Bristol Backgammon

Handicap Knock-outs

Handicaps of the Players

KEY TO HANDICAPS
Handicap calculated on results since the start of 2022	Previous Handicap Trophy winner; 0 for life	Handicap assessed by the Director

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PLAYER	HANDICAP	"Bristol Ranking"	Ranking score	TOTAL		2026		2025		2024		2023		2022
PLAYER	HANDICAP	"Bristol Ranking"	Ranking score	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points	Played	Points
Ian Anderson	0	1	3.801	108	410.5	108	410.5	140	342	119	291.2	127	262.15	136	238.2
Jim Green	0	2	3.586	102	365.8	31	131	38	140.4	33	94.4	35	100.1	36	60.9
Gaz Owen	0	3	3.468	285	988.25	94	347	191	641.25	137	362	201	612.15	170	353.4
Ian Tarr	0	4	3.355	152	510	152	510	198	567	170	426.8	189	424.55	180	291.3
Nick Barham	0	5	3.328	145	482.5	145	482.5	157	465.3	97	231.2	132	308.7	145	281.4
Ian Hedges	0	6	3.302	108	356.6	66	227	42	129.6	80	187.2	41	61.95	60	109.8
James Newman	0	7	3.246	81(+2)	269.4	58	174	13	59.4	6	19.2	4	16.8	.	.
Chris Rogers	0	8	3.243	143	463.8	66	268.5	77	195.3	84	230.8	100	222.6	81	199.2
Phil Doubtfire	0	9	3.214	126	405	54	189	72	216	46	120	36	65.8	.	.
Adam Sinclair	0	10	3.194	127	405.65	37	137	90	268.65	95	284.8	121	264.6	76	145.2
George Georgiou	0	11	3.172	112	355.3	67	244.5	12	39.6	33	71.2	96	246.75	137	269.7
Kev Peters	0	12	3.069	146	448.1	60	188	86	260.1	58	149.6	56	131.6	68	136.5
Ann Pocknell	0	13	3.019	162	489.1	59	206.5	103	282.6	24	54.4	.	.	.	.
Alan Joicey	0	14	2.988	116	346.55	52	167	64	179.55	37	95.2	68	95.9	141	249.3
Simon Baker	0	15	2.962	112	331.7	26	83	29	93.6	29	92.8	28	62.3	31	60
Steffen Nowak	0	16	2.930	177	518.6	81	272	96	246.6	63	161.6	35	74.9	28	49.2
Derek Clew	0	17	2.911	28(+8)	104.8	25	94	3	10.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tim Line	0	18	2.866	190	544.5	190	544.5	229	627.75	179	352.8	248	555.8	224	369
Natalie Singh	0	19	2.848	109	310.4	28	95.5	33	83.7	48	131.2	50	84	93	144
Dicky Biddle	0	20	2.830	102	288.7	31	101.5	29	74.25	35	97.2	7	15.75	.	.
Cecilia Rogers	0	21	2.827	138	390.1	33	92	35	115.2	31	80	40	102.9	72	175.8
Stuart Mann	0	22	2.790	109	304.15	23	66	32	90.45	28	84	26	63.7	24	50.4
Phil Charlton	0	23	2.738	116	317.6	29	89	28	75.6	32	104	28	49	26	39
Warner Solomon	0	24	2.680	101	270.7	27	72.5	38	106.2	36	92	49	93.8	39	48
Steve Pickard	0	25	2.667	127	338.7	48	133.5	40	118.8	39	86.4	17	40.6	7	13.2
Andy Boysan	0	26	2.562	162	415.1	29	100	30	99.9	32	64	71	151.2	103	246.3
Michael Petrakas	0	27	2.554	108	275.85	25	75	27	84.15	26	60	30	56.7	30	63
Scott Wood	0	28	2.550	160	408	66	192	94	216	4	9.6	.	.	.	.
Mark Dixon	1	29	2.414	115	277.6	38	89	41	99	36	89.6	.	.	.	.
Neil Young	1	30	2.379	146	347.3	83	192.5	63	154.8	32	85.6	32	89.25	26	45
Richard Owsley	0	31	2.370	121	286.8	27	95.5	34	71.1	31	71.2	29	49	29	34.8
Simonetta Herrera	0	32	2.355	106	249.6	.	.	6	21.6	2	0	13	37.8	85	190.2
Jon Organ	1	33	2.328	171	398.15	40	80	131	318.15	26	60	26	52.5	24	36
Steve Morris	1	34	2.313	133	307.65	51	120	82	187.65	75	130	70	87.5	75	66.9
Elias Hamati	1	35	2.304	249	573.75	89	202.5	160	371.25	92	158.4	166	298.9	159	252.6
Hazel Harper	0	36	2.300	194	446.2	82	173.5	112	272.7	88	151.2	98	136.15	126	137.1
Robin Gunney	1	37	2.242	131	293.75	26	82.5	34	94.05	29	52.8	42	64.4	123	229.2
Savas Christodoulou	1	38	2.236	53(+5)	129.7	50	113.5	3	16.2	.	.	.	.	.	.
Alp Ozbas	1	39	2.223	65(+4)	153.4	50	103	15	50.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
Barry Vasili	1	40	2.204	168	370.35	77	175.5	91	194.85	81	133.6	25	35.35	.	.
Gerald Whitehouse	1	41	2.1791	115	250.6	27	69	39	93.6	49	88	68	119.7	46	69.6
Chris Hughes	1	42	2.1785	170	370.35	85	180	85	190.35	64	93.6	101	156.8	98	142.8
Paul Watts	1	43	2.155	112	241.35	25	74	28	44.55	30	69.6	29	53.2	25	39
Hemal Getalal	1	44	2.122	111	235.5	21	55	32	61.2	26	64	32	55.3	28	43.2
Steve Cox	1	45	2.121	42(+6)	101.8	22	55	20	46.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mike Smith	1	46	2.103	113	237.65	25	55	28	59.85	32	66.8	28	56	31	48
Simon Tracy	1	47	2.046	200	409.2	12	26	76	180	112	203.2	112	196	118	184.8
