Bristol Backgammon roll of honour

A list of the main achievements by Bristol Backgammon players.

Domestic Bristol competitions

BRISTOL PREMIER LEAGUE

(From 2003 BRISTOL PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION ONE)

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2000	SIMON BAKER	Charlie Hetherington	Ian Tarr	Phil Charlton
2001	JOHN SLATTERY	Stuart Mann	Ian Tarr	Tony Lee
2002	JOHN SLATTERY	Stuart Mann	Phil Charlton	Martin Hemming
2003	STUART MANN	Elliot Smart	John Slattery	Charlie Hetherington
2004	STUART MANN	Elliot Smart	Martin Hemming	John Slattery
2005	MARK DIXON	John Slattery	Dave Pym	Stuart Mann
2006	STUART MANN	Simonetta Herrera	Mark Dixon	Ed Turner
2007	MARK DIXON	Stuart Mann	Ian Tarr	Paul Watts
2008	STUART MANN	Gaz Owen	Ian Tarr	Paul Gilbertson
2009	SIMONETTA HERRERA	Steffen Nowak	Stuart Mann	Phil Charlton
2010	DAVE PYM	Steffen Nowak	Stuart Mann	Simonetta Herrera
2011	STUART MANN	Gaz Owen	Simonetta Herrera	Derek Clew

BRISTOL PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2003	SIMONETTA BARONE	Tim Jefferies	Steffen Nowak	John Ould
2004	PAUL WATTS	John Ould	Mark Dixon	Ed Turner
2005	STEVE FERRER	Ian Tarr	Jason Champion	Phillip Hill
2006	PHIL CHARLTON	Mike Smith	Martin Hemming	Roland Herrera
2007	PAUL GILBERTSON	Ann Pocknell	Gaz Owen	Miles Farren
Premier Two split into two parallel divisions from 2008 -- see below

BRISTOL PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION TWO BLUE

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2008	PETER EDWARDS *	Phil Charlton	Tim Line	Nick Barham
2009	SIMON HUGHES *	Miles Farren	Derek Clew	Cecilia Sparke
2010	DEREK CLEW *	Ed Turner	Ian Preston	Cecilia Sparke
2011	SIMON TEMME *	Richard Owsley	Paul Watts	Cecilia Sparke
	* Winner of Division Two Championship play-off

BRISTOL PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION TWO RED

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2008	SIMON BAKER	Dave Pym	Steffen Nowak	Cecilia Sparke
2009	MARCUS WRINCH	Neil Young	Steve Morris	Tony Walters
2010	BLAINE BUCHANAN	Tim Line	Richard Holness	Steve Morris
2011	MIKE SMITH	Richard Biddle	Neil Young	Simon Hughes

BRISTOL OPEN GRAND PRIX

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2000	STUART MANN	Blaine Buchanan	Tony Lee	Tim Jefferies
2001	IAN PRESTON	John Slattery	Blaine Buchanan	Charlie Hetherington
2002	STUART MANN	Charlie Hetherington	Paul Watts	Neil Young
2003	STUART MANN	Dave Pym	Steve Ferrer	Ian Preston
2004	ED TURNER	Phillip Hill	Stuart Mann	Charlie Hetherington
2005	MARTIN HEMMING	Steffen Nowak	Roland Herrera	Mark Dixon
2006	TONY WALTERS	Steffen Nowak	Ian Tarr	Jason Champion
2007	PETER EDWARDS	Ian Preston	Roland Herrera	Nick Barham
2008	ROLAND HERRERA	Derek Clew	Blaine Buchanan	Marcus Wrinch
2009	IAN TARR	Gaz Owen	Simonetta Herrera	Julian Fetterlein
2010	ROLAND HERRERA	Tim Line	Miles Farren	Chas Perry
2011	ROLAND HERRERA	Stuart Mann	Simon Hughes	Ian Tarr

BRISTOL MASTERS

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
2001	CHARLIE HETHERINGTON	Jerry Limb	Blaine Buchanan	Paul Watts
2002	CHARLIE HETHERINGTON	Kevin White	David Horner	Ed Turner
2003	IAN PRESTON	Martin Hemming	Blaine Buchanan	Stuart Mann
2004	JASON CHAMPION	Simonetta Barone	Roland Herrera	John Slattery
2005	STUART MANN	John Ould	Jason Champion	Paul Watts
2006	STUART MANN	Roland Herrera	Steffen Nowak	Tony Walters
2007	MARK DIXON	Ed Turner	Phil Charlton	Mike Smith
2008	ANN POCKNELL	Paul Gilbertson	Peter Edwards	Ed Turner
2009	ROLAND HERRERA	Gaz Owen	Simon Baker	Simonetta Herrera
2010	NEIL YOUNG	Simon Baker	John Plummer	Marcus Wrinch
2011	DEREK CLEW	Steffen Nowak	Blaine Buchanan	Richard Owsley

