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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 68 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 80 members of the club, all of whom are [[octochamp]]s.
  
* '''''[[Dylan Taylor]]''''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)
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==Scores==
* '''''[[Giles Hutchings]]''''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
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===Old Format===
* '''''[[Jen Steadman]]''''' (952, 119, Series 69)
 
 
* '''''[[Jack Hurst]]''''' (946, 118.25, Series 63)
 
* '''''[[Jack Hurst]]''''' (946, 118.25, Series 63)
* '''[[Glen Webb]]''' (945, 118.125, Series 69)
 
* '''[[Dan McColm]]''' (942, 117.75, Series 71)
 
 
* '''''[[Andrew Hulme]]''''' (930, 116.25, Series 61)
 
* '''''[[Andrew Hulme]]''''' (930, 116.25, Series 61)
* '''''[[Tom Cappleman]]''''' (927, 115.875, Series 72)
 
 
* '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''' (925, 115.625, Series 60)
 
* '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''' (925, 115.625, Series 60)
* '''[[Paul Erdunast]]''' (925, 115.625, Series 74)
 
 
* '''''[[Julian Fell]]''''' (924, 115.5, Series 48)
 
* '''''[[Julian Fell]]''''' (924, 115.5, Series 48)
* '''''[[Thomas Carey]]''''' (923, 115.375, Series 73)
 
* '''''[[Jonathan Wynn]]''''' (922, 115.25, Series 73)
 
 
* '''''[[Craig Beevers]]''''' (907, 113.375, Series 57)
 
* '''''[[Craig Beevers]]''''' (907, 113.375, Series 57)
 
* '''''[[Adam Gillard]]''''' (903, 112.875, Series 64)
 
* '''''[[Adam Gillard]]''''' (903, 112.875, Series 64)
* '''''[[Mark Murray]]''''' (902, 112.75, Series 70)
 
 
* '''''[[Eoin Monaghan]]''''' (898, 112.25, Series 63)
 
* '''''[[Eoin Monaghan]]''''' (898, 112.25, Series 63)
 
* '''[[Edward McCullagh]]''' (896, 112, Series 64)
 
* '''[[Edward McCullagh]]''' (896, 112, Series 64)
 
* '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''' (892, 111.5, Series 61)
 
* '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''' (892, 111.5, Series 61)
 
* '''[[Conor Travers]]''' (890, 111.25, Series 54)
 
* '''[[Conor Travers]]''' (890, 111.25, Series 54)
* '''''[[Andy Platt]]''''' (889, 111.125, Series 68)
 
* '''[[Stephen Briggs]]''' (883, 110.375, Series 73)
 
 
* '''[[David O'Donnell]]''' (880, 110, Series 58)
 
* '''[[David O'Donnell]]''' (880, 110, Series 58)
 
* '''[[Chris Wills]]''' (875, 109.375, Series 47)
 
* '''[[Chris Wills]]''' (875, 109.375, Series 47)
 
* '''[[Stewart Holden]]''' (870, 108.75, Series 51)
 
* '''[[Stewart Holden]]''' (870, 108.75, Series 51)
* '''[[Gerry Tynan]]''' (867, 108.375, Series 72)
 
* '''[[Bradley Cates]]''' (862, 107.75, Series 69)
 
 
* '''[[Innis Carson]]''' (861, 107.625, Series 61)
 
* '''[[Innis Carson]]''' (861, 107.625, Series 61)
* '''[[Antoinette Ryan]]''' (859, 107.375, Series 71)
 
 
* '''[[Chris Cummins]]''' (858, 107.25, Series 50)
 
* '''[[Chris Cummins]]''' (858, 107.25, Series 50)
* '''[[Tricia Pay]]''' (857, 107.125, Series 71)
 
 
* '''[[Jon Corby]]''' (856, 107, Series 54)
 
* '''[[Jon Corby]]''' (856, 107, Series 54)
 
* '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 47)
 
* '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 47)
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* '''[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 66)
 
* '''[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 66)
 
* [[Paul Gallen]] (846, 105.75, Series 52)
 
* [[Paul Gallen]] (846, 105.75, Series 52)
* [[John Hardie]] (845, 105.625, Series 73)
 
* [[Mark Davies]] (844, 105.5, Series 71)
 
 
* [[Steven Briers]] (843, 105.375, Series 55)
 
* [[Steven Briers]] (843, 105.375, Series 55)
 
* [[Daniel Pati]] (840, 105, Series 63)
 
* [[Daniel Pati]] (840, 105, Series 63)
 
* [[James Hurrell]] (838, 104.75, Series 57)
 
* [[James Hurrell]] (838, 104.75, Series 57)
* [[Tracey Mills]] (836, 104.5, Series 72)
 
 
* [[Marcus Hares]] (834, 104.25, Series 63)
 
* [[Marcus Hares]] (834, 104.25, Series 63)
* [[George Ford]] (832, 104, Series 71)
 
 
* [[Jack Welsby]] (831, 103.875, Series 52)
 
