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Seeds are sorted by wins, then number of points, then by chronological order. | Seeds are sorted by wins, then number of points, then by chronological order. | ||
| − | ==9 | + | ==[[9 round format|9-round]] seeds== |
| − | '''''This page does not include [[Series 33]].''''' | + | '''''This page does not include [[Series 33]] (the Supreme Championship).''''' |
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{{Seed table}} | {{Seed table}} | ||
| − | {{Seed|1|[[Lew Schwarz]] ([[Series 21]])**|8|547}} | + | {{Seed| 1|[[Lew Schwarz]] ([[Series 21]])**|8|547}} |
| − | {{Seed|2|[[Jonathan Anstey]] ([[Series 18]])*|8|540}} | + | {{Seed| 2|[[Jonathan Anstey]] ([[Series 18]])*|8|540}} |
| − | {{Seed|3|[[David Williams]] ([[Series 43]]) |8|535}} | + | {{Seed| 3|[[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] ([[Series 43]])|8|535}} |
| − | {{Seed|4|[[Tim Morrissey]] ([[Series 17]])*|8|533}} | + | {{Seed| 4|[[Tim Morrissey]] ([[Series 17]])*|8|533}} |
| − | {{Seed|5|[[Harvey Freeman]] ([[Series 10]]) |8|523}} | + | {{Seed| 5|[[Harvey Freeman]] ([[Series 10]])|8|523}} |
| − | {{Seed|6|[[Scott Mearns]] ([[Series 41]]) |8|510}} | + | {{Seed| 6|[[Scott Mearns]] ([[Series 41]])|8|510}} |
| − | {{Seed|7|[[Terry Knowles]] ([[Series 39]]) |8|502}} | + | {{Seed| 7|[[Terry Knowles]] ([[Series 39]])|8|502}} |
| − | {{Seed|8|[[Richard Campbell]] ([[Series 27]]) |8|500}} | + | {{Seed| 8|[[Richard Campbell]] ([[Series 27]])|8|500}} |
| − | {{Seed|9|[[Kevin McMahon]] ([[Series 44]]) |8|498}} | + | {{Seed| 9|[[Kevin McMahon]] ([[Series 44]])|8|498}} |
| − | {{Seed|10|[[Allan Saldanha]] ([[Series 15]]) |8|490}} | + | {{Seed|10|[[Allan Saldanha]] ([[Series 15]])|8|490}} |
| − | {{Seed|11|[[Don Reid]] ([[Series 25]]) |8|487}} | + | {{Seed|11|[[Don Reid]] ([[Series 25]])|8|487}} |
| − | {{Seed|12|[[David Acton]] ([[Series 31]]) |8|486}} | + | {{Seed|12|[[David Acton]] ([[Series 31]])|8|486}} |
{{Seed|13|[[Jon Marsh]] ([[Series 12]])*|8|479}} | {{Seed|13|[[Jon Marsh]] ([[Series 12]])*|8|479}} | ||
| − | {{Seed|14|[[David Ballheimer]] ([[Series 42]]) |8|472}} | + | {{Seed|14|[[David Ballheimer]] ([[Series 42]])|8|472}} |
| − | {{Seed|15|[[Satbir Gupta]] ([[Series 32]]) |8|472}} | + | {{Seed|15|[[Satbir Gupta]] ([[Series 32]])|8|472}} |
| − | {{Seed|16|[[Suzanne Miles]] ([[Series 28]]) | 8 |465}} | + | {{Seed|16|[[Suzanne Miles]] ([[Series 28]])|8|465}} |
| − | {{Seed|17|[[Chris Waddington]] ([[Series 22]]) |8|463}} | + | {{Seed|17|[[Chris Waddington]] ([[Series 22]])|8|463}} |
| − | {{Seed|18|[[Derek Coombs]] ([[Series 20]]) |8|462}} | + | {{Seed|18|[[Derek Coombs]] ([[Series 20]])|8|462}} |
| − | {{Seed|19|[[James Martin]] ([[Series 34]]) |8|462}} | + | {{Seed|19|[[James Martin (Series 34)|James Martin]] ([[Series 34]])|8|462}} |
| − | {{Seed|20|[[Nic Brown]] ([[Series 14]]) |8|456}} | + | {{Seed|20|[[Nic Brown]] ([[Series 14]])|8|456}} |
{{Seed|21|[[Norman Christian]] ([[Series 24]])|8|454}} | {{Seed|21|[[Norman Christian]] ([[Series 24]])|8|454}} | ||
| − | {{Seed|22|[[Dag Griffiths]] ([[Series 35]]) |8|453}} | + | {{Seed|22|[[Dag Griffiths]] ([[Series 35]])|8|453}} |
| − | {{Seed|23|[[Bhavin Manek]] ([[Series 36]]) |8|448}} | + | {{Seed|23|[[Bhavin Manek]] ([[Series 36]])|8|448}} |
{{Seed|24|[[Gareth Williams]] ([[Series 23]])|8|436}} | {{Seed|24|[[Gareth Williams]] ([[Series 23]])|8|436}} | ||
| − | {{Seed|25|[[Mark Nyman]] ([[Series 3]]) |8|427}} | + | {{Seed|25|[[Mark Nyman]] ([[Series 3]])|8|427}} |
| − | {{Seed|26|[[David Trace]] ([[Series 9]]) |8|423}} | + | {{Seed|26|[[David Trace]] ([[Series 9]])|8|423}} |
| − | {{Seed|27|[[Peter Hutchings]] ([[Series 40]]) |8|422}} | + | {{Seed|27|[[Peter Hutchings]] ([[Series 40]])|8|422}} |
| − | {{Seed|28|[[Steve Williams]] ([[Series 16]]) |8|412}} | + | {{Seed|28|[[Steve Williams]] ([[Series 16]])|8|412}} |
