Bristol Backgammon

Handicap Trophy 2025

Positions as at October 16th


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
Jan16Feb20Apr3May15Jun19Jul24Sep4Oct16Nov27
John Rixon3208535D.3585403540.
Stephen Little280.2525100.208525.
Ian Tarr2706540502510D652510D.
Steffen Nowak2053510D3510D10105065.
Tim Line180152510D10D50252540.
Hazel Harper16010D5040202510D1015.
Barry Vasili1452510851510....
Steve Morris13510D2510D2540101025.
George Georgiou100.......100.
Andy Zographou100...50..4010.
Cynthia Roberts1002510D10.20251010.
Nick Barham9040.25...25..
Kian Sabet85.85.......
Neil Young85.....85...
Alan Papier40....40....
Rob Clarke3510...25....
Marcus Evans25..25......
Jim Green2525........
Alp Ozbas25.......25.
James Timoney25.......25.
Ceri Pierce10.......10.
0.........


The Handicap Trophy prize fund (for trophies and cash prizes at the end of the season) totals £39 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 roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
JOHN RIXON (4) beat Tim Line (0)JOHN RIXON (4) beat Barry Vasili (2)JOHN RIXON (4) beat Ian Tarr (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)
Nick Barham (0) beat Steve Morris (2)Nick Barham (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Rob Clarke (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Rob Clarke (2)STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Jim Green (0)
Jim Green (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)Jim Green (0) beat Tim Line (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (2)

#2, February 20, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
KIAN SABET (3) beat John Rixon (3)KIAN SABET (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)KIAN SABET (3) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Barry Vasili (2)Ian Tarr (0) beat Tim Line (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (2)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)Hazel Harper (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
Stephen Little (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steffen Nowak (0)JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steve Morris (2)
Steve Morris (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)Steve Morris (2) beat Barry Vasili (2)

#3, April 3, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
BARRY VASILI (1) beat Steve Morris (2)BARRY VASILI (1) beat Nick Barham (0)BARRY VASILI (1) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Nick Barham (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)Ian Tarr (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)Hazel Harper (0) beat Marcus Evans (3)
Marcus Evans (3) beat Tim Line (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Steve Morris (2)STEFFEN NOWAK (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
Stephen Little (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)Stephen Little (0) beat Tim Line (0)

#4, May 15, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
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)
Steve Morris (1) beat John Rixon (3)
Andy Zographou (3) beat Barry Vasili (1)Andy Zographou (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Tim Line (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
JOHN RIXON (3) beat Barry Vasili (1)JOHN RIXON (3) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Barry Vasili (1) beat Tim Line (0)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)

#5, June 19, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
JOHN RIXON (3) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)JOHN RIXON (3) beat Rob Clarke (2)JOHN RIXON (3) beat Tim Line (0)
Rob Clarke (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)Tim Line (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
Steve Morris (1) beat Alan Papier (2)Steve Morris (1) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Barry Vasili (1)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
ALAN PAPIER (2) beat Barry Vasili (1)ALAN PAPIER (2) beat Steffen Nowak (0)ALAN PAPIER (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)

#6, July 24, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
NEIL YOUNG (0) beat John Rixon (3)NEIL YOUNG (0) beat Tim Line (0)NEIL YOUNG (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)
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)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
JOHN RIXON (3) beat Hazel Harper (0)JOHN RIXON (3) beat Steffen Nowak (0)JOHN RIXON (3) beat Stephen Little (0)
Stephen Little (0) beat Steve Morris (1)

#7, September 4, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Steve Morris (1)STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Andy Zographou (2)STEPHEN LITTLE (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
Andy Zographou (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)Andy Zographou (2) beat Tim Line (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Nick Barham (0)
Steffen Nowak (0) beat John Rixon (2)Steffen Nowak (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
JOHN RIXON (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)JOHN RIXON (2) beat Nick Barham (0)
Nick Barham (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)Nick Barham (0) beat Steve Morris (1)

#8, October 16, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
GEORGE GEORGIOU (0) beat Ceri Pierce (2)GEORGE GEORGIOU (0) beat Stephen Little (0)GEORGE GEORGIOU (0) beat Tim Line (0)GEORGE GEORGIOU (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
Stephen Little (0) beat Alp Ozbas (3)
Tim Line (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)Tim Line (0) beat James Timoney (2)
James Timoney (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Steffen Nowak (0) beat John Rixon (2)Steffen Nowak (0) beat Andy Zographou (2)Steffen Nowak (0) beat Steve Morris (1)
Steve Morris (1) beat Hazel Harper (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
JOHN RIXON (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)JOHN RIXON (2) beat Andy Zographou (2)JOHN RIXON (2) beat Alp Ozbas (3)
Alp Ozbas (3) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)Alp Ozbas (3) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Ceri Pierce (2)

#9, November 27, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

Consolation flight


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