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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 77 members of the club, all of whom are [[octochamp]]s.
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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. There are currently 107 members of the club, all of whom are [[octochamp]]s.
  
 
==Scores==
 
==Scores==
===Old Format===
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===[[15 round format (old)|Old format]]===
* '''''[[Jack Hurst]]''''' (946, 118.25, Series 63)
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# '''''[[Jack Hurst]]''''' (946, 118.25, [[Series 63]])
* '''''[[Andrew Hulme]]''''' (930, 116.25, Series 61)
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# '''''[[Andrew Hulme]]''''' (930, 116.25, [[Series 61]])
* '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''' (925, 115.625, Series 60)
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# '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''' (925, 115.625, [[Series 60]])
* '''''[[Julian Fell]]''''' (924, 115.5, Series 48)
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# '''''[[Julian Fell]]''''' (924, 115.5, [[Series 48]])
* '''''[[Craig Beevers]]''''' (907, 113.375, Series 57)
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# '''''[[Craig Beevers]]''''' (907, 113.375, [[Series 57]])
* '''''[[Adam Gillard]]''''' (903, 112.875, Series 64)
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# '''''[[Adam Gillard]]''''' (903, 112.875, [[Series 64]])
* '''''[[Eoin Monaghan]]''''' (898, 112.25, Series 63)
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# '''''[[Eoin Monaghan]]''''' (898, 112.25, Series 63)
* '''[[Edward McCullagh]]''' (896, 112, Series 64)
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# '''[[Edward McCullagh]]''' (896, 112, Series 64)
* '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''' (892, 111.5, Series 61)
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# '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''' (892, 111.5, Series 61)
* '''[[Conor Travers]]''' (890, 111.25, Series 54)
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# '''[[Conor Travers]]''' (890, 111.25, [[Series 54]])
* '''[[David O'Donnell]]''' (880, 110, Series 58)
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# '''[[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]]''' (880, 110, [[Series 58]])
* '''[[Chris Wills]]''' (875, 109.375, Series 47)
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# '''[[Chris Wills]]''' (875, 109.375, [[Series 47]])
* '''[[Stewart Holden]]''' (870, 108.75, Series 51)
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# '''[[Stewart Holden]]''' (870, 108.75, [[Series 51]])
* '''[[Innis Carson]]''' (861, 107.625, Series 61)
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# '''[[Innis Carson]]''' (861, 107.625, Series 61)
* '''[[Chris Cummins]]''' (858, 107.25, Series 50)
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# '''[[Chris Cummins]]''' (858, 107.25, [[Series 50]])
* '''[[Jon Corby]]''' (856, 107, Series 54)
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# '''[[Jon Corby]]''' (856, 107, Series 54)
* '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 47)
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# '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 47)
* '''[[Matthew Shore]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 54)
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# '''[[Matthew Shore]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 54)
* '''[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 66)
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# '''[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]''' (850, 106.25, [[Series 66]])
* [[Paul Gallen]] (846, 105.75, Series 52)
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# [[Paul Gallen]] (846, 105.75, [[Series 52]])
* [[Steven Briers]] (843, 105.375, Series 55)
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# [[Steven Briers]] (843, 105.375, [[Series 55]])
* [[Daniel Pati]] (840, 105, Series 63)
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# [[Daniel Pati]] (840, 105, Series 63)
* [[James Hurrell]] (838, 104.75, Series 57)
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# [[James Hurrell]] (838, 104.75, Series 57)
* [[Marcus Hares]] (834, 104.25, Series 63)
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# [[Marcus Hares]] (834, 104.25, Series 63)
* [[Jack Welsby]] (831, 103.875, Series 52)
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# [[Jack Welsby]] (831, 103.875, Series 52)
* [[Grace Page]] (829, 103.625, Series 48)
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# [[Grace Page]] (829, 103.625, Series 48)
* [[Mark Deeks]] (824, 103, Series 65)
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# [[Mark Deeks]] (824, 103, [[Series 65]])
* [[John Brackstone]] (822, 102.75, Series 53)
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# [[John Brackstone]] (822, 102.75, [[Series 53]])
* [[Tom Barnes]] (822, 102.75, Series 64)
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# [[Tom Barnes]] (822, 102.75, Series 64)
* [[Richard Brittain]] (820, 102.5, Series 55)
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# [[Richard Brittain]] (820, 102.5, Series 55)
* [[Charlie Reams]] (820, 102.5, Series 59)
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# [[Charlie Reams]] (820, 102.5, [[Series 59]])
* [[Jeffrey Hansford]] (818, 102.25, Series 57)
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# [[Jeffrey Hansford]] (818, 102.25, Series 57)
* [[Jack Worsley]] (818, 102.25, Series 66)
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# [[Jack Worsley]] (818, 102.25, Series 66)
* [[George Greenhough]] (817, 102.125, Series 48)
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# [[George Greenhough]] (817, 102.125, Series 48)
* [[Paul Howe]] (815, 101.875, Series 54)
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# [[Paul Howe]] (815, 101.875, Series 54)
* [[Graeme Cole]] (813, 101.625, Series 65)
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# [[Graeme Cole]] (813, 101.625, Series 65)
* [[Lee Hartley]] (811, 101.375, Series 47)
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# [[Lee Hartley]] (811, 101.375, Series 47)
* [[John Mayhew]] (811, 101.375, Series 53)
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# [[John Mayhew]] (811, 101.375, Series 53)
* [[Scott Gillies]] (810, 101.25, Series 63)
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# [[Scott Gillies]] (810, 101.25, Series 63)
* [[Mark Tournoff]] (809, 101.125, Series 52)
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# [[Mark Tournoff]] (809, 101.125, Series 52)
* [[Martin Bishop]] (809, 101.125, Series 59)
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# [[Martin Bishop]] (809, 101.125, Series 59)
* [[Stuart Earl]] (807, 100.875, Series 50)
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# [[Stuart Earl]] (807, 100.875, Series 50)
* [[Jon O'Neill]] (804, 100.5, Series 53)
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# [[Jon O'Neill]] (804, 100.5, Series 53)
* [[Oliver Garner]] (802, 100.25, Series 62)
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# [[Oliver Garner]] (802, 100.25, [[Series 62]])
* [[Peter Lee]] (801, 100.125, Series 66)
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# [[Peter Lee]] (801, 100.125, Series 66)
  
