GC B-Level (4+) Series

The GC B-Level (4+) Series is one of six tiers of Golf Croquet Series in the Croquet England Fixtures Calendar, each a season-long competition that groups together certain tournaments of a similar class. Players can achieve direct qualification to the National Final by way of performance in a qualifying tournament.

The hierarchy of Series tournaments is:

1. The Championship Series	8 Championship tournaments, leading to the English National Singles Championship Final (for the 'Ascot Cup').
2. The Open (Unrestricted) Series	12 Open tournaments (unrestricted), it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
3. The A-Level (0+) Series	15 tournaments restricted to handicaps 0+, leading to a National Final.
4. The B-Level (4+) Series	24 tournaments restricted to handicaps 4+, leading to a National Final.
5. The C-Level (7+) Series	27 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final.
6. The D-Level (10+) Series	18 tournaments restricted to handicaps 10+, it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.

See the GC Series page for the procedures regarding tournament allocation and qualification for the Final.

The Croquet England Events page shows the current Calendar Fixtures for the B-Level (4+) Series.

View all previous tournaments in this Series on the GC Grading System. See also information on the GC Grading System.

All tournaments in the Series will use the standard GC formats if possible. Head to the Managing a GC Tournament page to download the format suitable for your Series tournament.

Results from previous years are available in the Archive.

2025 B-Level (4+) Series Tournaments Results

Tournament	Date	Winner (Qualifies for National Final)	2nd (6 points)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)	Plate Winner (0 points)	Results on rankings?
Budleigh Salterton	13 April	John Duplock	Jane Powell	Paul New	Izzy Poyntz	Frank Pearce	Yes
Sussex County	26 April	Andrew Lockwood	Nicholas Barton		Robin Wootton & Robyn Clark	Margaret Page	Yes
Watford	05 May	Stephen Webb	Raghu Iyer	Peter Adams	Stephanie White	Judith Pengelly	Yes
Camerton & Peasedown	06 May	John Duplock	Martin Strange	Peter Kirby	Anwen Owens	Desmond Back	Yes
Pendle	10 May	Jo-Ann Hughes	Andrew Gould	Peter Adams	Libby Dixon	Paul Rockall	Yes
Wrest Park	14 May	Peter Adams	David Ball	Nigel Owen	Nick Boxall	Steve Baldwin	Yes
East Dorset	17-18 May	Peter Adams	Steve Baldwin	Christine Dochniak	Jillian Richardson	Alastair Broom	Yes
Bury	18 May	Robert Strover	Frank Sharps	Margaret Crossland	John Tidy	-	Yes
Chester (NEW)	31 May	Gill Brent	Frank Sharps	Christine Thomas	Alan Dix	Robert Strover
Woking	11 June
Ealing	12 June
Colchester	15 June
Hamptworth	21 June
Cheltenham	25 June
Hunstanton	29 June
Bath	03 July
Compton (Eastbourne)	05 July
Nottingham	10 July
Phyllis Court / Blewbury	30-31 July
Broadwas	31 July
Guildford	02 Aug
Ashby	09 Aug
Sidmouth	10 Aug
Nailsea	12 Aug
NATIONAL FINAL at Budleigh	20-21 Sep

Points Totals 2025

Name	Wins	Points
Peter Adams	2	Qualified for National Final
John Duplock	2	Qualified for National Final
Gill Brent	1	Qualified for National Final
Jo-Ann Hughes	1	Qualified for National Final
Andrew Lockwood	1	Qualified for National Final
Robert Strover	1	Qualified for National Final
Stephen Webb	1	Qualified for National Final
Frank Sharps		12
Steve Baldwin		6
David Ball		6
Nicholas Barton		6
Andrew Gould		6
Raghu Iyer		6
Jane Powell		6
Martin Strange		6
Margaret Crossland		4
Christine Dochniak		4
Peter Kirby		4
Paul New		4
Nigel Owen		4
Christine Thomas		4
Nick Boxall		2
Robyn Clark		2
Alan Dix		2
Libby Dixon		2
Anwen Owens		2
Izzy Poyntz		2
Jillian Richardson		2
John Tidy		2
Stephanie White		2
Robin Wootton		2