The draw for the third round of the 2017 Brunel Trophy was made on Thursday, April 27th.
Matches were to be completed by June 1st.
It read (complete with full results and prior defeats in brackets):
The draw for the second round of the 2017 Brunel Trophy was made on Thursday, March 23rd.
Matches were to be completed by April 27th.
It read (complete with full results and prior defeats in brackets):
| Cecilia Sparke(1) beat Pearl Foster(1) |
| Paul Watts(1) beat Tony Walters(0) |
| Ian Tarr(0) beat Simonetta Herrera(0) |
| Jim Green(1) beat Bob Markham(1) |
| Gaz Owen(0) beat Ismail Yilmaz(1) |
| Mandy Macdonald(1) beat Marcus Evans(0) |
| Derek Clew(1) beat Rufus Rozelaar(1) |
| Nick Barham(0) beat Steffen Nowak(0) |
| Carwyn Jenkins(1) beat Jason Champion(0) |
| George Georgiou(1) beat Simon Hughes(0) |
| Richard Owsley(0) beat Alex Hodge(0) |
| Ed Turner(1) beat Tom Chapman(0) |
| Stephen Little(0) beat James Lintell-Smith(0) |
| Daniel Eldridge(0) beat Chris Hughes(1) |
| Chris Rogers(0) beat Ian Hedges(1) |
| Cliff Blofield(0) beat Drew Caudwell(1) |
| Andy Brown(0) beat Steve Morris(1) |
| Adam Sinclair(1) beat Tim Line(0) |
| Dave Pym(0) beat Andy Boysan(1) |
| Roland Herrera(1) beat Miles Farren(1) |
2016
The ninth round consisted of a single match between the two survivors of the eighth round.
The result was (with prior defeats in brackets):
| Jason Champion (0) beat Derek Clew (1) |
Jason wins the title.
The draw for the eighth round was made on Thursday, October 6th.
Matches were to be completed before the ninth round draw, which was due on Thursday November 3rd, but was not necessary as only two players remained.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets and full results):
| Derek Clew (1) beat Paul Watts (1) |
| Jason Champion (0) beat Nick Barham (1) |
The draw for the seventh round was made on Thursday, September 8th.
Matches were completed well before the eighth round draw, which was brought forward to Thursday October 6th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets and full results):
| Nick Barham (1) beat Paul Watts (0) |
| Jason Champion (0) beat Derek Clew (0) |
The draw for the sixth round was made on Thursday, August 11th.
Matches were to be completed before the seventh round draw on Thursday September 15th.
It reads (complete with prior defeats in brackets and full results):
| Derek Clew (0) received a bye |
| Jason Champion (0) beat Ed Turner (1) |
| Paul Watts (0) beat Richard Owsley (1) |
| Nick Barham (1) beat Miles Farren (1) |
The draw for the fifth round was made on Thursday, July 7th.
Matches were to be completed before the sixth round draw on Thursday August 11th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets and full results):
| Paul Watts (0) received a bye |
| Derek Clew (0) beat Ian Tarr (1) |
| Jason Champion (0) beat Richard Owsley (0) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Stephen Little (1) |
| Miles Farren (1) beat Dave Pym (1) |
| Nick Barham (1) beat Steve Morris (1) |
The draw for the fourth round was made on Thursday, June 2nd.
Matches were to be completed before the fifth round draw on Thursday July 7th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets and full results):
| Ian Tarr (1) beat Steffen Nowak (1) |
| Steve Morris (1) beat Tom Chapman (1) |
| Nick Barham (0) versus Neil Young (1) not played; both players credited with a defeat |
| Paul Watts (0) beat Alex Hodge (1) |
| Richard Owsley (0) beat Chris Rogers (1) |
| Miles Farren (1) beat Andy Boysan (1) |
| Stephen Little (1) beat Dave Pym (0) |
| Derek Clew (0) beat Simon Hughes (1) |
| Jason Champion (0) beat Gaz Owen (1) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Blaine Buchanan (1) |
The draw for the third round was made on Thursday, April 28th.
