GC B-Level (3+) Series

The CA's golf croquet The B-Level (3+) 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 Open Series and A-Level (0+) Series are straight 'points races' with no National Final.

The hierarchy of Series tournaments is:

The Championship Series............ - 8 Championship tournaments, leading to a National Final for English National Singles Championship (and the 'Ascot Cup')
The Open Series (unrestriced)..... - 9 Open tournaments ............................., it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
The A-Level (0+) Series............ - 13 tournaments restricted to handicaps 0+, it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
The B-Level (3+) Series........ - 26 tournaments restricted to handicaps 3+, leading to a National Final.
The C-Level (7+) Series............ - 24 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final.

B-Level (3+) Series Tournaments 2021

Tournament	Date	Link to Latest UK/World Rankings
		Link to Ranked results in this Series
		Results on rankings?
Sussex County	01 May
Watford	03 May
Camerton and Peasedown	04 May
Ryde	06 May
Pendle	15 May
Wrest Park	19 May
East Dorset	22-23 May
Roehampton	27 May
Leighton-Linslade	12 June
Woking	16 June
Ealing	17 June
Crake Valley (NEW)	18 June
Colchester	20 June
Hunstanton	26 June
Hamptworth	26-27 June
Bury	03 July
Bath	08 July
Nottingham	14 July
Letchworth / Newport (NEW)	17-18 July
Broadwas (NEW)	28 July
Phyllis Court / Blewbury (NEW)	31 Jul-1 Aug
Guildford and Godalming	07 August
Ashby	14 August
Nailsea	17 August
Budleigh-Salterton	21 August
Hurlingham	21-22 Aug
NATIONAL FINAL at Compton	04-05 Sep

Points Totals 2021

The winner of each of the above 24 tournaments will qualify for this Finals tournament (if there are 24 different winners of the 24 qualifying events, the final will be expanded to accommodate all. Otherwise the final will be limited to 16).
Final places not claimed as above will be allocated automatically by points earned in the qualifying events from finishing second (6 points), third (4 points) or fourth (2 points).

New rule for all Series competitions from 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.

Name	Wins	Points

Previous Seasons

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

B-Level (3+) Series Tournaments 2020

Tournament	Date	Winner (Qualifies for National Final)	2^nd (6 points)	3^rd (4 points)	4^th (2 points)	Tournament report links	Results on rankings?
Camerton & Peasedown	28 Apr	Cancelled
Sussex County	02 May	Cancelled
Watford	04 May	Cancelled
Ryde	11 May	Cancelled
Wrest Park	13 May	Postponed to 17 August (see below)
Pendle	16 May	Cancelled
East Dorset	23-24 May	Postponed to 08-09 August (see below)
Roehampton	28 May	Cancelled
Northampton	03 June	Cancelled
Woking	10-11 June	Cancelled
Leighton-Linslade	13 June	Cancelled
Colchester	21 June	Cancelled
Hunstanton	27 June	Cancelled
Hamptworth	27-28 June	Michelle Leonard	Philip Davies	Glynis Davies	Richard Jenkins		Yes
Ealing	01 July	Postponed to 05 August (see below)
Bury	04 July	Cancelled
Bath	09 July	Cancelled
Nottingham	15 July	Lynn Pearcy	Mark Buckley	Andrew Fall	Glynis Davies	report by Patricia Duke-Cox	Yes
Guildford	01 August	Cancelled
Ealing	05 August	Tony Elliott	Gavin Taylor	Charles Sale	Michelle Leonard	report by Ron Carter	Yes
Phyllis Court 1	07 August	Glynis Davies	Lynn Pearcy	Gavin Taylor	Bridget Goodman		Yes
Phyllis Court 2	08 August	Phil Davies	Dianne Browne	Raghu Iyer	Robert Cook		Yes
East Dorset	08-09 Aug.	Aston Wade	Chris Daniels	Anthony A Green	Johannes Hamann	report by Gary Brennan	Yes
Nailsea	11 August	Cancelled
Ashby	15 August	David Cornes	Glynis Davies	Gill Hindshaw	Charles Sale		Yes
West Park	17 August	Marilyn Robinson	Aston Wade	David Cornes	Peter Adams	report by Richard Keighley	Yes
Budleigh-Salterton	22 August	Aston Wade	Jack Good	Tim Spores	Brian Jamieson
Hurlingham	22-23 Aug.	Andrew Fall	Jane Powell	David Graham	Martin Read	report by Tony Bingham	Yes
NATIONAL FINAL at Roehampton	05-06 Sep	Jack Good	Lynn Pearcy	Gavin Taylor	Michelle Leonard		Yes

