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The '''Apterous Masters''', formerly known as the '''Countdown Online Masters''', (or by its acronym '''COMA'''), is a tournament organised each February/March, and is a straight knock-out event between 8-32 players. Traditionally organised by [[Ben Wilson]], it was guest-hosted by [[Zarte Siempre]] in 2015, and he then assumed its organisational duties in 2017 before moving to [[Thomas Carey]] during the 2019 tournament.
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The '''Apterous Masters''', formerly known as the '''Countdown Online Masters''', (or by its acronym '''COMA'''), is a tournament organised each February/March, and is a straight knock-out event between 8-32 players. Traditionally organised by [[Ben Wilson]], it was guest-hosted by [[Zarte Siempre]] in 2015, and he then assumed its organisational duties in 2017 before moving to [[Tom Carey]] during the 2019 tournament.
  
 
==Format==
 
==Format==
  
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Top players are seeded into the first-round draw after being judged on their skill at the game as displayed in both televised and off-screen performances, such as at [[COLIN]] or [[CoBris]] events, or in online competitions such as [[COOT]] or [[COGST]]. [[Apterous]] ratings are also used as a judge of skill.
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Top players are seeded into the first-round draw after being judged on their skill at the game as displayed in both televised and off-screen performances, such as at [[COLIN]] or [[CoBris]] events, or in online play. [[Apterous]] ratings are also used as a judge of skill.
  
 
Players who decline their invitations will be invited again the following year, but will not be invited a third time if they decline two invitations in a row.
 
Players who decline their invitations will be invited again the following year, but will not be invited a third time if they decline two invitations in a row.
  
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==2008==
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<center>
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{|class="episode_table"
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!Year
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!Entrants
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!Winner
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!Final score
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!Runner-up
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|[[Countdown Online Masters 2008{{!!}}2008]]||14||[[Paul Howe]]||''walkover''||[[Conor Travers]]
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|-
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|[[Countdown Online Masters 2009{{!!}}2009]]||23||[[Paul Howe]]||{{score|3|2}}||[[Junaid Mubeen]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2010{{!!}}2010]]||51||[[Kirk Bevins]]||{{score|6|3}}||[[Jon O'Neill]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2011{{!!}}2011]]||63||[[Innis Carson]]||{{score|6|1}}||[[Ed McCullagh]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2012{{!!}}2012]]||42||[[Bob De Caux]]||{{score|6|4}}||[[Adam Gillard]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2013{{!!}}2013]]||58||[[Innis Carson]]||{{score|6|5}}||[[Mark Deeks]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters VII{{!!}}VII]]||49||[[Conor Travers]]||{{score|6|3}}||[[Jack Worsley]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2015{{!!}}2015]]||49||[[Jack Worsley]]||{{score|6|1}}||[[Zarte Siempre]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters IX{{!!}}IX]]||64||[[Jack Worsley]]||{{score|6|4}}||[[Paul Erdunast|Transude Transude]]
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|-
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|[[The 10th Apterous Masters{{!!}}10th]]||61||[[Jack Worsley]]||{{score|6|2}}||[[Zarte Siempre]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2018{{!!}}2018]]||53||[[Tom Carey]]||{{score|6|4}}||[[Chris Hare]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2019{{!!}}2019]]||63||[[Jack Worsley]]||{{score|7|1}}||[[Tom Cappleman|Thomas Cappleman]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2020{{!!}}2020]]||81||[[Jack Worsley]]||{{score|6|0}}||[[Elliott Mellor]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2021{{!!}}2021]]||93||[[Jack Worsley]]||{{score|6|2}}||[[Elliott Mellor]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2022{{!!}}2022]]||88||[[Jack Worsley]]||{{score|6|5}}||[[Elliott Mellor]]
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|-
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|[[Apterous Masters 2023{{!!}}2023]]||80||[[Zohaib Rehan]]||{{score|6|2}}||[[Jack Worsley]]
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|}
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</center>
  
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The [[Countdown_Online_Masters_2008|2008]] tournament was won by [[Paul Howe]], who beat [[Conor Travers]] in the final.
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==Hall of fame==
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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|-
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! Wins
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! Player
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! Years won
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! 7
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| [[Jack Worsley]]
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| [[Apterous Masters 2015|2015]], [[Apterous Masters IX|2016]], [[The 10th Apterous Masters|2017]], [[Apterous Masters 2019|2019]], [[Apterous Masters 2020|2020]], [[Apterous Masters 2021|2021]], [[Apterous Masters 2022|2022]]
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|-
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!rowspan="2"|2
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| [[Innis Carson]]
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| [[Apterous Masters 2011|2011]], [[Apterous Masters 2013|2013]]
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|-
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| [[Paul Howe]]
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| [[Countdown Online Masters 2008|2008]], [[Countdown Online Masters 2009|2009]]
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|-
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!rowspan="5"|1
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| [[Kirk Bevins]]
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| [[Apterous Masters 2010|2010]]
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|-
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| [[Tom Carey]]
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| [[Apterous Masters 2018|2018]]
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|-
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| [[Bob De Caux]]
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| [[Apterous Masters 2012|2012]]
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|-
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| [[Zohaib Rehan]]
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| [[Apterous Masters 2023|2023]]
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|-
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| [[Conor Travers]]
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| [[Apterous Masters VII|2014]]
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|-
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|}</center>
  
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==2009==
 
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The [[Countdown_Online_Masters_2009|2009]] tournament was again won by [[Paul Howe]], who beat [[Junaid Mubeen]] in the final.
 
