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
Gaz Owen	0	1	3.416	229	782.25	38	141	191	641.25	137	362	201	612.15	170	353.4
Jim Green	0	2	3.301	116	382.9	10	48	38	140.4	33	94.4	35	100.1	36	60.9
Adam Sinclair	0	3	3.254	109	354.65	19	86	90	268.65	95	284.8	121	264.6	76	145.2
Nick Barham	0	4	3.225	230	741.8	73	276.5	157	465.3	97	231.2	132	308.7	145	281.4
James Newman	0	5	3.187	38(+7)	143.4	15	48	13	59.4	6	19.2	4	16.8	.	.
Phil Doubtfire	0	6	3.030	135	409	17	73	72	216	46	120	36	65.8	.	.
Ann Pocknell	0	7	3.001	122	366.1	19	83.5	103	282.6	24	54.4	.	.	.	.
Ian Tarr	0	8	2.953	244	720.5	46	153.5	198	567	170	426.8	189	424.55	180	291.3
Alan Joicey	0	9	2.889	119	343.75	18	69	64	179.55	37	95.2	68	95.9	141	249.3
Chris Rogers	0	10	2.838	103	292.3	26	97	77	195.3	84	230.8	100	222.6	81	199.2
Dicky Biddle	0	11	2.826	86(+2)	248.7	15	61.5	29	74.25	35	97.2	7	15.75	.	.
Cecilia Rogers	0	12	2.821	117	330.1	11	32	35	115.2	31	80	40	102.9	72	175.8
Kev Peters	0	13	2.806	108	303.1	22	43	86	260.1	58	149.6	56	131.6	68	136.5
Tim Line	0	14	2.791	286	798.25	57	170.5	229	627.75	179	352.8	248	555.8	224	369
Ian Hedges	0	15	2.750	147	404.3	25	87.5	42	129.6	80	187.2	41	61.95	60	109.8
Steffen Nowak	0	16	2.739	122	334.1	26	87.5	96	246.6	63	161.6	35	74.9	28	49.2
Ian Anderson	0	17	2.725	171	466	31	124	140	342	119	291.2	127	262.15	136	238.2
Steve Pickard	0	18	2.714	111	301.3	15	55.5	40	118.8	39	86.4	17	40.6	7	13.2
Simon Baker	0	19	2.686	125	335.7	8	27	29	93.6	29	92.8	28	62.3	31	60
Stuart Mann	0	20	2.607	117	305.05	7	16.5	32	90.45	28	84	26	63.7	24	50.4
Neil Young	0	21	2.591	120	310.9	25	70.5	63	154.8	32	85.6	32	89.25	26	45
George Georgiou	0	22	2.548	158	402.55	17	45	12	39.6	33	71.2	96	246.75	137	269.7
Hazel Harper	0	23	2.465	136	335.2	24	62.5	112	272.7	88	151.2	98	136.15	126	137.1
Natalie Singh	1	24	2.4557	149	365.9	18	67	33	83.7	48	131.2	50	84	93	144
Warner Solomon	1	25	2.4556	135	331.5	12	39.5	38	106.2	36	92	49	93.8	39	48
Andy Boysan	1	26	2.404	139	334.1	6	19	30	99.9	32	64	71	151.2	103	246.3
Mark Dixon	1	27	2.377	92(+1)	221.1	15	32.5	41	99	36	89.6	.	.	.	.
Jon Organ	1	28	2.374	150	356.15	19	38	131	318.15	26	60	26	52.5	24	36
Michael Petrakas	1	29	2.373	123	291.85	10	28	27	84.15	26	60	30	56.7	30	63
Phil Charlton	1	30	2.358	119	280.6	5	13	28	75.6	32	104	28	49	26	39
Simonetta Herrera	0	31	2.355	106	249.6	.	.	6	21.6	2	0	13	37.8	85	190.2
Elias Hamati	1	32	2.304	203	467.75	43	96.5	160	371.25	92	158.4	166	298.9	159	252.6
Chris Hughes	1	33	2.266	114	258.35	29	68	85	190.35	64	93.6	101	156.8	98	142.8
Steve Morris	1	34	2.244	105	235.65	23	48	82	187.65	75	130	70	87.5	75	66.9
Barry Vasili	1	35	2.236	122	272.85	31	78	91	194.85	81	133.6	25	35.35	.	.
Scott Wood	1	36	2.215	107	237	13	21	94	216	4	9.6	.	.	.	.
