GC Golf Croquet

The Tournament is an open one-day Golf Croquet B-Class Level Play Singles competition staged at Watford, as one of the tournaments in the Croquet Association fixtures calendar. It is part of the national GC B-Level (3+) series.

Open GC B-Level Tournament
results by year:

Title: Open GC B-Level (3+) Series Tournament
Handicaps: GC: 3+
Date: Monday 1 May
Capacity: 16
Manager: Jason Carley
Secretary: Eddie Chung
Email: click on link to send an email
Phone: 07806 639257
Address: please ask, or log in and obtain it from the CA member's directory
Entries: Allocation: 3 April
Closing: 24 April
Those who wish to enter and pay online may do so through the CA website in same way as entering a CA Tournament. Alternatively, postal entries should be submitted together with entry fee using the standard CA Tournament entry form.
Entry fee: £12 (all entrants).
Pay online (see above) or by cheque to the secretary, payable to "Watford (Cassiobury) Croquet Club".
Format: AMD, provisionally the standard Series format if full capacity.

Exceptions and additions to the standard CA tournament regulations:

  1. Players must be prepared to play five or more games.
  2. This tournament forms part of the National GC B-Level (3+) Series.
  3. Tea, soft drinks and biscuits are provided free of charge, but please bring your own lunch.
  4. Details of parking and other arrangements will be sent to participants before the event.
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On a good day weatherwise the morning blocks saw a couple of surprises. Bottom ranked Eddie Chung beat top seed Peter Tofield to win their group, but with both progressing. Two of the other groups had three players on just one win, the closest with identical net hoops Peter Adams unexpectedly losing out to Izzy Pointz 7-5 on the head-to-head.

The afternoon knockout saw Eddie Chung and Peter Tofield progress to the Final, both with two close wins, but Eddie prevailed once again by winning the Final 7-1!

The Plate Final saw Andrew Wilson get ahead of Colin Spencer until he was pegged back to 5-5, only for Andrew to go ahead once again 6-5. With Colin's first ball up in front of hoop 12 Andrew hit his second ball full length through to win.

Report by Jason Carley

Results:

Block A
Results vs.: EC PT AW SC WINS NET
HOOPS
Eddie Chung   7-5 7-5 7-6 3 +5
Peter Tofield 5-7   7-3 7-6 2 +3
Andrew Wilson 5-7 3-7   7-6 1 -5
Sharon Clark 6-7 6-7 6-7   0 -3
Block B
Results vs.: JT SW JP RP WINS NET
HOOPS
Julie Tremble   7-5 7-6 7-3 3 +7
Stephen Webb 5-7   4-7 7-1 1 +1
Judith Pengelly 6-7 7-4   4-7 1 -1
Roger Platt 3-7 1-7 7-4   1 -7
Block C
Results vs.: PD DD AL CS WINS NET
HOOPS
Phil Davies   7-3 7-5 7-3 3 +10
David Dibben 3-7   7-4 7-6 2 0
Alexander Lake 5-7 4-7   7-2 1 0
Colin Spencer 3-7 6-7 2-7   0 -10
Block D
Results vs.: RC IP PA PM WINS NET
HOOPS
Robert Cook   7-6 7-5 7-4 3 +6
Izzy Poyntz 6-7   7-5 5-7 1 -1
Peter Adams 5-7 5-7   7-4 1 -1
Patricia Mulcahy 4-7 7-5 4-7   1 -4

Knock-out

QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL WINNER
Block A Winner
Eddie Chung		 Eddie Chung
(7-6)		 Eddie Chung
(7-6)		 Eddie Chung
(7-1)
Block D Runner-up
Izzy Poyntz
Block C Winner
Phil Davies		 Stephen Webb
(7-5)
Block B Runner-up
Stephen Webb
Block C Runner-up
David Dibben		 David Dibben
(7-5)		 Peter Tofield
(7-5)
Block B Winner
Julie Tremble
Block A Runner-up
Peter Tofield		 Peter Tofield
(7-5)
Block D Winner
Robert Cook
  THIRD PLACE
PLAY-OFF:		 Stephen Webb
(7-5)
5th-8th PLACES 5th-6th PLACES 5th PLACE
Izzy Poyntz Phil Davies
(7-6)		 Phil Davies
(7-4)
Phil Davies
Julie Tremble Robert Cook
(7-4)
Robert Cook
7th-8th PLACES 7th PLACE
Izzy Poyntz Julie Tremble
(7-5)
Julie Tremble

Winner Eddie Chung
Participants
Name Club H'cap
Andrew Wilson Roehampton 3
Julie Tremble Guildford & Godalming 3
Phil Davies Reigate Priory 3
Peter Adams Guildford & Godalming 3
Robert Cook Cheam 3
Sharon Clark High Wycombe 4
Eddie Chung Watford 4
Judith Pengelly Leighton Linslade 4
Alexander Lake Newport 4
Peter Tofield Stony Stratford 5
Stephen Webb Watford 5
David Dibben Caversham 5
Izzy Poyntz Bishop Monkton 5
Roger Platt Downham Market 6
Colin Spencer Downham Market 6
Patricia Mulcahy Phyllis Court 6

Plate winner Andrew Wilson
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