Points Totals 2020

Name	Wins	Points
Aston Wade	2	Qualified for the National Final (Not attending)
Glynis Davies	1	Qualified for the National Final
Phil Davies	1	Qualified for the National Final
David Cornes	1	Qualified for the National Final
Tony Elliott	1	Qualified for the National Final (Not attending)
Andrew Fall	1	Qualified for the National Final
Lynn Pearcy	1	Qualified for the National Final
Michelle Leonard	1	Qualified for the National Final
Marilyn Robinson	1	Qualified for the National Final
Gavin Taylor		10 points - Qualified for the National Final
Dianne Browne		6 points - Qualified for the National Final
Mark Buckley		6 points - Qualified for the National Final
Chris Daniels		6 points - Qualified for the National Final (Not attending)
Jack Good		6 points - Qualified for the National Final
Jane Powell		6 points - Qualified for the National Final
Charles Sale		6 points - Qualified for the National Final

The last 3 places for the National Final were decided by random draw between the following players all tied on 4 points. The draw was conducted by a member of the GC Tournaments Committee in the presence of three other players at the GC Selectors Eights tournament on Saturday 29 August. The result is as follows:
David Graham		4 points - Qualified for the National Final
Anthony A Green		4 points - Qualified for the National Final
Raghu Iyer		4 points - Qualified for the National Final
Gill Hindshaw		4 points - is reserve no.1
Tim Spores		4 (not available for the National Final)
Peter Adams		2
Robert Cook		2
Bridget Goodman		2
Johannes Hamann		2
Brian Jamieson		2
Richard Jenkins		2
Martin Read		2

Results 2019

Tournament	2019 Date	Winner (Qualifies for National Final)	2^nd (6 points)	3^rd (4 points)	4^th (2 points)	Tournament report links	Results on rankings?
Camerton & Peasedown	30 Apr	Keith Bryant	Mo Boys	Brian McCausland	Ros Key-Pugh		Yes
Sussex County	04 May	Robin Coates	Sue Nicholas	Andrew Larpent	John Mariner	report	Yes
Watford	06 May	Desmond Taylor	Andrew Fall	Mike Bilton	Robert Cook		Yes
Ryde	09 May	Andrea Huxley	Brian McCausland	Ron Carter	Julie Tremble	report by Roy Tillcock	Yes
Wrest Park	15 May	Roger Stroud	Gill Hindshaw	Mike Bilton	Richard Jenkins	report by Richard Keighley	Yes
Pendle	18 May	Roger I'Anson	Richard Leach	David Leach	Libby Dixon		Yes
Roehampton	23 May	Ron Carter	Brian McCausland	Andrew Fall	Tony Nicholas		Yes
East Dorset	25-26 May	Neil Humphreys	Andrea Huxley	Karen Jones	Bridget Goodman	report by Gary Brennan	Yes
Northampton	06 June	Robert Chatwin	Ron Carter	Louise Smith	Gill Hindshaw		Yes
Woking	10-11 June	Martin Burger	Andrea Huxley	Tony Nicholas	John Mariner		Yes
Ealing	12 June	Ron Carter	Julie Tremble	David Graham	David Acheson		Yes
Leighton-Linslade	15 June	Jane Tewson	Mike Bilton	Roger Stroud	Rob Chatwin	report by John Cundell	Yes
Colchester	23 June	Ron Carter	David Wicks	Roger Stroud	Jill Walters		Yes
Hunstanton	29 June	Henry Hobbs	Mike Bilton	Alison Murray	John Reddish		Yes
Hamptworth	29-30 June	Andrea Huxley	Lynn Pearcy	John Skuse	Gill Hindshaw		Yes
Bury	06 July	David Cornes	Malcolm Daines	Jane Bailey	Mike Bilton		Yes
Nottingham	10 July	Mark Buckley	Andrea Huxley	Roger I'Anson	David Ball	report by Patricia Duke-Cox	Yes
Bath	11 July	Keith Bryant	Brian McCausland	Michael Manning	David Acheson		Yes
Guildford	03 August	Andrea Huxley	Robert Cook	Andrew Fall	David G Hill		Yes
Phyllis Court	09-10 Aug.	Mike Bilton	Brian McCausland	Paul Wolff	Patrick Knight		Yes
Nailsea	13 August	Brian McCausland	Marian Manning	Gill Hindshaw	Michelle Leonard		Yes
Ashby	17 August	Jane Tewson	Pauline Donner	David Cornes	Roger I'Anson	report by Richard Sanville	Yes
Budleigh-Salterton	24 August	Niall Litton	Mike Balch	Brian McCausland	Dominic Aarvold		Yes
Hurlingham	24-25 Aug.	Andrew Fall	Raghu Iyer	Edwin Bone	Patrick Knight		Yes
NATIONAL FINAL at Guildford & Godalming	07-08 Sep	Andrea Huxley	Ron Carter	Mike Bilton	Julie Tremble	report by Mike Huxley	Yes