| − | {{Seed|29|[[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] ([[Series 7]]) |8|409}} | + | {{Seed|29|[[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] ([[Series 7]])|8|409}} |
| − | {{Seed|30|[[John Wallace]] ([[Series 5]]) |8|404}} | + | {{Seed|30|[[John Wallace]] ([[Series 5]])|8|404}} |
| − | {{Seed|31|[[Lindsay Denyer]] ([[Series 19]]) |8|386}} | + | {{Seed|31|[[Lindsay Denyer]] ([[Series 19]])|8|386}} |
| − | {{Seed|32|[[Chris Toyne]] ([[Series 38]]) |7|449}} | + | {{Seed|32|[[Chris Toyne]] ([[Series 38]])|7|449}} |
| − | {{seed|33|[[Helen Grayson]] ([[Series 6]]) | 7 | 437 }} | + | {{seed|33|[[Helen Grayson]] ([[Series 6]])|7|437}} |
| − | {{Seed|34|[[Kate Surtees]] ([[Series 37]]) |7|423}} | + | {{Seed|34|[[Kate Surtees]] ([[Series 37]])|7|423}} |
| − | {{Seed|35|[[Andrew Perry]] ([[Series 26]]) |7|412}} | + | {{Seed|35|[[Andrew Perry]] ([[Series 26]])|7|412}} |
| − | {{Seed|36|[[John Rawnsley]] ([[Series 45]]) |7|409}} | + | {{Seed|36|[[John Rawnsley]] ([[Series 45]])|7|409}} |
{{Seed|37|[[Nita Marr]] ([[Series 13]])|7|401}} | {{Seed|37|[[Nita Marr]] ([[Series 13]])|7|401}} | ||
{{Seed|38|[[Chris Rogers]] ([[Series 29]])|6|427}} | {{Seed|38|[[Chris Rogers]] ([[Series 29]])|6|427}} | ||
{{Seed|39|[[Clive Spate]] ([[Series 8]])|6|366}} | {{Seed|39|[[Clive Spate]] ([[Series 8]])|6|366}} | ||
{{Seed|40|[[Graham Cross]] ([[Series 30]])|6|345}} | {{Seed|40|[[Graham Cross]] ([[Series 30]])|6|345}} | ||
| − | {{Seed|41|[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] ([[Series 11]]) |5|303}} | + | {{Seed|41|[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] ([[Series 11]])|5|303}} |
{{Seed|42|[[Robert Richland]] ([[Series 4]])*|4|269}} | {{Seed|42|[[Robert Richland]] ([[Series 4]])*|4|269}} | ||
{{Seed|43|[[Russell Byers]] ([[Series 2]])|4|207}} | {{Seed|43|[[Russell Byers]] ([[Series 2]])|4|207}} | ||
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> Score included two draws. | <nowiki>**</nowiki> Score included two draws. | ||
| − | ==15 round seeds== | + | ==[[15 round format (old)|Old 15-round]] seeds== |
{{Seed table}} | {{Seed table}} | ||
| − | {{Seed|1 | + | {{Seed| 1|[[Jack Hurst]] ([[Series 63]])|8|946}} |
| − | + | {{Seed| 2|[[Andrew Hulme]] ([[Series 61]])|8|930}} | |
| − | + | {{Seed| 3|[[Kirk Bevins]] ([[Series 60]])|8|925}} | |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed| 4|[[Julian Fell]] ([[Series 48]])|8|924}} |
| − | + | {{Seed| 5|[[Craig Beevers]] ([[Series 57]])|8|907}} | |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed| 6|[[Adam Gillard]] ([[Series 64]])|8|903}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed| 7|[[Conor Travers]] ([[Series 54]])|8|890}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed| 8|[[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]] ([[Series 58]])|8|880}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed| 9|[[Chris Wills]] ([[Series 47]])|8|875}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|10|[[Stewart Holden]] ([[Series 51]])|8|870}} |
| − | + | {{Seed|11|[[Chris Cummins]] ([[Series 50]])|8|858}} | |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|12|[[Jonathan Rawlinson]] ([[Series 66]])|8|850}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|13|[[Paul Gallen]] ([[Series 52]])|8|846}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|14|[[Steven Briers]] ([[Series 55]])|8|843}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|15|[[Mark Deeks]] ([[Series 65]])|8|824}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|16|[[John Brackstone]] ([[Series 53]])|8|822}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|17|[[Charlie Reams]] ([[Series 59]])|8|820}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|18|[[Oliver Garner]] ([[Series 62]])|8|802}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|19|[[Paul James]] ([[Series 67]])|8|794}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|20|[[Aaron Webber]] ([[Series 56]])|8|773}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|21|[[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] ([[Series 49]])|8|766}} |
