Bristol Backgammon

Handicap Trophy 2026

Positions after the May 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 five 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
Jan15Feb26Apr2May21Jun18Aug6Sep17Oct29
Ian Tarr190151004035....
Tim Line17065108510....
Chris Aquilina165401510100....
Alp Ozbas14010040......
Ian Hedges13025404025....
Savas Christodoulou115.256525....
Cynthia Roberts11540252525....
Kylie Hedges8510401025....
Stephen Little80*101010*50....
Steffen Nowak75.65.10....
Barry Vasili7040.1515....
Hazel Harper60*102525*.....
Andy Zographou5025.25.....
Steve Morris402515......
Ed Turner401525......
Nick Barham352510......
George Georgiou30.101010....
Jim Green25.25......
David Ralston15*..15*.....
Gerasimos Kouvielos1010.......
0........

The Handicap Trophy prize fund (for trophies and cash prizes at the end of the season) totals £26 so far.

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 15, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
ALP OZBAS (1) beat Stephen Little (0)ALP OZBAS (1) beat Kylie Hedges (2)ALP OZBAS (1) beat Chris Aquilina (3)ALP OZBAS (1) beat Tim Line (0)
Chris Aquilina (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)Chris Aquilina (3) beat Steve Morris (1)
Steve Morris (1) beat Barry Vasili (2)
Tim Line (0) beat Gerasimos Kouvielos (4)Tim Line (0) beat Andy Zographou (2)Tim Line (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Andy Zographou (2) beat Ed Turner (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Nick Barham (0)Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ian Hedges (0)
Ian Hedges (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
BARRY VASILI (2) beat Kylie Hedges (2)BARRY VASILI (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)BARRY VASILI (2) beat Nick Barham (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat Gerasimos Kouvielos (4)
Nick Barham (0) beat Stephen Little (0)Nick Barham (0) beat Ed Turner (2)
Ed Turner (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)

#2, February 26, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
IAN TARR (0) beat Stephen Little (0)IAN TARR (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)IAN TARR (0) beat Ian Hedges (0)IAN TARR (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)
Hazel Harper (0) beat Tim Line (0)
Ian Hedges (0) beat Steve Morris (1)Ian Hedges (0) beat Jim Green (0)
Jim Green (0) beat Chris Aquilina (3)
Steffen Nowak (0) beat Kylie Hedges (2)Steffen Nowak (0) beat Savas Christodoulou (2)Steffen Nowak (0) beat Alp Ozbas (1)
Savas Christodoulou (2) beat George Georgiou (0)
Alp Ozbas (1) beat Nick Barham (0)Alp Ozbas (1) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ed Turner (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
KYLIE HEDGES (2) beat George Georgiou (0)KYLIE HEDGES (2) beat Steve Morris (1)KYLIE HEDGES (2) beat Ed Turner (2)
Steve Morris (1) beat Nick Barham (0)
Ed Turner (2) beat Stephen Little (0)Ed Turner (2) beat Chris Aquilina (3)
Chris Aquilina (3) beat Tim Line (0)

#3, April 2, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
TIM LINE (0) beat Kylie Hedges (2)TIM LINE (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)TIM LINE (0) beat Savas Christodoulou (2)
Ian Tarr (0) beat David Ralston (4)Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
Savas Christodoulou (2) beat George Georgiou (0)Savas Christodoulou (2) beat Andy Zographou (2)Savas Christodoulou (2) beat Ian Hedges (0)
Andy Zographou (2) beat Barry Vasili (1)
Ian Hedges (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)Ian Hedges (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Chris Aquilina (3)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Hazel Harper (0) beat George Gorgiou (0)Hazel Harper (0) beat Barry Vasili(1)HAZEL HARPER (0) awaits an opponent
Barry Vasili (1) beat Kylie Hedges (2)
David Ralston (4) beat Chris Aquilina (3)DAVID RALSTON (4) will meet Stephen Little (0) at a date, time and place yet to be decided

#4, May 21, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
CHRIS AQUILINA (3) beat Steffen Nowak (0)CHRIS AQUILINA (3) beat Ian Hedges (0)CHRIS AQUILINA (3) beat Savas Christodoulou (1)CHRIS AQUILINA (3) beat Stephen Little (0)
Ian Hedges (0) beat Tim Line (0)
Savas Christodoulou (1) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Ian Tarr (0) beat George Georgiou (0)
Stephen Little (0) beat Barry Vasili (1)Stephen Little (0) beat Kylie Hedges (2)
Kylie Hedges (2) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
IAN TARR (0) beat Steffen Nowak (0)IAN TARR (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat George Georgiou (0)Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Barry Vasili (1)
Barry Vasili (1) beat Tim Line (0)

#5, June 18, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

Consolation flight

#6, August 6, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

Consolation flight

#7, September 17, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

Consolation flight

#8, October 29, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

Consolation flight

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