The GC English National Singles Championship Series

This page shows results and points relevant for The English National Singles Championship Series Ascot cup qualification:

The CA's golf croquet The English National Singles Championship Series is at the top of a hierarchy of season-long competitions that group together certain tournaments of a similar grade. Most of these Series lead to a National Final. Players can achieve direct qualification to a National Final by way of performance in a qualifying tournament. 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............ - 25 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.

The Championship Series Tournaments 2021

Tournament	Date	Link to Latest UK/World Rankings
		Link to Ranked results in this Series
		Results on rankings yet?
Sidmouth	24-25 April
East Anglia (Colchester)	08-09 May
Cheltenham	30-31 May
Ramsgate	12-13 June
National Forest (Ashby)	03-04 July
Nottingham	10-11 July
Lancashire (Pendle)	17-18 July
Hunstanton	07-08 Aug
FINAL (Hunstanton)	18-19 Sept

How this qualification series works: From 2015 onwards, the number of qualifying tournaments was reduced to eight. The winners and runners-up of the above-listed tournaments qualify directly for the final. Losing semi-finalists are placed in a 'pot' from which they are called-up in ranking order to fill vacancies in the final.

Full details of qualification can be found in the fixture entry. Note that you must declare your availability for the final - complete the online form. When your place in the final is confirmed you can pay online or send a cheque payable to The Croquet Association to the CA Office. The list of players obtaining places, together with reserves, will be published on this website at the selection (allocation) date.

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Previous Season's Results

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

2020 Results

Tournament	Date	Winner	Runner Up	Losing Semi-Finalists		Report links	Link to Latest UK/World Rankings
							Link to Ranked results in this Series
							Results on rankings yet?
Sidmouth	25-26 April	Cancelled
East Anglia (Colchester)	09-10 May	Cancelled
Cheltenham	06-07 June	Postponed to 11-12 August (see below)
Ramsgate	13-14 June	Cancelled
National Forest (Ashby)	27-28 June	Rachel Gee	Ian Burridge	Graham Good	Arthur Rowe	report by Mick Haytack	Yes
Nottingham	11-12 July	Rachel Gee	Richard Bilton	J-P Moberly	Euan Burridge	report by Rachel Gee	Yes
Lancashire (Pendle)	18-19 July	J-P Moberly	Richard Bilton	David Widdison	James Death	report by Paul Rigge	Yes
Hunstanton	08-09 Aug.	Cancelled
Cheltenham	11-12 Aug.	Cancelled (was a new date)
FINAL (Southport)	19-20 Sept	Rachel Gee	Richard Bilton	James Death	Ian Burridge	report by Richard Bilton	Yes

2019 Results

Tournament	Date	Winner	Runner Up	Losing Semi-Finalists		Report links	Results on rankings?
Surbiton	13-14 April	Robert Fulford	Richard Bilton	Ian Burridge	Tobi Savage		Yes
Sidmouth	27-28 April	Jonathan Powe	Tim Jolliff	Tim King	Stuart M Smith	report by Philip Harris	Yes
East Anglia (Colchester)	11-12 May	Ian Burridge	Lionel Tibble	Robert Fulford	Richard Bilton		Yes
Cheltenham	01-02 June	Lionel Tibble	Mark Suter	Tim King	Stephen Custance-Baker	report by Kevin Ham	Yes
Ramsgate	15-16 June	Tobi Savage	Mark Daley	J-P Moberly	James Goodbun		Yes
National Forest (Ashby)	29-30 June	Callum Johnson	John Noble	Tim King	Michael O'Brian	report by Mick Haytack	Yes
Nottingham	13-14 July	J-P Moberly	Will Gee	Rachel Gee	Richard Bilton	report by Tim King	Yes
Lancashire (Pendle)	21-22 July	Paul Rigge	Tim King	Stephen Jackson	Paul Durkin	report by Guy Scurfield	Yes
FINAL (Hurlingham)	14-15 Sept	Rachel Gee	Lionel Tibble	Ian Burridge	Callum Johnson	report by Richard Bilton	Yes

