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
Gaz Owen	0	1	3.380	211	713.25	20	72	191	641.25	137	362	201	612.15	170	353.4
Jim Green	0	2	3.1594	106	334.9	.	.	38	140.4	33	94.4	35	100.1	36	60.9
James Newman	0	3	3.1588	26(+8)	107.4	3	12	13	59.4	6	19.2	4	16.8	.	.
Nick Barham	0	4	3.110	194	603.3	37	138	157	465.3	97	231.2	132	308.7	145	281.4
Adam Sinclair	0	5	3.023	190	574.45	5	21	90	268.65	95	284.8	121	264.6	76	145.2
Ann Pocknell	0	6	2.979	117	348.6	14	66	103	282.6	24	54.4	.	.	.	.
Phil Doubtfire	0	7	2.927	124	363	6	27	72	216	46	120	36	65.8	.	.
Ian Tarr	0	8	2.852	219	624.5	21	57.5	198	567	170	426.8	189	424.55	180	291.3
Cecilia Rogers	0	9	2.799	109	305.1	3	7	35	115.2	31	80	40	102.9	72	175.8
Alan Joicey	0	10	2.776	104	288.75	3	14	64	179.55	37	95.2	68	95.9	141	249.3
Chris Rogers	0	11	2.745	172	472.1	11	46	77	195.3	84	230.8	100	222.6	81	199.2
Tim Line	0	12	2.723	250	680.75	21	53	229	627.75	179	352.8	248	555.8	224	369
Kev Peters	0	13	2.710	156	422.7	12	13	86	260.1	58	149.6	56	131.6	68	136.5
Ian Hedges	0	14	2.679	136	364.3	14	47.5	42	129.6	80	187.2	41	61.95	60	109.8
Dicky Biddle	0	15	2.657	78(+3)	215.2	7	28	29	74.25	35	97.2	7	15.75	.	.
Simon Baker	0	16	2.638	117	308.7	.	.	29	93.6	29	92.8	28	62.3	31	60
Stuart Mann	0	17	2.630	116	305.05	6	16.5	32	90.45	28	84	26	63.7	24	50.4
Ian Anderson	0	18	2.629	159	418	19	76	140	342	119	291.2	127	262.15	136	238.2
Neil Young	0	19	2.613	110	287.4	15	47	63	154.8	32	85.6	32	89.25	26	45
Steve Pickard	0	20	2.605	103	268.3	7	22.5	40	118.8	39	86.4	17	40.6	7	13.2
Steffen Nowak	0	21	2.591	106	274.6	10	28	96	246.6	63	161.6	35	74.9	28	49.2
George Georgiou	0	22	2.561	149	381.55	8	24	12	39.6	33	71.2	96	246.75	137	269.7
Jon Organ	1	23	2.462	139	342.15	8	24	131	318.15	26	60	26	52.5	24	36
Mark Dixon	1	24	2.440	80(+2)	200.1	3	11.5	41	99	36	89.6	.	.	.	.
Natalie Singh	1	25	2.419	144	348.4	13	49.5	33	83.7	48	131.2	50	84	93	144
Hazel Harper	0	26	2.406	120	288.7	8	16	112	272.7	88	151.2	98	136.15	126	137.1
Andy Boysan	1	27	2.396	134	321.1	1	6	30	99.9	32	64	71	151.2	103	246.3
Warner Solomon	1	28	2.3548	124	292	1	0	38	106.2	36	92	49	93.8	39	48
Simonetta Herrera	0	29	2.3547	106	249.6	.	.	6	21.6	2	0	13	37.8	85	190.2
Phil Charlton	1	30	2.347	114	267.6	.	.	28	75.6	32	104	28	49	26	39
Elias Hamati	1	31	2.318	194	449.75	34	78.5	160	371.25	92	158.4	166	298.9	159	252.6
Michael Petrakas	1	32	2.314	114	263.85	1	0	27	84.15	26	60	30	56.7	30	63
Scott Wood	1	33	2.293	101	231.6	3	6	94	216	4	9.6	.	.	.	.