Points Totals 2019

Name	Wins	Points
Ron Carter	3	Qualified for the National Final
Andrea Huxley	3	Qualified for the National Final
Keith Bryant	2	Qualified for the National Final
Jane Tewson	2	Qualified for the National Final
Mike Bilton	1	Qualified for the National Final
Mark Buckley	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Martin Burger	1	Qualified for the National Final
Robin Coates	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
David Cornes	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Robert Chatwin	1	Qualified for the National Final
Andrew Fall	1	Qualified for the National Final
Henry Hobbs	1	Qualified for the National Final
Neil Humphreys	1	Qualified for the National Final
Roger I'Anson	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Niall Litton	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Brian McCausland	1	Qualified for the National Final
Roger Stroud	1	Qualified for the National Final
Desmond Taylor	1	Qualified for the National Final
Gill Hindshaw		14 pts - Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Robert Cook		8 pts - Qualified for the National Final
Julie Tremble		8 pts - Qualified for the National Final

A random draw was made between all players on 6 Series Points
(by Julie Horsley, Manager of the Challenge & Gilbey Tournament)
Players were invited in order to claim the last National Final place:

Mo Boys		6 pts (not attending)
Marian Manning		6 pts - Qualified for the National Final
Malcolm Daines		6 pts (not attending)
Lynn Pearcy		6 pts - is reserve no.1
Richard Leach		6 pts (not attending)
Pauline Donner		6 pts - is reserve no.2
Mike Balch		6 pts
Raghu Iyer		6 pts (not attending)
David Wicks		6 pts
Sue Nicholas		6 pts
Tony Nicholas		6 pts

David Acheson		4
Edwin Bone		4
David Graham		4
Karen Jones		4
Patrick Knight		4
Michael Manning		4
Alison Murray		4
Andrew Larpent		4
David Leach		4
John Mariner		4
John Skuse		4
Louise Smith		4
Paul Wolff		4
Dominic Aarvold		2
David Ball		2
Libby Dixon		2
Bridget Goodman		2
David G Hill		2
Richard Jenkins		2
Ros Key-Pugh		2
Michelle Leonard		2
John Reddish		2
Jill Walters		2

Results 2018

Tournament	2019 Date	Winner (Qualifies for National Final)	2^nd (6 points)	3^rd (4 points)	4^th (2 points)	Tournament report links	Results on rankings?
Camerton & Peasedown	01 May	Marion Button	Gavin Taylor	Brian McCausland	Patrick Knight		yes
Sussex County	05 May	Michael Bilton	Gavin Taylor	Christopher Rolph	David King	report by Jonathan Isaacs	yes
Ryde	10 May	Nick Westmore	Michael Manning	Brian McCausland	Vernon Gibbs	report by Roy Tillcock	yes
Wrest Park	16 May	David G Hill	Jean Ball	Henry Hobbs	Roger Stroud	report by Richard Keighley	yes
Pendle	19 May	David Lloyd	Roger I'Anson	Pauline Donner	Will Drake	report by David Lloyd	yes
East Dorset	26-27 May	Andrea Huxley	Martin Isles	John Skuse	Ivo Ponting		yes
Roehampton	31 May	Nicholas Halton	Louise Taylor	Gavin Taylor	Brian McCausland		yes
Woking	06-07 June	Morgan Case	Richard Carline	Louise Taylor	Christopher Rolph		yes
Northampton	07 June	Roger Stroud	Rob Chatwin	David Ball	Noel Gill		yes
Ealing	13 June	Andrea Huxley	Graham McCausland	Ron Carter	Andrew Fall		yes
Leighton-Linslade	16 June	Michael Bilton	Jane Tewson	Rob Chatwin	Marian Manning		yes
Hamptworth	23-24 June	Mike Huxley	Noel Gill	Andrew Larpent	Andrea Huxley	report by Richard Jenkins	yes
Colchester	24 June	Robert Cook	Louise Taylor	Albert Willet	Jane Tewson		yes
Hunstanton	30 June	Henry Hobbs	David Boxell	Jane Tewson	John Mariner	report by David Thirtle-Watts	yes
Bury	07 July	John Crossland	Michael Bilton	Margaret Anderton	Jane Tewson		yes
Bath	12 July	Graham McCausland	Rob Chatwin	Brian McCausland	Andrea Huxley		yes
Nottingham	19 July	Noel Gill	Andrea Huxley	Andrea Widdison	Louise Taylor	report by Richard Bilton	yes
Guildford	04 August	John Mariner	Henry Hobbs	Karen Jones	Andrea Huxley		yes
Phyllis Court	11-12 Aug.	Michael Bilton	Rich Quilter (Corfu)	Andrea Huxley	Jane Tewson		yes
Nailsea	14 August	James Galpin	Andrea Huxley	Richard Jenkins	Jeffrey Faulkner		yes
Ashby	18 August	David Ball	Jane Tewson	Roger Stroud	Richard Sanville		yes
Budleigh-Salterton	25 August	Peter Moore	Peter Chadwick	Niall Litton	Brian McCausland		yes
Hurlingham	25-26 Aug.	Lorna Dewar	Frank O'Neill	Susan Nicholson	Louise Taylor	report by Jennifer Alwen	yes
Edgbaston	04 Sept.	Jane Tewson	David Ball	Roger Stroud	Jean Ball	report by Richard Thompson	yes
NATIONAL FINAL at Camerton & Peasedown	06-07 Oct	James Galpin	Lorna Dewar	Roger Stroud	Gavin Taylor		yes

