Apterous Masters 2010

The 2010 Apterous Masters was an online tournament run by Ben Wilson between February and April 2010. 24 of the best players from the show, Apterous and real-life events were invited to play in a knock-out tournament against each other and a group of 'wildcard' entries who entered the tournament via a series of qualifying games. All games were played on Apterous, and the eventual winner was Series 60 champion Kirk Bevins.

Play-ins

Before the tournament proper, a number of play-ins were organised to select the wildcard players. These were open to anyone, and thirty-two people competed for thirteen spaces in the event. As such, there would be two rounds of qualifying, with some players getting seeded straight into the second round. All games in qualifying rounds were best-of-3 matches.

#	Date	Type	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Host
Qualifying round 1
		P	Ian Volante	102–84	Michael Wallace	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	97–80	Michael Wallace	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	2–0	Michael Wallace	Apterous
		P	Craig Chittenden	60–107	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Craig Chittenden	93–75	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Craig Chittenden	62–102	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Craig Chittenden	1–2	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Tom Rowell	64–81	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Tom Rowell	82–90	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Tom Rowell	0–2	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Chris Philpot	104–109	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Chris Philpot	53–86	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Chris Philpot	0–2	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	98–57	Niall Seymour	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	78–81	Niall Seymour	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	89–72	Niall Seymour	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	2–1	Niall Seymour	Apterous
		P	Jim Bentley	113–84	Julie Taylor	Apterous
		P	Jim Bentley	91–70	Julie Taylor	Apterous
		P	Jim Bentley	2–0	Julie Taylor	Apterous

#	Date	Type	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Host
Qualifying round 2
		P	Ian Volante	92–72	Josh Overhill	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	94–65	Josh Overhill	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	2–0	Josh Overhill	Apterous
		P	Ross Allatt	68–91	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Ross Allatt	83–92	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Ross Allatt	0–2	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Ian Dent	66–90	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Ian Dent	67–94	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Ian Dent	0–2	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Matthew Tassier	84–90	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Matthew Tassier	81–101	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Matthew Tassier	0–2	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	87–72	Edwin Mead	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	72–100	Edwin Mead	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	74–97	Edwin Mead	Apterous
		P	Andrew Feist	1–2	Edwin Mead	Apterous
		P	Jim Bentley	116–65	Adam Gillard	Apterous
		P	Jim Bentley	82–52	Adam Gillard	Apterous
		P	Jim Bentley	2–0	Adam Gillard	Apterous
		P	Bob De Caux	105–72	Henry Meier	Apterous
		P	Bob De Caux	111–84	Henry Meier	Apterous
		P	Bob De Caux	2–0	Henry Meier	Apterous
		P	Peter Lee	87–92	Matt Bayfield	Apterous
		P	Peter Lee	81–104	Matt Bayfield	Apterous
		P	Peter Lee	0–2	Matt Bayfield	Apterous
		P	Hugh Binnie	93–57	James Leroux	Apterous
		P	Hugh Binnie	75–79	James Leroux	Apterous
		P	Hugh Binnie	103–39	James Leroux	Apterous
		P	Hugh Binnie	2–1	James Leroux	Apterous
		P	Dale Levell	120–77	Simon Myers	Apterous
		P	Dale Levell	105–81	Simon Myers	Apterous
		P	Dale Levell	2–0	Simon Myers	Apterous
		P	Phil Makepeace	89–72	Scott Gillies	Apterous
		P	Phil Makepeace	80–88	Scott Gillies	Apterous
		P	Phil Makepeace	97–92	Scott Gillies	Apterous
		P	Phil Makepeace	2–1	Scott Gillies	Apterous
		P	Lloyd Pettet	109–57	James Levison	Apterous
		P	Lloyd Pettet	91–56	James Levison	Apterous
		P	Lloyd Pettet	2–0	James Levison	Apterous
		P	Kevin Davis	77–93	James Robinson	Apterous
		P	Kevin Davis	64–82	James Robinson	Apterous
		P	Kevin Davis	0–2	James Robinson	Apterous

Round 1

The thirteen qualifiers would join the nineteen masters who accepted their places in the tournament, namely reiging champion Paul Howe, Innis Carson, Kai Laddiman, Jon O'Neill, Mark Tournoff, Charlie Reams, Junaid Mubeen, Nick Wainwright, Steven Briers, Kirk Bevins, Ryan Taylor, Chris Davies, Andrew Hulme, Martin May, Richard Priest, Dinos Sfyris, Oliver Garner, Jimmy Gough and Jack Hurst. The draw for the first round was arranged so that Masters would play Qualifiers where possible, though with 19 masters and 13 qualifiers, there were three games where two masters played each other. Games were best-of-three contests.