| − | {{Seed| | + | {{Seed|22|[[Ben Wilson]] ([[Series 46]])*|6|570}} |
| − | {{Seed| | ||
| − | {{Seed| | ||
| − | {{Seed| | ||
| − | {{Seed| | ||
{{Seed table end}} | {{Seed table end}} | ||
| − | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Ben Wilson's projected [[octochamp]] total would have been 760 as he was a [[viscount]]. | + | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Ben Wilson's projected [[octochamp]] total would have been 760 as he was a [[:Category:Viscounts|viscount]]. |
| + | ==[[15 round format (new)|New 15-round]] seeds== | ||
| + | {{Seed table}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 1|[[Elliott Mellor]] ([[Series 80]])|8|1,061}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 2|[[Ronan Higginson]] ([[Series 87]])|8|1,041}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 3|[[Luke Boynton]] ([[Series 83]])|8|1,032}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 4|[[Luke Johnson-Davies]] ([[Series 82]])|8|1,024}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 5|[[Tom Stevenson]] ([[Series 86]])|8|1,000}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 6|[[Dylan Taylor]] ([[Series 69]])|8|974}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 7|[[Zarte Siempre]] ([[Series 78]])|8|967}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 8|[[Dan Byrom]] ([[Series 85]])|8|967}} | ||
| + | {{Seed| 9|[[Giles Hutchings]] ([[Series 68]])|8|965}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|10|[[James Haughton]] ([[Series 81]])|8|958}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|11|[[Arthur Page]] ([[Series 89]])|8|953}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|12|[[Dan McColm]] ([[Series 71]])|8|942}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|13|[[Harry Savage]] ([[Series 88]])|8|939}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|14|[[Tom Cappleman]] ([[Series 72]])|8|927}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|15|[[Ahmed Mohamed]] ([[Series 84]])|8|927}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|16|[[Paul Erdunast]] ([[Series 74]])|8|925}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|17|[[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]] ([[Series 73]])|8|923}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|18|[[Stephen Read]] ([[Series 76]])|8|915}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|19|[[Mark Murray]] ([[Series 70]])|8|902}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|20|[[Tom Chafer-Cook]] ([[Series 77]])|8|896}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|21|[[Chris Kirby]] ([[Series 90]])|8|880}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|22|[[Martin May]] ([[Series 79]])|8|839}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|23|[[Martin Hurst]] ([[Series 75]])|8|830}} | ||
| + | {{Seed|24|[[Rhys Jones]] ([[Series 91]])|8|800}} | ||
| + | {{Seed table end}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | * None of the first seven [[9 round format|9-round]] series were won by their | + | * None of the first seven [[9-round format|9-round]] series were won by their number one seeds. [[Clive Spate]], in [[Series 8]], was the first number one seed to win a 9-round series. |
| − | * All of the first six [[15 round format|15-round]] series were won by their | + | * All of the first six [[15-round format|15-round]] series were won by their number one seeds. [[Mark Tournoff]], in [[Series 52]], was the first 15-round [[Series winners|series winner]] who wasn't number one seed. |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seeds}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Seeds}} | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:36, 23 June 2025
This page is a list of number one seeds, hereby creating the best seeds.