Richard Owsley	0	37	2.198	105	230.8	11	39.5	34	71.1	31	71.2	29	49	29	34.8
Stephen Little	0	38	2.123	264	560.45	52	92	212	468.45	108	231.6	187	293.3	177	257.4
Simon Blinkhorn	1	39	2.077	117	243.05	8	22.5	43	116.55	66	104	18	22.4	.	.
Reece Hodges	0	40	2.025	15(+9)	48.6	.	.	5	16.2	8	28.8	.	.	2	3.6
Alp Ozbas	1	41	2.022	34(+7)	82.9	19	32.5	15	50.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
Gerald Whitehouse	1	42	2.020	167	337.3	11	36	39	93.6	49	88	68	119.7	46	69.6
Simon Tracy	1	43	2.006	195	391.2	7	8	76	180	112	203.2	112	196	118	184.8
Dom Verrall	2	44	1.996	50(+5)	109.8	8	28	26	59.4	13	22.4	3	0	.	.
Robin Gunney	2	45	1.967	113	222.25	8	11	34	94.05	29	52.8	42	64.4	123	229.2
Pete Boxer	2	46	1.915	33(+7)	76.6	8	28	25	48.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Steve Cox	2	47	1.911	28(+8)	68.8	8	22	20	46.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mike Smith	2	48	1.874	126	236.15	7	5.5	28	59.85	32	66.8	28	56	31	48
Matt Sharp	2	49	1.873	72(+3)	140.45	2	0	29	54.45	28	60.8	13	25.2	.	.
Safi Tracy	2	50	1.867	172	321.2	.	.	5	16.2	7	12.8	53	96.6	107	195.6
Hemal Getalal	2	51	1.848	124	229.2	6	5.5	32	61.2	26	64	32	55.3	28	43.2
Paul Watts	2	52	1.818	119	216.35	7	10	28	44.55	30	69.6	29	53.2	25	39
Gary Plant	2	53	1.788	100	178.8	6	16.5	20	50.4	24	38.4	26	31.5	24	42
Ed Turner	2	54	1.775	135	239.6	11	28	30	50.4	28	60	29	53.2	37	48
Rosemary Whitehouse	2	55	1.773	105	186.2	7	4	23	48.6	38	72	37	61.6	26	28.8
Ben Crowden	2	56	1.722	114	196.3	12	16	19	32.4	26	44	22	34.3	35	69.6
Flora von Michel	2	57	1.688	45(+6)	86.1	8	24	2	5.4	31	50.4	4	6.3	.	.
Umut Bilge	0	58	1.687	14(+9)	38.8	.	.	2	0	12	38.8	.	.	.	.
Fred North	2	59	1.682	75(+3)	131.2	7	20	20	39.6	24	35.2	24	36.4	.	.
Michael Corbett	2	60	1.643	97(+1)	161	.	.	26	37.8	26	60	24	39.2	21	24
Pearl Foster	2	61	1.642	123	201.95	7	10	32	61.65	28	48	29	42.7	27	39.6
Dave Pym	2	62	1.639	109	178.6	7	8	26	39.6	26	48	26	56	24	27
Ismail Yilmaz	2	63	1.629	88(+2)	146.6	9	20	.	.	26	52	26	35	27	39.6
Neil Edwards	2	64	1.590	76(+3)	125.6	6	20	20	39.6	26	24	24	42	.	.
Kylie Hedges	2	65	1.575	134	211.1	22	38	34	49.5	39	81.6	4	0	35	42
Simon Hughes	0	66	1.570	115	180.6	5	12	23	45	29	46.4	30	36.4	28	40.8
Roland Herrera	0	67	1.563	67(+4)	111	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	67	111
Cynthia Roberts	2	68	1.546	104	160.8	34	60	70	100.8	67	90	86	95.2	162	149.4
Cliff Blofield	2	69	1.514	127	192.3	19	49.5	21	50.4	26	27.2	28	28	33	37.2
Savas Christodoulou	2	70	1.509	14(+9)	34.7	11	18.5	3	16.2	.	.	.	.	.	.
Rob Clarke	2	71	1.508	84(+2)	129.65	9	22	68	91.25	7	16.4	.	.	.	.
Marcel Bancroft	2	72	1.494	102	152.4	10	32	20	25.2	24	35.2	24	33.6	24	26.4
Titus Simen	2	73	1.464	32(+7)	57.1	7	5.5	18	46.8	7	4.8	.	.	.	.
