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==15 round seeds==
 
==15 round seeds==
 
{{Seed table}}
 
{{Seed table}}
{{Seed|1|[[Jack Hurst]] ([[Series 63]])|8|946}}
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{{Seed|1|[[Dylan Taylor]] ([[Series 69]])|8|974}}
{{Seed|2|[[Andrew Hulme]] ([[Series 61]])|8|930}}
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{{Seed|2|[[Giles Hutchings]] ([[Series 68]])|8|965}}
{{Seed|3|[[Kirk Bevins]] ([[Series 60]])|8|925}}
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{{Seed|3|[[Jack Hurst]] ([[Series 63]])|8|946}}
{{Seed|4|[[Julian Fell]] ([[Series 48]])|8|924}}
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{{Seed|4|[[Andrew Hulme]] ([[Series 61]])|8|930}}
{{Seed|5|[[Craig Beevers]] ([[Series 57]])|8|903}}
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{{Seed|5|[[Kirk Bevins]] ([[Series 60]])|8|925}}
{{Seed|6|[[Adam Gillard]] ([[Series 64]])|8|903}}
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{{Seed|6|[[Julian Fell]] ([[Series 48]])|8|924}}
{{Seed|7|[[Conor Travers]] ([[Series 54]])|8|890}}
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{{Seed|7|[[Craig Beevers]] ([[Series 57]])|8|907}}
{{Seed|8|[[David O'Donnell]] ([[Series 58]])|8|880}}
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{{Seed|8|[[Adam Gillard]] ([[Series 64]])|8|903}}
{{Seed|9|[[Chris Wills]] ([[Series 47]])|8|875}}
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{{Seed|9|[[Mark Murray]] ([[Series 70]])|8|902}}
{{Seed|10|[[Stewart Holden]] ([[Series 51]])|8|870}}
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{{Seed|10|[[Conor Travers]] ([[Series 54]])|8|890}}
{{Seed|11|[[Chris Cummins]] ([[Series 50]])|8|858}}
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{{Seed|11|[[David O'Donnell]] ([[Series 58]])|8|880}}
{{Seed|12|[[Jonathan Rawlinson]] ([[Series 66]])|8|850}}
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{{Seed|12|[[Chris Wills]] ([[Series 47]])|8|875}}
{{Seed|13|[[Paul Gallen]] ([[Series 52]])|8|846}}
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{{Seed|13|[[Stewart Holden]] ([[Series 51]])|8|870}}
{{Seed|14|[[Steve Briers]] ([[Series 55]])|8|843}}
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{{Seed|14|[[Chris Cummins]] ([[Series 50]])|8|858}}
{{Seed|15|[[Mark Deeks]] ([[Series 65]])|8|824}}
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{{Seed|15|[[Jonathan Rawlinson]] ([[Series 66]])|8|850}}
{{Seed|16|[[John Brackstone]] ([[Series 53]])|8|822}}
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{{Seed|16|[[Paul Gallen]] ([[Series 52]])|8|846}}
{{Seed|17|[[Charlie Reams]] ([[Series 59]])|8|820}}
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{{Seed|17|[[Steve Briers]] ([[Series 55]])|8|843}}
{{Seed|18|[[Oliver Garner]] ([[Series 62]])|8|802}}
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{{Seed|18|[[Mark Deeks]] ([[Series 65]])|8|824}}
{{Seed|19|[[Paul James]] ([[Series 67]])**|8|794}}
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{{Seed|19|[[John Brackstone]] ([[Series 53]])|8|822}}
{{Seed|20|[[Aaron Webber]] ([[Series 56]])|8|773}}
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{{Seed|20|[[Charlie Reams]] ([[Series 59]])|8|820}}
{{Seed|21|[[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] ([[Series 49]])|8|766}}
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{{Seed|21|[[Oliver Garner]] ([[Series 62]])|8|802}}
{{Seed|22|[[Ben Wilson]] ([[Series 46]])*|6|570}}
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{{Seed|22|[[Paul James]] ([[Series 67]])|8|794}}
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{{Seed|23|[[Aaron Webber]] ([[Series 56]])|8|773}}
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{{Seed|24|[[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] ([[Series 49]])|8|766}}
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{{Seed|25|[[Ben Wilson]] ([[Series 46]])*|6|570}}
 
{{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 [[viscount]].
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Is the #1 seed as of 19 November 2012.
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

Revision as of 14:04, 26 September 2014

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.