It reads (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and full results):
| Jason Champion(0) received a bye |
| Derek Clew (0) beat Gaz Owen (0) |
| Tom Chapman (1) beat Chris Rogers (0) |
| Paul Watts (0) beat Miles Farren (0) |
| Steve Morris (1) beat Mandy Macdonald (1) |
| Stephen Little (1) beat Blaine Buchanan (0) |
| Richard Owsley (0) beat Alex Hodge (0) |
| Nick Barham (0) beat Mike Smith (1) |
| Simon Hughes (1) beat Marcus Evans (1) |
| Andy Boysan (1) beat Simonetta Herrera(1) |
| Dave Pym (0) beat Pearl Foster (1) |
| Neil Young (1) beat Andy Brown (1) |
| Ian Tarr (1) beat Tim Line (1) |
| Steffen Nowak (1) beat Alin Buzescu (1) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Chris Hughes(1) |
The draw for the second round was made on Thursday, March 24th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and full results):
| Stephen Little (1) beat Ian Tarr (0) |
| Chris Hughes (1) beat Ian Hedges (1) |
| Miles Farren (0) beat Jim Green (1) |
| Richard Owsley (0) beat Carwyn Jenkins (1) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Simonetta Herrera (0) |
| Jason Champion (0) beat Simon Hughes (0) |
| Steve Morris (1) beat Alin Buzescu (0) |
| Chris Rogers (0) beat Mike Smith (0) |
| Neil Young (1) beat John Chester (1) |
| Pearl Foster (1) beat Roland Herrera (1) |
| Paul Watts (0) beat Drew Caudwell (1) |
| Dave Pym (0) beat Ismail Yilmaz (1) |
| Derek Clew (0) beat Tom Chapman (0) |
| Nick Barham (0) beat Tony Walters (1) |
| Alex Hodge (0) beat Andy Brown (0) |
| Andy Boysan (1) beat Marcus Evans (0) |
| Tim Line (1) beat Mandy Macdonald (0) |
| Gaz Owen (0) beat Bob Markham (1) |
| Blaine Buchanan (0) beat Adam Sinclair (1) |
| Steffen Nowak (1) beat Cecilia Sparke (1) |
The draw for the first round of the 2016 Brunel Trophy was made at the Awards Night on Thursday, February 18th.
It read (complete with results):
| Marcus Evans beat Bob Markham |
| Gaz Owen beat Stephen Little |
| Miles Farren beat Steve Morris |
| Nick Barham beat Cecilia Sparke |
| Mandy Macdonald beat Tony Walters |
| Paul Watts beat Ed Turner |
| Derek Clew beat Carwyn Jenkins |
| Simonetta Herrera beat Adam Sinclair |
| Richard Owsley beat Pearl Foster |
| Dave Pym beat Ian Hedges |
| Mike Smith beat Tim Line |
| Alin Buzescu beat Andy Boysan |
| Tom Chapman beat Drew Caudwell |
| Chris Rogers beat Jim Green |
| Blaine Buchanan beat Roland Herrera |
| Alex Hodge beat Chris Hughes |
| Ian Tarr beat Neil Young |
| Simon Hughes beat Ismail Yilmaz |
| Andy Brown beat John Chester |
| Jason Champion beat Steffen Nowak |
2015
The eighth round consisted of a single match between the two survivors of the seventh round.
The result was (with prior defeats in brackets):
| Gaz Owen (1) beat Nick Barham (1) |
Gaz won the title.
No draw was necessary for the seventh round as the rules dictated the line-up.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and results):
| Nick Barham (1) received a bye as Roland had one earlier in the competition, and Nick's record (in terms of his results and those of his opponents) was superior to that of Gaz |
| Gaz Owen (1) beat Roland Herrera (1) |
The draw for the sixth round was made on Thursday, July 30th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and results):
| Nick Barham (1) beat James Newman (1) |
| Gaz Owen (1) beat Stephen Little (1) |
| Roland Herrera (1) beat Neil Young (1) by default |
The draw for the fifth round was made on Thursday, June 18th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and results):
| Roland Herrera (1) was drawn a bye, as one of the two eligible players with the best record so far (in terms of his results and those of his opponents) |
| Stephen Little (1) beat Alex Hodge (1) |
| Neil Young (1) beat Adam Sinclair (1) |
| Nick Barham (1) beat Peter Thistlewood (1) |
| Gaz Owen (1) beat James Newman (0) |
The draw for the fourth round was made on Thursday, May 21st.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and results):
| James Newman (0) received a bye, as the player with the best record so far (in terms of his results and those of his opponents) |
| Alex Hodge (1) beat Neil Young (0) |
| Stephen Little (1) beat Simon Hughes (1) |
| Peter Thistlewood (1) beat John Chester (1) |
| Nick Barham (1) beat Gaz Owen (0) |
| Roland Herrera (1) beat Steve Morris (1) |
| Adam Sinclair (1) beat Ian Tarr (1) |
The draw for the third round was made on Thursday, April 16th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and results):
| Stephen Little (1) beat Nick Barham (0) |
| James Newman (0) beat Steffen Nowak (1) |
| Simon Hughes (1) beat Alex Hodge (0) |
| Gaz Owen (0) beat Eamonn Reay (1) |
| Steve Morris (1) beat Andy Boysan (1) |
| Roland Herrera (1) beat Stuart Mann (1) by default |
| Neil Young (0) beat Richard Owsley (1) |
| Adam Sinclair (1) beat Simonetta Herrera (1) |
| Ian Tarr (1) beat Peter Thistlewood (0) |
| John Chester (1) beat Ed Turner (1) |
The draw for the second round was made on Thursday, March 12th.
