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The GC Open (unrestricted) Series is one of six tiers of Golf Croquet Series in the Croquet England Fixtures Calendar, each a season-long competition that groups together certain tournaments of a similar class. Players can gain points by way of performance in a Series tournament - the Open Series is a straight 'points race' with no National Final.

The hierarchy of Series tournaments is:

1. The Championship Series	8 Championship tournaments, leading to the English National Singles Championship Final (for the 'Ascot Cup').
2. The Open (Unrestricted) Series	12 Open tournaments (unrestricted), it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
3. The A-Level (0+) Series	15 tournaments restricted to handicaps 0+, leading to a National Final.
4. The B-Level (4+) Series	24 tournaments restricted to handicaps 4+, leading to a National Final.
5. The C-Level (7+) Series	27 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final.
6. The D-Level (10+) Series	18 tournaments restricted to handicaps 10+, it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.

See the GC Series page for the procedures regarding tournament allocation and accumulation of points.

The Croquet England Events page shows the current Calendar Fixtures for the Open (unrestricted) Series.

All tournaments in the Series will use the standard GC formats if possible. Head to the Managing a GC Tournament page to download the format suitable for your Series tournament.

Results from previous years are available in the Archive.

2025 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results

Tournament	Date	Information on the GC Ranking System
		List of ranked events in this Series
		Results on rankings?
Cheshire (Bowdon)	05-06 April
Cheltenham	12-13 April
Surbiton	26-27 April
Hunstanton	17-18 May
Wrest Park	31 May-01 June
Woking	09-10 June
Sidmouth	21-22 June
National Forest (Ashby)	28-29 June
Wiltshire (Hamptworth)	12-13 July
Budleigh Salterton	02-03 Aug
Watford	30-31 Aug
Sussex	06-07 Sep
Final Standings

Points Totals 2025

Name	Points