Bristol Backgammon

Year end rankings

Based on handicapping system

1990 to date

The handicapping system used to calculate handicaps for our Handicap Trophy events has given rise to a by-product, namely an unofficial ranking system, which seems to be of interest to more and more players.
While the year end positions from 2006 onwards were those produced by the system, previous years' ranking positions have now been reconstructed using similar data.
Prior to 2000, the amount of data is minimal, simply because the number of competitions available to be used were few and far between.
Nevertheless the positions for those early years give some idea of the hierarchy of Bristol Backgammon at that time.
From 2000 onwards, with more and more competitions taking place, there is more and more substance to the rankings.

PLAYER	Year End position 2020	Year End position 2019	Year End position 2018	Year End position 2017	Year End position 2016	Year End position 2015	Year End position 2014	Year End position 2013	Year End position 2012	Year End position 2011	Year End position 2010	Year End position 2009	Year End position 2008	Year End position 2007	Year End position 2006	Year End position 2005	Year End position 2004	Year End position 2003	Year End position 2002	Year End position 2001	Year End position 2000	Year End position 1999	Year End position 1998	Year End position 1997	Year End position 1996	Year End position 1995	Year End position 1994	Year End position 1993	Year End position 1992	Year End position 1991	Year End position 1990
Gaz Owen	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	6	9	12	38
Chris Rogers	2	2	1	10	21	33
Nick Barham	3	3	9	6	6	3	4	9	25	27	28	18	14	9	13
Simonetta Herrera	4	13	17	16	12	6	12	10	10	4	4	7	15	22	9	10	12	22	28	38	34
Stuart Mann	5	4	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1
Simon Baker	6	11	10	27	31	29	27	24	21	26	15	13	17	20	8	17	9	10	9	5	1	2	3	1	13	12	15
Jon Barnes	7
Adam Sinclair	8	6	7	14	29	31	45
Ian Anderson	9
Cecilia Sparke	10	7	6	5	3	8	21	22	23	22	27	23	35	48	58
Roland Herrera	11	12	12	8	5	4	3	4	9	6	2	1	7	6	5	18	21	23	26	23	22
Neil Young	12	18	22	23	16	9	13	28	18	20	24	19	20	15	30	27	28	31	21	42
Alex Hodge	13	8	3	3	9	5	9	14	26
Jason Champion	14	9	5	4	4	11	15	19	24		39	31	29	19	4	12	14	20	39
Andy Boysan	15	5	14	17	13	18	11	11	36
Kev Peters	16	21
Alan Joicey	17	49
George Georgiou	18	17	15	9	37
Stephen Little	19	19	23	22	20	19	42
Paul Watts	20	16	13	13	18	25	33	43	42	39	47	41	36	29	29	20	11	11	4	18	21
Ian Tarr	21	24	11	7	10	7	6	6	5	14	12	8	5	5	15	9	3	7	8	6	7	12	12	7	5	5	5	5	6	5	5
Chris Hughes	22	38	33	35	34	30	23
Robin Gunney	23	67
Tim Line	24	10	8	20	27	14	10	5	8	7	7	14	16	10	19	36
Warner Solomon	25	70	55	48	41	63
James Newman	26	45	36	34	22	21	30	58
Phil Charlton	27	14	18	19	14	13	17	18	15	21	18	11	11	14	6	21	17	8	5	10	6	10	10	4	3	2	4	1	2	1	2
Daniel Eldridge	28	22	26	26	51
Jim Green	29	32	64	84
Simon Hughes	30	15	28	21	17	16	20	16	7	11	21	36	49	42
Steffen Nowak	31	23	19	11	11	12	7	8	12	10	9	24	30	17	7	19	23	24	27
Adrian Farthing	32	40
Dave Pym	33	27	21	24	30	23	19	12	6	12	25	22	23	31	20	11	8	9	16	19	15	8	6	10	4	3	2	2	1	2	3
Mark Dixon	34								48	31	26	16	8	2	3	7	22	27
Gary Plant	35	30	30	25	33	26	28	32	41
Yuri Cherkasenko	36
John Hedge	37
Ed Turner	38	20	16	12	8	10	8	7	32	28	17	15	12	18	14	3	13	21	17	20	25
Fred North	39	35	35	39	48	51	52	55	50
Mike Rodwell	40																46	37	30	24
David Tyrrell	41	43
Chas Perry	42	28	39	29	24	24	18	21	20	24	19	43
Steve Morris	43	34	32	33	23	15	16	15	17	33	33	46	45	36	32
Ian Hedges	44	25	20	32	32	39
Eamonn Reay	45	65	62	56	50	43	39	40
Peter Thistlewood	46	41	44	42	39	44	44	57
Rufus Rozelaar	47	26	27	28	38				71	63	64	57
Safi Tracy	48
