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The '''800 club''' is inhabited by those players from the [[15 round format|15-round era]] who amass a total score of at least eight hundred in their heat games. This is significant because it implies an average score of a [[century]] or more. Currently there are 72 members of the club, all of whom are [[octochamp]]s; they are:-
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The '''800 club''' is inhabited by those players from the [[15 round format|15-round era]] who amass a total score of at least eight hundred in their heat games. This is significant because it implies an average score of a [[century]] or more. Currently there are 79 members of the club, all of whom are [[octochamp]]s.
  
 
==Scores==
 
==Scores==
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===New Format===
 
===New Format===
 
* '''''[[Dylan Taylor]]''''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)
 
* '''''[[Dylan Taylor]]''''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)
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* '''''[[Zarte Siempre]]''''' (967, 120.875, Series 78)
 
* '''''[[Giles Hutchings]]''''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
 
* '''''[[Giles Hutchings]]''''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
 
* '''''[[Jen Steadman]]''''' (952, 119, Series 69)
 
* '''''[[Jen Steadman]]''''' (952, 119, Series 69)
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* '''''[[Thomas Carey]]''''' (923, 115.375, Series 73)
 
* '''''[[Thomas Carey]]''''' (923, 115.375, Series 73)
 
* '''''[[Jonathan Wynn]]''''' (922, 115.25, Series 73)
 
* '''''[[Jonathan Wynn]]''''' (922, 115.25, Series 73)
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* '''''[[Stephen Read]]''''' (915, 114.375, Series 76)
 
* '''''[[Mark Murray]]''''' (902, 112.75, Series 70)
 
* '''''[[Mark Murray]]''''' (902, 112.75, Series 70)
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* '''[[Tom Chafer-Cook]]''' (896, 112, Series 77)
 
* '''''[[Robin McKay]]''''' (888, 111, Series 74)
 
* '''''[[Robin McKay]]''''' (888, 111, Series 74)
 
* '''[[Ann Dibben]]''' (884, 110.5, Series 74)
 
* '''[[Ann Dibben]]''' (884, 110.5, Series 74)
 
* '''[[Stephen Briggs]]''' (883, 110.375, Series 73)
 
* '''[[Stephen Briggs]]''' (883, 110.375, Series 73)
 
* '''[[Gerry Tynan]]''' (867, 108.375, Series 72)
 
* '''[[Gerry Tynan]]''' (867, 108.375, Series 72)
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* '''[[Bradley Horrocks]]''' (864, 108, Series 77)
 
* '''[[Bradley Cates]]''' (862, 107.75, Series 69)
 
* '''[[Bradley Cates]]''' (862, 107.75, Series 69)
 
* '''[[Antoinette Ryan]]''' (859, 107.375, Series 71)
 
* '''[[Antoinette Ryan]]''' (859, 107.375, Series 71)
 
* '''[[Tricia Pay]]''' (857, 107.125, Series 71)
 
* '''[[Tricia Pay]]''' (857, 107.125, Series 71)
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* [[Jeff Clayton]] (846, 105.75, Series 76)
 
* [[John Hardie]] (845, 105.625, Series 73)
 
* [[John Hardie]] (845, 105.625, Series 73)
 
* [[Mark Davies]] (844, 105.5, Series 71)
 
* [[Mark Davies]] (844, 105.5, Series 71)
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* [[Martin Hurst]] (830, 103.75, Series 75)
 
* [[Martin Hurst]] (830, 103.75, Series 75)
 
* [[Andy Noden]] (828, 103.5, Series 72)
 
* [[Andy Noden]] (828, 103.5, Series 72)
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* [[Moose Rosser]] (828, 103.5, Series 76)
 
* [[Jamie Washington]] (825, 103.125, Series 75)
 
* [[Jamie Washington]] (825, 103.125, Series 75)
 
* [[Andrew Macleod]] (809, 101.125, Series 75)
 
* [[Andrew Macleod]] (809, 101.125, Series 75)
 
* [[Conrad Teixeira]] (806, 100.75, Series 74)
 
* [[Conrad Teixeira]] (806, 100.75, Series 74)
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* [[Elliott Mack]] (804, 100.5, Series 76)
 
* [[Samir Pilica]] (801, 100.125, Series 70)
 
* [[Samir Pilica]] (801, 100.125, Series 70)
  
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Four 15-round series – [[Series 46]], [[Series 49|49]], [[Series 56|56]] and [[Series 67|67]] – have featured no players with heat-game totals over 800. (Though players in Series 46 were restricted to a maximum of [[viscount|6 wins]] instead of 8 in heat games, all totals from this series would still be below 800 if they were to be multiplied by 8/6.)
 