It read (complete with prior defeats in brackets, and results):
| Andy Boysan (1) beat Eamonn Reay (0) |
| Nick Barham (0) beat Miles Farren (1) |
| Alex Hodge (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (1) |
| James Newman (0) beat Ian Tarr (0) |
| Stephen Little (1) beat Drew Caudwell (1) by default |
| Peter Thistlewood (0) beat Chris Hughes (1) |
| Steffen Nowak (1) beat Stuart Mann (0) |
| John Chester (1) beat Roland Herrera (0) |
| Gaz Owen (0) beat Tim Line (1) |
| Simon Hughes (1) beat Adam Sinclair (0) |
| Neil Young (0) beat John Corrado (1) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Steve Morris (0) |
| Simonetta Herrera (1) beat Richard Owsley (0) |
The draw for the first round of the 2015 Brunel Trophy was made at the Awards Night on Thursday, February 5th.
It read (complete with results):
| Alex Hodge beat Simonetta Herrera |
| Ian Tarr beat Tim Line |
| Steve Morris beat John Chester |
| Nick Barham beat John Corrado |
| Roland Herrera beat Stephen Little |
| Stuart Mann beat Drew Caudwell |
| Neil Young beat Andy Boysan |
| James Newman beat Simon Hughes |
| Peter Thistlewood beat Miles Farren |
| Gaz Owen beat Steffen Nowak |
| Eamonn Reay beat Cynthia Roberts |
| Richard Owsley beat Ed Turner |
| Adam Sinclair beat Chris Hughes |
2014
The seventh round consisted of a single match between the two survivors from the sixth round.
The result was (with prior defeats in brackets):
| Tim Line (0) beat Ed Turner (1) |
Tim won the title.
The draw for the sixth round was made prior to the Thursday, August 8th tournament.
It read (complete with results, and prior defeats in brackets):
| Ed Turner (1) beat James Newman (1) |
| Tim Line (0) beat Richard Owsley (1) |
The draw for the fifth round was made prior to the Thursday, July 19th tournament.
It read (complete with results, and prior defeats in brackets):
| Tim Line (0) beat Simonetta Herrera (1) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Alex Hodge (1) |
| James Newman (1) beat Richard Owsley (0) |
The draw for the fourth round was made prior to the Thursday, May 22nd tournament.
It read (complete with results, and prior defeats in brackets):
| Richard Owsley (0) received a bye, as the player with the best record so far (in terms of his results and those of his opponents) |
| James Newman (1) beat Andy Boysan (1) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Ian Tarr (1) |
| Tim Line (0) beat Roland Herrera (1) |
| Simonetta Herrera (1) beat Alex Hodge (0) |
The draw for the third round was made prior to the Thursday, April 17th tournament.
It read (complete with results, and prior defeats in brackets):
| Tim Line (0) received a bye, as the player with the best record so far (in terms of his results and those of his opponents) |
| Andy Boysan (1) beat Steffen Nowak (1) |
| Richard Owsley (0) beat Chrissy Carter (1) |
| Ed Turner (1) beat Stuart Mann (1) |
| Alex Hodge (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (1) |
| James Newman (1) beat Simonetta Herrera (0) |
| Ian Tarr (1) beat Roland Herrera (0) |
The draw for the second round was made prior to the Thursday, March 13th tournament.
It read (complete with results, and prior defeats in brackets):
| Andy Boysan (1) beat Eamonn Reay (1) |
| Steffen Nowak (1) beat Chrissy Carter (0) |
| Richard Owsley (0) beat Ed Turner (0) |
| Stuart Mann (1) beat Steve Morris (1) |
| Tim Line (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (0) |
| Alex Hodge (0) beat Peter Thistlewood (1) |
| Simonetta Herrera (0) beat Simon Hughes (1) |
| James Newman (1) beat Ian Tarr (0) |
| Roland Herrera (0) beat Nick Barham (1) |
The draw for the first round of the 2014 Brunel Trophy was made at the Awards Night on Thursday, February 6th.
It read (complete with results):
| Ian Tarr beat Andy Boysan |
| Ed Turner beat James Newman |
| Alex Hodge beat Steve Morris |
| Tim Line beat Stuart Mann |
| Cynthia Roberts beat Simon Hughes |
| Roland Herrera beat Steffen Nowak |
| Simonetta Herrera beat Peter Thistlewood |
| Richard Owsley beat Eamonn Reay |
| Chrissy Carter beat Nick Barham |
2020 onwards
Numerical fluctuations in entries resulted in varying prize money.
2019
As for 2016 and 2017.
2018
As for 2017, except that only thirty-eight entrants were found, resulting in a small reduction in prize money.
