GC B-Level (4+) Series

Qualified for National Final (8)

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	Yes
Woking	11 June	Richard Platt	Jane Powell	Christine Dochniak	Graham Tucker	Brian McCausland	Yes
Ealing	12 June	Richard Barkey	Christine Dochniak	John Hutchinson	Alan Grundy	-	Yes
Colchester	15 June	Michael Pudney	Simon Bird	Simon Draper	Nicholas Barton	Steve Baldwin	Yes
Hamptworth	21 June	Adrian Coward	Martin Strange	Jill Bateman	Stephen Flay	Christine Dochniak	Yes
Cheltenham	25 June	Alastair Broom	Neil Pinker	Chris Jackson	Jill Richardson	-	Yes
Hunstanton	29 June	Ken Knock	Simon Draper	Pauline Donner	Robert Mumford	Roger Platt	Yes
Bath	03 July	Peter Kirby	Jill Richardson	Sally Helvey	Des Back	Kevin Ward	Yes
Compton (Eastbourne)	05 July	Sue Nichols	Nigel Wulcko	Richard Barkey	Robert Scallon	Richard Platt	Yes
Nottingham	10 July	Robert Strover	Andrew Grant	David Beddy	Dan Rhodes-Chadder	Simon Draper	Yes
Phyllis Court / Blewbury	30-31 July	Rob Eagle	Jane Powell	Edward Patel	Patricia Mulcahy	Michael Marcel
Broadwas	31 July
Guildford	02 Aug	Richard Perkins	Howard Railton	Kevin Ward	Nicholas Barton	Margaret Page
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 (1)
John Duplock	2	Qualified for National Final (2)
Robert Srover	2	Qualified for National Final (3)
Richard Barkey	1	Qualified for National Final (4)
Gill Brent	1	Qualified for National Final (5)
Alastair Broom	1	Qualified for National Final (6)
Adrian Coward	1	Qualified for National Final (7)
Rob Eagle	1	Qualified for National Final (8)
Jo-Ann Hughes	1	Qualified for National Final (9)
Peter Kirby	1	Qualified for National Final (10)
Ken Knock	1	Qualified for National Final (11)
Andrew Lockwood	1	Qualified for National Final (12)
Sue Nichols	1	Qualified for National Final (13)
Richard Perkins	1	Qualified for National Final (14)
Richard Platt	1	Qualified for National Final (15)
Michael Pudney	1	Qualified for National Final (16)
Stephen Webb	1	Qualified for National Final (17)
Jane Powell		18
Christine Dochniak		14
Martin Strange		12
Frank Sharps		12
Nicholas Barton		10
Simon Draper		10
Jill Richardson		10
Steve Baldwin		6
David Ball		6
Simon Bird		6
Andrew Gould		6
Andrew Grant		6
Raghu Iyer		6
Neil Pinker		6
Howard Railton		6
Nigel Wulcko		6
Jill Bateman		4
David Beddy		4
Margaret Crossland		4
Pauline Donner		4
Sally Helvey		4
John Hutchinson		4
Chris Jackson		4
Paul New		4
Nigel Owen		4
Edward Patel		4
Christine Thomas		4
Kevin Ward		4
Des Back		2
Nick Boxall		2
Robyn Clark		2
Alan Dix		2
Libby Dixon		2
Stephen Flay		2
Alan Grundy		2
Patricia Mulcahy		2
Robert Mumford		2
Anwen Owens		2
Izzy Poyntz		2
Dan Rhodes-Chadder		2
Robert Scallon		2
John Tidy		2
Graham Tucker		2
Stephanie White		2
Robin Wootton		2