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Starts next weekend

None of this resting on your laurels for those players who just missed out on a card this year! Oh, Dragutin Horvat...

Beveridge wins 2 more events to miss out tour card somehow again.

I hope a lot of ladies turn up to support the events. I will be supporting all of them throughout the year

If Barstow and North make the top 32, I'll claim it.

So are we back to just one challenge tour and it's not split between uk/Europe this year?

Dfc180 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:08 pm So are we back to just one challenge tour and it's not split between uk/Europe this year?

Just 1 in MK next week cant imagine many of the EU lot will travel

I'm told this tour is a highly scientific instrument. Anyone have a list of all Challenge Tour OoM winners?

Challenge Tour Winners and Runners Up since inception

2013
1. Ross Smith
2. Ben Ward

2014
1. Mark Frost
2. Alan Tabern

2015
1. Jan Dekker
2. Richie Corner

2016
1. Rob Cross
2. Ryan Searle

2017
1. Wayne Jones
2. Mark Dudbridge

2018
1. Michael Barnard
2. Ted Evetts

2019
1. Callan Rydz
2. Jesus Noguera

2020
1. David Evans
2. Ritchie Edhouse

2021 UK
1. Jim Williams
2. Shaun McDonald

2021 EU
1. Matt Campbell
2. Steven Noster

The 2013 Challenge Tour was an interesting one, it was open to tour card holders, but only those under 25 and outside of the top 64. I know there are plenty of people who would like the Development Tour to have similar (if not quite exactly the same) eligibility rules

Cross went on to immediate stardom, Rydz didn't take that long to rise up the ranks, Smudger and Searle eventually hit form, but apart from that, it's pretty slim pickings, you'd have thought the Challenge Tour would have produced some better players considering it's basically the next best thing after the ProTour

Where is Mark Frost? I liked him.

A random Challenge Tour in 11/09/16

Preliminary
Luke Woodhouse 5 V 1 Jamie Bain
Mike Symes 5 V 3 Wayne Crossley
Eddie Dootson 5 V 1 Charlie Jackson
Martin Thomas 5 V 1 Anthony Hall
Mark Hylton 5 V 4 Ian Lever
Keith Moore 5 V 3 Paul Goodwin
Rob Cross 5 V 4 Fabian Herz
James Hajdar 5 V 3 Danny Moore
Andrew Johnson 5 V 2 Billy Holmes

Last 128
Justin Bradshaw 5 V 4 Darren Walls
Martyn Turner 5 V 4 Luke Woodhouse
Darren Brown 5 V 3 Alex Roy
Mike Symes 5 V 4 Kevin Dowling
Anthony Urmston-Toft 5 V 1 Nigel Boeg
Michael Baynham 5 V 4 Eddie Dootson
David Wilson 5 V 0 Kevin Bambrick
Callum MacKay 5 V 2 Jason Marriott
Mark Dudbridge 5 V 2 Barry Lynn
Pete Hudson 5 V 2 BJ Fairhurst
Richie Burnett 5 V 1 David Evans
Scott Taylor 5 V 1 Ben Ward
Danny Pinhorne 5 V 2 Kirk Shepherd
Karl Merchant 5 V 3 Bradley Williams
Mareno Michels 5 V 4 Colin Fowler
Phill Borthwick 5 V 4 Joshua Richardson
Jay Foreman 5 V 2 Chris Hartrey
Ian Moss 5 V 2 Martin Thomas
Coni Singh Nagi 5 V 2 Dan Russell
Mark Hylton 5 V 3 Roger Scrivens
Andrew Howarth5 V 1Michael Power
Adam Hunt 5 V 0 Derek Brand
Chris Quantock 5 V 3 Ashley Hykin
Trevor Burkhill 5 V 3 John Crossley
Marc Dewsbury 5 V 2 Rohit Rabadia
Michael Barnard 5 V 1 Adam Smith-Neale
Ricky Sudale 5 V 0 Ryan Harrington
Tatu Pehkonen 5 V 0 Scott Marsh
Mike Norton 5 V 3 Darren Latham
Wayne Thomas 5 V 3 Nigel Birch
Richard Hosey 5 V 1 Arron Monk
Evander Stevenson 5 V 4 Michael Burgoine
Diogo Portela 5 V 0 Sean Ryan
Chris Skeats 5 V 3 Keith Moore
Steve Cupitt 5 V 2 Stephen Butkeraitis
Rob Cross 5 V 0 Stuart Stubbs
Ben Simpson 5 V 2 Mark Forman
Harry Ward 5 V 1 Adam Huckvale
Callum Loose 5 V 0 Ross Parsons
Stephen Gallimore 5 V 3Sam Head
John Newland 5 V 4 Gary Stone
Daniel Key 5 V 2 James Young
Michael Blake 5 V 2 Sean Johnson
Ian Withers 5 V 0 James Hubbard
Kelvin Hart 5 V 0 John Gibson
Ben Green 5 V 1 Alex Chubb
Eddie White 5 V 2 Dean Stewart
Lee Evans 5 V 4 Nick Fullwell
Jack Todd 5 V 1 Nigel Daniels
Bryan de Hoog 5 V 0 James Hajdar
Paul Coughlin 5 V 2 Terry Creed
Andrew Johnson5 V 1 Shane Reidy
Aaron Stevens 5 V 0 Jonathan Fay
Mark Baxter 5 V 0 John Jukes
Michael Dawson 5 V 2 Mark Carter
Steve Maish 5 V 4 Ian Walters
Reece Colley 5 V 4 Kevin Simm
Colin Littlecott 5 V 2 James Lane
Mark Lawrence 5 V 2 Alan Wilkinson
Ryan Searle 5 V 0 Kurt Parry
Jamie Landon 5 V 2 Steve Mason
Glen Parsons 5 V 4 Jamie Kelling
Daniel Ayres 5 V 2 Jamie Branton
Richard Baillie 5 V 3 Barrie Bates