2016 and 2017
As for 2015, except:
The total prize pool amounts to £1,050, made up from the following elements:
Sponsor's basic prize fund: £250;
Entry fee elements paid by the players: £800. (This includes entry fees for intermediate qualifiers, which the sponsor pays in full).
The total divided amongst the top five players, as follows: 1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £150; 4th £100; 5th £50.
In the event of players finishing equal the prizes are shared between those players.
2015
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 in February, 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, 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 cash prize pool is £620, made up from the following elements:
Sponsor's basic prize fund: £100;
Sponsor's initial £5 susbidy for 23 qualifiers: £115;
Sponsor's additional subsidy for 7 most frequent qualifying players: £35;
Sponsor's 100% subsidy of entry fees of 3 qualifying intermediates: £38;
Entry fee elements paid by the players: £332.
This total will be divided amongst the top four players in the following percentages: 50% (£310); 25% (£155); 15% (£93); 10% (£62).
In the event of players finishing equal the prizes will be shared between those players.
2014
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 February 6th, 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, 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.
Where the field has been reduced to exactly 3 players, no bye will be awarded, and the competition will continue as a round robin, where each contestant's defeats (if any) have been carried forward.
Whether or not a round robin has been necessary, ties are continued until all bar one player has lost twice.
That remaining player is the winner.
The total prize pool amounts to £485, made up from the following elements:
Sponsor's basic prize fund: £100;
Sponsor's initial £5 susbidy for 16 qualifiers: £80;
Sponsor's additional subsidy for 9 most frequent qualifying players: £45;
Sponsor's unallocated subsidies added to prize fund: £25;
Sponsor's 100% subsidy of entry fees of 3 qualifying intermediates: £45;
Entry fee elements paid by the players: £190.
This total will be divided amongst the top four players in the following percentages: 50% (£242); 25% (£121); 15% (£73); 10% (£49).
In the event of players finishing equal, the prizes will be shared between those players.
The criteria
2020
For competitions entered during the whole of 2019, points were awarded as follows:
- For any of the following Thursday tournaments (Monthly Grand Prix, GP30, GP10, Handicap Trophy, Speedgammon GP, Intermediates Trophy, Consulting Doubles Championship, Christmas Fizz Tournament): 1 point for every event entered.
- Participation in the 2019 Brunel Trophy: 1 point.
The players gaining the most qualification points will augment players who have qualified via the following sixteen achievements:
2019 Brunel Trophy winner (NICK BARHAM) and runner-up (CHRIS ROGERS); 2019 Premier One champion (GAZ OWEN) and runner-up (STUART MANN); 2019 Bristol Masters winner (ADAM SINCLAIR) and runner-up (PHIL CHARLTON); 2019 Bristol Grand Prix winner (GAZ OWEN) and runner-up (TIM LINE); 2019 Premier Two Blue champion (ED TURNER); 2019 Premier Two Red champion (SIMON HUGHES); 2019 Premier Three champion (CHAS PERRY); 2019 Conference champion (ALAN JOICEY); 2019 GP30 champion (NICK BARHAM); 2019 GP10 champion (ROLAND HERRERA); 2019 Speedgammon champion (SIMONETTA HERRERA); 2019 Handicap Trophy champion (STEPHEN LITTLE). These players will be shown in BLOCK CAPITALS in the list above.
There will also be at least four "Director's Picks" to augment the field.
2019
For competitions entered during the whole of 2018, points were awarded as follows:
- For any of the following Thursday tournaments (Monthly Grand Prix, GP30, GP5, Handicap Trophy, Speedgammon GP, Intermediates Trophy, Consulting Doubles Championship, Christmas Fizz Tournament): 1 point for every event entered.
- Participation in the 2018 Brunel Trophy: 1 point.
The players gaining the most qualification points will augment players who have qualified via the following sixteen achievements:
2018 Brunel Trophy winner (CECILIA SPARKE) and runner-up (ED TURNER); 2018 Premier One champion (SIMON BAKER) and runner-up (GAZ OWEN); 2018 Bristol Masters winner (ALEX HODGE) and runner-up (PAUL WATTS); 2018 Bristol Grand Prix winner (ALEX HODGE) and runner-up (IAN TARR); 2018 Premier Two Blue champion (TIM LINE); 2018 Premier Two Red champion (ADAM SINCLAIR); 2018 Premier Three champion (CARWYN JENKINS); 2018 Conference champion (MATHEW NICHOLLS); 2018 GP30 champion (GAZ OWEN); 2018 GP5 champion (NICK BARHAM); 2018 Speedgammon champion (IAN TARR); 2018 Handicap Trophy champion (ADAM SINCLAIR). These players will be shown in BLOCK CAPITALS in the list above.
There will also be at least three "Director's Picks" to augment the field.
