Premier Three Yellow 2026

There are thirty-six contestants for the 2026 Bristol Premier League Division Three season, twenty-one of whom remain in the division from last season, while seven were relegated from Premier Two, six are returning to the league, and two are making their Premier League debuts.
Those 36 players have been arranged into three parallel divisions of twelve, Premier Three Green, Premier Three Yellow and Premier Three Purple, ordered as per their finishing positions last year, and for the new and returning entrants by a random draw.
In each division players play each other twice in 11-point matches giving a total of twenty-two matches each in the three divisions, in a season spanning the eleven months from January to November.
Players arrange their own fixtures, at mutually acceptable venues and times.

League table as at October 11th

PldWonLostForAgstAv.DiffPensPts
Ian Tarr191541991323.526045
Marcel Bancroft191541831611.158045
Neil Edwards211472091781.476042
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Carwyn Jenkins191361751421.737039
Ismail Yilmaz201371891631.300039
Rosemary Whitehouse191181841471.947033
Freddy Doubtfire201191751720.150033
Pearl Foster21714166192-1.238021
Photis Gittoes20713167206-1.950021
Ben Crowden19613140189@@-2.579216
Richard Davies18513142177@-1.944312
Simon Dicken19019119214@-5.0006-6

@ = 5 point penalty per match in arrears at the September 30th checkpoint

Complete results record

PLAYER£25 PAID?vs I Yilmazvs R W'housevs I Tarrvs C Jenkinsvs P Gittoesvs P Fostervs N Edwardsvs F D'tfirevs S Dickenvs R Daviesvs B Crowdenvs M B'croft
Marcel BancroftYES11-311-911-101-1111-1011-611-411-811-711-1011-10XXX
Ben CrowdenYES2-116-112-110-1111-710-119-1111-011-75-11XXX10-11
Richard DaviesYES9-114-114-11.9-113-118-115-1111-9XXX.5-11
Simon DickenYES1-114-113-119-119-110-119-116-11XXX10-11.6-11
Freddy DoubtfireYES9-114-1111-811-911-311-90-11XXX11-611-68-11.
Neil EdwardsYES11-811-98-115-1111-811-2XXX8-1111-111-911-510-11
Pearl FosterYES3-113-118-1111-67-11XXX11-106-1111-83-118-1111-1
Photis GittoesYES10-1111-103-115-11XXX11-811-107-11..6-119-11
Carwyn JenkinsYES11-38-113-11XXX11-411-10.11-711-10.11-611-8
Ian TarrYES11-811-8XXX11-411-8.10-1111-811-711-911-5.
Rosemary WhitehouseYES5-11XXX11-611-210-1111-610-11..2-11.11-8
Ismail YilmazYESXXX8-11.8-1111-1011-108-1111-1011-711-611-4.

Scores in parentheses are from adjourned matches.

League fees totalling £300 have all been paid.


Next checkpoint

September 30th

Number of matches to be played:

