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 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
Chris Rogers	1	10	21	33
Gaz Owen	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	6	9	12	38
Alex Hodge	3	3	9	5	9	14	26
Stuart Mann	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1
Jason Champion	5	4	4	11	15	19	24		39	31	29	19	4	12	14	20	39
Cecilia Sparke	6	5	3	8	21	22	23	22	27	23	35	48	58
Adam Sinclair	7	14	29	31	45
Tim Line	8	20	27	14	10	5	8	7	7	14	16	10	19	36
Nick Barham	9	6	6	3	4	9	25	27	28	18	14	9	13
Simon Baker	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
Ian Tarr	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
Roland Herrera	12	8	5	4	3	4	9	6	2	1	7	6	5	18	21	23	26	23	22
Paul Watts	13	13	18	25	33	43	42	39	47	41	36	29	29	20	11	11	4	18	21
Andy Boysan	14	17	13	18	11	11	36
George Georgiou	15	9	37
Ed Turner	16	12	8	10	8	7	32	28	17	15	12	18	14	3	13	21	17	20	25
Simonetta Herrera	17	16	12	6	12	10	10	4	4	7	15	22	9	10	12	22	28	38	34
Phil Charlton	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
Steffen Nowak	19	11	11	12	7	8	12	10	9	24	30	17	7	19	23	24	27
Ian Hedges	20	32	32	39
Dave Pym	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
Neil Young	22	23	16	9	13	28	18	20	24	19	20	15	30	27	28	31	21	42
Stephen Little	23	22	20	19	42
Elias Hamati	24	15	7								64	60	51	42	39	36	29			15	13	9	7	15
Derek Clew	25	18	15	17	5	3	3	5	3	5	6	45
Daniel Eldridge	26	26	51
Rufus Rozelaar	27	28	38				71	63	64	57
Simon Hughes	28	21	17	16	20	16	7	11	21	36	49	42
Tony Walters	29	40	46	46	41	47	46	41	41	27	33	35	26	29	45
Gary Plant	30	25	33	26	28	32	41
Mike Smith	31	31	25	20	14	23	37	40	46	39	31	21	21	48	53	44	37	31	32
Steve Morris	32	33	23	15	16	15	17	33	33	46	45	36	32
Chris Hughes	33	35	34	30	23
Richard Owsley	34	30	28	22	22	26	22	17	32	30	24	32	34	32	31	54
Fred North	35	39	48	51	52	55	50
James Newman	36	34	22	21	30	58
Miles Farren	37	37	26	32	24	20	13	8	11	21	26	37	37	51
Cliff Blofield	38	49	56
Chas Perry	39	29	24	24	18	21	20	24	19	43
George Devlin	40	36	19
Cynthia Roberts	41	41	43	56	58	54	44	42	48	49	48	47	39	41	36
James Lintell-Smith	42	38	36	28	36	34	33	37	36
Andy Brown	43	45	58	47	59	65	65
Peter Thistlewood	44	42	39	44	44	57
Pearl Foster	45	43	40	42	38	45	63
Marcus Evans	46	46	71
Jon Organ	47
Carwyn Jenkins	48	52	57
Ismail Yilmaz	49	51	62	49
Steve Cox	50	71
Blaine Buchanan	51	44	35	27	25	17	11	16	23	17	10	26	28	16	15	12	13	11	11	14
Drew Caudwell	52	53	55	62	69	75	75	66	66	58	57	63	65	59	56	48	44	37	28			18	18	19	17	16
Seb Wilkinson	53	60	70
Tom Chapman	54	58	60	73	84
Warner Solomon	55	48	41	63
Rob Brito	56	50	42	34	55
John Curran	57	62
Mathew Nicholls	58	75
Mandy Macdonald	59	66	66	61	62	62	64	65	73	85	82
John Chester	60	55	45	38	40
John Corrado	61	47	44	41	37	35	68	68
Eamonn Reay	62	56	50	43	39	40
James Timoney	63
Jim Green	64	84
Rob Wills	65	61	59	52	63
Andrew Cobb	66	64	61	50	43	49	51	50	55	53	53	49	43	46	65	63	53
Alan Parfitt	67	59	49	48	48	41	45	51	51	40	40	40	35	35	35	42					18
Alin Buzescu	68	68	68
Andrew Gay	69	73
Jude Pitt	70	69	67	59	70			69	72	65	62	59
Bob Markham	71	70	76
Chrissy Carter	72	63	64	53	49	51
Matt Robson	73
Julian Minwalla	74
Simon Temme	75	65	47	36	34	30	16	30	29	33	43
Mary French	76	74	87	82
Sean Hopson	77	67	65	54	53	46	47	44	50
Dave Cank	78	81	79	75	72
Horst Stenzel	79	82	81	77	79
Graham Smith	80	83
Malcolm Patterson	81	72	69	58	57	48	55	48	60	55	84
Paul Male	82	85	83	78
Jon Pemberton	83	87	85	80
Colin Sara	84	86	82	76	80	79	74	75	74	79	71	79
Jordan White	85
Angie Vick	86	89	91	88	89
Richard Biddle		54	53	35	32	27	29	25	62
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
Matt Black				83	77	78	73	61
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
Mark Dixon							48	31	26	16	8	2	3	7	22	27
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
Rosey Bensley											55	46	36	26	20	14	6	9
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
Mike Rodwell															46	37	30	24
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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