Results 1996/97 - Division 1
League Table
The tie at the bottom of the table was resolved by a jamboree. Westcliff I were relegated.
Detailed Match Results
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| Rayleigh I | | 16/05/97 | Westcliff I | |
1 | Paul L Williamson | 173 | 1 | | 0 | David Raeburn | 151 |
2 | Tom M Nock | 162 | 1 | | 0 | David G Cannan | 137 |
3 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 | 1 | | 0 | Ronald T Gooch | 124 |
4 | Ralph A Newton | 152 | 1 | | 0 | Jim D Hind | 98 |
5 | Jon P Gazzard | 114 | 0 | | 1 | Alec J Hurley | 112 |
6 | C John Benton | 93 | ½ | | ½ | Michael P Field | 94 |
| | | 4½ | | 1½ | | |
| Average Grade | 141.0 | | | | | 119.3 |
| Average Performance | 146.7 | | | | | 113.7 |
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| Rayleigh I | | 09/05/97 | Customs I | |
1 | John C Moore | 183 | ½ | | ½ | Jon M Eckert | 150 |
2 | Paul L Williamson | 173 | 1 | | 0 | W Michael McDowell | 145 |
3 | Tom M Nock | 162 | 1 | | 0 | Ellen Walker | 120 |
4 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 | 1 | | 0 | Default | |
5 | Ralph A Newton | 152 | 1 | | 0 | Jim R Grigg | 113 |
6 | C John Benton | 93 | ½ | | ½ | Graham Walker | 108 |
| | | 5 | | 1 | | |
| Average Grade | 152.5 | | | | | 127.2 |
| Average Performance | 157.6 | | | | | 122.2 |
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| Customs I | | 22/04/97 | Southend II | |
1 | Charles F Bowering | 169 | 1 | | 0 | Simon S Armour | 138 |
2 | Peter Keeley | e150 | ½ | | ½ | Stanley Harwood | 143 |
3 | Peter Walker | 154 | 1 | | 0 | Mark S Doxey | 139 |
4 | Jon M Eckert | 150 | ½ | | ½ | William H Luxton | 146 |
5 | W Michael McDowell | 145 | ½ | | ½ | Jack A Speigel | 134 |
6 | Ellen Walker | 120 | 0 | | 1 | Dennis B Paul | 133 |
| | | 3½ | | 2½ | | |
| Average Grade | 148.0 | | | | | 138.8 |
| Average Performance | 147.2 | | | | | 139.7 |
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| Rayleigh I | | 18/04/97 | Southend II | |
1 | John C Moore | 183 | 1 | | 0 | Mark S Doxey | 139 |
2 | Paul L Williamson | 173 | 1 | | 0 | Stanley Harwood | 143 |
3 | Tom M Nock | 162 | 1 | | 0 | Alan J Parsons | 141 |
4 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 | 1 | | 0 | William H Luxton | 146 |
5 | Ralph A Newton | 152 | 1 | | 0 | Jack A Speigel | 134 |
6 | C John Benton | 93 | 0 | | 1 | Dennis B Paul | 133 |
| | | 5 | | 1 | | |
| Average Grade | 152.5 | | | | | 139.3 |
| Average Performance | 173.3 | | | | | 118.5 |
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| Westcliff I | | 16/04/97 | Customs I | |
1 | David Raeburn | 151 | 0 | | 1 | Charles F Bowering | 169 |
2 | Paul A Mitchell-Doggett | e140 | 1 | | 0 | Peter Walker | 154 |
3 | David G Cannan | 137 | 0 | | 1 | Jon M Eckert | 150 |
4 | Ronald T Gooch | 124 | 0 | | 1 | W Michael McDowell | 145 |
5 | Alan D Gunn | 121 | ½ | | ½ | Ellen Walker | 120 |
6 | Alec J Hurley | 112 | 0 | | 1 | Jim R Grigg | 113 |
| | | 1½ | | 4½ | | |
| Average Grade | 130.8 | | | | | 141.8 |
| Average Performance | 116.8 | | | | | 155.8 |
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| Hadleigh I | | 07/04/97 | Southend I | |
1 | Ken W Clow | 158 | 0 | | 1 | Andrew Dunn | 185 |
2 | Anthony Drake | 135 | ½ | | ½ | Howard Grist | 168 |
3 | Andrew S Kochen | 137 | 0 | | 1 | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 |
4 | Peter T Whitelam | 111 | 0 | | 1 | Stanley Harwood | 143 |
5 | Andrew Roberts | 104 | 0 | | 1 | Mark S Doxey | 139 |
6 | William Latto | 101 | 0 | | 1 | Simon S Armour | 138 |
| | | ½ | | 5½ | | |
| Average Grade | 124.3 | | | | | 156.3 |