To avoid expungement: 17

To avoid penalty points: 19


Chronological results list:
Jan 5: Marcel Bancroft beat Ismail Yilmaz 11-3.
Jan 6: Ben Crowden beat Photis Gittoes 11-7; Ismail Yilmaz beat Simon Dicken 11-1; Ismail Yilmaz beat Simon Dicken 11-3.
Jan 7: Ismail Yilmaz beat Ben Crowden 11-2; Carwyn Jenkins beat Ismail Yilmaz 11-3.
Jan 9: Freddy Doubtfire beat Photis Gittoes 11-3.
Jan 10: Marcel Bancroft beat Richard Davies 11-10.
Jan 12: Marcel Bancroft beat Ben Crowden 11-10; Marcel Bancroft beat Ben Crowden 11-10.
Jan 13: Ben Crowden beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-0.
Jan 14: Ismail Yilmaz beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-9.
Jan 15: Ben Crowden beat Simon Dicken 11-7.
Jan 17: Ismail Yilmaz beat Pearl Foster 11-3.
Jan 24: Freddy Doubtfire beat Richard Davies 11-5.
Jan 26: Carwyn Jenkins beat Marcel Bancroft 11-1; Carwyn Jenkins beat Marcel Bancroft 11-8.
Jan 27: Ben Crowden beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-8.
Jan 28: Pearl Foster beat Carwyn Jenkins 11-6.
Jan 29: Carwyn Jenkins beat Ben Crowden 11-0; Carwyn Jenkins beat Ben Crowden 11-6; Carwyn Jenkins beat Ismail Yilmaz 11-8.
Feb 1: Neil Edwards beat Pearl Foster 11-2.
Feb 10: Marcel Bancroft beat Simon Dicken 11-7; Ian Tarr beat Simon Dicken 11-3.
Feb 15: Neil Edwards beat Ismail Yilmaz 11-8.
Feb 18: Carwyn Jenkins beat Photis Gittoes 11-5.
Feb 19: Marcel Bancroft beat Neil Edwards 11-4.
Feb 22: Ian Tarr beat Neil Edwards 11-8.
Mar 4: Photis Gittoes beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-10.
Mar 7: Neil Edwards beat Richard Davies 11-8.
Mar 10: Neil Edwards beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-9.
Mar 11: Richard Davies beat Simon Dicken 11-9.
Mar 13: Marcel Bancroft beat Pearl Foster 11-6.
Mar 14: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Pearl Foster 11-3.
Mar 16: Richard Davies beat Simon Dicken 11-10; Marcel Bancroft beat Simon Dicken 11-6.
Mar 22: Neil Edwards beat Richard Davies 11-9.
Mar 23: Marcel Bancroft beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-9; Ian Tarr beat Ben Crowden 11-2.
Mar 26: Photis Gittoes beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-10.
Mar 27: Ian Tarr beat Carwyn Jenkins 11-3.
Mar 30: Ian Tarr beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-8.
Mar 31: Ian Tarr beat Ben Crowden 11-5.
Apr 4: Marcel Bancroft beat Neil Edwards 11-10.
Apr 14: Neil Edwards beat Photis Gittoes 11-8.
Apr 23: Marcel Bancroft beat Photis Gittoes 11-10.
Apr 29: Ian Tarr beat Photis Gittoes 11-3.
Apr 30: Ismail Yilmaz beat Ben Crowden 11-4; Ismail Yilmaz beat Richard Davies 11-9.
May 3: Freddy Doubtfire beat Pearl Foster 11-9.
May 15: Ismail Yilmaz beat Pearl Foster 11-10.
May 17: Ian Tarr beat Richard Davies 11-4.
May 20: Freddy Doubtfire beat Simon Dicken 11-6; Marcel Bancroft beat Photis Gittoes 11-9; Ismail Yilmaz beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-10.
May 21: Photis Gittoes beat Pearl Foster 11-7.
May 24: Neil Edwards beat Ian Tarr 11-10; Rosemary Whitehouse beat Richard Davies 11-4.
May 25: Neil Edwards beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-10.
May 26: Marcel Bancroft beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-8.
May 27: Richard Davies beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-2.
May 29: Ismail Yilmaz beat Rosemary Whitehouse 11-5; Ian Tarr beat Pearl Foster 11-8.
May 30: Ismail Yilmaz beat Richard Davies 11-6; Pearl Foster beat Marcel Bancroft 11-1.
May 31: Freddy Doubtfire beat Pearl Foster 11-6.
Jun 21: Ian Tarr beat Ismail Yilmaz 11-8.
Jun 27: Neil Edwards beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-0.
Jul 3: Ian Tarr beat Carwyn Jenkins 11-4.
Jul 13: Carwyn Jenkins beat Pearl Foster 11-10.
Jul 15: Freddy Doubtfire beat Carwyn Jenkins 11-9.
Jul 20: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Carwyn Jenkins 11-8.
Jul 21: Ian Tarr beat Photis Gittoes 11-8.
Jul 22: Ben Crowden beat Photis Gittoes 11-6; Carwyn Jenkins beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-7.
Jul 23: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Ben Crowden 11-6; Rosemary Whitehouse beat Ismail Yilmaz 11-8.
Jul 24: Neil Edwards beat Ben Crowden 11-9.
Jul 25: Photis Gittoes beat Neil Edwards 11-10.
Jul 27: Photis Gittoes beat Richard Davies 11-9.
Jul 28: Ian Tarr beat Simon Dicken 11-7.
Aug 8: Pearl Foster beat Richard Davies 11-3.
Aug 12: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Simon Dicken 11-4.
Aug 14: Richard Davies beat Pearl Foster 11-3.
Aug 25: Ismail Yilmaz beat Photis Gittoes 11-10.
Aug 26: Ismail Yilmaz beat Photis Gittoes 11-10.
Aug 29: Marcel Bancroft beat Ian Tarr 11-10; Freddy Doubtfire beat Neil Edwards 11-8.
Aug 31: Pearl Foster beat Simon Dicken 11-0; Pearl Foster beat Simon Dicken 11-8; Neil Edwards beat Simon Dicken 11-9.
Sep 2: Pearl Foster beat Ben Crowden 11-10; Photis Gittoes beat Pearl Foster 11-8; Carwyn Jenkins beat Photis Gittoes 11-4.
Sep 6: Carwyn Jenkins beat Neil Edwards 11-5; Marcel Bancroft beat Richard Davies 11-5.
Sep 8: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Ian Tarr 11-6; Carwyn Jenkins beat Simon Dicken 11-9; Freddy Doubtfire beat Richard Davies 11-6.
Sep 9: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Marcel Bancroft 11-8.
Sep 10: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-4.
Sep 15: Ian Tarr beat Richard Davies 11-9.
Sep 16: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Pearl Foster 11-6.
Sep 17: Rosemary Whitehouse beat Carwyn Jenkins 11-2.
Sep 20: Freddy Doubtfire beat Ian Tarr 11-8.
Sep 22: Neil Edwards beat Ismail Yilmaz 11-8.
Sep 23: Freddy Doubtfire beat Photis Gittoes 11-7.
Sep 24: Pearl Foster beat Neil Edwards 11-10.
Sep 27: Richard Davies beat Ben Crowden 11-5.
Sep 28: Carwyn Jenkins beat Simon Dicken 11-10.
Sep 29: Ian Tarr beat Freddy Doubtfire 11-8; Photis Gittoes beat Simon Dicken 11-9.
Sep 30: Freddy Doubtfire beat Simon Dicken 11-6.
Oct 6: Neil Edwards beat Simon Dicken 11-1.
Oct 10: Neil Edwards beat Ben Crowden 11-5.
Oct 11: Ben Crowden beat Pearl Foster 11-8.


Projected use of Premier Three prize pool (2026)


With Premier Three Green, Yellow and Purple entry fees all paid, they give a total Premier Three prize fund of £925.
The table below gives an estimate of how that money will be apportioned.
PurposeAmounts(£)
Administration fee92.5
Engraving and
mementoes
107.5
Cash Premier 3
Champion
170
Cash Divisional
champions
105 and 105
Cash Divisional
runners-up
75, 75 and 75
Cash Divisional
third placers
40, 40 and 40


Premier Three rules and formats
Premier Three Green current positions
Premier Three Purple current positions
Premier One current positions
Premier Two Blue current positions
Premier Two Red current positions
Premier Three history
Premier League entrants 2026
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