Bristol Backgammon

Handicap Trophy 2025

Positions as at September 4th

Note: a 'D' next to a tournament score is a discard, i.e. a score which does not count towards the total because only a player's best six tournaments count.
And the finishing order depends on the following: (1) total points (after discards); (2) fewest tournaments entered; (3) highest percentage of matches won during the HT season; (4) results of any meetings of tied players during the HT season; (5) play-off (where necessary).
An '*' next to a points score indicates a match which has not yet been completed.

	TOTAL PTS.	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9
	TOTAL PTS.	Jan16	Feb20	Apr3	May15	Jun19	Jul24	Sep4	Oct16	Nov27
John Rixon	315	85	35	.	35	85	40	35	.	.
Ian Tarr	270	65	40	50	25	10D	65	25	.	.
Stephen Little	255	.	25	25	100	.	20	85	.	.
Hazel Harper	155	10D	50	40	20	25	10	10	.	.
Tim Line	150	15	25	10D	10	50	25	25	.	.
Steffen Nowak	150	35	10D	35	10	10	10	50	.	.
Barry Vasili	145	25	10	85	15	10	.	.	.	.
Steve Morris	120	10D	25	10	25	40	10	10	.	.
Cynthia Roberts	100	25	10	10	.	20	25	10	.	.
Andy Zographou	90	.	.	.	50	.	.	40	.	.
Nick Barham	90	40	.	25	.	.	.	25	.	.
Kian Sabet	85	.	85	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Neil Young	85	.	.	.	.	.	85	.	.	.
Alan Papier	40	.	.	.	.	40	.	.	.	.
Rob Clarke	35	10	.	.	.	25	.	.	.	.
Marcus Evans	25	.	.	25	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jim Green	25	25	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

The Handicap Trophy prize fund (for trophies and cash prizes at the end of the season) totals £33 so far.

This season's Handicap Trophy results:

Handicaps of players are shown in parentheses after their names. The way the handicaps work is that two players drawn together will start with the higher handicapped player having a points advantage equal to the difference between the two handicaps, e.g. when Player A (who has a handicap of 1) meets Player B (whose handicap is 4), Player B begins the match with a 3-0 advantage.
All matches in all flights are played to 7 points.

#1, January 16, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	JOHN RIXON (4) beat Tim Line (0)	JOHN RIXON (4) beat Barry Vasili (2)	JOHN RIXON (4) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	JOHN RIXON (4) beat Tim Line (0)
	Barry Vasili (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)
	Barry Vasili (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Jim Green (0)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Nick Barham (0)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
Nick Barham (0) beat Steve Morris (2)	Nick Barham (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Rob Clarke (2)	Nick Barham (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Rob Clarke (2)	STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Jim Green (0)
	STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Rob Clarke (2)
Jim Green (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)	Jim Green (0) beat Tim Line (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (2)	Jim Green (0) beat Tim Line (0)

#2, February 20, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	KIAN SABET (3) beat John Rixon (3)	KIAN SABET (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)	KIAN SABET (3) beat Hazel Harper (0)
	KIAN SABET (3) beat John Rixon (3)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Barry Vasili (2)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Tim Line (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (2)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Tim Line (0)
	Hazel Harper (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	Hazel Harper (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
	Hazel Harper (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
	Stephen Little (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
	Stephen Little (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steve Morris (2)
	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
Steve Morris (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)	Steve Morris (2) beat Barry Vasili (2)
	Steve Morris (2) beat Barry Vasili (2)

#3, April 3, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	BARRY VASILI (1) beat Steve Morris (2)	BARRY VASILI (1) beat Nick Barham (0)	BARRY VASILI (1) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	BARRY VASILI (1) beat Steve Morris (2)
	Nick Barham (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
	Nick Barham (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)	Hazel Harper (0) beat Marcus Evans (3)
Marcus Evans (3) beat Tim Line (0)	Hazel Harper (0) beat Marcus Evans (3)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Steve Morris (2)	STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
	STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Steve Morris (2)
Stephen Little (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)	Stephen Little (0) beat Tim Line (0)
	Stephen Little (0) beat Tim Line (0)

#4, May 15, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Steve Morris (1)	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Andy Zographou (3)
	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)
	Steve Morris (1) beat John Rixon (3)
	Steve Morris (1) beat John Rixon (3)
	Andy Zographou (3) beat Barry Vasili (1)	Andy Zographou (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	Andy Zographou (3) beat Barry Vasili (1)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Tim Line (0)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Tim Line (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Barry Vasili (1)	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Barry Vasili (1) beat Tim Line (0)	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Barry Vasili (1)
	Hazel Harper (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
	Hazel Harper (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)

#5, June 19, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Rob Clarke (2)	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Tim Line (0)
	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
	Rob Clarke (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	Rob Clarke (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	Tim Line (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
	Tim Line (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
Steve Morris (1) beat Alan Papier (2)	Steve Morris (1) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Barry Vasili (1)	Steve Morris (1) beat Hazel Harper (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
ALAN PAPIER (2) beat Barry Vasili (1)	ALAN PAPIER (2) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	ALAN PAPIER (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
	ALAN PAPIER (2) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
	Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)

#6, July 24, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	NEIL YOUNG (0) beat John Rixon (3)	NEIL YOUNG (0) beat Tim Line (0)	NEIL YOUNG (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	NEIL YOUNG (0) beat John Rixon (3)
Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
	Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)
	Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
JOHN RIXON (3) beat Hazel Harper (0)	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steffen Nowak (0)	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Stephen Little (0)
	JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
	Stephen Little (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
	Stephen Little (0) beat Steve Morris (1)

#7, September 4, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Steve Morris (1)	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Andy Zographou (2)	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
	STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
Andy Zographou (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)	Andy Zographou (2) beat Tim Line (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Nick Barham (0)	Andy Zographou (2) beat Tim Line (0)
	Steffen Nowak (0) beat John Rixon (2)	Steffen Nowak (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)
	Steffen Nowak (0) beat John Rixon (2)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
	Ian Tarr (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	JOHN RIXON (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)	JOHN RIXON (2) beat Nick Barham (0)
	JOHN RIXON (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Nick Barham (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)	Nick Barham (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
	Nick Barham (0) beat Steve Morris (1)

#8, October 16, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

Consolation flight

#9, November 27, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

Consolation flight

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