Four 15-round series – [[Series 46]], [[Series 49|49]], [[Series 56|56]] and [[Series 67|67]] – have featured no players with heat-game totals over 800. (Though players in Series 46 were restricted to a maximum of [[viscount|6 wins]] instead of 8 in heat games, all totals from this series would still be below 800 if they were to be multiplied by 8/6.)
  
To date, 15 octochamps, in addition to averaging over a century, have scored 100 points or more in ''all eight'' of their heat games. They are shown in '''''bold italic''''' above.
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To date, 16 octochamps, in addition to averaging over a century, have scored 100 points or more in ''all eight'' of their heat games. They are shown in '''''bold italic''''' above.
  
Although it is in theory possible for a player to join the 800 club without completing an octochamp run (in particular, if he or she were to win seven games and lose the final one), to date this has never happened, with the highest non-octochamp point total – made by [[Steve Baines]] of [[Series 57]] – still falling 42 points short of 800. Again, this is primarily as a result of the ability of skilled 15-round contestants to build up momentum and greater absolute leads over less skilled opponents, especially as compared to those in the [[9 round format|9-round era]].
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Although it is in theory possible for a player to join the 800 club without completing an octochamp run (in particular, if he or she were to win seven games and lose the final one), to date this has never happened, with the highest non-octochamp point total – made by [[Philip Aston]] of [[Series 78]] – still falling 40 points short of 800. Philip Aston, [[Chris Hunt]] and, in Series 69, [[Zarte Siempre]] averaged over 100 points in runs that featured losses, but only played seven, seven and six preliminaries respectively. Again, this is primarily as a result of the ability of skilled 15-round contestants to build up momentum and greater absolute leads over less skilled opponents, especially as compared to those in the [[9 round format|9-round era]].
  
 
==Evolution of the highest-scoring 15-round octochamp==
 
==Evolution of the highest-scoring 15-round octochamp==

Revision as of 17:53, 12 March 2018

The 800 club is inhabited by those players from the 15-round era who amass a total score of at least eight hundred in their heat games. This is significant because it implies an average score of a century or more. Currently there are 79 members of the club, all of whom are octochamps.

Scores

Old Format

New Format

Four games in old format, four games in new format

(Aggregate score over 8 games, average score over 8 games, series in which octochamp run was completed)

Progression

Those in bold are also members of the 850 club, a more elite subdivision of the 800 club. When Tom Hargreaves set his octochamp total of 850 at the start of 2002, Damian Eadie remarked that it would "stand for many moons". It didn't, but any player to reach that benchmark can certainly consider themselves among the all-time greats. The 850 club has been discussed very little in the post-Richard Whiteley era, with Apterous and other easily accessible resources pushing the standard of the top players ever higher.

Four 15-round series – Series 46, 49, 56 and 67 – have featured no players with heat-game totals over 800. (Though players in Series 46 were restricted to a maximum of 6 wins instead of 8 in heat games, all totals from this series would still be below 800 if they were to be multiplied by 8/6.)

To date, 16 octochamps, in addition to averaging over a century, have scored 100 points or more in all eight of their heat games. They are shown in bold italic above.

Although it is in theory possible for a player to join the 800 club without completing an octochamp run (in particular, if he or she were to win seven games and lose the final one), to date this has never happened, with the highest non-octochamp point total – made by Philip Aston of Series 78 – still falling 40 points short of 800. Philip Aston, Chris Hunt and, in Series 69, Zarte Siempre averaged over 100 points in runs that featured losses, but only played seven, seven and six preliminaries respectively. Again, this is primarily as a result of the ability of skilled 15-round contestants to build up momentum and greater absolute leads over less skilled opponents, especially as compared to those in the 9-round era.

Evolution of the highest-scoring 15-round octochamp

Old Format

New Format

See also

480 club, the equivalent under the 9 round format.

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