BRISTOL CONFERENCE

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2001	ROSEY BENSLEY	Martin Hemming	Paul Watts	Ian Preston
2002	ROLAND HERRERA	Simonetta Barone	Neil Young	John Ould
2003	JASON CHAMPION	Alan Parfitt	Mark Dixon	Rob Allen
2004	RICHARD OWSLEY	Cynthia Roberts	Richard Cartwright	Michael Corbett
2005	TONY WALTERS	John Paton	Andrew Cobb	Mike Smith
2006	STEVE MORRIS	Nick Barham	Miles Farren	Gaz Owen
2007	MARCUS WRINCH	Peter Edwards	Cecilia Sparke	Todd Young
2008	LEWIS YOUNG	Simon Temme	Richard Holness	John Sprague
2009	CHAS PERRY	Malcolm Patterson	Rufus Rozelaar	Tim Parker
2010	JAMIE NEVILL	James Lintell-Smith	Richard Biddle	Mandy Macdonald
2011	MANDY MACDONALD

BRISTOL INTERMEDIATE GRAND PRIX

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2000	JERRY LIMB	Richard Moody	Ed Turner	John Napier
2001	PAUL WATTS	David Horner	Phillip Hill	Ed Turner
2002	NEIL YOUNG	Steffen Nowak	Roland Herrera	John Lewis
2003	STEVE FERRER	John Lewis	Jason Champion	Mark Dixon
2004	RICHARD CARTWRIGHT	Juanita Ferrer	Cynthia Roberts	Richard Owsley
2005	TONY WALTERS	Tim Line	Miles Farren	Chris Roberts
2006	NICK BARHAM	Steve Morris	Miles Farren	Chris Roberts
2007	PETER EDWARDS	Marcus Wrinch	Simon Hughes	Jim Best
2008	DEREK CLEW	Lewis Young	John Sprague	Simon Temme
2009	JOHN PLUMMER	Malcolm Patterson	Tim Parker	Pam Jakeway
2010	SEAN HOPSON	James Lintell-Smith	Pam Jakeway	Jamie Nevill
2011	HADI KERMANI	Mandy Macdonald	John Corrado	Matt Black

BRISTOL INTERMEDIATES TROPHY

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
2002	SIMONETTA BARONE	John Lewis	Kevin Carter	Nigel Hurneyman
2003	JASON CHAMPION	Kevin Carter	Mark Dixon	John Lewis
2004	RICHARD CARTWRIGHT	Thomas Liedtke	Richard Owsley	Tarim
2005	JOHN PATON	Robert Hampson	Tim Oldfield	Tony Walters
2006	STEVE MORRIS	Gabriela Perales	Miles Farren	Daniel Myers
2007	MARCUS WRINCH	Peter Edwards	Simon Hughes	Lewis Young
2008	DEREK CLEW	John Sprague	Giorgos Kalogridis	Lewis Young
2009	TIM PARKER	Chas Perry	Shadow Hamilton	Malcolm Patterson
2010	SEAN HOPSON	Jamie Nevill	Shadow Hamilton	James Lintell-Smith
2011	FRED NORTH	John Corrado	Mandy Macdonald	Lily Owsley

BRISTOL HANDICAP TROPHY

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2005	IAN TARR	Steve Ferrer	Phillip Hill	Neil Young
2006	IAN TARR	Steve Morris	Tony Walters	Steffen Nowak
2007	PETER EDWARDS	Ed Turner	Lewis Young	Marcus Wrinch
2008	LEWIS YOUNG	Peter Edwards	Steffen Nowak	Derek Clew
2009	SIMON HUGHES	Peter Edwards	Simonetta Herrera	Derek Clew
2010	IAN PRESTON	Shadow Hamilton	Duncan Lee	Steve Morris
2011	IAN PRESTON	Derek Clew	Steffen Nowak	Ian Tarr