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Lew Schwarz (Series 21)** 8 547
2 Jonathan Anstey (Series 18)* 8 540
3 David Williams (Series 43) 8 535
4 Tim Morrissey (Series 17)* 8 533
5 Harvey Freeman (Series 10) 8 523
6 Scott Mearns (Series 41) 8 510
7 Terry Knowles (Series 39) 8 502
8 Richard Campbell (Series 27) 8 500
9 Kevin McMahon (Series 44) 8 498
10 Allan Saldanha (Series 15) 8 490
11 Don Reid (Series 25) 8 487
12 David Acton (Series 31) 8 486
13 Jon Marsh (Series 12)* 8 479
14 David Ballheimer (Series 42) 8 472
15 Satbir Gupta (Series 32) 8 472
16 Suzanne Miles (Series 28) 8 465
17 Chris Waddington (Series 22) 8 463
18 Derek Coombs (Series 20) 8 462
19 James Martin (Series 34) 8 462
20 Nic Brown (Series 14) 8 456
21 Norman Christian (Series 24) 8 454
22 Dag Griffiths (Series 35) 8 453
23 Bhavin Manek (Series 36) 8 448
24 Gareth Williams (Series 23) 8 436
25 Mark Nyman (Series 3) 8 427
26 David Trace (Series 9) 8 423
27 Peter Hutchings (Series 40) 8 422
28 Steve Williams (Series 16) 8 412
29 Clive Freedman (Series 7) 8 409
30 John Wallace (Series 5) 8 404
31 Lindsay Denyer (Series 19) 8 386
32 Chris Toyne (Series 38) 7 449
33 Helen Grayson (Series 7) 7 437
34 Kate Surtees (Series 37) 7 423
35 Andrew Perry (Series 26) 7 412
36 John Rawnsley (Series 45) 7 409
37 Nita Marr (Series 13) 7 401
38 Chris Rogers (Series 29) 6 427
39 Clive Spate (Series 8) 6 366
40 Graham Cross (Series 30) 6 345
41 John Clarke (Series 11) 5 303
42 Robert Richland (Series 4)* 4 269
43 Russell Byers (Series 2) 4 207
44 Michael Wylie (Series 1) 4 ??

* Score included one draw.

** Score included two draws.

15 round seeds

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Dylan Taylor (Series 69) 8 974
2 Giles Hutchings (Series 68) 8 965
3 Jack Hurst (Series 63) 8 946
4 Andrew Hulme (Series 61) 8 930
5 Kirk Bevins (Series 60) 8 925
6 Julian Fell (Series 48) 8 924
7 Craig Beevers (Series 57) 8 907
8 Adam Gillard (Series 64) 8 903
9 Mark Murray (Series 70) 8 902
10 Conor Travers (Series 54) 8 890
11 David O'Donnell (Series 58) 8 880
12 Chris Wills (Series 47) 8 875
13 Stewart Holden (Series 51) 8 870
14 Chris Cummins (Series 50) 8 858
15 Jonathan Rawlinson (Series 66) 8 850
16 Paul Gallen (Series 52) 8 846
17 Steve Briers (Series 55) 8 843
18 Mark Deeks (Series 65) 8 824
19 John Brackstone (Series 53) 8 822
20 Charlie Reams (Series 59) 8 820
21 Oliver Garner (Series 62) 8 802
22 Paul James (Series 67) 8 794
23 Aaron Webber (Series 56) 8 773
24 John Davies (Series 49) 8 766
25 Ben Wilson (Series 46)* 6 570

* Ben Wilson's projected octochamp total would have been 760 as he was a viscount.


Trivia

  • None of the first seven 9-round series were won by their #1 seeds. Clive Spate, in Series 8, was the first #1 seed to win a 9-round series.
  • All of the first six 15-round series were won by their #1 seeds. Mark Tournoff, in Series 52, was the first person to win a 15-round series while seeded anything other than #1.