Tony Walters	49	31	29	40	46	46	41	47	46	41	41	27	33	35	26	29	45
Mike Smith	50	37	31	31	25	20	14	23	37	40	46	39	31	21	21	48	53	44	37	31	32
Elias Hamati	51	29	24	15	7								64	60	51	42	39	36	29			15	13	9	7	15
Rosemary Whitehouse	52	58
Miles Farren	53	46	37	37	26	32	24	20	13	8	11	21	26	37	37	51
Derek Clew	54	33	25	18	15	17	5	3	3	5	3	5	6	45
Richard Owsley	55	36	34	30	28	22	22	26	22	17	32	30	24	32	34	32	31	54
Jon Organ	56	42	47
Ismail Yilmaz	57	56	49	51	62	49
Gerald Whitehouse	58	69
Cliff Blofield	59	48	38	49	56
Simon Tracy	60
Cynthia Roberts	61	39	41	41	43	56	58	54	44	42	48	49	48	47	39	41	36
Mathew Nicholls	62	66	58	75
Frank Jones	63	82
Mandy Macdonald	64	60	59	66	66	61	62	62	64	65	73	85	82
Hazel Boucher	65
Pearl Foster	66	51	45	43	40	42	38	45	63
Pat Holly	67
George Devlin	68	44	40	36	19
Carwyn Jenkins	69	52	48	52	57
John Curran	70	64	57	62
James Lintell-Smith	71	50	42	38	36	28	36	34	33	37	36
David Hoare	72	74
Alan Parfitt	73	53	67	59	49	48	48	41	45	51	51	40	40	40	35	35	35	42					18
Marcus Evans	74	57	46	46	71
Tom Chapman	75	54	54	58	60	73	84
Caroline Boulton	76
Ben Crowden	77
Rosey Bensley	78												55	46	36	26	20	14	6	9
Steve Cox	79	59	50	71
Matt Reekie-Black	80					83	77	78	73	61
Andy Brown	81	55	43	45	58	47	59	65	65
Drew Caudwell	82	61	52	53	55	62	69	75	75	66	66	58	57	63	65	59	56	48	44	37	28			18	18	19	17	16
Andrew Cobb	83	72	66	64	61	50	43	49	51	50	55	53	53	49	43	46	65	63	53
Seb Wilkinson	84	62	53	60	70
James Timoney	85	71	63
Jordan White	86	89	85
Mary French	87	76	76	74	87	82
Andrew Gay	88	77	69	73
Marcel Bancroft	89
Simon Hopper	90
Bob Markham	91	79	71	70	76
Matt Robson	92	81	73
Rob Wills	93	80	65	61	59	52	63
Julian Minwalla	94	83	74
John Chester	95	73	60	55	45	38	40
Graham Smith	96	85	80	83
Horst Stenzel	97	86	79	82	81	77	79
Richard Biddle		47		54	53	35	32	27	29	25	62
Blaine Buchanan		63	51	44	35	27	25	17	11	16	23	17	10	26	28	16	15	12	13	11	11	14
Rob Brito		68	56	50	42	34	55
John Corrado		75	61	47	44	41	37	35	68	68
Alin Buzescu		78	68	68	68
Jude Pitt		84	70	69	67	59	70			69	72	65	62	59
Paul Male		87	82	85	83	78
Jon Pemberton		88	83	87	85	80
Malcolm Patterson		90	81	72	69	58	57	48	55	48	60	55	84
Chrissy Carter			72	63	64	53	49	51
Simon Temme			75	65	47	36	34	30	16	30	29	33	43
Sean Hopson			77	67	65	54	53	46	47	44	50
Dave Cank			78	81	79	75	72
Colin Sara			84	86	82	76	80	79	74	75	74	79	71	79
Angie Vick			86	89	91	88	89
Alexi Solomou				57	52	45	35	31
Richard Holness				76	72	60	47	42	43	36	35	42	54
Adrian Barnes				77	74	66	67	60
Neil Edwards				78	75	67	68	64
John Paton				79	73	64	64	59	61	60	57	48	44	34	27	34
Matt Walder				80	78	74	73	71	80
Alan David				88	89	86	86	83
Tom Koeller				90	90	87	88	86	84
Jerry Limb					54	40	31	25	34	47	61	47	41	41	33	23	24	17	12	8	10
John Plummer					63	68	51	33	27	18	20	28
Lily Owsley					77	70	74	70	67
Michael Corbett					80	65	66	53	40	34	30	20	21	24	25	28	41	53
Jonathan Loukes					84	79	75	72	70
Pat Meek					86	81	76	74	72
Julia Griffith					88	84	78	77	77
Dave Ablett						37	26	13	4	3	10
Jamie Nevill						55	54	44	38	32	45
Bahman Salahshour						57	50
Lewis Young						69	56	52	49	38	34	35	39	53	74
Phillip Hill						71	71	63	56	49	44	32	32	28	24	22	25	33	34	33
Ian Preston						72	60	50	39	35	31	26	18	11	18	15	7	4	11	12	23	9	8	6	11	13	16		12
Hadi Kermani						85	81	76	76	67
Michihito Kageyama							29	38	31	23	16
Julian Fetterlein							46	29	14	9	6	10	38
Paul Gilbertson							61	36	19	13	8	3	3	8	47	37	33	28
Marcus Wrinch							65	37	35	29	22	12	13	16
John Lewis							82	69	59	55	52	45	42	44	42	40	37	35	33	36	26	19	16	11	9	8	7
Lotte Ryan							83	80	78	70	68
Shadow Hamilton							85	81	81	81	84
Haydn Beard							87	85	87	82	82
Anne Buchanan							90	84	85	80	80
Peter Edwards								39	30	19	14	9	4	3	50