Last 64
Martyn Turner 5 V 0 Justin Bradshaw
Mike Symes 5 V 2 Darren Brown
Michael Baynham5 V 1Anthony Urmston-Toft
David Wilson 5 V 3 Callum MacKay
Mark Dudbridge 5 V 4 Pete Hudson
Richie Burnett 5 V 1 Scott Taylor
Danny Pinhorne 5 V 1 Karl Merchant
Mareno Michels 5 V 4 Phill Borthwick
Ian Moss 5 V 4 Jay Foreman
Mark Hylton 5 V 1 Coni Singh Nagi
Adam Hunt 5 V 3 Andrew Howarth
Trevor Burkhill 5 V 2 Chris Quantock
Michael Barnard5 V 4 Marc Dewsbury
Tatu Pehkonen 5 V 2 Ricky Sudale
Mike Norton 5 V 4 Wayne Thomas
Richard Hosey 5 V 3 Evander Stevenson
Diogo Portela 5 V 4 Chris Skeats
Rob Cross 5 V 0 Steve Cupitt
Harry Ward 5 V 2 Ben Simpson
Callum Loose 5 V 4 Stephen Gallimore
John Newland 5 V 3 Daniel Key
Michael Blake 5 V 3 Ian Withers
Ben Green 5 V 4 Kelvin Hart
Eddie White 5 V 2 Lee Evans
Bryan de Hoog 5 V 1 Jack Todd
Paul Coughlin 5 V 4 Andrew Johnson
Mark Baxter 5 V 1 Aaron Stevens
Michael Dawson 5 V 1 Steve Maish
Colin Littlecott 5 V 1 Reece Colley
Ryan Searle 5 V 3 Mark Lawrence
Jamie Landon 5 V 3 Glen Parsons
Richard Baillie 5 V 2 Daniel Ayres

Last 32
Martyn Turner 5 V 2 Mike Symes
Michael Baynham5 V 3David Wilson
Richie Burnett 5 V 3 Mark Dudbridge
Mareno Michels 5 V 3 Danny Pinhorne
Mark Hylton 5 V 1 Ian Moss
Trevor Burkhill 5 V 0 Adam Hunt
Tatu Pehkonen 5 V 0 Michael Barnard
Richard Hosey 5 V 3 Mike Norton
Rob Cross 5 V 1 Diogo Portela
Callum Loose 5 V 3 Harry Ward
John Newland 5 V 4 Michael Blake
Eddie White 5 V 3 Ben Green
Paul Coughlin 5 V 3 Bryan de Hoog
Michael Dawson 5 V 2 Mark Baxter
Ryan Searle 5 V 3 Colin Littlecott
Jamie Landon 5 V 3 Richard Baillie

Last 16
Martyn Turner 5 V 2 Michael Baynham
Richie Burnett 5 V 3 Mareno Michels
Trevor Burkhill 5 V 1 Mark Hylton
Richard Hosey 5 V 2 Tatu Pehkonen
Rob Cross 5 V 4 Callum Loose
Eddie White 5 V 3 John Newland
Michael Dawson 5 V 0 Paul Coughlin
Ryan Searle 5 V 3 Jamie Landon

Quarter Final
Martyn Turner 5 V 2 Richie Burnett
Trevor Burkhill 5 V 2 Richard Hosey
Rob Cross 5 V 1 Eddie White
Ryan Searle 5 V 1 Michael Dawson

Semi Final
Martyn Turner 5 V 2 Trevor Burkhill
Rob Cross 5 V 0 Ryan Searle

Final
Rob Cross 5 V 0 Martyn Turner

DeepFriedRat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:55 pm Challenge Tour Winners and Runners Up since inception 2013 1. Ross Smith 2. Ben Ward 2014 1. Mark Frost 2. Alan Tabern 2015 1. Jan Dekker 2. Richie Corner 2016 1. Rob Cross 2. Ryan Searle 2017 1. Wayne Jones 2. Mark Dudbridge 2018 1. Michael Barnard 2. Ted Evetts 2019 1. Callan Rydz 2. Jesus Noguera 2020 1. David Evans 2. Ritchie Edhouse 2021 UK 1. Jim Williams 2. Shaun McDonald 2021 EU 1. Matt Campbell 2. Steven Noster

Nice one. Looking at the 2016 and 2018 winners...

Cross won the Worlds. Barnard... well, let's just say he didn't.

The mischievous might be tempted to call it a lottery.

Wayne Jones and Mark Dudbridge in 2017 looks a barrel of fun.

Barnard was decent for a year wasn't he?

Barnard was decent for his challenge tour. His main tour stint was shite

Dfc180 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:38 pm Barnard was decent for his challenge tour. His main tour stint was shite

Must have been if he won it. Wasn't sure whether he fell off in his first or second year. Useless cunt

Yeah Barnard was very dominant on the CT and then correspondingly horrific on the main tour. Without the middle bit. Quite weird.

David Evans did something similar ish I think?

Any system you like, ultimately it's about what humans do with opportunities. So that's about it for this post. People are hopeless. Cheers.

Barnard dominated the Challenge Tour while being very solid on the ProTour, but then it all went to pot in the new year, I seem to recall he had mental health issues at the time