Bristol Backgammon

Handicap Knock-outs

Handicaps of the Players

KEY TO HANDICAPS
Handicap calculated on results since the start of 2022	Previous Handicap Trophy winner; 0 for life	Handicap assessed by the Director

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PLAYER	HANDICAP	"Bristol Ranking"	Ranking score	TOTAL		2026		2025		2024		2023		2022
PLAYER	HANDICAP	"Bristol Ranking"	Ranking score	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points
Nick Barham	0	1	3.701	102	377.5	102	377.5	157	465.3	97	231.2	132	308.7	145	281.4
Gaz Owen	0	2	3.362	241	810.25	50	169	191	641.25	137	362	201	612.15	170	353.4
Jim Green	0	3	3.324	117	388.9	11	54	38	140.4	33	94.4	35	100.1	36	60.9
James Newman	0	4	3.322	48(+6)	179.4	25	84	13	59.4	6	19.2	4	16.8	.	.
Phil Doubtfire	0	5	3.314	102	338	30	122	72	216	46	120	36	65.8	.	.
Adam Sinclair	0	6	3.245	113	366.65	23	98	90	268.65	95	284.8	121	264.6	76	145.2
Chris Rogers	0	7	3.080	110	338.8	33	143.5	77	195.3	84	230.8	100	222.6	81	199.2
Ann Pocknell	0	8	3.012	133	400.6	30	118	103	282.6	24	54.4	.	.	.	.
Ian Tarr	0	9	3.000	272	816	74	249	198	567	170	426.8	189	424.55	180	291.3
Steffen Nowak	0	10	2.903	133	386.1	37	139.5	96	246.6	63	161.6	35	74.9	28	49.2
Alan Joicey	0	11	2.890	121	349.75	20	75	64	179.55	37	95.2	68	95.9	141	249.3
Cecilia Rogers	0	12	2.885	121	349.1	15	51	35	115.2	31	80	40	102.9	72	175.8
Tim Line	0	13	2.877	322	926.25	93	298.5	229	627.75	179	352.8	248	555.8	224	369
Natalie Singh	0	14	2.872	106	304.4	25	89.5	33	83.7	48	131.2	50	84	93	144
Ian Anderson	0	15	2.863	186	532.5	46	190.5	140	342	119	291.2	127	262.15	136	238.2
Kev Peters	0	16	2.859	113	323.1	27	63	86	260.1	58	149.6	56	131.6	68	136.5
Dicky Biddle	0	17	2.830	88(+2)	254.7	17	67.5	29	74.25	35	97.2	7	15.75	.	.
Ian Hedges	0	18	2.804	159	445.8	37	129	42	129.6	80	187.2	41	61.95	60	109.8
Stuart Mann	0	19	2.680	120	321.55	10	33	32	90.45	28	84	26	63.7	24	50.4
Simon Baker	0	20	2.623	128	335.7	11	27	29	93.6	29	92.8	28	62.3	31	60
Steve Pickard	0	21	2.597	116	301.3	20	55.5	40	118.8	39	86.4	17	40.6	7	13.2
Neil Young	0	22	2.595	131	339.9	36	99.5	63	154.8	32	85.6	32	89.25	26	45
George Georgiou	0	23	2.539	168	426.55	27	69	12	39.6	33	71.2	96	246.75	137	269.7
Warner Solomon	1	24	2.482	138	342.5	15	50.5	38	106.2	36	92	49	93.8	39	48
Andy Boysan	1	25	2.429	140	340.1	7	25	30	99.9	32	64	71	151.2	103	246.3
Michael Petrakas	1	26	2.391	125	298.85	12	35	27	84.15	26	60	30	56.7	30	63
Scott Wood	1	27	2.358	120	283	26	67	94	216	4	9.6	.	.	.	.
Simonetta Herrera	0	28	2.355	106	249.6	.	.	6	21.6	2	0	13	37.8	85	190.2
Jon Organ	1	29	2.354	153	360.15	22	42	131	318.15	26	60	26	52.5	24	36
Hazel Harper	0	30	2.347	152	356.7	40	84	112	272.7	88	151.2	98	136.15	126	137.1
Mark Dixon	1	31	2.326	99(+1)	232.6	22	44	41	99	36	89.6	.	.	.	.
Chris Hughes	1	32	2.296	123	282.35	38	92	85	190.35	64	93.6	101	156.8	98	142.8
Phil Charlton	1	33	2.293	125	286.6	11	19	28	75.6	32	104	28	49	26	39
Barry Vasili	1	34	2.273	137	311.35	46	116.5	91	194.85	81	133.6	25	35.35	.	.
Elias Hamati	1	35	2.272	220	499.75	60	128.5	160	371.25	92	158.4	166	298.9	159	252.6
Richard Owsley	0	36	2.218	109	241.8	15	50.5	34	71.1	31	71.2	29	49	29	34.8
Gerald Whitehouse	1	37	2.187	102	223.1	14	41.5	39	93.6	49	88	68	119.7	46	69.6
Savas Christodoulou	1	38	2.163	24(+8)	69.2	21	53	3	16.2	.	.	.	.	.	.
Steve Morris	1	39	2.140	112	239.65	30	52	82	187.65	75	130	70	87.5	75	66.9
Simon Blinkhorn	1	40	2.075	120	249.05	11	28.5	43	116.55	66	104	18	22.4	.	.
Dom Verrall	1	41	2.066	53(+5)	119.8	11	38	26	59.4	13	22.4	3	0	.	.
Stephen Little	0	42	2.050	288	590.45	76	122	212	468.45	108	231.6	187	293.3	177	257.4
Derek Clew	1	43	2.035	14(+9)	46.8	11	36	3	10.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
Reece Hodges	0	44	2.025	15(+9)	48.6	.	.	5	16.2	8	28.8	.	.	2	3.6