===New Format===
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===[[15 round format (new)|New format]]===
* '''''[[Dylan Taylor]]''''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)
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# '''''[[Elliott Mellor]]''''' (1,061, 132.625, [[Series 80]])
* '''''[[Giles Hutchings]]''''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
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# '''''[[Ronan Higginson]]''''' (1,041, 130.125, [[Series 87]])
* '''''[[Jen Steadman]]''''' (952, 119, Series 69)
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# '''''[[Luke Boynton]]''''' (1,032, 129, [[Series 83]])
* '''[[Glen Webb]]''' (945, 118.125, Series 69)
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# '''''[[Luke Johnson-Davies]]''''' (1,024, 128, [[Series 82]])
* '''[[Dan McColm]]''' (942, 117.75, Series 71)
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# '''''[[Tom Stevenson]]''''' (1,000, 125, [[Series 86]])
* '''''[[Tom Cappleman]]''''' (927, 115.875, Series 72)
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# '''''[[Dylan Taylor]]''''' (974, 121.75, [[Series 69]])
* '''[[Paul Erdunast]]''' (925, 115.625, Series 74)
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# '''''[[Edward Byrne]]''''' (969, 121.125, Series 86)
* '''''[[Thomas Carey]]''''' (923, 115.375, Series 73)
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# '''''[[Zarte Siempre]]''''' (967, 120.875, [[Series 78]])
* '''''[[Jonathan Wynn]]''''' (922, 115.25, Series 73)
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# '''''[[Dan Byrom]]''''' (967, 120.875, [[Series 85]])
* '''''[[Stephen Read]]''''' (915, 114.375, Series 76)
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# '''''[[Giles Hutchings]]''''' (965, 120.625, [[Series 68]])
* '''''[[Mark Murray]]''''' (902, 112.75, Series 70)
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# '''''[[James Haughton]]''''' (958, 119.75, [[Series 81]])
* '''[[Tom Chafer-Cook]]''' (896, 112, Series 77)
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# '''''[[Jen Steadman]]''''' (952, 119, Series 69)
* '''''[[Robin McKay]]''''' (888, 111, Series 74)
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# '''''[[Matt O'Connor]]''''' (949, 118.625, Series 85)
* '''[[Ann Dibben]]''' (884, 110.5, Series 74)
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# '''[[Glen Webb]]''' (945, 118.125, Series 69)
* '''[[Stephen Briggs]]''' (883, 110.375, Series 73)
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# '''''[[Cillian McMulkin]]''''' (944, 118, [[Series 87]])
* '''[[Gerry Tynan]]''' (867, 108.375, Series 72)
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# '''[[Dan McColm]]''' (942, 117.75, [[Series 71]])
* '''[[Bradley Cates]]''' (862, 107.75, Series 69)
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# '''''[[Sam Cappleman-Lynes]]''''' (939, 117.375, Series 82)
* '''[[Antoinette Ryan]]''' (859, 107.375, Series 71)
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# '''''[[Harry Savage]]''''' (939, 117.375, [[Series 88]])
* '''[[Tricia Pay]]''' (857, 107.125, Series 71)
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# '''''[[Tom Cappleman]]''''' (927, 115.875, [[Series 72]])
* [[Jeff Clayton]] (846, 105.75, Series 76)
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# '''''[[Ahmed Mohamed]]''''' (927, 115.875, [[Series 84]])
* [[John Hardie]] (845, 105.625, Series 73)
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# '''[[Paul Erdunast]]''' (925, 115.625, [[Series 74]])
* [[Mark Davies]] (844, 105.5, Series 71)
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# '''''[[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]]''''' (923, 115.375, [[Series 73]])
* [[Tracey Mills]] (836, 104.5, Series 72)
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# '''''[[Jonathan Wynn]]''''' (922, 115.25, Series 73)
* [[George Ford]] (832, 104, Series 71)
