Bristol Backgammon

Handicap Trophy 2023

Positions after the November tournament


Note: a 'D' next to a tournament score is a discard, i.e. a score which does not count towards the total because only a player's best six tournaments count.
And the finishing order depends on the following: (1) total points (after discards); (2) fewest tournaments entered; (3) highest percentage of matches won during the HT season; (4) results of any meetings of tied players during the HT season; (5) play-off (where necessary).
An '*' next to a points score indicates a match which has not yet been completed.
TOTAL
PTS.
#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9
Jan19Feb23Apr6May25Jun29Aug17Sep21Nov16Dec7
Hazel Harper3453565.8515D558520.
Tim Line3458585.25254010D85.
Ian Tarr230253510D2550554010D.
Steve Morris2005010D256510D401010.
Stephen Little16510D25401020.2050.
Ben Crowden125..100..25...
George Georgiou1252525254010....
Dom Cybulski100....100....
Cynthia Roberts8520.15.10..40.
Marcus Evans80.....80...
Geoff Paffett65..65......
Ed Turner65.25..40....
Aidan Kenny65.1510.40....
Frank Jones60.1025...25..
Chris Hughes50......50..
Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos40..40......
Carmen van-der-l'Isle40......40..
Barry Vasili40.......40.
Simon Tracy35...10...25.
Bob Azari25....25....
Martha Beal25..25......
Ian Hedges25...25.....
Safi Tracy25.......25.
Wally Alecci20..20......
Nick Barham20.20.......
Matt Sharp20...20.....
Gaz Owen15..15......
Ben Crabb10.......10.
John Curran10..10......
Mary French1010........
Kylie Hedges10...10.....
Niclas Kupper10......10..
0.........

This season's Handicap Trophy results:


Handicaps of players are shown in parentheses after their names. The way the handicaps work is that two players drawn together will start with the higher handicapped player having a points advantage equal to the difference between the two handicaps, e.g. when Player A (who has a handicap of 1) meets Player B (whose handicap is 4), Player B begins the match with a 3-0 advantage.
All matches in all flights are played to 7 points.

#1, January 19, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
TIM LINE (0) beat Mary French (3)TIM LINE (0) beat George Georgiou (0)TIM LINE (0) beat Steve Morris (2)
George Georgiou (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Steve Morris (2) beat Hazel Harper (2)Steve Morris (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)

Consolation flight

Semi-finalsFinal
HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Mary French (3)HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Stephen Little (0)

#2, February 23, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
TIM LINE (0) beat Steve Morris (2)TIM LINE (0) beat Stephen Little (0)TIM LINE (0) beat Hazel Harper (2)
Stephen Little (0) beat Nick Barham (0)
Hazel Harper (2) beat Frank Jones (3)Hazel Harper (2) beat George Georgiou (0)Hazel Harper (2) beat Ed Turner (1)
George Georgiou (0) beat Aidan Kenny (4)
Ed Turner (1) beat Ian Tarr (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
IAN TARR (0) beat Frank Jones (3)IAN TARR (0) beat Nick Barham (0)
Nick Barham (0) beat Aidan Kenny (4)
Aidan Kenny (4) beat Steve Morris (2)

#3, April 6, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
BEN CROWDEN (1) beat John Curran (2)BEN CROWDEN (1) beat George Georgiou (0)BEN CROWDEN (1) beat Stephen Little (0)BEN CROWDEN (1) beat Geoff Paffett (2)
George Georgiou (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Stephen Little (0) beat Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos (3)Stephen Little (0) beat Martha Beal (3)
Martha Beal (3) beat Wally Alecci (4)
Geoff Paffett (2) beat Aidan Kenny (4)Geoff Paffett (2) beat Steve Morris (2)Geoff Paffett (2) beat Frank Jones (3)
Steve Morris (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Frank Jones (3) beat Gaz Owen (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
DIMITRIOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS (3) beat John Curran (2)DIMITRIOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS (3) beat Gaz Owen (0)DIMITRIOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS (3) beat Wally Alecci (4)
Gaz Owen (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Wally Alecci (4) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Aidan Kenny (4)

#4, May 25, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Simon Tracy (1)HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Tim Line (0)HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Steve Morris (3)
Tim Line (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
Steve Morris (3) beat Kylie Hedges (2)Steve Morris (3) beat Ian Hedges (1)Steve Morris (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Ian Hedges (1) beat Matt Sharp (3)
Ian Tarr (0) beat George Georgiou(0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
GEORGE GEORGIOU (0) beat Kylie Hedges (2)GEORGE GEORGIOU (0) beat Stephen Little (0)GEORGE GEORGIOU (0) beat Matt Sharp (3)
Matt Sharp (3) Simon Tracy (1)

#5, June 29, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
DOM CYBULSKI (4) beat Hazel Harper (2)DOM CYBULSKI (4) beat George Georgiou (0)DOM CYBULSKI beat Aidan Kenny (4)DOM CYBULSKI (4) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Aidan Kenny (4) beat Steve Morris (3)Aidan Kenny (4) beat Bob Azari (1)
Bob Azari (1) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)Ian Tarr (0) beat Tim Line (0)
Tim Line (0) beat Ed Turner (1)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
ED TURNER (1) beat Steve Morris (3)ED TURNER (1) beat Hazel Harper (2)ED TURNER (1) beat Stephen Little (0)
Hazel Harper (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Stephen Little (0) beat George Georgiou (0)

#6, August 17, Rainbow Casino

Round Robin

Ian Tarr (0) beat Hazel Harper (2); Ian Tarr (0) beat Steve Morris (2); Tim Line (0) beat Ian Tarr (0); Ian Tarr (0) beat Ben Crowden (1); Marcus Evans (3) beat Ian Tarr (0); Hazel Harper (2) beat Steve Morris (2); Tim Line (0) beat Hazel Harper (2); Hazel Harper (2) beat Ben Crowden (1); Hazel Harper (2) beat Marcus Evans (3); Steve Morris (2) beat Tim Line (0); Steve Morris (2) beat Ben Crowden (1); Marcus Evans (3) beat Steve Morris (2); Ben Crowden (1) beat Tim Line (0); Marcus Evans (3) beat Tim Line (0); Marcus Evans (3) beat Ben Crowden (1).
Marcus Evans 4 wins; Hazel Harper, Ian Tarr 3; Tim Line, Steve Morris 2; Ben Crowden 1.

#7, September 21, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Niclas Kupper (4)HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Frank Jones (3)HAZEL HARPER (2) beat Chris Hughes (1)
Frank Jones (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Chris Hughes (1) beat Stephen Little (0)Chris Hughes (2) beat Carmen van-der-l'Isle (4)
Carmen van-der-l'Isle (4) beat Steve Morris (2)Carmen van-der-l'Isle (4) beat Tim Line (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
IAN TARR (0) beat Steve Morris (2)IAN TARR (0) beat Tim Line (0)IAN TARR (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
Stephen Little (0) beat Niclas Kupper (4)

#8, November 16, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
TIM LINE (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)TIM LINE (0) beat Safi Tracy (0)TIM LINE (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
Safi Tracy (0) beat Bary Vasili (3)
Stephen Little (0) beat Steve Morris (2)Stephen Little (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ben Crabb (4)Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Simon Tracy (1)
Simon Tracy (1) beat Hazel Harper (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
BARRY VASILI (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)BARRY VASILI (3) beat Ben Crabb (4)BARRY VASILI (3) beat Hazel Harper (2)
Hazel Harper (2) beat Steve Morris (2)

#9, December 7, Rainbow Casino

Main flight

Consolation flight


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