Alp Ozbas	1	45	2.018	44(+6)	100.9	29	50.5	15	50.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
Simon Tracy	1	46	2.016	197	397.2	9	14	76	180	112	203.2	112	196	118	184.8
Ed Turner	2	47	1.996	103	205.6	16	42	30	50.4	28	60	29	53.2	37	48
Mike Smith	2	48	1.992	100	199.15	12	16.5	28	59.85	32	66.8	28	56	31	48
Robin Gunney	2	49	1.980	115	227.75	10	16.5	34	94.05	29	52.8	42	64.4	123	229.2
Steve Cox	2	50	1.911	28(+8)	68.8	8	22	20	46.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
Matt Sharp	2	51	1.873	72(+3)	140.45	2	0	29	54.45	28	60.8	13	25.2	.	.
Safi Tracy	2	52	1.867	172	321.2	.	.	5	16.2	7	12.8	53	96.6	107	195.6
Gary Plant	2	53	1.861	102	189.8	8	27.5	20	50.4	24	38.4	26	31.5	24	42
Paul Watts	2	54	1.855	122	226.35	10	20	28	44.55	30	69.6	29	53.2	25	39
Hemal Getalal	2	55	1.848	124	229.2	6	5.5	32	61.2	26	64	32	55.3	28	43.2
Pete Boxer	2	56	1.824	35(+7)	76.6	10	28	25	48.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kylie Hedges	2	57	1.788	108	193.1	35	62	34	49.5	39	81.6	4	0	35	42
Rosemary Whitehouse	2	58	1.757	106	186.2	8	4	23	48.6	38	72	37	61.6	26	28.8
Ismail Yilmaz	2	59	1.724	91(+1)	158.6	12	32	.	.	26	52	26	35	27	39.6
Fred North	2	60	1.694	78(+3)	137.2	10	26	20	39.6	24	35.2	24	36.4	.	.
Ben Crowden	2	61	1.692	116	196.3	14	16	19	32.4	26	44	22	34.3	35	69.6
Umut Bilge	0	62	1.687	14(+9)	38.8	.	.	2	0	12	38.8	.	.	.	.
Dave Pym	2	63	1.666	112	186.6	10	16	26	39.6	26	48	26	56	24	27
Charlie Hetherington	2	64	1.655	20(+9)	48	20	48	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Michael Corbett	2	65	1.643	97(+1)	161	.	.	26	37.8	26	60	24	39.2	21	24
Pearl Foster	2	66	1.603	126	201.95	10	10	32	61.65	28	48	29	42.7	27	39.6
Neil Edwards	2	67	1.600	78(+3)	129.6	8	24	20	39.6	26	24	24	42	.	.
Flora von Michel	2	68	1.594	48(+6)	86.1	11	24	2	5.4	31	50.4	4	6.3	.	.
Andy Zographou	2	69	1.580	147	232.25	28	64.5	63	109.35	56	58.4	28	16.8	36	25.2
Roland Herrera	0	70	1.563	67(+4)	111	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	67	111
Marcel Bancroft	2	71	1.542	104	160.4	12	40	20	25.2	24	35.2	24	33.6	24	26.4
Simon Hughes	0	72	1.531	118	180.6	8	12	23	45	29	46.4	30	36.4	28	40.8
Rob Clarke	2	73	1.519	86(+2)	133.65	11	26	68	91.25	7	16.4	.	.	.	.
Cliff Blofield	2	74	1.514	127	192.3	19	49.5	21	50.4	26	27.2	28	28	33	37.2
Cynthia Roberts	2	75	1.512	109	164.8	39	64	70	100.8	67	90	86	95.2	162	149.4
John Rixon	2	76	1.423	19(+9)	39.85	7	16	12	23.85	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mathew Nicholls	2	77	1.399	85(+2)	121.7	9	20	.	.	26	32	26	38.5	24	31.2
Titus Simen	2	78	1.393	34(+7)	57.1	9	5.5	18	46.8	7	4.8	.	.	.	.
Eamonn Reay	2	79	1.367	103	145.4	9	26	16	12.6	29	48.8	26	36.4	23	21.6
Frank Jones	2	80	1.353	119	161	12	23	28	59.4	30	46.4	49	32.2	38	35.4
James Lintell-Smith	2	81	1.332	62(+4)	87.9	.	.	6	16.2	3	4.8	29	35.7	24	31.2
Kev Lee	2	82	1.330	30(+7)	49.2	6	12	20	32.4	4	4.8	.	.	.	.
Carwyn Jenkins	2	83	1.273	13(+9)	28	11	28	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Jordan White	3	84	1.207	51(+5)	67.6	14	28	8	10.8	3	4.8	.	.	26	24
Simon Dicken	3	85	1.200	38(+7)	54	11	12	22	32.4	5	9.6	.	.	.	.
Tom Chapman	3	86	1.193	65(+4)	82.3	.	.	.	.	14	13.2	31	44.8	20	24.3
Photis Gittoes	3	87	1.188	26(+8)	40.4	8	8	18	32.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
James Timoney	3	88	1.177	66(+4)	82.4	.	.	39	55.8	25	22.4	2	4.2	.	.
Andrew Cobb	3	89	1.165	89(+2)	106	.	.	18	28.8	21	19.2	26	28	24	30
Adrian Farthing	3	90	1.163	34(+7)	47.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	34	47.7
John Curran	3	91	1.144	121	138.4	31	42	53	75.6	37	20.8	92	84	117	114
Ceri Pierce	3	92	1.131	27(+8)	39.6	.	.	27	39.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mandy Macdonald	3	93	1.022	107	109.4	7	4	27	30.6	28	27.2	45	47.6	52	53.4