| Average Performance | 114.7 | | | | | 166.0 |
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| Southend II | | 24/03/97 | Rayleigh I | |
1 | Simon S Armour | 138 | 0 | | 1 | John C Moore | 183 |
2 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 1 | | 0 | Paul L Williamson | 173 |
3 | Mark S Doxey | 139 | ½ | | ½ | Tom M Nock | 162 |
4 | William H Luxton | 146 | 0 | | 1 | Richard B Hobell | 152 |
5 | Jack A Speigel | 134 | ½ | | ½ | Ralph A Newton | 152 |
6 | Dennis B Paul | 133 | 0 | | 1 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 |
| | | 2 | | 4 | | |
| Average Grade | 138.8 | | | | | 162.3 |
| Average Performance | 144.8 | | | | | 156.3 |
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| Rayleigh I | | 21/03/97 | Hadleigh I | |
1 | John C Moore | 183 | ½ | | ½ | Ken W Clow | 158 |
2 | Paul L Williamson | 173 | ½ | | ½ | Anthony Drake | 135 |
3 | Tom M Nock | 162 | 1 | | 0 | Andrew S Kochen | 137 |
4 | Richard B Hobell | 152 | 0 | | 1 | Andrew Roberts | 104 |
5 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 | ½ | | ½ | William Latto | 101 |
6 | Ralph A Newton | 152 | 1 | | 0 | David E Asher | 99 |
| | | 3½ | | 2½ | | |
| Average Grade | 162.3 | | | | | 122.3 |
| Average Performance | 136.0 | | | | | 148.7 |
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| Southend I | | 10/03/97 | Westcliff I | |
1 | Neil A Sutherland | 178 | ½ | | ½ | David Raeburn | 151 |
2 | Howard Grist | 168 | 1 | | 0 | David G Cannan | 137 |
3 | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 | ½ | | ½ | Ronald T Gooch | 124 |
4 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 1 | | 0 | Michael P Field | 94 |
5 | Simon S Armour | 138 | 1 | | 0 | Peter A Chapman | 100 |
6 | Dennis B Paul | 133 | ½ | | ½ | C Peter Green | 72 |
| | | 4½ | | 1½ | | |
| Average Grade | 154.2 | | | | | 113.0 |
| Average Performance | 143.2 | | | | | 124.0 |
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| Customs I | | 04/03/97 | Westcliff I | |
1 | Charles F Bowering | 169 | 1 | | 0 | David Raeburn | 151 |
2 | Peter Walker | 154 | 1 | | 0 | Paul A Mitchell-Doggett | e140 |
3 | Jon M Eckert | 150 | ½ | | ½ | Ronald T Gooch | 124 |
4 | W Michael McDowell | 145 | 1 | | 0 | David G Cannan | 137 |
5 | Ellen Walker | 120 | 1 | | 0 | Harold Salkin | 123 |
6 | Robert J Arthurton | 114 | 1 | | 0 | C Peter Green | 72 |
| | | 5½ | | ½ | | |
| Average Grade | 142.0 | | | | | 124.5 |
| Average Performance | 166.5 | | | | | 100.0 |
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| Customs I | | 25/02/97 | Hadleigh I | |
1 | Charles F Bowering | 169 | 0 | | 1 | Ken W Clow | 158 |
2 | Peter Walker | 154 | 0 | | 1 | Anthony Drake | 135 |
3 | Jon M Eckert | 150 | ½ | | ½ | Barry S Sheppard | 126 |
4 | W Michael McDowell | 145 | ½ | | ½ | Lawrence N Collin | 125 |
5 | Ellen Walker | 120 | ½ | | ½ | Terry Last | 116 |
6 | Jim R Grigg | 113 | 1 | | 0 | Peter T Whitelam | 111 |
| | | 2½ | | 3½ | | |
| Average Grade | 141.8 | | | | | 128.5 |
| Average Performance | 120.2 | | | | | 150.2 |
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| Southend II | | 24/02/97 | Westcliff I | |
1 | William H Luxton | 146 | 0 | | 1 | David Raeburn | 151 |
2 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 1 | | 0 | Paul A Mitchell-Doggett | e140 |
3 | Alan J Parsons | 141 | 0 | | 1 | David G Cannan | 137 |
4 | Barry DA Fraser | 120 | 1 | | 0 | Harold Salkin | 123 |
5 | Dennis B Paul | 133 | 1 | | 0 | Ronald T Gooch | 124 |
6 | Laurie S Harrold | 107 | 0 | | 1 | Alan D Gunn | 121 |
| | | 3 | | 3 | | |
| Average Grade | 131.7 | | | | | 132.7 |
| Average Performance | 132.7 | | | | | 131.7 |