* [[Jack Welsby]] (831, 103.875, Series 52)
 
* [[Grace Page]] (829, 103.625, Series 48)
 
* [[Grace Page]] (829, 103.625, Series 48)
* [[Andy Noden]] (828, 103.5, Series 72)
 
 
* [[Mark Deeks]] (824, 103, Series 65)
 
* [[Mark Deeks]] (824, 103, Series 65)
 
* [[John Brackstone]] (822, 102.75, Series 53)
 
* [[John Brackstone]] (822, 102.75, Series 53)
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* [[Martin Bishop]] (809, 101.125, Series 59)
 
* [[Martin Bishop]] (809, 101.125, Series 59)
 
* [[Stuart Earl]] (807, 100.875, Series 50)
 
* [[Stuart Earl]] (807, 100.875, Series 50)
* [[Conrad Teixeira]] (806, 100.75, Series 74)
 
 
* [[Jon O'Neill]] (804, 100.5, Series 53)
 
* [[Jon O'Neill]] (804, 100.5, Series 53)
 
* [[Oliver Garner]] (802, 100.25, Series 62)
 
* [[Oliver Garner]] (802, 100.25, Series 62)
 
* [[Peter Lee]] (801, 100.125, Series 66)
 
* [[Peter Lee]] (801, 100.125, Series 66)
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===New Format===
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* '''''[[Dylan Taylor]]''''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)
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* '''''[[Zarte Siempre]]''''' (967, 120.875, Series 78)
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* '''''[[Giles Hutchings]]''''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
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* '''''[[Jen Steadman]]''''' (952, 119, Series 69)
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* '''[[Glen Webb]]''' (945, 118.125, Series 69)
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* '''[[Dan McColm]]''' (942, 117.75, Series 71)
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* '''''[[Tom Cappleman]]''''' (927, 115.875, Series 72)
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* '''[[Paul Erdunast]]''' (925, 115.625, Series 74)
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* '''''[[Thomas Carey]]''''' (923, 115.375, Series 73)
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* '''''[[Jonathan Wynn]]''''' (922, 115.25, Series 73)
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* '''''[[Stephen Read]]''''' (915, 114.375, Series 76)
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* '''''[[Mark Murray]]''''' (902, 112.75, Series 70)
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* '''[[Tom Chafer-Cook]]''' (896, 112, Series 77)
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* '''''[[Robin McKay]]''''' (888, 111, Series 74)
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* '''[[Ann Dibben]]''' (884, 110.5, Series 74)
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* '''[[Stephen Briggs]]''' (883, 110.375, Series 73)
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* '''''[[Toby McDonald]]''''' (882, 110.25, Series 78)
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* '''[[Gerry Tynan]]''' (867, 108.375, Series 72)
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* '''[[Bradley Horrocks]]''' (864, 108, Series 77)
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* '''[[Bradley Cates]]''' (862, 107.75, Series 69)
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* '''[[Antoinette Ryan]]''' (859, 107.375, Series 71)
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* '''[[Tricia Pay]]''' (857, 107.125, Series 71)
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* [[Jeff Clayton]] (846, 105.75, Series 76)
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* [[John Hardie]] (845, 105.625, Series 73)
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* [[Mark Davies]] (844, 105.5, Series 71)
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* [[Tracey Mills]] (836, 104.5, Series 72)
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* [[George Ford]] (832, 104, Series 71)
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* [[Martin Hurst]] (830, 103.75, Series 75)
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* [[Andy Noden]] (828, 103.5, Series 72)
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* [[Moose Rosser]] (828, 103.5, Series 76)
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* [[Jamie Washington]] (825, 103.125, Series 75)
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* [[Andrew Macleod]] (809, 101.125, Series 75)
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* [[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 games in old format, four games in new format===
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* '''''[[Andy Platt]]''''' (889, 111.125, Series 68)
  
 
(Aggregate score over 8 games, average score over 8 games, series in which octochamp run was completed)
 
(Aggregate score over 8 games, average score over 8 games, series in which octochamp run was completed)
  
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==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.
 
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.
 
Amongst these players, [[Dylan Taylor]] (who is actually top of the list) is the highest ranked not to have won his Series.
 
  
 
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, 14 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, 17 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.
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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==
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===Old Format===
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* '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 47)
 
* '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 47)
 
* '''[[Chris Wills]]''' (875, 109.375, Series 47)
 
* '''[[Chris Wills]]''' (875, 109.375, Series 47)
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* '''[[Andrew Hulme]]''' (930, 116.25, Series 61)
 
* '''[[Andrew Hulme]]''' (930, 116.25, Series 61)
 
* '''[[Jack Hurst]]''' (946, 118.25, Series 63)
 
* '''[[Jack Hurst]]''' (946, 118.25, Series 63)
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===New Format===
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* '''[[Giles Hutchings]]''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
 
* '''[[Giles Hutchings]]''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
 
* '''[[Dylan Taylor]]''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)
 
* '''[[Dylan Taylor]]''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)

Revision as of 14:04, 8 May 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 80 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, 17 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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