GC A-Level Series

The CA's golf croquet A-Level Series is part of a hierarchy of competitions that group together certain tournaments of a similar grade. Players are rewarded for their achievements in Series tournaments, by the awarding of points that can lead to a National Final or can achieve direct qualification to a National Final by dint of a qualifying tournament victory. Note however that the A-Level Series is a straight 'points race' with no National Final.

The hierarchy of Series tournaments is:

The English National Singles Championship (8 Open tournaments leading to a National Final for the 'Ascot Cup')
The National A-Level Series (10 Open tournaments - A straight 'points race'. There is no National Final)
The National B-Level Series (24 tournaments restricted to handicaps 3+, leading to a National Final)
The National C-Level Series (21 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final)

A-Level Series Tournaments 2019

Tournament	Date	Winner (10 points)	2^nd (6 points)	3^rd (4 points)	4^th (2 points)
Cheltenham	13-14 April	Stuart M Smith	Roger Goldring	Louise Bradforth	Nick Archer
Northampton	04-05 May
Hunstanton	25-26 May
Wrest Park	08-09 June
Woking	12-13 June
Pendle	15-16 June
Ryde	06-07 July
East Dorset	13-14 July
Wiltshire (Hamptworth)	20-21 July
Sussex	07-08 Sept
Final standings

Points Totals 2019

This is the 'leader board' of points accumulated by players in the qualifying events from finishing second (6 points), third (4 points) or fourth (2 points).

New rule for 2018 onwards - If a third/fourth place play-off is declined by one player but not the other, the player willing to play will be placed third and the unwilling player fourth (with Series points awarded as above). If neither player is willing to play a third/fourth place pay-off, BOTH players will score only 2 points.

The A-Level Series winner shall be the player who has accumulated the most Series points in the season. If there is a tie on Series points after the last tournament, the Series winner shall be the player who has scored the greater number of tournament wins, followed (in order) by the greater number of second, third and fourth places.

Name	Points
Stuart M Smith	10
Roger Goldring	6
Louise Bradforth	4
Nick Archer	2

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Previous Seasons' Results

If you spot any errors in this history, please contact Chris Roberts.

Results 2018

Tournament	Date	Winner (10 points)	2^nd (6 points)	3^rd (4 points)	4^th (2 points)	Tournament report links	Results on rankings?
Cheltenham	14-15 April	Lionel Tibble	Dave Trimmer	Mark Suter	Tony Forbes	report by Kevin Ham	yes
Lancashire (Pendle)	28-29 April	Tim King	Libby Dixon	-	Paul Rigge & Stuart Smith	report by Paul Durkin	yes
Northampton	05-06 May	Lionel Tibble	Nick Archer	Peter Balchin	David Widdison	report by Lionel Tibble	yes
Hunstanton	26-27 May	Richard Bilton	Stuart M Smith	Martin French	David Widdison	report by David Boxall	yes
Woking	04-05 June	Jeff Dawson	Lionel Tibble	Guy Scurfield	Mike Town	report by Bernard Jones	yes
Wrest Park	09-10 June	Tim King	Lionel Tibble	Raouf Allim	John Noble	report by Richard Keighley	yes
Pendle	16-17 June	- cancelled -
Ryde	07-08 July	Roy Tillcock	Chris Roberts	Stephen Leonard	Chris Sheen	report by Roy Tillcock	yes
East Dorset	14-15 July	Jonathan Powe	StuartM Smith	Stephen Custance-Baker	Richard Brooks	report by Jonathan Powe	yes
Sussex	08-09 Sept	Stuart M Smith	Manuel Alvarez-Sala	Liz Farrow	Stephen Custance-Baker
Final standings	-	Lionel Tibble (32)	StuartM Smith (22)	Tim King (20)	4 players, see below (10)

Points Totals 2018

Name	Points
Lionel Tibble	32
StuartM Smith	22
Tim King	20
Richard Bilton	10
Jeff Dawson	10
Jonathan Powe	10
Roy Tillcock	10
Manuel Alvarez-Sala (Spain)	6
Nick Archer	6
Stephen Custance-Baker	6
Libby Dixon	6
Chris Roberts	6
Stuart M Smith	6
Dave Trimmer	6
Raouf Allim	4
Peter Balchin	4
Liz Farrow	4
Martin French	4
Stephen Leonard	4
Guy Scurfield	4
Mark Suter	4
David Widdison	4
Richard Brooks	2
Tony Forbes	2
John Noble	2
Paul Rigge	2
Chris Sheen	2
Stuart Smith	2
Mike Town	2

Results 2017

Tournament	Date	Winner (10 points)	2^nd (6 points)	3^rd (4 points)	4^th (2 points)	Tournament report links	Results on rankings?
Cheltenham	22-23 April	Stephen Custance-Baker	Ivor Brand	Peter Balchin	David Bell	Report by Russell Barter	yes
Lancashire (Pendle)	29-30 April	Tim King	David Widdison	Freda Vitty	Ray Mounfield	Report by Tim King	yes
Northampton	06-07 May	Lionel Tibble	Peter Dowd	John Noble	Michael Hills	Report by Lionel Tibble	yes
Woking	05-06 June	Jeff Dawson	Lionel Tibble	James Death	Chris Roberts	Report by Bernard Jones	yes
Pendle	17-18 June	Jane Pringle	Freda Vitty	Les Heard	Libby Dixon	Report by Abdul Ahmad	yes
Ryde	08-09 July	Stephen Custance-Baker	Chris Roberts	Roy Tillcock	Pam Sim		yes
East Dorset	15-16 July	Jonathan Powe	Richard Brooks	Nick Archer	Tom Weston	Report by Jonathan Powe	yes
Sussex	09-10 Sept	David Dray	Colin Britt	Lionel Tibble & Martin French (3pts. each)			yes

Points Totals 2017

Name	Points
Stephen Custance-Baker	20
Lionel Tibble	19
Jeff Dawson	10
David Dray	10
Tim King	10
Jane Pringle	10
Jonathan Powe	10
Freda Vitty	10
Chris Roberts	8
Ivor Brand	6
Colin Britt	6
Richard Brooks	6
Peter Dowd	6
David Widdison	6
Nick Archer	4
Peter Balchin	4
James Death	4
Les Heard	4
John Noble	4
Roy Tillcock	4
Martin French	3
David Bell	2
Libby Dixon	2
Michael Hills	2
Ray Mounfield	2
Pam Sim	2
Tom Weston	2

Please contact Competition Director Chris Roberts if you spot any results errors.

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