2018
For competitions entered during the whole of 2017, points were awarded as follows:
- For any of the following Thursday tournaments (Monthly Grand Prix, GP30, GP5, Handicap Trophy, Speedgammon GP, Round Robin GP, Intermediates Trophy, Consulting Doubles Championship, Christmas Fizz Tournament): 1 point for every event entered.
- Participation in the 2017 Brunel Trophy: 1 point.
The players gaining the most qualification points will augment players who have qualified via the following seventeen achievements:
2017 Brunel Trophy winner (Nick Barham) and runner-up (Daniel Eldridge); 2017 Premier One champion (Nick Barham) and runner-up (Stuart Mann); 2017 Bristol Masters winner (Roland Herrera) and runner-up (Gaz Owen); 2017 Open Grand Prix winner (Alex Hodge) and runner-up (Roland Herrera); 2017 Premier Two Blue champion (Chris Rogers); 2017 Premier Two Red champion (Alex Hodge); 2017 Premier Three champion (George Georgiou); 2017 Conference champion (John Curran); 2017 GP30 champion (Simon Hughes); 2017 GP5 champion (Ian Tarr); 2017 Speedgammon champion (Daniel Eldridge); 2017 Round Robin Grand Prix champion (Daniel Eldridge); 2017 Handicap Trophy champion (Richard Owsley). These players will be shown in BLOCK CAPITALS in the list above.
There will also be at least three "Director's Picks" to augment the field.
2017
For competitions entered during the whole of 2016, points were awarded as follows:
- For any of the following Thursday tournaments (Monthly Grand Prix, GP30, GP5, Handicap Trophy, Clock Blitz GP, Round Robin GP, Intermediates Trophy, Consulting Doubles Championship, Christmas Fizz Tournament): 1 point for every event entered.
- Participation in the 2016 Brunel Trophy: 1 point.
The players gaining the most qualification points augment players who have qualified via the following sixteen achievements:
2016 Brunel Trophy winner (Jason Champion) and runner-up (Derek Clew); 2016 Premier One champion (Stuart Mann) and runner-up (Gaz Owen); 2016 Bristol Masters winner (Paul Watts) and runner-up (Roland Herrera); 2016 Open Grand Prix winner (Roland Herrera) and runner-up (Ian Tarr); 2016 Premier Two Blue champion (Adam Sinclair); 2015 Premier Two Red champion (Jason Champion); 2016 Conference champion (Cliff Blofield); 2016 GP30 champion (Ian Tarr); 2016 GP5 champion (Simonetta Herrera); 2016 Speedgammon champion (Simonetta Herrera); 2016 Round Robin Grand Prix champion (Ian Tarr); 2016 Handicap Trophy champion (Daniel Eldridge). These players will be shown in BLOCK CAPITALS in the list above.
There are also at least three "Director's Picks" to augment the field.
2016
For competitions entered during the whole of 2015, points were awarded as follows:
- For any of the following Thursday tournaments (Monthly Grand Prix, GP30, GP5, Clock Tournament GP, Handicap Trophy, Clock Blitz GP, Round Robin GP, Intermediates Trophy, Consulting Doubles Championship, Christmas Fizz Tournament): 1 point for every event entered.
- Participation in the 2015 Brunel Trophy: 1 point.
The players gaining the most qualification points augment players who have qualified via the following eighteen achievements:
2015 Brunel Trophy winner (Gaz Owen) and runner-up (Nick Barham); 2015 Premier One champion (Cecilia Sparke) and runner-up (Stuart Mann); 2015 Bristol Masters winner (Alex Hodge) and runner-up (Simonetta Herrera); 2015 Open Grand Prix winner (Simonetta Herrera) and runner-up (Ian Tarr); 2015 Premier Two Blue champion (Paul Watts); 2015 Premier Two Red champion (Simon Hughes); 2015 Premier Three champion (Jason Champion); 2015 Conference champion (Ismail Yilmaz); 2015 GP30 champion (Ian Tarr); 2015 Clock Tournament Grand Prix champion (Simonetta Herrera); 2015 GP5 champion (Roland Herrera); 2015 Clock Blitz champion (Roland Herrera); 2015 Round Robin Grand Prix champion (Steve Morris); 2015 Handicap Trophy champion (Horst Stenzel). These players are shown in BLOCK CAPITALS in the list above.
There are also at least three "Director's Picks" to augment the field.
2015
For competitions entered during the whole of 2014, points were awarded as follows:
- Premier League: 10 points (subject to completion of the league season);
- Conference League: 1 point for every second match completed;
- For any of the following Thursday tournaments (Monthly Grand Prix, GP30, GP5, Clock Tournament GP, Handicap Trophy, Clock Blitz GP, Round Robin GP, Intermediates Trophy, Consulting Doubles Championship, Christmas Fizz Tournament): 1 point for every event entered.
- Participation in the 2014 Brunel Trophy: 1 point.