Caroline Boulton	3	94	0.966	87(+2)	86	.	.	18	18	24	25.6	24	28	21	14.4
Mitch Tucker	3	95	0.964	32(+7)	37.6	11	16	21	21.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ben Crabb	3	96	0.865	29(+8)	32	.	.	2	0	27	32	.	.	.	.
Richard Davies	3	97	0.806	57(+6)	50.8	10	8	19	21.6	21	12.8	7	8.4	.	.
Martha Beal	3	98	0.713	50(+5)	39.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	24	22.4	26	16.8
Freddy Doubtfire	3	99	0.632	10(+9)	12	8	12	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Aidan Kenny	3	100	0.606	17(+9)	15.75	.	.	.	.	.	.	17	15.75	.	.
Chris Aquilina	3	101	0.476	26(+8)	16.2	12	12	4	0	.	.	10	4.2	.	.
Miles Farren	1		1.768	9(+10)	33.6	.	.	.	.	9	33.6	.	.	.	.
Geoff Paffett	1		1.459	7(+10)	24.8	.	.	.	.	7	24.8	.	.	.	.
Dom Cybulski	2		1.080	5(+10)	16.2	.	.	3	16.2	.	.	2	0	.	.
Mark Ferrin	0		1.050	3(+10)	13.65	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	13.65	.	.
Lulzim Alla	3		1.013	6(+10)	16.2	1	0	5	16.2	.	.	.	.	.	.
Larry Deferville	3		0.840	5(+10)	12.6	.	.	.	.	.	.	5	12.6	.	.
Carter Mattig	0		0.836	4(+10)	11.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	11.7
Martin Barkwill	0		0.831	3(+10)	10.8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	10.8
Yuri Cherkasenko	2		0.825	6(+10)	13.2	.	.	.	.	6	13.2	.	.	.	.
Walter Busato	0		0.800	3(+10)	10.4	.	.	.	.	3	10.4	.	.	.	.
Fraser Mackenzie	3		0.741	7(+10)	12.6	.	.	.	.	.	.	7	12.6	.	.
Daniel Pedrecal	3		0.686	4(+10)	9.6	.	.	.	.	4	9.6	.	.	.	.
Peter Wise	3		0.667	8(+10)	12	8	12	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mohammad Torkani	3		0.600	3(+10)	7.8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	7.8
Julian Tucker	3		0.565	7(+10)	9.6	.	.	1	0	6	9.6	.	.	.	.
Jules Smith	3		0.554	3(+10)	7.2	.	.	.	.	3	7.2	.	.	.	.
Kian Sabet	3		0.488	2(+10)	5.85	.	.	2	5.85	.	.	.	.	.	.
Irem Azak	3		0.433	2(+10)	5.2	.	.	.	.	2	5.2	.	.	.	.
Pollyanna Whitehouse	3		0.433	2(+10)	5.2	.	.	.	.	2	5.2	.	.	.	.
Marcus Evans	3		0.424	7(+10)	7.2	.	.	3	7.2	.	.	.	.	4	0
Steve Ferrer	2		0.400	2(+10)	4.8	.	.	.	.	2	4.8	.	.	.	.
Tim Paulden	2		0.386	4(+10)	5.4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	5.4
Chas Perry	3		0.369	3(+10)	4.8	.	.	.	.	3	4.8	.	.	.	.
Carmen van-der-l'Isle	3		0.350	2(+10)	4.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	4.2	.	.
John Hurst	0		0.325	2(+10)	3.9	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	3.9
Thibaud Thompson	1		0.325	2(+10)	3.9	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	3.9
Dan Buchanan	3		0.312	3(+10)	4.05	.	.	3	4.05	.	.	.	.	.	.
Daniel Miles	3		0.300	4(+10)	4.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	4.2	.	.
Ed Collinge	3		0.277	3(+10)	3.6	.	.	3	3.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jake Mochnacz	3		0.247	7(+10)	4.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	7	4.2	.	.
Jost Mueller-Kreth	1		0.208	3(+10)	2.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	2.7
Jysen Quah	1		0.208	3(+10)	2.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	2.7
Vic Sprake	2		0	1(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	0
Klajdi Deda	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Damon Dennis	2		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.
Olivier Evard	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Mustafa Mohammed	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Derek Nisbet	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.
Lily Owsley	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Penny Walters	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Yashar Habibi	4		0	4(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	4	0	.	.	.	.
Aditya Narayanan	4		0	4(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	4	0	.	.	.	.
	4		0	0(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