2018 Results

Tournament	Date	Winner	Runner Up	Losing Semi-Finalists		Report links	Results on rankings?
Sidmouth	28-29 April	Jonathan Powe	Lionel Tibble	Nick Archer	Tom Weston	report by Helen Prior	yes
East Anglia (Colchester)	12-13 May	Harry Dodge	Stephen Mulliner	Ian Burridge & Rachel Gee			yes
Cheltenham	02-03 June	Harry Fisher	Simon Carter	Lionel Tibble	Chris Roberts	report by Kevin Ham	yes
Ramsgate	16-17 June	Pierre Beaudry	Richard Bilton	Nick Archer	David Dray		yes
National Forest (Ashby)	30-01 June/July	Jayne Stevens	Tim King	Richard Brooks & Mike Hills		report by Ray Mounfield	yes
Nottingham	14-15 July	Richard Bilton	Rachel Gee	Mark Daly & Peter Dowd		report by Rachel Gee	yes
Wiltshire (Hamptworth)*	28-29 July	Nick Archer & Simon Carter *		Richard Brooks & Ryan Cabble*			yes
FINAL (Sussex County)	15-16 Sept	Richard Bilton	Will Gee	Stephen Mulliner & Jonathan Powe		report by Stephen Mulliner	yes
* incomplete tournament - Fixtures Book p56 Special Condition 2 applies

2017 Results

Tournament	Date	Winner	Runner Up	Losing Semi-Finalists		Report links
Surbiton	22-23 April	P Beaudry	G Scurfield	P Dowd	A Dymond
Sidmouth	29-30 April	I Burridge	J Powe	S Custance-Baker	C Britt
East Anglia (Colchester)	13-14 May	R Fulford	T Savage	R Rowe	M French
Cheltenham	03-04 June	C Roberts	I Burridge	C Britt	G Good	Report by Kevin Ham
Ramsgate	11-12 June	J-P Moberly	S Mulliner	T Savage	G Scurfield
National Forest (Ashby)	01-02 July	J-P Moberly	D Bell	T King	M Daley	Report by Tim King
Nottingham	15-16 July	R Rowe	I Burridge	R Bilton	J Taylor	Report by Rachel Rowe
Wiltshire (Hamptworth)	29-30 July	S Mulliner	H Dodge	J Powe	I Norris	Report by Richard Jenkins
FINAL (Nottingham)	16-17 Sept	J-P Moberly	T King	R Bilton	I Burridge	Report by Stephen Mulliner

2016 Results

Tournament	Date	Winner	Runner Up	Losing Semi-Finalists
Surbiton	16-17 April	J Goodbun	C Roberts	N Cheyne	J Burch
Sidmouth	23-24 April	C Roberts	T Weston	R Goldring	A Dymond
East Anglia (Colchester)	07-08 May	R Fulford	S Mulliner	R Rowe	L Tibble
Cheltenham	04-05 June	L Tibble	M Daley	R Brookes	C Wakeham
Ramsgate	11-12 June	J-P Moberly	L Tibble	T Savage	L Tibble
National Forest (Ashby)	02-03 July	M French	D Bell	J-P Moberly	N Mounfield
Nottingham	16-17 July	I Burridge	M French	R Rowe	L Tibble
Lancashire (Bury)	23-24 July	D Widdison	D Walters	D Crawford	J Pringle
FINAL (Hurlingham)	17-18 Sept	I Burridge	S Mulliner	J-P Moberly	N Cheyne

2015 Results

Tournament	Date	Winner	Runner Up	Losing Semi-Finalists
Lancashire (Bury)	11-12 April	D Walters	J Hopgood	P Rigge	R Mounfield
Surbiton	18-19 April	S Mulliner	W Gee	J Spiers	J Goodbun
East Anglia (Colchester)	16-17 May	R Fulford	J Wicks	P Beaudry	R Thompson
Ramsgate	13-14 June	R Fulford	S Mulliner	T Savage	M French
National Forest (Ashby)	27-28 June	J-P Moberly	M O'Brian	P Freer	W Gee
Cheltenham	11-12 July	J-P Moberly	J Mussi	M French	G Good
Nottingham	18-19 July	R Rowe	A Giraud	L Tibble	J-P Moberly
Yorkshire (Ripon)	11-13 Aug.	A El Ibieri	S Hassan	C Sheen	M Karem
FINAL

From 2015 onwards, the number of qualifying tournaments was been reduced to 8. The winners and runners-up of the above-listed tournaments qualified directly for the final. Losing semi-finalists were placed in a 'pot' from which they were called-up to in ranking order to fill any vacancies in the final.