#	Date	Type	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Host
Round 1
		P	Mark Tournoff	76–71	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	100–88	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	2–0	Matt Morrison	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	103–98	Dale Levell	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	106–103	Dale Levell	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	2–0	Dale Levell	Apterous
		P	Martin May	91–81	James Robinson	Apterous
		P	Martin May	98–72	James Robinson	Apterous
		P	Martin May	2–0	James Robinson	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	77–70	Phil Makepeace	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	115–69	Phil Makepeace	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	2–0	Phil Makepeace	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	92–85	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	92–67	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	2–0	Karen Pearson	Apterous
		P	Junaid Mubeen	93–69	Ian Volante	Apterous
		P	Junaid Mubeen	110–76	Ian Volante	Apterous
		P	Junaid Mubeen	2–0*	Ian Volante	Apterous
		P	Andrew Hulme	98–67	Lloyd Pettet	Apterous
		P	Andrew Hulme	104–84	Lloyd Pettet	Apterous
		P	Andrew Hulme	2–0	Lloyd Pettet	Apterous
		P	Kai Laddiman	101–120	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Kai Laddiman	81–107	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Kai Laddiman	0–2	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Jimmy Gough	–**	Jim Bentley	Apterous
		P	Oliver Garner	103–99	Edwin Mead	Apterous
		P	Oliver Garner	92–51	Edwin Mead	Apterous
		P	Oliver Garner	2–0	Edwin Mead	Apterous
		P	Nick Wainwright	111–72	Matt Bayfield	Apterous
		P	Nick Wainwright	88–94	Matt Bayfield	Apterous
		P	Nick Wainwright	94–54	Matt Bayfield	Apterous
		P	Nick Wainwright	2–1	Matt Bayfield	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	104–85	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	76–78	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	109–106	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	2–1	Edward McCullagh	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	94–84	Hugh Binnie	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	107–85	Hugh Binnie	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	2–0	Hugh Binnie	Apterous
		P	Innis Carson	98–126	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Innis Carson	106–116	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Innis Carson	0–2	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	112–102	Jack Hurst	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	102–91	Jack Hurst	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	2–0	Jack Hurst	Apterous
		P	Dinos Sfyris	95–118	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Dinos Sfyris	91–116	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Dinos Sfyris	0–2	Kirk Bevins	Apterous

• Mubeen withdrew prior to the start of round 2, and Volante advanced to round 2in his place.
  • The game failed to be played within the time limit for round 1 and was adjudicated in Bentley's favour.

Round 2

From round 2 onwards, the numbers of games required to win each tie increased by one per round. Round 2 matches were thusly best-of-five contests.

#	Date	Type	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Host
Round 2
		P	Jon O'Neill	101–106	Andrew Hulme	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	101–109	Andrew Hulme	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	96–92	Andrew Hulme	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	105–74	Andrew Hulme	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	98–78	Andrew Hulme	Apterous
		P	Jon O'Neill	3–2	Andrew Hulme	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	117–78	Nick Wainwright	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	99–68	Nick Wainwright	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	105–75	Nick Wainwright	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	3–0	Nick Wainwright	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	59–106	Mark Tournoff	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	84–113	Mark Tournoff	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	73–81	Mark Tournoff	Apterous
		P	Ian Volante	0–3	Mark Tournoff	Apterous
		P	Bob De Caux	99–91	Jim Bentley	Apterous
		P	Bob De Caux	93–79	Jim Bentley	Apterous
		P	Bob De Caux	101–86	Jim Bentley	Apterous
		P	Bob De Caux	3–0	Jim Bentley	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	113–82	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	84–64	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	80–100	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	98–108	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	87–107	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Ryan Taylor	2–3	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Charlie Reams	86–71	Martin May	Apterous
		P	Charlie Reams	91–88	Martin May	Apterous
		P	Charlie Reams	92–59	Martin May	Apterous
		P	Charlie Reams	3–0	Martin May	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	102–97	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	81–92	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	80–101	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	112–104	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	63–116*	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Steven Briers	2–3	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	77–109	Paul Howe	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	87–100	Paul Howe	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	112–95	Paul Howe	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	94–114	Paul Howe	Apterous
		P	Richard Priest	1–3	Paul Howe	Apterous

• Bevins's 116 score was a max game.

Quarter Finals

Quarter finals were best-of-seven contests.

#	Date	Type	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Host
Quarter Finals
		P	Mark Tournoff	89–119	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	99–86	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	61–66	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	100–81	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	127–108	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	116–101	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	4–2	Charlie Reams	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	118–84	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	104–78	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	139*–78	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	107–68	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	4–0	Oliver Garner	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	90–101	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	91–120	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	103–131	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	76–97	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Paul Howe	0–4	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	79–84	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	108–85	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	111–91	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	90–68	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	104–93	Bob De Caux	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	4–1	Bob De Caux	Apterous

• Bevins's 139 score was the highest score of the tournament and also a max game.

Semi Finals

Semi finals were best-of-nine contests.

#	Date	Type	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Host
Semi Finals
		P	Chris Davies	98–94	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	118*–100	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	120–122	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	100–114	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	95–99	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	95–93	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	93–89	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	89–106	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	94–105	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Chris Davies	4–5	Kirk Bevins	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	89–101	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	82–80	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	87–108	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	81–109	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	86–94	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	72–85	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Mark Tournoff	1–5	Jon O'Neill	Apterous

• Davies's 118 score was a max game.

Grand Final

The Grand final was a best-of-eleven contest.

#	Date	Type	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Host
Grand Final
		P	Kirk Bevins	93–75	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	118–68	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	102–108	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	93–96	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	94–103	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	118–47	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	104–72	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	97–79	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	101–93	Jon O'Neill	Apterous
		P	Kirk Bevins	6–3	Jon O'Neill	Apterous