Seeds are sorted by wins, then number of points, then by chronological order.
9-round seeds
This page does not include Series 33 (the Supreme Championship).
* Score included one draw.
** Score included two draws.
Old 15-round seeds
| Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Hurst (Series 63) | 8 | 946 |
| 2 | Andrew Hulme (Series 61) | 8 | 930 |
| 3 | Kirk Bevins (Series 60) | 8 | 925 |
| 4 | Julian Fell (Series 48) | 8 | 924 |
| 5 | Craig Beevers (Series 57) | 8 | 907 |
| 6 | Adam Gillard (Series 64) | 8 | 903 |
| 7 | Conor Travers (Series 54) | 8 | 890 |
| 8 | David O'Donnell (Series 58) | 8 | 880 |
| 9 | Chris Wills (Series 47) | 8 | 875 |
| 10 | Stewart Holden (Series 51) | 8 | 870 |
| 11 | Chris Cummins (Series 50) | 8 | 858 |
| 12 | Jonathan Rawlinson (Series 66) | 8 | 850 |
| 13 | Paul Gallen (Series 52) | 8 | 846 |
| 14 | Steven Briers (Series 55) | 8 | 843 |
| 15 | Mark Deeks (Series 65) | 8 | 824 |
| 16 | John Brackstone (Series 53) | 8 | 822 |
| 17 | Charlie Reams (Series 59) | 8 | 820 |
| 18 | Oliver Garner (Series 62) | 8 | 802 |
| 19 | Paul James (Series 67) | 8 | 794 |
| 20 | Aaron Webber (Series 56) | 8 | 773 |
| 21 | John Davies (Series 49) | 8 | 766 |
| 22 | Ben Wilson (Series 46)* | 6 | 570 |
* Ben Wilson's projected octochamp total would have been 760 as he was a viscount.
New 15-round seeds
| Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott Mellor (Series 80) | 8 | 1,061 |
| 2 | Ronan Higginson (Series 87) | 8 | 1,041 |
| 3 | Luke Boynton (Series 83) | 8 | 1,032 |
| 4 | Luke Johnson-Davies (Series 82) | 8 | 1,024 |
| 5 | Tom Stevenson (Series 86) | 8 | 1,000 |
| 6 | Dylan Taylor (Series 69) | 8 | 974 |
| 7 | Zarte Siempre (Series 78) | 8 | 967 |
| 8 | Dan Byrom (Series 85) | 8 | 967 |
| 9 | Giles Hutchings (Series 68) | 8 | 965 |
| 10 | James Haughton (Series 81) | 8 | 958 |
| 11 | Arthur Page (Series 89) | 8 | 953 |
| 12 | Dan McColm (Series 71) | 8 | 942 |
| 13 | Harry Savage (Series 88) | 8 | 939 |
| 14 | Tom Cappleman (Series 72) | 8 | 927 |
| 15 | Ahmed Mohamed (Series 84) | 8 | 927 |
| 16 | Paul Erdunast (Series 74) | 8 | 925 |
| 17 | Thomas Carey (Series 73) | 8 | 923 |
| 18 | Stephen Read (Series 76) | 8 | 915 |
| 19 | Mark Murray (Series 70) | 8 | 902 |
| 20 | Tom Chafer-Cook (Series 77) | 8 | 896 |
| 21 | Chris Kirby (Series 90) | 8 | 880 |
| 22 | Martin May (Series 79) | 8 | 839 |
| 23 | Martin Hurst (Series 75) | 8 | 830 |
| 24 | Rhys Jones (Series 91) | 8 | 800 |
Trivia
- None of the first seven 9-round series were won by their number one seeds. Clive Spate, in Series 8, was the first number one seed to win a 9-round series.
- All of the first six 15-round series were won by their number one seeds. Mark Tournoff, in Series 52, was the first 15-round series winner who wasn't number one seed.
