The Brunel Trophy 2023


The 2023 tournament draws and results

The 2023 tournament rules

The 2023 tournament draws and results

The tenth and final match was played on December 19th.
Result (number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Tim Line (1) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
TIM LINE TAKES THE TITLE

The draw for the ninth round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was dictated by the rules.
The match was to be completed by December 10th.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Steffen Nowak (1) received a bye
Tim Line (1) beat Gaz Owen (0)

The draw for the eighth round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Monday, October 2nd.
Matches were to be completed by November 5th.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Tim Line (1) beat Gaz Owen (1)
Steffen Nowak (1) beat Safi Tracy (0)

The draw for the seventh round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Monday, August 28th.
Matches were to be completed by October 1st.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Tim Line (1) received a bye
Gaz Owen (2) beat Safi Tracy (1)
Steffen Nowak (1) beat Chris Rogers (0)

The draw for the sixth round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Tuesday, July 25th.
Matches were to be completed by August 27th.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Gaz Owen (2) received a bye
Safi Tracy (2) beat Simonetta Herrera (0)
Steffen Nowak (1) beat Kev Peters (0)
Tim Line (1) beat Steve Pickard (0)
Chris Rogers (1) beat Hemal Getalal (0)

The draw for the fifth round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Sunday, June 18th.
Matches were to be completed by July 23rd.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Kev Peters (1) beat Andy Boysan (0)
Steve Pickard (1) beat Natalie Singh (0)
Hemal Getalal (1) beat Richard Owsley (0)
Safi Tracy (2) beat Neil Young (0)
Tim Line (1) beat Adam Sinclair (0)
Chris Rogers (1) beat Larry Deferville (0)
Steffen Nowak (1) beat George Georgiou (0)
Simonetta Herrera (1) beat Chris Hughes (0)
Gaz Owen (2) beat Robin Gunney (0)

The draw for the fourth round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Sunday, May 14th.
Matches were to be completed by June 18th.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Safi Tracy (2) received a bye
Adam Sinclair (1) beat Chris Hughes (1)
Chris Rogers (1) beat Warner Solomon (0)
Tim Line (1) beat Simon Baker (0)
Natalie Singh (1) beat Richard Davies (0)
Robin Gunney (1) beat Frank Jones (0)
Steffen Nowak (1) beat Neil Young (1)
Larry Deferville (1) beat Mandy Macdonald (0)
George Georgiou (1) beat Andy Boysan (1)
Kev Peters (1) beat Richard Owsley (1)
Hemal Getalal (1) beat Simon Hughes (0)
Steve Pickard (1) beat Jim Green (0)
Simonetta Herrera (1) beat Paul Watts (0)
Gaz Owen (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)

The draw for the third round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Sunday, April 9th.
Matches were to be completed by May 14th.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Chris Hughes (2) beat Pearl Foster (0)
Ian Tarr (1) beat Rosemary Whitehouse (0)
Gaz Owen (2) beat Jake Mochnacz (0)
Neil Young (2) beat Stephen Little (0)
Paul Watts (1) beat James Lintell-Smith (0)
Simonetta Herrera (1) beat Kev Peters (1)
Tim Line (1) beat George Georgiou (1)
Safi Tracy (2) beat Elias Hamati (0)
Steve Pickard (1) beat Frank Jones (1)
Chris Rogers (1) beat Simon Hughes (1)
Richard Owsley (2) beat Gerald Whitehouse (0)
Larry Deferville (1) beat Matt Sharp (0)
Hemal Getalal (1) beat Michael Petrakas (0)
Andy Boysan (2) beat Adam Sinclair (1)
Steffen Nowak (1) beat Simon Baker (1)
Natalie Singh (1) beat Ian Hedges (0)
Jim Green (1) beat Warner Solomon (1)
Mandy Macdonald (1) beat Richard Davies (1)
Robin Gunney (1) beat Ed Turner (0)