Prior to 2015, the previous season's finalists qualified automatically. There were more qualifying tournaments, including Sussex from the end of the previous season, and the GC Open and 1st Eight (Musks Cup) were also qualifiers. The winners of the below-listed tournaments qualified directly for the final, whilst 'placed' players accumulated points for the right to fill any vacancies in the final.

2014 Results

Tournament	Winner	Runner Up (6)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)
Final (2013)	W Gee	R Rowe
Sussex (2013)	M French	S Carlson	J Andersson	D Crawford
Lancashire (Bury)	J Hopgood	P Chapman	R Rowe (=3rd)	D Walters (=3rd)
Surbiton	W Gee	J Andersson	L Tibble	H Cheyne
Sidmouth	R Cabble	G Scurfield	D Bell (=3rd)	W Ormerod (=3rd)
East Anglia (Colchester)	R Fulford	P Beaudry	R Rowe (=3rd)	M French (=3rd)
Wiltshire (Hamptworth)	R Barnacle	S Carter	N Cheyne	R Brookes
Cheltenham	T Weston	J Mussi	N Cheyne	A Cowing
Ramsgate	S Mulliner	D Dray	N Tibble	J Goodbun
GC Open	R Bamford	S Mulliner	R Rowe (=3rd)	N French (=3rd)
Ashby	W Gee	N Mounfield	T King	D Bell
Ryde	R Tillcock	C Jackson	S Peters	C Jones
Nottingham	L Tibble	R Rowe	M O'Brian (=3rd)	D Bell (=3rd)
Dorset	I Brand	M French	J Spiers	T Weston
Yorkshire (Ripon)	R Mounfield	C Jackson	D Bell	A Ramsis
1st Eight (Musks)	R Fulford	W Gee	D Crawford	T King
Hurlingham	N Morrow	N Cheyne	J Carley (=3rd)	H Fensome (=3rd)
FINAL

2013 Results

Tournament	Winner	Runner Up (6)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)
Sussex (2012)	D Crawford	J Goodbun	W Arliss	L Tibble
Wiltshire (2012)	R Dickson	J Spiers	M O'Brian	H Fensome
Final (2012)	S Mulliner	R Fulford
Lancashire	N Cheyne	T King	H Cheyne	L Tibble
Surbiton	R Bamford	P Beaudry	L Tibble	R Brookes
Sidmouth	R Cabble	W Ormerod	S Lightbody	L Tibble
Roehampton	T Savage	C Sheen	D Beck (=3rd)	R Thompson (=3rd)
East Anglia	R Thompson	M O'Brian	P Beaudry (=3rd)	M Avery (=3rd)
Ramsgate	S Mulliner	D Dray	J Goodbun	T Savage
Cheltenham	L Tibble	T Forbes	P Freer	I Brand
GC Open (x1.5 pts)	S Mulliner	R Bamford	R Cabble (=3rd)	J Dawson (=3rd)
Ashby	W Gee	T King	L Tibble	D Bell
Wiltshire	R Dickson	D Crawford	C Roberts	T Weston
Ryde	R Tillcock	C Roberts	D Willett	C Jones
Dorset	H Dodge	D Beck	J Spiers	W Ormerod
Nottingham	R Rowe	L Tibble	A Rowe	R Thompson
1st Eight (Musks)	H Dodge
Yorkshire	J Carr	S Hassan	A El Mahdi (=3rd)	A Abu Osbaa (=3rd)
Hurlingham	H Dodge	H Cheyne	D Beck	N Cheyne
FINAL	W Gee	R Rowe