Gary Plant	1	48	2.028	118	239.3	24	77	20	50.4	24	38.4	26	31.5	24	42
Reece Hodges	0	49	2.025	15(+9)	48.6	.	.	5	16.2	8	28.8	.	.	2	3.6
Ed Turner	1	50	2.014	114	229.6	27	66	30	50.4	28	60	29	53.2	37	48
Stephen Little	0	51	2.003	182	364.5	182	364.5	212	468.45	108	231.6	187	293.3	177	257.4
Fred North	2	52	1.905	92(+1)	177.2	24	66	20	39.6	24	35.2	24	36.4	.	.
Rosemary Whitehouse	2	53	1.901	119	226.2	21	44	23	48.6	38	72	37	61.6	26	28.8
Simon Blinkhorn	2	54	1.884	138	260.05	29	39.5	43	116.55	66	104	18	22.4	.	.
Matt Sharp	2	55	1.873	72(+3)	140.45	2	0	29	54.45	28	60.8	13	25.2	.	.
Kylie Hedges	2	56	1.871	131	245.1	58	114	34	49.5	39	81.6	4	0	35	42
Safi Tracy	2	57	1.867	172	321.2	.	.	5	16.2	7	12.8	53	96.6	107	195.6
Dom Verrall	2	58	1.839	73(+3)	139.8	31	58	26	59.4	13	22.4	3	0	.	.
Pete Boxer	2	59	1.824	35(+7)	76.6	10	28	25	48.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Charlie Hetherington	2	60	1.818	24(+9)	60	24	60	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cliff Blofield	2	61	1.7902	102	182.6	27	77	21	50.4	26	27.2	28	28	33	37.2
Andy Zographou	2	62	1.7900	115	205.85	52	96.5	63	109.35	56	58.4	28	16.8	36	25.2
Ismail Yilmaz	2	63	1.786	99(+1)	178.6	20	52	.	.	26	52	26	35	27	39.6
Flora von Michel	2	64	1.768	55(+5)	106.1	18	44	2	5.4	31	50.4	4	6.3	.	.
Neil Edwards	2	65	1.757	91(+1)	161.6	21	56	20	39.6	26	24	24	42	.	.
Simon Hughes	0	66	1.746	103	179.8	21	52	23	45	29	46.4	30	36.4	28	40.8
Dave Pym	2	67	1.726	122	210.6	20	40	26	39.6	26	48	26	56	24	27
Rob Clarke	2	68	1.700	101	171.65	26	64	68	91.25	7	16.4	.	.	.	.
Umut Bilge	0	69	1.687	14(+9)	38.8	.	.	2	0	12	38.8	.	.	.	.
Ben Crowden	2	70	1.680	124	208.3	22	28	19	32.4	26	44	22	34.3	35	69.6
Cynthia Roberts	2	71	1.678	134	224.8	64	124	70	100.8	67	90	86	95.2	162	149.4
Carwyn Jenkins	2	72	1.677	23(+8)	52	21	52	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Pearl Foster	2	73	1.649	113	186.35	24	34	32	61.65	28	48	29	42.7	27	39.6
Michael Corbett	2	74	1.643	97(+1)	161	.	.	26	37.8	26	60	24	39.2	21	24
Kev Lee	2	75	1.638	46(+6)	85.2	22	48	20	32.4	4	4.8	.	.	.	.
Lulzim Alla	2	76	1.629	12(+9)	34.2	7	18	5	16.2	.	.	.	.	.	.
Marcel Bancroft	2	77	1.625	111	180.4	19	60	20	25.2	24	35.2	24	33.6	24	26.4
Freddy Doubtfire	2	78	1.600	27(+8)	56	25	56	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Roland Herrera	0	79	1.563	67(+4)	111	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	67	111
Titus Simen	2	80	1.513	38(+7)	68.1	13	16.5	18	46.8	7	4.8	.	.	.	.
Frank Jones	2	81	1.459	133	194	26	56	28	59.4	30	46.4	49	32.2	38	35.4
John Rixon	2	82	1.423	19(+9)	39.85	7	16	12	23.85	.	.	.	.	.	.
Eamonn Reay	2	83	1.398	104	145.4	10	26	16	12.6	29	48.8	26	36.4	23	21.6
Photis Gittoes	2	84	1.342	38(+7)	60.4	20	28	18	32.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
James Lintell-Smith	2	85	1.332	62(+4)	87.9	.	.	6	16.2	3	4.8	29	35.7	24	31.2
Daniel Miles	2	86	1.310	11(+9)	26.2	7	22	.	.	.	.	4	4.2	.	.
Mathew Nicholls	2	87	1.255	96(+1)	121.7	20	20	.	.	26	32	26	38.5	24	31.2
Jordan White	3	88	1.236	62(+4)	81.6	25	42	8	10.8	3	4.8	.	.	26	24
Ceri Pierce	3	89	1.232	29(+8)	45.6	2	6	27	39.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tom Chapman	3	90	1.193	65(+4)	82.3	.	.	.	.	14	13.2	31	44.8	20	24.3
James Timoney	3	91	1.177	66(+4)	82.4	.	.	39	55.8	25	22.4	2	4.2	.	.
Andrew Cobb	3	92	1.165	89(+2)	106	.	.	18	28.8	21	19.2	26	28	24	30
Adrian Farthing	3	93	1.163	34(+7)	47.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	34	47.7
John Curran	3	94	1.135	136	154.4	46	58	53	75.6	37	20.8	92	84	117	114
Mitch Tucker	3	95	1.0720	44(+6)	53.6	23	32	21	21.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mandy Macdonald	3	96	1.0718	117	125.4	17	20	27	30.6	28	27.2	45	47.6	52	53.4
Simon Dicken	3	97	0.982	50(+5)	54	23	12	22	32.4	5	9.6	.	.	.	.
Caroline Boulton	3	98	0.966	87(+2)	86	.	.	18	18	24	25.6	24	28	21	14.4
Peter Wise	3	99	0.933	22(+8)	28	22	28	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ben Crabb	3	100	0.865	29(+8)	32	.	.	2	0	27	32	.	.	.	.