A player gaining a total of 18 or more points during 2014 qualified for the 2015 event.
There were three "Director's Picks" to augment the field, assuming that all 23 qualifiers take up their positions.
2014
For competitions entered during the whole of 2013, points were awarded as follows:
- Premier League: 10 points (subject to completion of the league season);
- Conference League: 1 point for every second match completed;
- For any of the following Thursday tournaments (Monthly Grand Prix, GP30, GP5, Clock Tournament GP, Handicap Trophy, Clock Blitz GP, Round Robin GP, Intermediates Trophy, Consulting Doubles Championship, Christmas Fizz Tournament): 1 point for every event entered.
A player gaining a total of 18 or more points during 2013 qualified for the 2014 event.
Sixteen players achieved this, and have all agreed to take up their places. They will be augmented by two "Director's Picks", who are Stuart Mann and Peter Thistlewood.
The qualifiers
2020
The final number of points gained by each individual player was:
48: Ian Tarr.
45: Andy Boysan.
44: SIMONETTA HERRERA.
42: Daniel Eldridge.
41: TIM LINE, Cynthia Roberts.
40: STEPHEN LITTLE.
39: ROLAND HERRERA.
37: NICK BARHAM.
32: GAZ OWEN.
31: Steve Morris.
27: ADAM SINCLAIR.
26: Adrian Farthing.
24: Tony Walters.
22: Richard Owsley.
19: SIMON HUGHES.
17: Ian Hedges.
10: George Georgiou, Mandy Macdonald.
9: George Devlin, CHRIS ROGERS.
8: Gerald Whitehouse, Rosemary Whitehouse.
7: ALAN JOICEY, Kev Peters, Cecilia Sparke.
6: John Curran, Jim Green, Robin Gunney.
5: Frank Jones, David Tyrrell.
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4: Alex Hodge, Garry Hutchinson, Steffen Nowak.
3: Hazel Boucher, Tom Chapman, Ben Crowden, Chris Hughes, Jordan White.
2: Marcel Bancroft, Cliff Blofield, Jason Champion, Mary French, Elias Hamati, Dan Lowe, STUART MANN, Laurentiu Mihalcea, Lily Owsley, Luke Owen, ED TURNER.
1: Simon Baker, Kylie-Clair Bewley, Richard Biddle, Mark Calderbank, Dave Cank, Richard Carter, PHIL CHARLTON, Michael Clarke, Peter Crispin, Miles Farren, Mate Feher, Mark Ferrin, John Hurst, Michihito Kageyama, Garry Kallos, Andre Larsen, James Lintell-Smith, Andy Marshall, Julian Minwalla, Jost Mueller-Kreth, Mathew Nicholls, Philip Nicolas, Fred North, Alan Parfitt, Dave Pym, Eamonn Reay, Jules Smith, Mike Smith, John Sprague, Allen Tish, Paul Watts, Pete Wright, Ismail Yilmaz, Neil Young.
0: CHAS PERRY.
2019
The final number of points gained by each individual player was:
44: Roland Herrera, Simonetta Herrera.
43: IAN TARR.
40: Stephen Little.
39: Daniel Eldridge.
38: TIM LINE, Cynthia Roberts.
36: Steve Morris.
32: ALEX HODGE.
31: NICK BARHAM.
30: GAZ OWEN.
28: Richard Owsley.
27: ADAM SINCLAIR.
21: Simon Hughes.
17: Chris Rogers.
13: Tony Walters.
12: Ian Hedges.
10: John Curran; Mandy Macdonald.
8: CECILIA SPARKE.
7: Chris Hughes, Jordan White.
5: SIMON BAKER, Jason Champion, Jim Green.
4: Cliff Blofield, Andy Boysan, Tom Chapman, Steffen Nowak, ED TURNER.
3: Marcus Evans, Adrian Farthing, Frank Jones, Dan Lowe, Rufus Rozelaar.
2: Ian Anderson, Derek Clew, Steve Cox, Miles Farren, Wayne Felton, Mary French, Hugh Swann.
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1: Giles Ashton, Richard Biddle, Caroline Boulton, Drew Caudwell, John Chester, Anna Clarke, George Devlin, George Georgiou, Elias Hamati, Julia Hayward, John Hurst, Michihito Kageyama, Garry Kallos, Mike Kleinsteuber, Jerry Limb, James Lintell-Smith, Stuart Mann, MATHEW NICHOLLS, Fred North, Luke Owen, Chas Perry, Dave Pym, Jysen Quah, Mike Smith, Damian Thomson, Allen Tish, PAUL WATTS, Seb Wilkinson, David Wilson, Pete Wright, Neil Young.
0: CARWYN JENKINS.
2018
The final number of points gained by each individual player was:
46: IAN TARR.
42: Simonetta Herrera.
39: ROLAND HERRERA.