Barry Vasili	1	34	2.233	109	243.35	18	48.5	91	194.85	81	133.6	25	35.35	.	.
Richard Owsley	0	35	2.193	100	219.3	6	28	34	71.1	31	71.2	29	49	29	34.8
Stephen Little	0	36	2.124	241	511.95	29	43.5	212	468.45	108	231.6	187	293.3	177	257.4
Simon Blinkhorn	1	37	2.060	110	226.55	1	6	43	116.55	66	104	18	22.4	.	.
Chris Hughes	1	38	2.043	162	330.95	13	47	85	190.35	64	93.6	101	156.8	98	142.8
Simon Tracy	1	39	2.038	192	391.2	4	8	76	180	112	203.2	112	196	118	184.8
Steve Morris	1	40	2.030	169	343.15	12	25.5	82	187.65	75	130	70	87.5	75	66.9
Alp Ozbas	1	41	2.025	28(+8)	72.9	13	22.5	15	50.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
Reece Hodges	0	42	2.025	15(+9)	48.6	.	.	5	16.2	8	28.8	.	.	2	3.6
Gerald Whitehouse	2	43	1.980	158	312.8	2	11.5	39	93.6	49	88	68	119.7	46	69.6
Robin Gunney	2	44	1.970	110	216.75	5	5.5	34	94.05	29	52.8	42	64.4	123	229.2
Mike Smith	2	45	1.938	119	230.65	.	.	28	59.85	32	66.8	28	56	31	48
Matt Sharp	2	46	1.898	71(+3)	140.45	1	0	29	54.45	28	60.8	13	25.2	.	.
Safi Tracy	2	47	1.867	172	321.2	.	.	5	16.2	7	12.8	53	96.6	107	195.6
Hemal Getalal	2	48	1.864	120	223.7	2	0	32	61.2	26	64	32	55.3	28	43.2
Paul Watts	2	49	1.829	115	210.35	3	4	28	44.55	30	69.6	29	53.2	25	39
Ben Crowden	2	50	1.768	111	196.3	9	16	19	32.4	26	44	22	34.3	35	69.6
Dom Verrall	2	51	1.761	45(+6)	89.8	3	8	26	59.4	13	22.4	3	0	.	.
Steve Cox	2	52	1.743	22(+8)	52.3	2	5.5	20	46.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
Gary Plant	2	53	1.708	94(+1)	162.3	.	.	20	50.4	24	38.4	26	31.5	24	42
Rosemary Whitehouse	2	54	1.702	124	211	.	.	23	48.6	38	72	37	61.6	26	28.8
Ed Turner	2	55	1.700	128	217.6	4	6	30	50.4	28	60	29	53.2	37	48
Umut Bilge	0	56	1.687	14(+9)	38.8	.	.	2	0	12	38.8	.	.	.	.
Pearl Foster	2	57	1.683	120	201.95	4	10	32	61.65	28	48	29	42.7	27	39.6
Ismail Yilmaz	2	58	1.647	87(+2)	146.6	8	20	.	.	26	52	26	35	27	39.6
Michael Corbett	2	59	1.643	97(+1)	161	.	.	26	37.8	26	60	24	39.2	21	24
Dave Pym	2	60	1.639	109	178.6	7	8	26	39.6	26	48	26	56	24	27
Fred North	2	61	1.611	71(+3)	119.2	3	8	20	39.6	24	35.2	24	36.4	.	.
Kylie Hedges	2	62	1.587	128	203.1	16	30	34	49.5	39	81.6	4	0	35	42
Flora von Michel	2	63	1.577	41(+6)	74.1	4	12	2	5.4	31	50.4	4	6.3	.	.
Roland Herrera	0	64	1.563	67(+4)	111	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	67	111
Cynthia Roberts	2	65	1.543	160	246.8	23	56	70	100.8	67	90	86	95.2	162	149.4
Simon Hughes	0	66	1.533	110	168.6	.	.	23	45	29	46.4	30	36.4	28	40.8
Neil Edwards	2	67	1.481	71(+3)	109.6	1	4	20	39.6	26	24	24	42	.	.