The draw for the second round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Sunday, March 5th.
Matches were to be completed by April 9th.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Warner Solomon (2) received a bye
Elias Hamati (1) beat Natalie Singh (1)
Kev Peters (2) beat Cliff Blofield (0)
Neil Young (2) beat Chris Rogers (1)
James Lintell-Smith (1) beat Ed Turner (1)
Richard Davies (2) beat Eamonn Reay (0)
Larry Deferville (1) beat Gerald Whitehouse (1)
Steve Pickard (1) beat Phil Charlton (0)
Tim Line (1) beat Hemal Getalal (1)
Simon Hughes (2) beat Kylie Hedges (0)
Michael Petrakas (1) beat Ian Tarr (1)
Adam Sinclair (2) beat Alan Joicey (0)
Pearl Foster (1) beat Matt Sharp (1)
Gaz Owen (2) beat Ian Hedges (1)
Paul Watts (1) received a free pass because of the unavailability of Nick Barham (0)
George Georgiou (2) beat Andy Zographou (0)
Stephen Little (1) beat Cynthia Roberts (0)
Jake Mochnacz (1) beat Steve Morris (0)
Steffen Nowak (1) beat Simon Tracy (0)
Safi Tracy (2) beat Jim Green (1)
Frank Jones (2) beat Mike Smith (0)
Rosemary Whitehouse (1) beat Mandy Macdonald (1)
Simon Baker (2) beat Robin Gunney (1)
Richard Owsley (2) beat Simonetta Herrera (1)
Chris Hughes (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Andy Boysan (2) beat Cecilia Rogers (0)

The draw for the first round of the 2023 Brunel Trophy was made on Tuesday, January 31st.
Matches were to be completed by March 5th.
It read (complete with full results and number of lives remaining in parentheses):
Mandy Macdonald (2) received a bye
Ed Turner (2) beat Cliff Blofield (1)
Simon Hughes (2) beat Tim Line (1)
Jim Green (2) beat Larry Deferville (1)
Matt Sharp (2) beat Jake Mochnacz (1)
Adam Sinclair (2) beat Andy Zographou (1)
Robin Gunney (2) beat Kylie Hedges (1)
Safi Tracy (2) beat Michael Petrakas (1)
Hemal Getalal (2) beat Simon Tracy (1)
Simon Baker (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (1)
Kev Peters (2) beat Hazel Harper (1)
Chris Hughes (2) beat Stephen Little (1)
Frank Jones (2) beat James Lintell-Smith (1)
Ian Hedges (2) beat Phil Charlton (1)
Natalie Singh (2) beat Nick Barham (1)
Gaz Owen (2) beat Rosemary Whitehouse (1)
Andy Boysan (2) beat Mike Smith (1)
Chris Rogers (2) beat Eamonn Reay (1)
Warner Solomon (2) beat Alan Joicey (1)
Richard Davies (2) beat Steffen Nowak (1)
Richard Owsley (2) beat Steve Morris (1)
Gerald Whitehouse (2) beat Pearl Foster (1)
Simonetta Herrera (2) beat Steve Pickard (1)
Ian Tarr (2) beat Paul Watts (1)
Neil Young (2) beat Elias Hamati (1)
George Georgiou (2) beat Cecilia Rogers (1)

The 2023 tournament rules

All matches in the competition are to be played to 11 points.
The competition features a revolutionary double elimination format -- read on.
Draws are to be made, starting with the first round draw on January 29th, every 5 weeks or so -- next scheduled draw date to be announced when the current draw has been made.
No previously drawn pairings will be allowed, unless this should become unavoidable late in the competition.
Results not reported by the time of the next draw shall be deemed a defeat for both players unless evidence is presented to the Director which demonstrates that blame can be attributed to one of the players rather than both.
Players losing for the first time in the competition stay in for the next draw.
Players losing for a second time are eliminated.
Where a bye is needed (i.e. when there is an odd number of survivors), this will be awarded to the player who has lost fewest matches in the competition so far. Where a tie-break is needed, this will be decided by the number of wins achieved in the competition by all of a player's opponents. In the event of two or more equal records, this will be subject to a draw.
No player will receive more than one bye during the competition, unless all remaining players have already received one.
Ties are then continued until all bar one player has lost twice.
That remaining player is the winner.
The total prize pool amounts to £1,270, made up from the following elements:
Sponsor's basic prize fund: £250;
Entry fee elements to be paid by the players: £1,020 (from 51 entrants).
The total fund will be divided amongst the top five players, as follows: 1st £600; 2nd £300; 3rd £190; 4th £120; 5th £60.
In the event of players finishing equal the prizes will be shared between those players.

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