38: DANIEL ELDRIDGE, Tim Line.
37: Stephen Little.
36: Steve Morris.
33: NICK BARHAM, Cynthia Roberts.
29: SIMON HUGHES, ALEX HODGE.
26: RICHARD OWSLEY.
20: Adam Sinclair.
15: Ian Hedges.
13: Jason Champion.
12: CHRIS ROGERS.
11: Chris Hughes, Mandy Macdonald.
10: Steffen Nowak, Rufus Rozelaar, Cecilia Sparke.
8: GAZ OWEN.
6: Andy Brown, Tom Chapman, Jim Green.
5: Cliff Blofield, Steve Cox, Carwyn Jenkins, Ed Turner, Tony Walters.
4: Andy Boysan.
3: Drew Caudwell, Derek Clew, JOHN CURRAN, Bob Markham, Vic Sprake.
2: Martin Barkwill, George Devlin, Marcus Evans, Pearl Foster, Elias Hamati, Hugh Swann.
1: Yusuf Adenwala, David Brown, Dave Cank, Michael Clarke, Milo Devlin, Miles Farren, Pes Freeland, GEORGE GEORGIOU, John Hurst, George Jakeway, Pam Jakeway, Michihito Kageyama, Garry Kallos, James Lintell-Smith, STUART MANN, Eric McAlpine, Andy McLeod, Fred North, Luke Owen, Jen Owsley, Lily Owsley, Chas Perry, Dave Pym, Ian Shaw, James Timoney, Allen Tish, Bob Wachtel, Suzie Walters, Paul Watts, Ismail Yilmaz.
2017
Qualification race: during 2016 for 2017
The final number of points gained by each individual player was:
49: IAN TARR.
43: ROLAND HERRERA, SIMONETTA HERRERA.
38: Stephen Little.
37: Steve Morris.
35: Tim Line.
34: Nick Barham.
33: DANIEL ELDRIDGE, Simon Hughes.
25: Richard Owsley.
24: Chris Hughes.
22: Cynthia Roberts.
21: Ian Hedges.
20: Tony Walters.
19: Alex Hodge.
18: ADAM SINCLAIR.
17: Andy Boysan.
16: Drew Caudwell.
15: CLIFF BLOFIELD, GAZ OWEN.
14: Carwyn Jenkins, Steffen Nowak.
13: Mandy Macdonald, Chris Rogers.
12: Rufus Rozelaar.
11: Tom Chapman, George Devlin, Cecilia Sparke, Ed Turner.
9: JASON CHAMPION, DEREK CLEW, Bob Markham.
8: Ismail Yilmaz.
5: Elias Hamati.
4: Marcus Evans, Jim Green, Seb Wilkinson.
3: Graham Alder, Dave Pym, Mark Wait, Neil Young.
2: Alin Buzescu, Mary French, Robin Gunney, Cristian Horincar, James Lintell-Smith, Chas Perry, Warner Solomon, Rob Wills.
1: Becca Bell, Richard Biddle, Matt Reekie-Black, Andy Brown, David Brown, Blaine Buchanan, Jim Buck, John Chester, John Curran, Phil Doubtfire, George Edwards, Aelwyn Elias, Steve Elias, Miles Farren, Pearl Foster, Richard Gazzard, Matt Hopkins, John Hurst, George Jakeway, Frank Jones, Michihito Kageyama, Tony Lee, Leah Line, STUART MANN, Eric McAlpine, Julian Minwalla, Tom Newson, Peter Ozanne, Luke Owen, John Plummer, Chris Purchase, Matt Robson, Colin Sara, David Schick, Natalie Singh, Mike Smith, John Sprague, Vic Sprake, Angie Vick, PAUL WATTS, Alex Yate.
2016
Qualification: during 2015 for 2016
As at the year end, the number of points gained by each individual player was:
45: IAN TARR.
41: SIMONETTA HERRERA.
40: ROLAND HERRERA.
35: STEVE MORRIS.
34: NICK BARHAM, SIMON HUGHES.
33: Stephen Little.
31: JASON CHAMPION.
30: Chris Hughes.
27: ALEX HODGE.
24: Richard Owsley, Cynthia Roberts.
23: Tim Line.
22: Adam Sinclair.
17: Ed Turner.
16: John Chester.
14: Steffen Nowak, ISMAIL YILMAZ.
11: Ian Hedges, James Newman.
9: Drew Caudwell.
8: Tom Chapman, Paul Male, GAZ OWEN, Colin Sara.
7: STUART MANN,CECILIA SPARKE, Neil Young.
6: Rob Brito.
5: Blaine Buchanan, Alexe Marin, Chris Rogers, HORST STENZEL, Tony Walters, Derek Wright.
3: Andy Boysan, Andy Brown, Marcus Evans, Miles Farren, Lily Owsley, Peter Thistlewood, Matt Walder.