John Sprague								56	52	57	58	54	50	50	54	55	63	55	45
Shay Baabahar								61	53	45	42
Pam Jakeway								66	60	54	53	62
Todd Young								67	57	58	56	50	52	57	63
Tim Parker								68	66	59	59	52
George Jakeway								73	69	62	65	63	59	62	52
Michal Ciupak								82	83	79	81	76
Ann Pocknell									28	15	13	4	2	4	44
Martin Hemming									54	46	37	25	19	7	2	2	5	5	10	15
Steve Ferrer									58	43	38	29	22	25	12	8	16	6
Juanita Ferrer									62	53	40	37	28	33	16	24	30
Nick Hill									79	74	75	72	69
Mike Webb									82	78	79	78	73
Chris Roberts									86	83	70	66	61	58	45	49	47
Elliot Smart										52	49	38	27	23	17	6	10	13	23	27	18
John Slattery										56	43	34	25	13	11	5	2	3	1	1
Mike Gartside										64	63	56	51	43
Mike Osborne										71	69	64	58	54	60	54	54
Jim Best										72	71	70	74	68
Nina Evangelou										73	76	68	65	61	66
David Olmo										76	77	71	66
Pete Wright										77	78	73	68	67
Richard Cartwright											54	44	34	27	10	4	6
Martin Potter											67	61	56	52
Mark Skelton											83	77	72	69	57
Gabriela Perales											85	82	78
Ian Senior											86	83	79	75	71
John Ould												51	37	30	22	14	18	25	41
Charlie Hetherington												59	46	38	23	13	4	2	3	4	2	7	9	5	2	4	1	4	3	3	1
Tim Jefferies												60	47	39	31	25	19	18	22	16	9
Thomas Liedtke												67	60	55	46	38	49
Simon Fahoury												69	63	56	48	39	44	41
Heike Faulhaber												74	67	64	53	50	62
Robert Hampson												75	70	66	56	52
Tim Oldfield												80	77	74	70	65	72
Shane Roberts												81	76	73	69	64	73
Nigel Mitchell												84	81	77	73	67
Graham Ross												86	83	78	75	69
Susy Liedtke												87	80	76	72	66	66
Gerry Carolan													75	70	62	58	57
Kevin White														51	41	31	27	16	14	7	5
Jeremy Axford														65	55	45	43	38	38	35
John Sutcliffe														71	61	56	55	45
Rob Allen														72	64	60	59	50
John Napier															40	33	29	19	15	17	12	4
David Horner															49	43	34	29	20	26
John Renicks															59	53	52	43	35
Michael Castle															67	62	60	52	46
John Ryan															68	57	50	40	32	28	20
Tony Lee																30	26	15	7	2	3	1	2
Sarah Rosich																44	32	26	18	13	16
Jonathan Prager																47	38	32	24	21
Kevin Carter																61	58	49
Sarah Webber																63	61	51	42	34
Mike Woodland																68	67	57	48	41
Max Limb																70	71	60	50
Phil Doubtfire																	40	30	19	14	8	5	4	2	1	1	3	3	4	9
Graham Alder																	42	39	31	25	14
Richard Moody																	48	47	36	29	17	17	14	15
Grant Shortland																	51	34	26	22	13
Liz Chappell																	64	58	47	40	29	20	19	17	15	11	12	11	8	7	6
Phil Pulsford																	68	56	43	30	19	6	5
Adam King																	69	59	49	44	31
Mike Taylor																	70	61	52	45
Ted Morgan																	74	64	54	46	33
Paul Randell																		46	40	32	24	13	17	13	10
Don Hatt																		62	51	43	30	16		14
John Chidgey																				39	27	11	11	8	6	6	11	13	14	14	9
Mark Oldham																						18	15	17		17	13	9	9	6	11
Louise Franklin																							7	3
Rob Warren																							20	19	16	16
Simon Gonzales																								12	8	7	6	8
John Heritage																								16	12	10	8	7
Richard Grant																									14	14	10	12	10	8	4
Simon Osborne																									17	18	14	10	5	10
Steve Townsend																										9	9	6	7	4	7
Nigel Austin																											18
Adrian Miles																												14	11	12
Pete Fyvie																												15	13	11	10
Keith Wiltshire																													15	15	12
Dave Rees																														13	8

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