The handicapping system explained

Column by column:

PLAYER: A list of all players who have competed in contributing Bristol competitions during the current five year period (2022-2026).
HANDICAP: Based wherever possible on the Ranking Score in order to assign appropriate handicaps for our Handicap Knock-outs. Current dividing lines are: 0 handicap (2.500 and over); 1 (2.000 to 2.499); 2 (1.250 to 1.999); 3 (below 1.250). Where there is insufficient data, or the Director has evidence of gross anomalies in the calculated handicap, the Director will assign a more appropriate handicap at his own discretion.
"Bristol Ranking": All players in the table, ranked in order of Ranking Score, who have played in at least 10 matches in contributing events. This is not to be taken too seriously, but may be of interest to some!
Ranking score: Equal to the TOTAL Played divided by the TOTAL Points. Where there are fewer than 100 matches included in the calculation, additional "matches" are included to weigh against exceptional sequences of results, in order to counterbalance the effect of small samples of data distorting a player's record.
TOTAL: Played and Points: Derived from the five annual totals in the columns to the right. For a breakdown of how the annual totals are arrived at, look at the individual years as listed below. Only enough recent years are included to ensure that a sample of 100 matches are used in the calculation. Surplus years can be seen greyed out to the right hand side of the table, while those years which will become "redundant" after a player completes no more than five more matches are shown in pale blue.
2026: Played and Points, see 2026 player data
2025: Played and Points, see 2025 player data
2024: Played and Points, see 2024 player data
2023: Played and Points, see 2023 player data
2022: Played and Points, see 2022 player data

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