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==2010==
 
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The [[Apterous Masters 2010|2010]] tournament, the first held under the new name of '''Apterous Masters''' was announced at the beginning of February of the same year. The first qualifying round began on 14 February, and the tournament ended with [[Kirk Bevins]] beating [[Jon O'Neill]] 6-3 in the Grand Final on 13 April 2010.
 
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==2011==
 
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The [[Apterous Masters 2011|2011]] tournament began on 20 February with the first qualifying round. In total, 63 people took part, a record for the tournament. [[Innis Carson]] beat [[Edward McCullagh]] 6-1 in the Grand Final on 8 April 2011.
 
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==2012==
 
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The [[Apterous Masters 2012|2012]] tournament ran from late February to early April. In total, 42 people took part (17 invited Masters and 25 qualifying entrants). [[Bob De Caux]] was one of those who had to qualify for the tournament. He won matches against several tough opponents before beating [[Adam Gillard]] 6-4 in the Grand Final on 11 April 2012.
 
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==2013==
 
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The [[Apterous Masters 2013|2013]] tournament was contested by 58 people, and was won by Innis Carson again.
 
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==2014==
 
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The [[Apterous Masters VII|2014]] tournament was contested by 49 people, and was won by [[Conor Travers]], defeating [[Jack Worsley]] {{score|6|3}} in the Grand Final, which took place in April 2014.
 
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==2015==
 
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The tournament was organised by [[Zarte Siempre]] and reverted to its original name after the Roman numerals used in 2014 were not retained. The [[Apterous Masters 2015]] featured 49 people and was won by organiser Siempre, beating [[Jack Worsley]] {{score|6|1}} in the Final.
 
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==2016==
 
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With [[Ben Wilson]] resuming organisational duties, Roman numerals were also reinstated for [[Apterous Masters IX]]. 64 people entered, edging out the 2011 record by just one player. It was third time lucky for Worsley, who won {{score|6|4}} in the final.
 
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==2017==
 
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[[The 10th Apterous Masters]] were run by [[Zarte Siempre]], featured 61 people, slightly down on 2016, and in a rematch of the 2015 final, Siempre prevailed again over Worsley, winning {{score|6|2}}.
 
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==2018==
 
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Run slightly later in the year by Siempre, the [[Apterous Masters 2018]] featured 53 people and was won by [[Thomas Carey]], who beat [[Chris Hare]] in the final {{score|6|4}}.
 
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==2019==
 
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The [[Apterous Masters 2019|2019]] tournament ran between July 2019 and September 2020, with Siempre running the first stage of the tournament and Carey taking over from the quarter finals onwards. An extra round was required with so many people involved, resulting in the final being extended to a best-of-13 rather than best-of-11 contest. It was won by [[Jack Worsley]], beating [[Thomas Cappleman]] {{score|7|1}}.
 
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==2020==
 
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As a result of the 2019 tournament overrunning, the [[Apterous Masters 2020]] began immediately after the last one ended and is currently ongoing.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 14 January 2024

The Apterous Masters, formerly known as the Countdown Online Masters, (or by its acronym COMA), is a tournament organised each February/March, and is a straight knock-out event between 8-32 players. Traditionally organised by Ben Wilson, it was guest-hosted by Zarte Siempre in 2015, and he then assumed its organisational duties in 2017 before moving to Tom Carey during the 2019 tournament.

Format

Top players are seeded into the first-round draw after being judged on their skill at the game as displayed in both televised and off-screen performances, such as at COLIN or CoBris events, or in online play. Apterous ratings are also used as a judge of skill.

Players who decline their invitations will be invited again the following year, but will not be invited a third time if they decline two invitations in a row.

Year Entrants Winner Final score Runner-up
2008 14 Paul Howe walkover Conor Travers
2009 23 Paul Howe 3 – 2 Junaid Mubeen
2010 51 Kirk Bevins 6 – 3 Jon O'Neill
2011 63 Innis Carson 6 – 1 Ed McCullagh
2012 42 Bob De Caux 6 – 4 Adam Gillard
2013 58 Innis Carson 6 – 5 Mark Deeks
VII 49 Conor Travers 6 – 3 Jack Worsley
2015 49 Jack Worsley 6 – 1 Zarte Siempre
IX 64 Jack Worsley 6 – 4 Transude Transude
10th 61 Jack Worsley 6 – 2 Zarte Siempre
2018 53 Tom Carey 6 – 4 Chris Hare
2019 63 Jack Worsley 7 – 1 Thomas Cappleman
2020 81 Jack Worsley 6 – 0 Elliott Mellor
2021 93 Jack Worsley 6 – 2 Elliott Mellor
2022 88 Jack Worsley 6 – 5 Elliott Mellor
2023 80 Zohaib Rehan 6 – 2 Jack Worsley

Hall of fame

Wins Player Years won
7 Jack Worsley 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2 Innis Carson 2011, 2013
Paul Howe 2008, 2009
1 Kirk Bevins 2010
Tom Carey 2018
Bob De Caux 2012
Zohaib Rehan 2023
Conor Travers 2014
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