BRISTOL CONSULTING DOUBLES GRAND PRIX

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2006	MILES FARREN and STEFFEN NOWAK joint winners		Simonetta Herrera	Roland Herrera
2007	PETER EDWARDS	Ian Preston	Nick Barham	Marcus Wrinch
2008	ROLAND HERRERA	Lizzie Pearce	Blaine Buchanan	Peter Edwards
2009	STUART MANN and LEWIS YOUNG joint winners		Chas Perry	Tony Walters
2010	JAMIE NEVILL	IAN PRESTON and Simon Temme		Chas Perry and Tony Walters
2011	LEWIS YOUNG	Steve Morris	Roland Herrera	Nick Barham

BRISTOL CLOCK TOURNAMENT GRAND PRIX

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2009	ROLAND HERRERA	Simonetta Herrera	Tim Line	Ian Tarr
2010	SIMONETTA HERRERA	Roland Herrera	Ian Tarr	Simon Hughes
2011	SIMONETTA HERRERA	Miles Farren	Steffen Nowak	Stuart Mann

BRISTOL NACKGAMMON GRAND PRIX

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2010	SIMONETTA HERRERA	Roland Herrera and Tim Line		Steffen Nowak
2011	SIMONETTA HERRERA	Neil Young	Steve Morris	Roland Herrera

BRISTOL CLOCK BLITZ GRAND PRIX

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
2010	IAN TARR	Simonetta Herrera and Tim Line		Roland Herrera and Simon Hughes
2011	IAN TARR	Gaz Owen	Simon Hughes	Cynthia Roberts

BRISTOL MONDAY CLUB 4-MONTHLY GRAND PRIX

Year	Spring Winner	Summer Winner	Autumn Winner
2008			GAZ OWEN
2009	IAN TARR	ROLAND HERRERA	ROLAND HERRERA
2010	ROLAND HERRERA; Top Intermediate: Sean Hopson	IAN PRESTON; Top Intermediate: Jamie Nevill	ROLAND HERRERA; Top Intermediate: Jamie Nevill
2011	IAN TARR; Top Intermediate: Charlotte Ryan	ROLAND HERRERA; Top Intermediate: Hadi Kermani	ROLAND HERRERA; Top Intermediate: Bahman Salahshour
2012	IAN TARR; Top Intermediate: Bahman Salahshour

Open Bristol competitions

BRISTOL "50" KNOCK-OUT

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
2002	TIM MOORING	Uldis Lapikens	Dave Fall	Paul Gilbertson
2003	STEVE FERRER	John Slattery	Paul Gilbertson	Dave Motley

BRISTOL OPEN

Previously the Wedding Tournament and the Bristol Festival

Championship category -- main flight

Named "Professional category" in 2005

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
2005	MOCHY MASAYUKI	Martin Barkwill	Mike Heard	Mikael Jensen
2006	JOHN CLARK	Carter Mattig	Martin Barkwill	Odin Spillum Svendsen
2007	Not held
2008	SIMONETTA HERRERA	Julian Fetterlein	Ann Pocknell	Kazuhiro Shino
2009	LAWRENCE POWELL	Martin Barkwill	Michael Malmros	Malcolm Robertson
2010	WAYNE FELTON	Julian Fetterlein	Andy Darby	Mike Heard
2011	Not held

Championship category -- consolation

Named "Professional category" in 2005

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
2005	ROLAND HERRERA	Mogens Knudsen	Andy Bell	Martin Foldager
2006	BJARKE SKOVGAARD	Eric Guedj	Pia Jeppesen	Lars Trabolt
2007	Not held
2008	LAWRENCE POWELL	Cecilia Sparke	Martin Barkwill	Dave Moon
2009	MICHAEL SØRENSEN	Raj Jansari	Nicky Check	Carter Mattig
2010	MURRAY SHARP	Peter Bennet	Miles Farren	Michihito Kageyama
2011	Not held

Advanced category -- main flight

Named "Amateur category" (second of two categories) in 2005; "Advanced category" (second of three categories) in 2006 and 2009; "Intermediate category" (second of two categories) in 2008.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
2005	MICHEL LAMOTE	Anni Bech Nielsen	Jorn Nesdal	Steffen Nowak
2006	MILES FARREN	Malcolm Robertson	Ivar Roeynstrand	Patrick Toxvaerd
2007	Not held
2008	DEREK CLEW	Pat Holly	Richard Holness	Simon Hughes
2009	ANN POCKNELL	Ali Shimeri	Steve Ferrer	Carlos Madrid
2010	ANNA MIELECH	Tony Fawcett	George Miltiadou	Mick Vacarey
2011	Not held