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# '''[[Dinos Sfyris]]''' (918, 114.75, Series 80)
* [[Martin Hurst]] (830, 103.75, Series 75)
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# '''''[[Stephen Read]]''''' (915, 114.375, [[Series 76]])
* [[Andy Noden]] (828, 103.5, Series 72)
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# '''''[[Mark Murray]]''''' (902, 112.75, [[Series 70]])
* [[Moose Rosser]] (828, 103.5, Series 76)
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# '''[[Jamie Wing]]''' (899, 112.375, Series 81)
* [[Jamie Washington]] (825, 103.125, Series 75)
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# '''[[Tom Chafer-Cook]]''' (896, 112, [[Series 77]])
* [[Andrew Macleod]] (809, 101.125, Series 75)
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# '''[[Paul Nixon]]''' (893, 111.625, Series 81)
* [[Conrad Teixeira]] (806, 100.75, Series 74)
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# '''''[[Robin McKay]]''''' (888, 111, Series 74)
* [[Elliott Mack]] (804, 100.5, Series 76)
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# '''[[Stu Harkness]]''' (886, 110.75, Series 84)
* [[Samir Pilica]] (801, 100.125, Series 70)
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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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# '''''[[Mark Finnerty]]''''' (876, 109.5, [[Series 89]])
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# '''[[Leo Smith]]''' (869, 108.625, Series 82)
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# '''[[Gerry Tynan]]''' (867, 108.375, Series 72)
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# '''[[Viraj Seelam]]''' (867, 108.375, Series 88)
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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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# '''[[Florence Cappleman-Lynes]]''' (860, 107.5, Series 84)
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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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# [[Quinn Bartlett]] (846, 105,75, Series 86)
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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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# [[Martin May]] (839, 104.875, [[Series 79]])
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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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# [[Toby Byfield]] (830, 103.75, (Series 89)
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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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# [[Ian Volante]] (826, 103.25, Series 82)
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# [[Jamie Washington]] (825, 103.125, Series 75)
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# [[Ben Bazzard]] (822, 102.75, Series 88)
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# [[Jessica Pratesi]] (822, 102.75, Series 89)
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# [[Brendan Whitehurst]] (821, 102.625, Series 80)
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# [[Ryan Styles]] (820, 102.5, Series 82)
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# [[James Burley]] (819, 102.375, Series 83)
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# [[Mark Goodliffe]] (816, 102, Series 89)
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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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# [[Steve Hyde]] (806, 100.75, Series 85)
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# [[Alan Young]] (806, 100.75, Series 86)
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# [[Elliott Mack]] (804, 100.5, Series 76)
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# [[Samir Pilica]] (801, 100.125, Series 70)
  