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| Rayleigh I | | 21/02/97 | Southend I | |
1 | Paul L Williamson | 173 | 0 | | 1 | Neil A Sutherland | 178 |
2 | Tom M Nock | 162 | 0 | | 1 | Howard Grist | 168 |
3 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 | ½ | | ½ | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 |
4 | Ralph A Newton | 152 | 0 | | 1 | William H Luxton | 146 |
5 | Richard B Hobell | 152 | 1 | | 0 | Jack A Speigel | 134 |
6 | C John Benton | 93 | 0 | | 1 | Dennis B Paul | 133 |
| | | 1½ | | 4½ | | |
| Average Grade | 147.3 | | | | | 154.0 |
| Average Performance | 129.0 | | | | | 172.3 |
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| Customs I | | 11/02/97 | Southend I | |
1 | Peter Walker | 154 | 0 | | 1 | Michael S Twyble | 208 |
2 | Jon M Eckert | 150 | ½ | | ½ | Neil A Sutherland | 178 |
3 | Ellen Walker | 120 | ½ | | ½ | Howard Grist | 168 |
4 | Jim R Grigg | 113 | 0 | | 1 | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 |
5 | Robert J Arthurton | 114 | 1 | | 0 | William H Luxton | 146 |
6 | Jack Granat | e50 | 0 | | 1 | Barry DA Fraser | 120 |
| | | 2 | | 4 | | |
| Average Grade | 116.8 | | | | | 164.2 |
| Average Performance | 136.8 | | | | | 144.2 |
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| Hadleigh I | | 10/02/97 | Southend II | |
1 | Ken W Clow | 158 | 1 | | 0 | William H Luxton | 146 |
2 | Andrew S Kochen | 137 | ½ | | ½ | Stanley Harwood | 143 |
3 | Anthony Drake | 135 | 1 | | 0 | Mark S Doxey | 139 |
4 | David J Payne | 144 | 0 | | 1 | Simon S Armour | 138 |
5 | Barry S Sheppard | 126 | 0 | | 1 | Jack A Speigel | 134 |
6 | Lawrence N Collin | 125 | ½ | | ½ | Dennis B Paul | 133 |
| | | 3 | | 3 | | |
| Average Grade | 137.5 | | | | | 138.8 |
| Average Performance | 138.8 | | | | | 137.5 |
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| Westcliff I | | 05/02/97 | Rayleigh I | |
1 | David Raeburn | 151 | ½ | | ½ | John C Moore | 183 |
2 | David G Cannan | 137 | 0 | | 1 | Paul L Williamson | 173 |
3 | Ronald T Gooch | 124 | 0 | | 1 | Tom M Nock | 162 |
4 | Harold Salkin | 123 | 1 | | 0 | Default | |
5 | Alan D Gunn | 121 | 0 | | 1 | Ralph A Newton | 152 |
6 | Jim D Hind | 98 | ½ | | ½ | Graham A Worsfold | 152 |
| | | 2 | | 4 | | |
| Average Grade | 125.7 | | | | | 164.4 |
| Average Performance | 131.6 | | | | | 159.0 |
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| Southend I | | 03/02/97 | Customs I | |
1 | Michael S Twyble | 208 | ½ | | ½ | Charles F Bowering | 169 |
2 | Neil A Sutherland | 178 | 1 | | 0 | Ellen Walker | 120 |
3 | Howard Grist | 168 | 1 | | 0 | Robert J Arthurton | 114 |
4 | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 | 1 | | 0 | Ian Barker | e110 |
5 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 1 | | 0 | John Hart | 105 |
6 | Alan J Parsons | 141 | 1 | | 0 | Frank E Gulley | 101 |
| | | 5½ | | ½ | | |
| Average Grade | 167.2 | | | | | 119.8 |
| Average Performance | 169.3 | | | | | 117.7 |
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| Westcliff I | | 22/01/97 | Hadleigh I | |
1 | David Raeburn | 151 | ½ | | ½ | Ken W Clow | 158 |
2 | Paul A Mitchell-Doggett | e140 | ½ | | ½ | Anthony Drake | 135 |
3 | David G Cannan | 137 | ½ | | ½ | David J Payne | 144 |
4 | Ronald T Gooch | 124 | ½ | | ½ | Barry S Sheppard | 126 |
5 | Harold Salkin | 123 | ½ | | ½ | Peter T Whitelam | 111 |
6 | Alan D Gunn | 121 | 1 | | 0 | William Latto | 101 |
| | | 3½ | | 2½ | | |
| Average Grade | 132.7 | | | | | 129.2 |
| Average Performance | 137.5 | | | | | 124.3 |
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| Southend II | | 20/01/97 | Southend I | |