Points Totals 2018

Name	Wins	Points
Michael Bilton	3	Qualified for the National Final
Andrea Huxley	2	Qualified for the National Final
David Ball	1	Qualified for the National Final
Marion Button	1	Qualified for the National Final
Morgan Case	1	Qualified for the National Final
Robert Cook	1	Qualified for the National Final
John Crossland	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Lorna Dewar	1	Qualified for the National Final
James Galpin	1	Qualified for the National Final
Noel Gill	1	Qualified for the National Final
David G Hill	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Nicholas Halton	1	Qualified for the National Final
Henry Hobbs	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Mike Huxley	1	Qualified for the National Final
David Lloyd	1	Qualified for the National Final
John Mariner	1	Qualified for the National Final
Peter Moore	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Graham McCausland	1	Qualified for the National Final
Roger Stroud	1	Qualified for the National Final
Jane Tewson	1	Qualified for the National Final
Nick Westmore	1	Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Louise Taylor		20 pts - Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Gavin Taylor		16 pts - Qualified for the National Final
Rob Chatwin		16 pts - Qualified for the National Final (not attending)
Brian McCausland		16 pts - Qualified for the National Final

Jean Ball		8 pts - first reserve
David Boxell		6
Richard Carline		6
Peter Chadwick		6
Roger I'Anson		6
Martin Isles		6
Michael Manning		6
Frank O'Neill		6
Rich Quilter (Corfu)		6
Christopher Rolfe		6
Margaret Anderton		4
Ron Carter		4
Pauline Donner		4
Richard Jenkins		4
Karen Jones		4
Andrew Larpent		4
Niall Litton		4
Susan Nicholson		4
Christopher Rolfe		4
John Skuse		4
Roger Stroud		4
Albert Willet		4
Andrea Widdison		4
Will Drake		2
Andrew Fall		2
Jeffrey Faulkner		2
Vernon Gibbs		2
David King		2
Patrick Knight		2
Marian Manning		2
Ivo Ponting		2
Richard Sanville		2

