Major Events

The UK croquet season runs from early April until October, and throughout this time there is a full programme of tournaments held at clubs around the country.

For details about world championships and other international events, refer to the World Croquet Federation website.

The major UK events are as follows:

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Date	Organisers/Venue	Fixture	Description
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310-11 May	East Dorset	The Western Championship	The first of the four regional Association Croquet Championships
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515-18 May	Budleigh	The ERC European Golf Croquet Championship	The 2025 European Golf Croquet Championships
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719-25 May	TBA	National Croquet Week	A celebration of croquet - see croquet.org.uk/?p=ca/ncd
824-27 May	Sussex County Compton (Eastbourne)	The AC Inter-County Championship	Association croquet, played with teams of 6 from each county. The largest tournament in the UK.
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107-8 Jun	Budleigh	The AC Home Internationals	International team event involving England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.
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1211-15 Jun	Nottingham	The AC Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles' Championships	Association croquet, with men and women competing in separate events. One of the oldest and most highly regarded of the championship events
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1424-29 Jun	Budleigh	The Golf Croquet Open Championships	The premier golf croquet event
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165-13 Jul	Surbiton	The Association Croquet Open Championships	The premier association croquet event
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1819-20 Jul	Balgreen	The GC Home Internationals	International team event involving England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
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2026-27 Jul	Colchester	The Eastern Championship	Second of the four regional association croquet championships
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2216-17 Aug	Sussex County	The GC Inter-County Championship (Division 1)	Golf croquet, played with teams of four players from each county playing both doubles and singles
2316-17 Aug	Cheltenham	The GC Inter-County Championship (Division 2)	Golf croquet, played with teams of four players from each county playing both doubles and singles
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2523-25 Aug	Ramsgate	GC First Eight (The Ricki Savage Memorial)	Selection event for the UK's top eight Golf Croquet players.
2623-25 Aug	Bowdon	The North of England Championship	Third of the four regional association croquet championships
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2830-31 Aug	Surbiton	The Golf Croquet Women's Open Championship	The premier women's golf croquet event.
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304-7 Sep	Sidmouth	AC First Eight (The President's Cup)	Selection event for the UK's top eight Association Croquet players.
314-7 Sep	East Dorset	AC Second Eight (The Chairman's Salver)	Selection event for the UK's second top eight Association Croquet players.
324-8 Sep	Colchester	AC Third Eight (The Spencer Ell Cup)	Selection event for the UK's third top eight Association Croquet players.
334-8 Sep	Southport	AC Fourth Eight (The Treasurer's Tankard)	Selection event for the UK's fourth top eight Association Croquet players.
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3520-21 Sep	Hurlingham	The GC English National Singles Championship	This is the Golf Croquet English National Singles Championship. Entry is by qualification obtained by placings in other Championships throughout the season. The winner is awarded the Ascot Cup.
3619-21 Sep	Compton (Eastbourne)	The AC South of England Championship	Last of the four regional association croquet championships
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384 Oct	TBA	The AC Inter-Club Championship Tier 1	The Inter-Club is the premier season-long Association Croquet team event
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4018-26 Oct	WCF @ National Center	The WCF 2025 Association Croquet World Championship	2025 Association Croquet World Championship

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