 
===Four games in old format, four games in new format===
 
===Four games in old format, four games in new format===
* '''''[[Andy Platt]]''''' (889, 111.125, Series 68)
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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)
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Key: (Aggregate score over eight games, average score over eight games, [[Series Winners|series]] in which [[octochamp]] run was completed)
  
 
==Progression==
 
==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.
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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]], [[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.)
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Four [[15 round format|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 [[:Category:Viscounts|six wins]] instead of eight 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, 29 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. [[Chris Hunt]] and [[Zarte Siempre]] also averaged over 100 points in runs that featured losses, but only played 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]].
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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 they 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 [[Martyn Simpson]] of [[Series 82]] – still falling short of 800. Simpson, [[Philip Aston]], [[Chris Hunt]], [[John Aziz]] and, in [[Series 69]], [[Zarte Siempre]] averaged over 100 points in runs that featured losses, but only played seven, seven, seven, six and six preliminaries respectively. Again, this is primarily as a result of the ability of skilled 15-round [[contestant]]s 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==
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==Evolution of the highest-scoring [[15 round format|15-round]] [[octochamp]]==
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===[[15 round format (old)|Old format]]===
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* [[Tom Hargreaves]] (850, 106.25, [[Series 47]])
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* [[Chris Wills]] (875, 109.375, Series 47)
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* [[Julian Fell]] (924, 115.5, [[Series 48]])
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* [[Kirk Bevins]] (925, 115.625, [[Series 60]])
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* [[Andrew Hulme]] (930, 116.25, [[Series 61]])
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* [[Jack Hurst]] (946, 118.25, [[Series 63]])
  
===Old Format===
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===[[15 round format (new)|New format]]===
 
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* [[Giles Hutchings]] (965, 120.625, [[Series 68]])
* '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' (850, 106.25, Series 47)
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* [[Dylan Taylor]] (974, 121.75, [[Series 69]])
* '''[[Chris Wills]]''' (875, 109.375, Series 47)
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* [[Elliott Mellor]] (1,061, 132.625, [[Series 80]])
* '''[[Julian Fell]]''' (924, 115.5, Series 48)
 
* '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''' (925, 115.625, Series 60)
 
* '''[[Andrew Hulme]]''' (930, 116.25, Series 61)
 
* '''[[Jack Hurst]]''' (946, 118.25, Series 63)
 
 
 
===New Format===
 
 
 
* '''[[Giles Hutchings]]''' (965, 120.625, Series 68)
 
* '''[[Dylan Taylor]]''' (974, 121.75, Series 69)
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[480 club]], the equivalent under the 9 round format.
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*[[480 club]]
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*[[Octochamp]]
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*[[List of Octochamps]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*{{Database|url=octochamps.php|text=Octochamp totals}}
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*{{Database|url=octochamps.php?era=15|text=Octochamp totals}}
 
*{{TCDP|url=octochamps.htm|text=List of octochamps}}
 
*{{TCDP|url=octochamps.htm|text=List of octochamps}}
  
 
[[Category:Terminology]]
 
[[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 16:38, 12 April 2024

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. There are currently 107 members of the club, all of whom are octochamps.

