Major Events

The UK croquet season runs from early April until October, and throughout this time there is a full programme of tournaments held at clubs around the country.

For details about world championships and other international events, refer to the World Croquet Federation website.

The major UK events are as follows:

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Date	Organisers/Venue	Event	Description
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3 8-12 Feb 2023	Mount Maunganui Tauranga	Under-21 Golf Croquet World Championship (in NZ)	2023 Under-21 Golf Croquet World Championship
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5 13-14 May 2023	East Dorset	The Western Championship	The first of the four regional Association Croquet Championships
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7 20-28 May 2023	TBA	National Croquet Week	A celebration of croquet - see croquet.org.uk/?p=ca/ncd
8 20-21 May 2023	Pendle	AC Home Internationals	International team event involving England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.
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10 25-28 May 2023	Budleigh	The 2023 European Golf Croquet Championships	The 2023 European Golf Croquet Championships
11 27-30 May 2023	Sussex County Compton (Eastbourne)	The AC Inter-County Championship	Association croquet, played with teams of 6 from each county. The largest tournament in the UK.
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13 2-4 Jun 2023	Budleigh	The Golf Croquet Women's Open Championship	The premier women's golf croquet event.
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15 10-11 Jun 2023	Carrickmines	The GC Home Internationals	International team event involving England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
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17 14-18 Jun 2023	Cheltenham	The Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles' Championships	Association croquet, with men and women competing in separate events. One of the oldest and most highly regarded of the championship events
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19 20-25 Jun 2023	Sussex County	The Golf Croquet Open Championships	The premier golf croquet event
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21 1-9 Jul 2023	Nottingham	The Association Croquet Open Championships	The premier association croquet event
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23 15-23 Jul 2023	Hurlingham	WCF Association Croquet World Championship	2023 Association Croquet World Championship
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25 29-30 Jul 2023	Colchester	The Eastern Championship	Cancelled Second of the four regional association croquet championships
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27 19-20 Aug 2023	Cheltenham	The GC Inter-County Championship (Division 1)	Golf croquet, played with teams of four players from each county playing both doubles and singles
28 19-20 Aug 2023	Sussex County	The GC Inter-County Championship (Division 2)	Golf croquet, played with teams of four players from each county playing both doubles and singles
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30 26-28 Aug 2023	Colchester	GC First Eight (The Ricki Savage Memorial)	Selection event for the UK's top eight Golf Croquet players.
31 26-28 Aug 2023	Bowdon	The North of England Championship	Third of the four regional association croquet championships
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33 7-10 Sep	Bowdon	AC First Eight (The President's Cup)	Selection event for the UK's top eight Association Croquet players.
34 7-10 Sep	Southport	AC Second Eight (The Chairman's Salver)	Selection event for the UK's second top eight Association Croquet players.
35 7-11 Sep	Nailsea	AC Third Eight (The Spencer Ell Cup)	Selection event for the UK's third top eight Association Croquet players.
36 7-11 Sep	Pendle	AC Fourth Eight (The Treasurer's Tankard)	Selection event for the UK's fourth top eight Association Croquet players.
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38 16-17 Sep	Ramsgate	The GC English National Singles Championship	This is the Golf Croquet English National Singles Championship. Entry is by qualification obtained by placings in other Championships throughout the season. The winner is awarded the Ascot Cup.
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40 22-24 Sep	Compton (Eastbourne)	The South of England Championship	Last of the four regional association croquet championships
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42 30 Sep	Blewbury	The AC Inter-Club Championship	The Inter-Club is the premier season-long Association Croquet team event

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