7-4 7-6 7-1 3 0
Robert Cook 7-6 6-7 5-7 4-7 4-7   7-3 7-5 3 -2
Charlie Martin 5-7 7-5 4-7 2-7 6-7 3-7   7-3 2 -9
Stephen Webb 2-7 5-7 6-7 4-7 1-7 5-7 3-7   0 -23
Block B
Results vs.: PT MF DF MD JS SH KT HJ WINS NET
HOOPS
Peter Tofield   4-7 7-4 3-7 7-4 7-5 7-3 7-3 5 +9
Michael Fensome 7-4   7-3 7-5 5-7 7-6 4-7 6-7 4 +4
David Frost 4-7 3-7   7-5 7-4 7-2 7-6 6-7 4 +3
Martin Daniels 7-3 5-7 5-7   7-6 7-4 6-7 6-7 3 +2
John Smallbone 4-7 7-5 4-7 6-7   5-7 7-3 7-5 3 -1
Stephen Harbron 5-7 6-7 2-7 4-7 7-5   7-5 7-3 3 -3
Kim Taylor 3-7 7-4 6-7 7-6 3-7 5-7   7-6 3 -6
Helena Jansson 3-7 7-6 7-6 7-6 5-7 3-7 6-7   3 -8

Knock-out

QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL WINNER
Block A Winner
Ross Bagni		 Ross Bagni
(7-5, 7-5)		 Ross Bagni
(7-4, 6-7, 7-5)		 Geoff Johnson
(7-5, 4-7, 7-2)
Block B 4th place
Martin Daniels
Block A 3rd place
Andy Jones		 Andy Jones
(7-5, 5-7, 7-5)
Block B Runner-up
Michael Fensome
Block A Runner-up
Geoff Johnson		 Geoff Johnson
(7-6, 5-7, 7-6)		 Geoff Johnson
(7-4, 6-7, 7-4)
Block B 3rd place
David Frost
Block A 4th place
Bridget Goodman		 Peter Tofield
(7-5, 7-2)
Block B Winner
Peter Tofield
  THIRD PLACE
PLAY-OFF:		 Andy Jones
(7-5)
5th-8th PLACES 5th-6th PLACES 5th PLACE
Martin Daniels Martin Daniels
(7-6)		 David Frost
(7-6, 1-7, 7-4)
Michael Fensome
David Frost David Frost
(7-5)
Bridget Goodman
7th-8th PLACES 7th PLACE
Michael Fensome Bridget Goodman
(7-6)
Bridget Goodman

Winner Geoff Johnson


Plate winner: Kim Taylor
Participants
Name Club H'cap
Ross Bagni Leighton Linslade 0
Charlie Martin Ramsgate 0
Eddie Chung Watford 1
Bridget Goodman Ealing 1
Peter Tofield Northampton 1
Kim Taylor Enfield 1
Andy Jones Phyllis Court 2
Robert Cook Cheam 2
Geoff Johnson Watford 2
Martin Daniels Bromley 2
David Frost Enfield 2
Helena Jansson Phyllis Court 2
John Smallbone Watford 2
Michael Fensome Phyllis Court 2
Stephen Webb Watford 4
Stephen Harbron Ealing 4

Plate

Results vs.: KT SH EC JS HJ CM RC WINS NET
HOOPS
Kim Taylor   7-3 7-3 3-7 7-5 7-5 7-3 5 +12
Stephen Harbron 3-7   7-6 7-4 6-7 7-5 7-2 4 +6
Eddie Chung 3-7 6-7   7-3 5-7 7-5 7-2 3 +4
John Smallbone 7-3 4-7 3-7   4-7 7-4 7-5 3 -1
Helena Jansson 5-7 7-6 7-5 7-4   1-7 6-7 3 -3
Charlie Martin 5-7 5-7 5-7 4-7 7-1   7-2 2 +2
Robert Cook 3-7 2-7 2-7 5-7 7-6 2-7   1 -20
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Handicap changes: Charlie Martin: 0 to 1, Robert Cook 2 to 3, Stephen Harbron 4 to 3.

Stephen Webb withdrew from the second day's play because of an accidental injury the previous evening.