Scores

Old format

  1. Jack Hurst (946, 118.25, Series 63)
  2. Andrew Hulme (930, 116.25, Series 61)
  3. Kirk Bevins (925, 115.625, Series 60)
  4. Julian Fell (924, 115.5, Series 48)
  5. Craig Beevers (907, 113.375, Series 57)
  6. Adam Gillard (903, 112.875, Series 64)
  7. Eoin Monaghan (898, 112.25, Series 63)
  8. Edward McCullagh (896, 112, Series 64)
  9. Chris Davies (892, 111.5, Series 61)
  10. Conor Travers (890, 111.25, Series 54)
  11. David O'Donnell (880, 110, Series 58)
  12. Chris Wills (875, 109.375, Series 47)
  13. Stewart Holden (870, 108.75, Series 51)
  14. Innis Carson (861, 107.625, Series 61)
  15. Chris Cummins (858, 107.25, Series 50)
  16. Jon Corby (856, 107, Series 54)
  17. Tom Hargreaves (850, 106.25, Series 47)
  18. Matthew Shore (850, 106.25, Series 54)
  19. Jonathan Rawlinson (850, 106.25, Series 66)
  20. Paul Gallen (846, 105.75, Series 52)
  21. Steven Briers (843, 105.375, Series 55)
  22. Daniel Pati (840, 105, Series 63)
  23. James Hurrell (838, 104.75, Series 57)
  24. Marcus Hares (834, 104.25, Series 63)
  25. Jack Welsby (831, 103.875, Series 52)
  26. Grace Page (829, 103.625, Series 48)
  27. Mark Deeks (824, 103, Series 65)
  28. John Brackstone (822, 102.75, Series 53)
  29. Tom Barnes (822, 102.75, Series 64)
  30. Richard Brittain (820, 102.5, Series 55)
  31. Charlie Reams (820, 102.5, Series 59)
  32. Jeffrey Hansford (818, 102.25, Series 57)
  33. Jack Worsley (818, 102.25, Series 66)
  34. George Greenhough (817, 102.125, Series 48)
  35. Paul Howe (815, 101.875, Series 54)
  36. Graeme Cole (813, 101.625, Series 65)
  37. Lee Hartley (811, 101.375, Series 47)
  38. John Mayhew (811, 101.375, Series 53)
  39. Scott Gillies (810, 101.25, Series 63)
  40. Mark Tournoff (809, 101.125, Series 52)
  41. Martin Bishop (809, 101.125, Series 59)
  42. Stuart Earl (807, 100.875, Series 50)
  43. Jon O'Neill (804, 100.5, Series 53)
  44. Oliver Garner (802, 100.25, Series 62)
  45. Peter Lee (801, 100.125, Series 66)