Richard Davies	3	101	0.860	68(+5)	62.8	21	20	19	21.6	21	12.8	7	8.4	.	.
Chris Aquilina	3	102	0.719	35(+7)	30.2	21	26	4	0	.	.	10	4.2	.	.
Martha Beal	3	103	0.713	50(+5)	39.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	24	22.4	26	16.8
Aidan Kenny	3	104	0.606	17(+9)	15.75	.	.	.	.	.	.	17	15.75	.	.
Miles Farren	1		1.768	9(+10)	33.6	.	.	.	.	9	33.6	.	.	.	.
Geoff Paffett	1		1.459	7(+10)	24.8	.	.	.	.	7	24.8	.	.	.	.
Dom Cybulski	2		1.080	5(+10)	16.2	.	.	3	16.2	.	.	2	0	.	.
Mark Ferrin	0		1.050	3(+10)	13.65	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	13.65	.	.
Larry Deferville	3		0.840	5(+10)	12.6	.	.	.	.	.	.	5	12.6	.	.
Carter Mattig	0		0.836	4(+10)	11.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	11.7
Martin Barkwill	0		0.831	3(+10)	10.8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	10.8
Yuri Cherkasenko	2		0.825	6(+10)	13.2	.	.	.	.	6	13.2	.	.	.	.
Walter Busato	0		0.800	3(+10)	10.4	.	.	.	.	3	10.4	.	.	.	.
Fraser Mackenzie	3		0.741	7(+10)	12.6	.	.	.	.	.	.	7	12.6	.	.
Daniel Pedrecal	3		0.686	4(+10)	9.6	.	.	.	.	4	9.6	.	.	.	.
Fiona Beard	3		0.600	5(+10)	9	5	9	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mohammad Torkani	3		0.600	3(+10)	7.8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	7.8
Julian Tucker	3		0.565	7(+10)	9.6	.	.	1	0	6	9.6	.	.	.	.
Jules Smith	3		0.554	3(+10)	7.2	.	.	.	.	3	7.2	.	.	.	.
Negin Eskandari	3		0.500	2(+10)	6	2	6	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Archie Lewins	3		0.500	2(+10)	6	2	6	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Hugh Swann	3		0.500	2(+10)	6	2	6	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kian Sabet	3		0.488	2(+10)	5.85	.	.	2	5.85	.	.	.	.	.	.
Irem Azak	3		0.433	2(+10)	5.2	.	.	.	.	2	5.2	.	.	.	.
Pollyanna Whitehouse	3		0.433	2(+10)	5.2	.	.	.	.	2	5.2	.	.	.	.
Caius Freeman	3		0.429	4(+10)	6	4	6	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Marcus Evans	3		0.424	7(+10)	7.2	.	.	3	7.2	.	.	.	.	4	0
Steve Ferrer	2		0.400	2(+10)	4.8	.	.	.	.	2	4.8	.	.	.	.
Tim Paulden	2		0.386	4(+10)	5.4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	5.4
Chas Perry	3		0.369	3(+10)	4.8	.	.	.	.	3	4.8	.	.	.	.
Carmen van-der-l'Isle	3		0.350	2(+10)	4.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	4.2	.	.
John Hurst	0		0.325	2(+10)	3.9	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	3.9
Thibaud Thompson	1		0.325	2(+10)	3.9	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	3.9
Dan Buchanan	3		0.312	3(+10)	4.05	.	.	3	4.05	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ed Collinge	3		0.277	3(+10)	3.6	.	.	3	3.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jack Rogers-Crane	3		0.267	5(+10)	4	5	4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Laurence Castle	3		0.250	2(+10)	3	2	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jake Mochnacz	3		0.247	7(+10)	4.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	7	4.2	.	.
Jost Mueller-Kreth	1		0.208	3(+10)	2.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	2.7
Jysen Quah	1		0.208	3(+10)	2.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	2.7
Vic Sprake	2		0	1(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	0
Klajdi Deda	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Damon Dennis	2		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.
Olivier Evard	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Sandy Lush	4		0	2(+10)	0	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mustafa Mohammed	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Derek Nisbet	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.
Lily Owsley	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Pete Miller	4		0	3(+10)	0	3	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Yashar Habibi	4		0	4(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	4	0	.	.	.	.
Aditya Narayanan	4		0	4(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	4	0	.	.	.	.
Penny Walters	4		0	4(+10)	0	2	0	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	4		0	0(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

