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Sussex County GC D Series 2025
This year CqE has introduced a new D-Level series of tournaments for handicaps 10 and above and Sussex County hosted one of the first on Saturday, 10 May. There were eight players (special thanks to Sue Kilby who came in after a morning withdrawal) the majority of whom were new to competitive croquet.
The morning session was 2x blocks of four and our own Sue Kilby and Peter Goldsmith won all 3 of their games. In the afternoon it was a knockout format. Peter made it into the final but lost out to the overall winner, Dena Howlett from Cheam. The plate final was an all Littlehampton affair with Marion Kinshuck overcoming Michael Buck 7-6.
Everybody enjoyed the day and hopefully will be encouraged to enter more tournaments.
Vincent
Full results
| Block A | DH | MB | MK | PG | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dena Howlett | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Buck | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Marion Kinshuck | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Peter Goldsmith | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Block B | DR | SK | CC | VB | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Randall | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Sue Kilby | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Carol Corcoran | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| Val Budgen | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Main knockout | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Goldsmith | Peter Goldsmith 7-5 | Dena Howlett 6-3 |
| Carol Corcoran | ||
| Sue Kilby | Dena Howlett 7-3 | |
| Dena Howlett | ||
| Plate knockout | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Buck | Michael Buck 7-3 | Marion Kinshuck 7-6 |
| Val Budgen | ||
| Marion Kinshuck | Marion Kinshuck 7-6 | |
| Dianne Randall | ||
3rd-4th playoff: Carol Corcoran beat Sue Kilby 7-6
7th-8th playoff: Val Budgen beat Dianne Randall 7-1