Pete Boxer	2	68	1.473	25(+8)	48.6	.	.	25	48.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Titus Simen	2	69	1.464	32(+7)	57.1	7	5.5	18	46.8	7	4.8	.	.	.	.
Cliff Blofield	2	70	1.453	121	175.8	13	33	21	50.4	26	27.2	28	28	33	37.2
Rob Clarke	2	71	1.413	76(+3)	111.65	1	4	68	91.25	7	16.4	.	.	.	.
Andy Zographou	2	72	1.406	125	175.75	6	8	63	109.35	56	58.4	28	16.8	36	25.2
Marcel Bancroft	2	73	1.404	99(+1)	140.4	7	20	20	25.2	24	35.2	24	33.6	24	26.4
Eamonn Reay	2	74	1.380	101	139.4	7	20	16	12.6	29	48.8	26	36.4	23	21.6
James Lintell-Smith	2	75	1.332	62(+4)	87.9	.	.	6	16.2	3	4.8	29	35.7	24	31.2
Mathew Nicholls	2	76	1.306	82(+2)	109.7	6	8	.	.	26	32	26	38.5	24	31.2
John Rixon	2	77	1.302	17(+9)	33.85	5	10	12	23.85	.	.	.	.	.	.
Frank Jones	2	78	1.266	109	138	2	0	28	59.4	30	46.4	49	32.2	38	35.4
Tom Chapman	3	79	1.193	65(+4)	82.3	.	.	.	.	14	13.2	31	44.8	20	24.3
James Timoney	3	80	1.177	66(+4)	82.4	.	.	39	55.8	25	22.4	2	4.2	.	.
Andrew Cobb	3	81	1.165	89(+2)	106	.	.	18	28.8	21	19.2	26	28	24	30
Adrian Farthing	3	82	1.1634	34(+7)	47.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	34	47.7
Kev Lee	3	83	1.1625	24(+8)	37.2	.	.	20	32.4	4	4.8	.	.	.	.
Photis Gittoes	3	84	1.157	20(+8)	32.4	2	0	18	32.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jordan White	3	85	1.135	43(+6)	55.6	6	16	8	10.8	3	4.8	.	.	26	24
Ceri Pierce	3	86	1.131	27(+8)	39.6	.	.	27	39.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Simon Dicken	3	87	1.077	32(+7)	42	5	0	22	32.4	5	9.6	.	.	.	.
Mandy Macdonald	3	88	1.042	105	109.4	5	4	27	30.6	28	27.2	45	47.6	52	53.4
Mitch Tucker	3	89	1.016	30(+7)	37.6	9	16	21	21.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
John Curran	3	90	0.997	191	190.4	9	10	53	75.6	37	20.8	92	84	117	114
Caroline Boulton	3	91	0.966	87(+2)	86	.	.	18	18	24	25.6	24	28	21	14.4
Ben Crabb	3	92	0.865	29(+8)	32	.	.	2	0	27	32	.	.	.	.
Richard Davies	3	93	0.764	49(+7)	42.8	2	0	19	21.6	21	12.8	7	8.4	.	.
Martha Beal	3	94	0.713	50(+5)	39.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	24	22.4	26	16.8
Aidan Kenny	3	95	0.606	17(+9)	15.75	.	.	.	.	.	.	17	15.75	.	.
Chris Aquilina	3	96	0.168	16(+9)	4.2	2	0	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	.	.	.	.
Carwyn Jenkins	3		1.263	9(+10)	24	7	24	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Lulzim Alla	3		1.080	5(+10)	16.2	.	.	5	16.2	.	.	.	.	.	.
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	.	.
Savas Christodoulou	2		0.953	7(+10)	16.2	4	0	3	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
Derek Clew	1		0.831	3(+10)	10.8	.	.	3	10.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
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	.	.	.	.
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	.	.	.	.
Peter Wise	3		0.533	5(+10)	8	5	8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kian Sabet	3		0.488	2(+10)	5.85	.	.	2	5.85	.	.	.	.	.	.
Freddy Doubtfire	3		0.444	8(+10)	8	6	8	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
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	.	.
Charlie Hetherington	4		0.286	4(+10)	4	4	4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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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