2012 Results

Tournament	Winner	Runner Up (6)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)
Sussex (2011)	J Anderson	H Cheyne	R Cabble (=3rd)	L Tibble (=3rd)
Yorkshire (2011)	W Carr	K Younis	C Sheen (=3rd)	S Thompson (=3rd)
Final (2011)	W Gee	R Fulford
Lancashire	I Lines	P Chapman	R Beijderwellen (=3rd)	J Hopgood (=3rd)
Surbiton	J Death	H Cheyne	J Spiers	A Dymond
Sidmouth	R Cabble	W Ormerod	R Brookes (=3rd)	N Cheyne (=3rd)
Roehampton	C Roberts	C Sheen	H Cheyne	N Archer
East Anglia	M Avery	N French	P Beaudry (=3rd)	R Rowe (=3rd)
Ramsgate	R Thompson	R Cabble	D Dray	G Wallin
GC Open (x1.5 pts)	S Mulliner	R Bamford	R Rowe	R Cabble
Ashby	R Rowe	A Rowe	N Cheyne (=3rd)	R Mounfield (=3rd)
Wiltshire	R Dickson	J Spiers	M O'Brian	H Fensome
Ryde (CANCELLED)
Dorset	J Wicks	N Archer	L Tibble (=3rd)	T Weston (=3rd)
Nottingham	R Cabble	T King	R Thompson	R Mounfield
1st Eight (Musks)	R Cabble
Yorkshire	K Younis	R Cabble	J Carr	R Mounfield
Hurlingham	T King	D Beck	N Morrow	H Cheyne
FINAL	S Mulliner	R Fulford

2011 Results

Tournament	Date	Winner	Runner Up (6)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)
Final (2010)		J Goodbun	J Carr
Sidmouth		R Cabble	N Cheyne	T Weston	K Ham
Lancashire		L Tibble	P Rigge	A Mayne (=3rd)	F Vitty (=3rd)
Surbiton		W Gee	A Hobbs	H Cheyne	P Beaudry
Roehampton		W Gee	H Cheyne	R Ellis	P Beaudry
East Anglia		R Fulford	N French	A Hobbs	-
Ramsgate		S Mulliner	-	-	-
GC Open (x1.5 pts)		S Mulliner	-	R Bamford	I Brand
Wiltshire		R Cabble	-	-	I Morrison
Ryde		R Cabble	W Ormerod	R Tillcock	R Harris
Dorset		J Wicks	-	-	J Speirs
1st Eight (Musks)	x
Hurlingham	x
FINAL		W Gee	R Fulford

2010 Results

Tournament	Winner	Runner Up (6)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)
Final (2009)	R Bamford	R Fulford
Surbiton	S Mulliner	N Morrow	-	A Johnson
Lancashire	I Lines	D Walters	P Rigge	J Hopgood
Sidmouth	M Evans	-	M O'Brian	K Ham
Roehampton	H Cheyne	C Sheen	R Thompson	J Spiers
East Anglia	S Carter	P Beaudry	D Beck	-
Ramsgate	J Goodbun	R Thompson	D Dray	J Collier
Sussex	R Cabble	-	D Dray (=3rd)	J Hobbs (=3rd)
GC Open (x1.5 pts)	S Mulliner	T King	R Bamford (=3rd)	-
Ryde	R Barnacle	-	D Hopkins (=3rd)	-
Dorset	R Cabble	W Ormerod	J Spiers	T Weston
Yorkshire	J Carr	-	D Hopkins (=3rd)	S Thompson (=3rd)
1st Eight (Musks)	R Cabble	R Thompson	W Gee	J Spiers
FINAL	J Goodbun	J Carr

Work is ongoing to display the results from previous seasons in the same table style as above. In the meantime, pre-2015 results are displayed in a previous style below.