1 | William H Luxton | 146 | 0 | | 1 | Michael S Twyble | 208 |
2 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 0 | | 1 | Neil A Sutherland | 178 |
3 | Mark S Doxey | 139 | ½ | | ½ | Howard Grist | 168 |
4 | Dennis B Paul | 133 | ½ | | ½ | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 |
5 | Simon S Armour | 138 | 0 | | 1 | Alan J Parsons | 141 |
6 | Barry DA Fraser | 120 | 1 | | 0 | Roger H Oxenham | 137 |
| | | 2 | | 4 | | |
| Average Grade | 136.5 | | | | | 166.2 |
| Average Performance | 145.8 | | | | | 156.8 |
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| Southend I | | 13/12/96 | Hadleigh I | |
1 | Neil A Sutherland | 178 | 1 | | 0 | Andrew King | 159 |
2 | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 | ½ | | ½ | Ken W Clow | 158 |
3 | William H Luxton | 146 | 1 | | 0 | David J Payne | 144 |
4 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 0 | | 1 | Anthony Drake | 135 |
5 | Alan J Parsons | 141 | ½ | | ½ | Barry S Sheppard | 126 |
6 | Jack A Speigel | 134 | 0 | | 1 | William Latto | 101 |
| | | 3 | | 3 | | |
| Average Grade | 151.2 | | | | | 137.2 |
| Average Performance | 137.2 | | | | | 151.2 |
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| Southend II | | 09/12/96 | Customs I | |
1 | William H Luxton | 146 | ½ | | ½ | Charles F Bowering | 169 |
2 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 1 | | 0 | Peter Walker | 154 |
3 | Mark S Doxey | 139 | 1 | | 0 | Ellen Walker | 120 |
4 | Simon S Armour | 138 | 1 | | 0 | Melvin R Pool | 116 |
5 | Roger H Oxenham | 137 | ½ | | ½ | Jim R Grigg | 113 |
6 | Dennis B Paul | 133 | 1 | | 0 | David M Brunt | 110 |
| | | 5 | | 1 | | |
| Average Grade | 139.3 | | | | | 130.3 |
| Average Performance | 163.7 | | | | | 106.0 |
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| Westcliff I | | 04/12/96 | Southend I | |
| | | 0 | | 6 | def | |
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| Hadleigh I | | 02/12/96 | Rayleigh I | |
1 | Andrew King | 159 | 0 | | 1 | Paul L Williamson | 173 |
2 | Ken W Clow | 158 | ½ | | ½ | Tom M Nock | 162 |
3 | David J Payne | 144 | 0 | | 1 | Richard B Hobell | 152 |
4 | Anthony Drake | 135 | 1 | | 0 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 |
5 | Barry S Sheppard | 126 | 0 | | 1 | Ralph A Newton | 152 |
6 | Lawrence N Collin | 125 | 0 | | 1 | C John Benton | 93 |
| | | 1½ | | 4½ | | |
| Average Grade | 141.2 | | | | | 147.3 |
| Average Performance | 122.3 | | | | | 166.2 |
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| Southend II | | 29/11/96 | Hadleigh I | |
1 | William H Luxton | 146 | 0 | | 1 | Ken W Clow | 158 |
2 | Stanley Harwood | 143 | 1 | | 0 | David J Payne | 144 |
3 | Mark S Doxey | 139 | ½ | | ½ | Anthony Drake | 135 |
4 | Roger H Oxenham | 137 | 1 | | 0 | Andrew Roberts | 104 |
5 | Jack A Speigel | 134 | 1 | | 0 | Barry Archer | 100 |
6 | Dennis B Paul | 133 | 1 | | 0 | Ronald H Prickett | 99 |
| | | 4½ | | 1½ | | |
| Average Grade | 138.7 | | | | | 123.3 |
| Average Performance | 148.3 | | | | | 113.7 |
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| Customs I | | 26/11/96 | Rayleigh I | |
1 | Peter Walker | 154 | 0 | | 1 | John C Moore | 183 |
2 | W Michael McDowell | 145 | 1 | | 0 | Default | |
3 | Melvin R Pool | 116 | 0 | | 1 | Tom M Nock | 162 |
4 | Robert J Arthurton | 114 | 0 | | 1 | Richard B Hobell | 152 |
5 | Michael J Bridger | 89 | 0 | | 1 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 |
6 | Ellen Walker | 120 | 0 | | 1 | Ralph A Newton | 152 |
| | | 1 | | 5 | | |
| Average Grade | 123.0 | | | | | 160.2 |
| