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 (DG<2000) Series Tournament
Eligibility: GC: Dgrade below 2000
Date: Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 June
Capacity: 16
Manager: Simon Hathrell
Secretary: Eddie Chung
Email: click on link to send an email
Phone: 07806 639257
Address: please ask, or log in and obtain it from the CqE member's directory
Entries: Allocation: 25 April; Closing: 20 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: £26 (CqE Premium members), others £40.
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 (DG<2000) Tournament 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.: GS DD EB EC CK RC GJ MH WINS NET
HOOPS
George Skinner   5/7 7/3 7/6 7/5 6/7 7/4 7/3 5 +11
David Dickins 7/5   7/6 7/4 5/7 7/4 7/4 2/7 5 +5
Edwin Bone 3/7 6/7   7/6 6/7 7/3 7/4 7/3 4 +6
Eddie Chung 6/7 4/7 6/7   7/5 7/4 7/5 7/5 4 +4
Cengiz Kaya 5/7 7/5 7/6 5/7   5/7 6/7 7/5 3 -2
Robert Cook 7/6 4/7 3/7 4/7 7/5   7/6 5/7 3 -8
Geoff Johnson 4/7 4/7 4/7 5/7 7/6 6/7   7/1 2 -5
Mike Hills 3/7 7/2 3/7 5/7 5/7 7/5 1/7   2 -11
Block B
Results vs.: HR IN DF MP RB MR JS DB WINS NET
HOOPS
Hugh Risebrow   7/6 4/7 7/3 7/1 7/6 7/3 7/4 6 +16
Ian Norris 6/7   7/5 7/1 6/7 7/5 7/6 7/5 5 +11
David Frost 7/4 5/7   4/7 7/4 4/7 7/2 7/1 4 +9
Margaret Page 3/7 1/7 7/4   6/7 7/5 7/4 7/5 4 -1
Ross Bagni 1/7 7/6 4/7 7/6   4/7 7/5 7/4 4 -5
Martin Read 6/7 5/7 7/4 5/7 7/4   4/7 7/4 3 +1
John Smallbone 3/7 6/7 2/7 4/7 5/7 7/4   7/3 2 -8
David Ball 4/7 5/7 1/7 5/7 4/7 4/7 3/7   0 -23
Knock-out
QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL WINNER
Block A Winner
George Skinner
Margaret Page
10/5
Edwin Bone
7/5, 5/7, 7/3
Hugh Risebrow
7/6, 6/7, 7/5
Block B 4th place
Margaret Page
Block A 3rd place
Edwin Bone
Edwin Bone
10/9
Block B Runner-up
Ian Norris
Block A Runner-up
David Dickins
David Frost
10/9
Hugh Risebrow
7/6, 7/6
Block B 3rd place
David Frost
Block A 4th place
Eddie Chung
Hugh Risebrow
10/7
Block B Winner
Hugh Risebrow
  THIRD PLACE
PLAY-OFF:
Margaret Page David Frost
7/6, 6/7, 7/2
  David Frost
5th-8th PLACES 5th-6th PLACES 5th PLACE
George Skinner Ian Norris
6/7, 7/6, 7/6
Eddie Chung
7/6, 7/5
Ian Norris
David Dickins Eddie Chung
7/4, 7/5
Eddie Chung
7th-8th PLACES 7th PLACE
George Skinner David Dickins
6/7, 7/5, 7/5
David Dickins
Plate
QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL WINNER
Cengiz Kaya David Ball
10/9
Geoff Johnson
6/7, 7/3, 7/5
Geoff Johnson
7/5
David Ball
Martin Read Geoff Johnson
10/8
Geoff Johnson
Robert Cook John Smallbone
10/9
Ross Bagni
7/2, 7/0
John Smallbone
Mike Hills Ross Bagni
10/6
Ross Bagni
  THIRD PLACE
PLAY-OFF:
David Ball John Smallbone
7/3, 7/4
  John Smallbone
13th-16th PLACES 13th-14th PLACES 13th PLACE
Martin Read Cengiz Kaya
7/6, 7/5
Mike Hills
7/3, 2/7, 7/5
Cengiz Kaya
Robert Cook Mike Hills
7/3, 7/3
Mike Hills
15th-16th PLACES 15th PLACE
Robert Cook Martin Read
7/6, 3/7, 7/2
Martin Read
Participants
Name Club H'cap
David Dickins Sussex County 0
Ross Bagni Leighton Linslade 0
Eddie Chung Watford 1
Mike Hills Northampton 1
Ian Norris Phyllis Court 1
David Frost Enfield 1
Martin Read Hurlingham 1
George Skinner Watford 2
Geoff Johnson Watford 2
Robert Cook Cheam 2
Edwin Bone Cheltenham 3
Cengiz Kaya Watford 3
John Smallbone Watford 3
Hugh Risebrow Hamptworth 3
Margaret Page Ealing 3
David Ball Leighton Linslade 4