Andy Zographou	2	74	1.457	133	193.75	14	26	63	109.35	56	58.4	28	16.8	36	25.2
John Rixon	2	75	1.423	19(+9)	39.85	7	16	12	23.85	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mathew Nicholls	2	76	1.399	85(+2)	121.7	9	20	.	.	26	32	26	38.5	24	31.2
Eamonn Reay	2	77	1.367	103	145.4	9	26	16	12.6	29	48.8	26	36.4	23	21.6
Frank Jones	2	78	1.336	116	155	9	17	28	59.4	30	46.4	49	32.2	38	35.4
James Lintell-Smith	2	79	1.332	62(+4)	87.9	.	.	6	16.2	3	4.8	29	35.7	24	31.2
Kev Lee	2	80	1.330	30(+7)	49.2	6	12	20	32.4	4	4.8	.	.	.	.
Photis Gittoes	2	81	1.303	23(+8)	40.4	5	8	18	32.4	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carwyn Jenkins	2	82	1.273	13(+9)	28	11	28	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	0
Tom Chapman	3	83	1.193	65(+4)	82.3	.	.	.	.	14	13.2	31	44.8	20	24.3
James Timoney	3	84	1.177	66(+4)	82.4	.	.	39	55.8	25	22.4	2	4.2	.	.
Andrew Cobb	3	85	1.165	89(+2)	106	.	.	18	28.8	21	19.2	26	28	24	30
Adrian Farthing	3	86	1.163	34(+7)	47.7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	34	47.7
Charlie Hetherington	3	87	1.143	12(+9)	24	12	24	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ceri Pierce	3	88	1.131	27(+8)	39.6	.	.	27	39.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Simon Dicken	3	89	1.116	36(+7)	48	9	6	22	32.4	5	9.6	.	.	.	.
John Curran	3	90	1.109	114	126.4	24	30	53	75.6	37	20.8	92	84	117	114
Jordan White	3	91	1.049	47(+6)	55.6	10	16	8	10.8	3	4.8	.	.	26	24
Mandy Macdonald	3	92	1.042	105	109.4	5	4	27	30.6	28	27.2	45	47.6	52	53.4
Mitch Tucker	3	93	0.989	31(+7)	37.6	10	16	21	21.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
Caroline Boulton	3	94	0.966	87(+2)	86	.	.	18	18	24	25.6	24	28	21	14.4
Ben Crabb	3	95	0.865	29(+8)	32	.	.	2	0	27	32	.	.	.	.
Richard Davies	3	96	0.833	55(+6)	50.8	8	8	19	21.6	21	12.8	7	8.4	.	.
Martha Beal	3	97	0.713	50(+5)	39.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	24	22.4	26	16.8
Aidan Kenny	3	98	0.606	17(+9)	15.75	.	.	.	.	.	.	17	15.75	.	.
Chris Aquilina	3	99	0.340	22(+8)	10.2	8	6	4	0	.	.	10	4.2	.	.
Miles Farren	1		1.768	9(+10)	33.6	.	.	.	.	9	33.6	.	.	.	.
Geoff Paffett	1		1.459	7(+10)	24.8	.	.	.	.	7	24.8	.	.	.	.
Derek Clew	1		1.120	5(+10)	16.8	2	6	3	10.8	.	.	.	.	.	.
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	.	.
Lulzim Alla	3		1.013	6(+10)	16.2	1	0	5	16.2	.	.	.	.	.	.
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	.	.
Peter Wise	3		0.706	7(+10)	12	7	12	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Daniel Pedrecal	3		0.686	4(+10)	9.6	.	.	.	.	4	9.6	.	.	.	.
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	.	.	.	.
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	.	.	.	.
Marcus Evans	3		0.424	7(+10)	7.2	.	.	3	7.2	.	.	.	.	4	0
Freddy Doubtfire	3		0.421	9(+10)	8	7	8	2	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	.	.	.	.	.	.
Daniel Miles	3		0.300	4(+10)	4.2	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	4.2	.	.
Ed Collinge	3		0.277	3(+10)	3.6	.	.	3	3.6	.	.	.	.	.	.
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
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
Penny Walters	4		0	2(+10)	0	.	.	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Yashar Habibi	4		0	4(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	4	0	.	.	.	.
Aditya Narayanan	4		0	4(+10)	0	.	.	.	.	4	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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