2: Alin Buzescu, Derek Clew, Mandy Macdonald, Jon Pemberton, Eamonn Reay.
1: Richard Biddle, Cliff Blofield, Sophie Bruce, Kevin Carter, Bez Chokami, Michael Clarke, John Corrado, John Curran, Robin Davidson, Jim Green, Carwyn Jenkins, Michihito Kageyama, James Lintell-Smith, Eric McAlpine, Emily Owsley, Fred North, Ian Preston, Dave Pym, Geoff Ralph, Deana Romain, Mike Smith, Warner Solomon, Vic Sprake, Dave Street, Pete Wright.
0: PAUL WATTS.
2015
Qualification: during 2014 for 2015
As at the year end, the number of points gained by each individual player was:
56: Ian Tarr.
52: John Chester.
49: Simonetta Herrera.
45: Nick Barham.
44: Steve Morris.
40: Chris Hughes, Simon Hughes, Richard Owsley, Ed Turner.
35: Roland Herrera.
(everyone above this line (ten players) had potentially qualified for the extra £5 subsidy, however as this was "subject to availability" and there was only £35 available to fund this, that money will be apportioned as follows: £5 for the top five qualifiers; £2 for the next five qualifiers)
30: Andy Boysan, Drew Caudwell.
29: Tim Line.
27: James Newman, Neil Young.
26: Cynthia Roberts.
23: Peter Thistlewood.
22: Alex Hodge.
19: Miles Farren, Stephen Little, Steffen Nowak.
18: John Corrado, Stuart Mann.
(everyone above this line has qualified)
16: Gaz Owen, Eamonn Reay.
15: Chrissy Carter.
14: Mandy Macdonald.
13: Andy Brown, Cecilia Sparke, Angie Vick.
11: James Lintell-Smith.
10: Simon Baker, Rob Brito, Phil Charlton, Andrew Cobb, Pearl Foster, Sean Hopson, Fred North, Malcolm Patterson, Chas Perry, Gary Plant, Dave Pym, Mike Smith, Paul Watts.
9: Adam Sinclair.
8: Jason Champion.
7: Tom Chapman, Rob Wills.
6: Adrian Barnes, Dave Cank, Jude Pitt, Ian Preston.
5: Bahman Salahshour, Horst Stenzel, Tony Walters.
4: Colin Sara, Warner Solomon.
3: Derek Clew, Marcus Evans, Paul Kirwin, Deana Romain.
2: Blaine Buchanan.
1: Peter Bennet, Rosey Bensley, Richard Biddle, Michael Clarke, Mark Dixon, Neil Edwards, Mary French, Kevin Jones, Michihito Kageyama, Hadi Kermani, Luke Owen, Lily Owsley, John Sprague, John Slattery, Simon Temme, Matt Walder, Marcus Wrinch, Lewis Young, Todd Young.
N.B: All Premier League players have 10 points included in their totals. This is subject to their completing the season.
2014
Qualification: during 2013 for 2014
As at the end of 2013, the number of points gained by each individual player was:
57: Ian Tarr;
51: Simonetta Herrera;
46: Steve Morris;
43: Simon Hughes;
42: Nick Barham;
41: Roland Herrera, Ed Turner;
40: Andy Boysan, Richard Owsley;
(everyone above this line qualified for the extra £5 subsidy, subject to availability)
34: Alex Hodge;
30: Tim Line;
29: Chrissy Carter;
27: James Newman;
25: Steffen Nowak;
21: Cynthia Roberts;
18: Eamonn Reay;
(everyone above this line qualified)
17: Neil Edwards, Stuart Mann, Cecilia Sparke, Peter Thistlewood;
16: Matt Walder;
15: Andy Brown, Derek Clew, Blaine Buchanan, Neil Young;
14: Mandy Macdonald, Gaz Owen;
13: Tony Walters;
12: Richard Biddle, John Corrado, Chas Perry;
11: Jason Champion, Simon Temme;
10: Simon Baker, Adrian Barnes, Phil Charlton, Andrew Cobb, Pearl Foster, Richard Holness, Sean Hopson, James Lintell-Smith, Fred North, Alan Parfitt, John Paton, Malcolm Patterson, Gary Plant, Dave Pym, Mike Smith, Paul Watts;
6: Alan David, Ian Preston, Alexi Solomou, Angie Vick;
5: Tom Koeller;
4: Miles Farren, Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos, Kia Tandeseh;
3: John Chester, Marcus Evans;
2: Zuber Azad, Paul Kirwin, Colin Sara, Tarim, Pete Wright;
1: Rob Brito, Kevin Carter, Drew Caudwell, Tom Chapman, Juanita Ferrer, Steve Ferrer, George Jakeway, Luke Owen, Lily Owsley, Ann Pocknell, Marisa Thornton-Wood.
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