The handicapping system explained

Column by column:

PLAYER: A list of all players who have competed in contributing Bristol competitions during the current five year period (2022-2026).
HANDICAP: Based wherever possible on the Ranking Score in order to assign appropriate handicaps for our Handicap Knock-outs. Current dividing lines are: 0 handicap (2.500 and over); 1 (2.000 to 2.499); 2 (1.250 to 1.999); 3 (below 1.250). Where there is insufficient data, or the Director has evidence of gross anomalies in the calculated handicap, the Director will assign a more appropriate handicap at his own discretion.
"Bristol Ranking": All players in the table, ranked in order of Ranking Score, who have played in at least 10 matches in contributing events. This is not to be taken too seriously, but may be of interest to some!
Ranking score: Equal to the TOTAL Played divided by the TOTAL Points. Where there are fewer than 100 matches included in the calculation, additional "matches" are included to weigh against exceptional sequences of results, in order to counterbalance the effect of small samples of data distorting a player's record.
TOTAL: Played and Points: Derived from the five annual totals in the columns to the right. For a breakdown of how the annual totals are arrived at, look at the individual years as listed below. Only enough recent years are included to ensure that a sample of 100 matches are used in the calculation. Surplus years can be seen greyed out to the right hand side of the table, while those years which will become "redundant" after a player completes no more than five more matches are shown in pale blue.
2026: Played and Points, see 2026 player data
2025: Played and Points, see 2025 player data
2024: Played and Points, see 2024 player data
2023: Played and Points, see 2023 player data
2022: Played and Points, see 2022 player data

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