(Chris Roberts 29/10/17)

2014 Results (Old Style Table)

Player	Sussex 2013	Ascot 2013	Lancashire	Surbiton	Sidmouth	East Anglian	Wiltshire	Cheltenham	Ramsgate	GC Open	Ashby	Ryde	Nottingham	Dorset	Yorkshire	Musk's Cup	Hurlingham	Total Points
Reg Bamford										W								W
Roger Barnacle							W											W
Ivor Brand														W				W
Ryan Cabble					W													W
Martin French	W					3				4.5				6				W
Robert Fulford						W										W		W
Will Gee		W		W							W					6		W
James Hopgood			W															W
Nelson Morrow																		W
Ray Mounfield															W			W
Stephen Mulliner									W	9								W
Rachel Rowe		RU	3			3				4.5			6					RU
Lionel Tibble				4					4				W					W
Roy Tillcock												W						W
Tom Weston								W						2				W
The following have points:
Nick Cheyne							4	4									6	14
Carole Jackson												6			6			12
Jonatan Andersson	4			6														10
David Bell					3						2		3					8
Mike O'Brian													3		4			7
Pierre Beaudry						6												6
Simon Carlson	6																	6
Simon Carter							6											6
Paddy Chapman			6															6
David Crawford	2															4		6
David Dray									6									6
Tim King											4					2		6
Nick Mounfield											6							6
Jaimie Mussi								6										6
Guy Scurfield					6													6
Stuart Peters												4						4
John Spiers														4				4
Jason Carley																	3	3
Helena Fensome																	3	3
William Ormerod					3													3
David Walters			3															3
Richard Brooks							2											2
Howard Cheyne				2														2
Andrew Cowing								2										2
James Goodban									2									2
Cliff Jones												2						2
Amir Ramsis															2			2

2013 Results (Old Style Table)

Winners	Susx	Wilts	Ascot	Lancs	Surb	Sdmth	Rohpt	EAng	Rmsgt	Cheltn	Opn*1.5	Ashby	Wilts	Ryde	Drst	Notts	Musks	Yorks	Hurlgm	Total
David Crawford	W
Richard Dickson		W											W
Stephen Mulliner			W						W		W
Robert Fulford			R-up
Nicholas Cheyne				W
Reg Bamford					W
Ryan Cabble						W
Richard Thompson								W
Tobi Savage							W
Lionel Tibble										W
Will Gee												W
Ray Tillcock														W
Harry Dodge															W		W		W
Rachel Rowe																W
Jacob Carr																		W
The following have points:
James Goodbun	6																			6
Bill Arliss	4																			4
Lionel Tibble	2			2	4	2						4				6				20
John Spiers		6													4					10
Mike O'Brian		4						6												10
Helena Fensome		2																		2
Tim King				6								6								12
Howard Cheyne				4															6	10
Pierre Beaudry					6			3												9
Richard Brookes					2															2
William Ormerod						6									2					8
Sue Lightbody						4														4
Mark Avery								3												3
Chris Sheen							6													6
Don Beck							3								6				4	13
Richard Thompson							3									2				5
David Dray									6											6
James Goodbun									4											4
Tobi Savage									2											2
Tony Forbes										6										6
Peter Freer										4										4
Ivor Brand										2										2
Reg Bamford											9									9
Jeff Dawson											4.5									4.5
Ryan Cabble											4.5									4.5
David Bell												2								2
David Crawford													6							6
Chris Roberts													4	6						10
Tom Weston													2							2
Dave Willett														4						4
Cliff Jones														2						2
Arthur Rowe																4				4
Salah Hassan																		6		6
Ahmed El Mahdi																		3		3
Sherif Abu Osbaa																		3		3
Nick Cheyne																			2	2
	12	12	0	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12	12	12	12	0	12	12	210

2012 Results (Old Style Table)

Winner	2011				2012
Winner	Susx	Yorks	Ascot		Lancs	Surb	Sdmth	Rohpt	EAng	Rmsgt	Opn*1.5	Ashby	Wilts	Ryde	Drst	Notts	Musks	Yorks	Hurlgm	Total
Will Gee			W
Robert Fulford			RnUp
Jacob Carr		W
Ian Lines					W
Jonatan Anderson	W
James Death						W
Ryan Cabble							W									W	W
Mark Avery									W
Christopher Roberts								W
Richard Thompson										W
Stephen Mulliner											W
Rachel Rowe												W
Jack Wicks															W
Richard Dixon													W
Khaled Younis																		W
Tim King																			W