Bristol team competitions

INTER-CITIES CHALLENGE

The following players have -- in one or more matches -- represented Bristol against Birmingham in the Inter-Cities Challenge: Charlie Hetherington; Tony Lee; Ian Tarr; Simon Baker; Phil Charlton; Stuart Mann; Jerry Limb; John Napier; Paul Watts; Graham Alder; Richard Moody; Phil Caudwell; Blaine Buchanan; Ed Turner; Kevin White; John Lewis; Elliot Smart; Jeremy Axford; Martin Hemming; Sarah Rosich; Phillip Hill; Ian Preston; John Slattery; Rosey Bensley; David Horner; Steffen Nowak; Simonetta Barone; John Ryan; Roland Herrera; Mike Hall; Neil Young; Steve Ferrer; John Ould; Alan Parfitt; Richard Owsley; Cynthia Roberts; Juanita Ferrer; Miles Farren; Tim Line.

Outside title wins

The following have won non-Bristol titles while competing as Bristol players:
John Slattery won the Liverpool Open title in June 2002.
Rosey Bensley won the English Open title in August 2002.
Ed Turner won the BIBA Bright 'n' Breezy title in January 2003.
Tony Lee won the Cotswold Fireside title in March 2003.
John Slattery won the BIBA County Cups Trophy title in May 2003.
Roland Herrera won the Gammonitis Rollout Trophy title in June 2003.
Tony Lee won the BIBA SAC Trophy title in August 2003.
JOHN SLATTERY won the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE in September 2003.
Tony Lee won the BIBA UK Championship title in December 2003.
Peter Bennet won the Gammonitis Rosey Bensley 50th Birthday title in December 2003.
John Slattery won the Cotswold Fireside title in February 2004.
Stuart Mann won the BIBA Jarvis Trophy title in February 2004.
Tony Lee won the BIBA County Cups Trophy title in May 2004.
Ann Pocknell won the BIBA Keren Di Bona Memorial title in July 2004.
John Slattery won the Liverpool Open title in July 2004.
John Slattery won the English Open title in August 2004.
John Slattery won the Irish Open title in October 2004.
John Slattery won the BIBA UK Finals in December 2004.
John Slattery won the Manchester 1-day event in April 2005.
John Slattery won the BIBA County Cups Trophy title in May 2005.
Peter Bennet won the Gammonitis 3rd Birthday title in October 2005.
Steve Ferrer won Live in London in November 2005.
Stuart Mann won the Cotswold Fireside title in January 2006.
Martin Hemming won the BIBA Jarvis Trophy title in February 2006.
Peter Bennet won a Gammonitis League Tournament title in February 2006.
Tim Line won the BIBA Scottish Open title in March 2006.
Nigel Merrigan won the BIBA British Open title in April 2006.
Paul Gilbertson won the BIBA County Cups Trophy title in May 2006.
Paul Gilbertson won the BIBA Hilton Trophy title in June 2006.
Mark Dixon won the BIBA Townharbour Trophy title in November 2006.
Martin Hemming won the Gammonitis Julian's Christmas Cracker title in December 2006.
Paul Gilbertson won the Gammonitis Jooles' 2nd 50th Birthday Tournament title in May 2007.
Jerry Limb won the BIBA Townharbour Trophy title in November 2007.
ANN POCKNELL won the BIBA BRITISH OPEN in April 2008.
Peter Bennet won the BIBA English Open in June 2008.
Peter Bennet won the BIBA Keren di Bona Memorial in July 2008.
Ann Pocknell won the Liverpool Open title in July 2008.
Simonetta Herrera won the Bristol Open title in August 2008.
Julian Fetterlein won the BIBA Sandy Osborne Memorial in October 2008.
Tony Lee won the BIBA UK Championship title in December 2008.
Julian Fetterlein won the BIBA International Championship in March 2009.
Stuart Mann won Live in London in November 2009.
Julian Fetterlein won the BIBA International Championship in March 2011.
Ann Pocknell won the Scope Tournament Masters Division in March 2011.
Julian Fetterlein won the BIBA English Open title in June 2011.
Peter Bennet won the BIBA World Championships in July 2011.
Paul Gilbertson won the Midland Open in September 2011.
Marcus Wrinch won the BIBA Bright 'n' Breezy title in January 2012.
Julian Fetterlein won the BFCE UK Open title in March 2012.
Marcus Wrinch won the London Open title in May 2012.