Bristol Backgammon

Handicap Trophy 2026

Positions after the April 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
	TOTAL PTS.	Jan15	Feb26	Apr2	May21	Jun18	Aug6	Sep17	Oct29
Tim Line	160	65	10	85	.	.	.	.	.
Ian Tarr	155	15	100	40	.	.	.	.	.
Alp Ozbas	140	100	40	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ian Hedges	105	25	40	40	.	.	.	.	.
Savas Christodoulou	90	.	25	65	.	.	.	.	.
Cynthia Roberts	90	40	25	25	.	.	.	.	.
Steffen Nowak	65	.	65	.	.	.	.	.	.
Chris Aquilina	65	40	15	10	.	.	.	.	.
Hazel Harper	60*	10	25	25*	.	.	.	.	.
Kylie Hedges	60	10	40	10	.	.	.	.	.
Barry Vasili	55	40	.	15	.	.	.	.	.
Andy Zographou	50	25	.	25	.	.	.	.	.
Steve Morris	40	25	15	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ed Turner	40	15	25	.	.	.	.	.	.
Nick Barham	35	25	10	.	.	.	.	.	.
Stephen Little	30*	10	10	10*	.	.	.	.	.
Jim Green	25	.	25	.	.	.	.	.	.
George Georgiou	20	.	10	10	.	.	.	.	.
David Ralston	15*	.	.	15*	.	.	.	.	.
Gerasimos Kouvielos	10	10	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

The Handicap Trophy prize fund (for trophies and cash prizes at the end of the season) totals £21 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 round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
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)
	ALP OZBAS (1) beat Kylie Hedges (2)
Chris Aquilina (3) beat Ian Tarr (0)	Chris Aquilina (3) beat Steve Morris (1)
Steve Morris (1) beat Barry Vasili (2)	Chris Aquilina (3) beat Steve Morris (1)
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)	Tim Line (0) beat Andy Zographou (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Nick Barham (0)	Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ian Hedges (0)
Ian Hedges (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)	Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ian Hedges (0)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
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)	BARRY VASILI (2) beat Ian Tarr (0)
Nick Barham (0) beat Stephen Little (0)	Nick Barham (0) beat Ed Turner (2)
Ed Turner (2) beat Hazel Harper (0)	Nick Barham (0) beat Ed Turner (2)

#2, February 26, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
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 TARR (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)
Ian Hedges (0) beat Steve Morris (1)	Ian Hedges (0) beat Jim Green (0)
Jim Green (0) beat Chris Aquilina (3)	Ian Hedges (0) beat Jim Green (0)
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)	Steffen Nowak (0) beat Savas Christodoulou (2)
Alp Ozbas (1) beat Nick Barham (0)	Alp Ozbas (1) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Ed Turner (2)	Alp Ozbas (1) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
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)	KYLIE HEDGES (2) beat Steve Morris (1)
Ed Turner (2) beat Stephen Little (0)	Ed Turner (2) beat Chris Aquilina (3)
Chris Aquilina (3) beat Tim Line (0)	Ed Turner (2) beat Chris Aquilina (3)

#3, April 2, Ibis Bristol Centre Hotel

Main flight

First round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	TIM LINE (0) beat Kylie Hedges (2)	TIM LINE (0) beat Ian Tarr (0)	TIM LINE (0) beat Savas Christodoulou (2)
	TIM LINE (0) beat Kylie Hedges (2)
Ian Tarr (0) beat David Ralston (4)	Ian Tarr (0) beat Stephen Little (0)
	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)	Savas Christodoulou (2) beat Andy Zographou (2)
Ian Hedges (0) beat Hazel Harper (0)	Ian Hedges (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)
Cynthia Roberts (2) beat Chris Aquilina (3)	Ian Hedges (0) beat Cynthia Roberts (2)

Consolation flight

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
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)	Hazel Harper (0) beat Barry Vasili(1)
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

Consolation flight

#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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