Results 2017

Tournament	2017 Date	Winner (Qualifies for National Final)	2^nd (6 points)	3^rd (4 points)	4^th (2 points)	Tournament report links	Results on rankings?
Sussex County	06-07 May	Gavin Taylor	Ben Harwood	Andrew Carpenter	Louise Taylor	Report by Jonathan Isaacs	yes
Watford	08 May	Arthur Reed	Steve Fisher	Andrew Carpenter	Des Taylor	Report by Geoff Johnson	yes
Ryde	11 May	Robin Thornton	Nick Westmore	Vernon Gibbs	Andrea Huxley	Report by Roy Tillcock	yes
Wrest Park	17 May	Louise Taylor	Steve Fisher	Keith Pound	Richard Keighley	Report by Richard Keighley	yes
Pendle	20 May	Paul Durkin	Michael Bilton	David Lloyd	Libby Dixon	Report by Libby Dixon	yes
East Dorset	20-21 May	Richard Carline	Richard Jenkins	Tony Allen	Tony Green		yes
Northampton	08 June	Stuart M Smith	Steve Leonard	Peter Dennis	Jean Ball	Report by Mike Hills	yes
Ealing	14 June	Keith Pound	Andrea Huxley	Richard Peperell	Louise Taylor		yes
Leighton-Linslade	17 June	Michael Bilton	Richard Skidmore	Judith Pengelly	Jean Ball	Report by John Cundell	yes
Hamptworth	24-25 June	Steve Leonard	Andrea Huxley	Bob Channon (3pts)	Martin Isles (3pts)	Report by David Cooper	yes
Colchester	25 June	Louise Taylor	Colin Crawford	Hugh Brown	Jane Collier	Report by Dick Stover	yes
Hunstanton	01 July	Tony Lee	Micheal Bilton	Paul Durkin	Henry Hobbs	Report by Terrey Sparks	yes
Bury	08 July	David W Boyd	Roger I'Anson	Trevor Farrell	Philip Nuttall	Report by Jean Hargreaves	yes
Nottingham	12 July	Ross Bagni	Jean Ball	Paul Durkin	Robert Cook	Report by Richard Bilton	yes
Bath	13 July	Brian McCausland	Richard Carline	Keith Bryant	Gavin Taylor	Report by Paul Francis	yes
Middlesbrough	15 July	- cancelled -					-
Guildford	05 August	Derek Cole	John Skuse	Brian McCausland	Andrea Huxley		yes
Nailsea	08 August	Robert Chatwin	Brian McCausland	Graham McCausland	Andrea Huxley		yes
Southport & B.	11 August	Paul Durkin	Jane Tewson	David Lloyd	Michael Bilton		yes
Phyllis Court	11-12 Aug	Keith Pound	Andrew Carpenter	Richard Peperell	Richard Jenkins	Report by Chris Roberts	yes
Ashby	19 August	Stuart M Smith	Paul Durkin	Michael Bilton	Eileen Buxton	Report by Martin Wroughton	yes
Budleigh-Salterton	19-20 Aug	Peter Chadwick	Peter Mallen	Peter Moore	Alwyn Greder		yes
Hurlingham	27-28 Aug	Ross Bagni	Anthony Elliott	Andrew Carpenter	Andrea Huxley	Report by Tom Wills-Sandford	yes
Edgbaston	05 Sept	Robert Chatwin	Jane Tewson	Paul Durkin	John Cundell	Report by Richard Thompson	yes
NATIONAL FINAL at Southport	07-08 Oct	PAUL DURKIN	David W Boyd	Michael Bilton	Ross Bagni	Report by Ross Bagni	yes

Points Totals 2017

Name	Wins	Points
Ross Bagni	2	Qualified for National Final
Robert Chatwin	2	Qualified for National Final
Paul Durkin	2	Qualified for National Final
Keith Pound	2	Qualified for National Final
Louise Taylor	2	Qualified for National Final (NOT attending)
Stuart M Smith	2	Qualified for National Final
Michael Bilton	1	Qualified for National Final
David W Boyd	1	Qualified for National Final
Richard Carline	1	Qualified for National Final
Peter Chadwick	1	Qualified for National Final (NOT attending)
Derek Cole	1	Qualified for National Final (NOT attending)
Tony Lee	1	Qualified for National Final (NOT attending)
Steve Leonard	1	Qualified for National Final
Brian McCausland	1	Qualified for National Final
Arthur Read	1	Qualified for National Final (NOT attending)
Gavin Taylor	1	Qualified for National Final (NOT attending)
Robin Thornton	1	Qualified for National Final (NOT attending)
Andrea Huxley	-	20 points - Qualified for National Final
Andrew Carpenter	-	18 points - Qualified for National Final
Steve Fisher	-	12 points - Qualified for National Final
Jane Tewson	-	12 points - Qualified for National Final
Jean Ball	-	10 points - Qualified for National Final
David Lloyd	-	8 points - Qualified for National Final
Richard Jenkins	-	8
Richard Peperell	-	8
Colin Crawford	-	6
Anthony Elliott	-	6
Ben Harwood	-	6
Roger I'Anson	-	6
Peter Mallen	-	6
Richard Skidmore	-	6
John Skuse	-	6
Nick Westmore	-	6
Tony Allen	-	4
Hugh Brown	-	4
Keith Bryant	-	4
Peter Dennis	-	4
Trevor Farrell	-	4
Vernon Gibbs	-	4
Graham McCausland	-	4
Peter Moore	-	4
Judith Pengelly	-	4
Bob Channon	-	3
Martin Isles	-	3
Eileen Buxton	-	2
John Cundell	-	2
Libby Dixon	-	2
Jane Collier	-	2
Robert Cook	-	2
Henry Hobbs	-	2
Alwyn Greder	-	2
Tony Green	-	2
Richard Keighley	-	2
Philip Nuttall	-	2
Des Taylor	-	2

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

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