Additional Points
Paddy Chapman				6																6
Rutger Beijderwellen				3																3
James Hopgood				3																3
Howard Cheyne	6				6			4											2	18
Lionel Tibble	3																			3
Ryan Cabble	3									6	3				3			6		21
Khaled Younis		6																		6
Samantha Thompson		3																		3
Chris Sheen		3						6												9
John Spiers					4								6							10
Andrew Dymond					2															2
William Ormerod						6														6
Nicholas Cheyne						3														3
Richard Brooks						3														3
Martin French									6											6
Pierre Beaudry									3											3
Rachel Rowe									3		6									9
Nick Archer								2							6					8
David Dray										4										4
Graham Wallin										2										2
Reg Bamford											9									9
Arthur Rowe												6								6
Tim King												4				6				10
Ray Mounfield												2				2		2		6
Richard Thompson																4				4
Tom Weston															3					3
Mike O'Brian													4							4
Helena Fensome													2							2
Jacob Carr																		4		4
Don Beck																			6	6
Nelson Morrow																			4	4

Already qualified
Ineligible
	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

2011 Results (Old Style Table)

Qualified	Ascot 2010	Sid	Lanc.	Surb	R'hmpt.	E.Ang.	R'gate	Open	Wilts	Ryde	Dorset	Musks	Total	Available?
James Goodbun	W													Y
Jacob Carr	Q
Ryan Cabble		W							W	W				Y
Lionel Tibble			W
William Gee				W	W									Y
Robert Fulford						W								Y
Stephen Mulliner							W	W						Y
Jack Wicks											W			Y




The following have points:
Andrew Hobbs				6		4	2						12	Y
Howard Cheyne				4	6								10	Y
Nicholas Cheyne		6											6	Y
William Ormerod										6			6	Y
Paul Rigge			6										6
Martin French						6							6	Y
Reg Bamford								6					6
Ivor Brand								3					3	Y
Tom Weston		4											4	Y
Roy Tillcock										4			4
Pierre Beaudry				2	2								4
Bob Ellis					4								4	Y
Freda Vitty			3										3	Y
Alan Mayne			3										3
Richard Harris										2			2
Ian Morison									2				2
Kevin Ham		2											2
John Spiers											2		2

Already qualified						2	10	9			6		27
Ineligible									10		4		14
	0	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12	12	0

2010 Results (Old Style Table)

Qualified	Ascot 2009	S'tn	Lanc.	S'mth	R'hmpt.	E.Ang.	R'gate	S'sex	Open	Ryde	Dorset	Yorks	Musks	Total	Available?
Reg Bamford	W														N
Robert Fulford	Q														N
Stephen Mulliner		W							W						Y
Ian Lines			W												Y
Marcus Evans				W											N
Howard Cheyne					W										Y
Simon Carter						W									N
James Goodbun							W								Y
Ryan Cabble								W			W		W		Y
Roger Barnacle										W					Y
Jacob Carr												W			Y

The following have points:
Richard Thompson					4		6						6	16	N
Tim King									9					9	Y
John Spiers					2						4		2	8	Y
David Dray							4	3						7	Y
Nelson Morrow		6												6	Y
David Walters			6											6	N
Chris Sheen					6									6	Y
Pierre Beaudry						6								6	Y
William Ormerod											6			6	Y
David Hopkins										3		3		6
Paul Rigge			4											4
Mike O'Brian				4										4	Y
Don Beck						4								4
Will Gee													4	4	Y
Andrew Hobbs								3						3	Y
Samantha Thompson												3		3	Y
Andrew Johnson		2												2
James Hopgood			2											2	Y
Kevin Ham				2										2	N
Jane Collier							2							2
Tom Weston											2			2


Already qualified		4		6		2		6	9	3				30
Ineligible										6		6
	0	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12	12		138

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