New format

  1. Elliott Mellor (1,061, 132.625, Series 80)
  2. Ronan Higginson (1,041, 130.125, Series 87)
  3. Luke Boynton (1,032, 129, Series 83)
  4. Luke Johnson-Davies (1,024, 128, Series 82)
  5. Tom Stevenson (1,000, 125, Series 86)
  6. Dylan Taylor (974, 121.75, Series 69)
  7. Edward Byrne (969, 121.125, Series 86)
  8. Zarte Siempre (967, 120.875, Series 78)
  9. Dan Byrom (967, 120.875, Series 85)
  10. Giles Hutchings (965, 120.625, Series 68)
  11. James Haughton (958, 119.75, Series 81)
  12. Jen Steadman (952, 119, Series 69)
  13. Matt O'Connor (949, 118.625, Series 85)
  14. Glen Webb (945, 118.125, Series 69)
  15. Cillian McMulkin (944, 118, Series 87)
  16. Dan McColm (942, 117.75, Series 71)
  17. Sam Cappleman-Lynes (939, 117.375, Series 82)
  18. Harry Savage (939, 117.375, Series 88)
  19. Tom Cappleman (927, 115.875, Series 72)
  20. Ahmed Mohamed (927, 115.875, Series 84)
  21. Paul Erdunast (925, 115.625, Series 74)
  22. Thomas Carey (923, 115.375, Series 73)
  23. Jonathan Wynn (922, 115.25, Series 73)
  24. Dinos Sfyris (918, 114.75, Series 80)
  25. Stephen Read (915, 114.375, Series 76)
  26. Mark Murray (902, 112.75, Series 70)
  27. Jamie Wing (899, 112.375, Series 81)
  28. Tom Chafer-Cook (896, 112, Series 77)
  29. Paul Nixon (893, 111.625, Series 81)
  30. Robin McKay (888, 111, Series 74)
  31. Stu Harkness (886, 110.75, Series 84)
  32. Ann Dibben (884, 110.5, Series 74)
  33. Stephen Briggs (883, 110.375, Series 73)
  34. Toby McDonald (882, 110.25, Series 78)
  35. Mark Finnerty (876, 109.5, Series 89)
  36. Leo Smith (869, 108.625, Series 82)
  37. Gerry Tynan (867, 108.375, Series 72)
  38. Viraj Seelam (867, 108.375, Series 88)
  39. Bradley Horrocks (864, 108, Series 77)
  40. Bradley Cates (862, 107.75, Series 69)
  41. Florence Cappleman-Lynes (860, 107.5, Series 84)
  42. Antoinette Ryan (859, 107.375, Series 71)
  43. Tricia Pay (857, 107.125, Series 71)
  44. Jeff Clayton (846, 105.75, Series 76)
  45. Quinn Bartlett (846, 105,75, Series 86)
  46. John Hardie (845, 105.625, Series 73)
  47. Mark Davies (844, 105.5, Series 71)
  48. Martin May (839, 104.875, Series 79)
  49. Tracey Mills (836, 104.5, Series 72)
  50. George Ford (832, 104, Series 71)
  51. Martin Hurst (830, 103.75, Series 75)
  52. Toby Byfield (830, 103.75, (Series 89)
  53. Andy Noden (828, 103.5, Series 72)
  54. Moose Rosser (828, 103.5, Series 76)
  55. Ian Volante (826, 103.25, Series 82)
  56. Jamie Washington (825, 103.125, Series 75)
  57. Ben Bazzard (822, 102.75, Series 88)
  58. Jessica Pratesi (822, 102.75, Series 89)
  59. Brendan Whitehurst (821, 102.625, Series 80)
  60. Ryan Styles (820, 102.5, Series 82)
  61. James Burley (819, 102.375, Series 83)
  62. Mark Goodliffe (816, 102, Series 89)
  63. Andrew Macleod (809, 101.125, Series 75)
  64. Conrad Teixeira (806, 100.75, Series 74)
  65. Steve Hyde (806, 100.75, Series 85)
  66. Alan Young (806, 100.75, Series 86)
  67. Elliott Mack (804, 100.5, Series 76)
  68. Samir Pilica (801, 100.125, Series 70)

Four games in old format, four games in new format

  1. Andy Platt (889, 111.125, Series 68)

Key: (Aggregate score over eight games, average score over eight 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 six wins instead of eight in heat games, all totals from this series would still be below 800 if they were to be multiplied by 8/6.)

To date, 29 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 they 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 Martyn Simpson of Series 82 – still falling short of 800. Simpson, Philip Aston, Chris Hunt, John Aziz and, in Series 69, Zarte Siempre averaged over 100 points in runs that featured losses, but only played seven, seven, seven, six 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

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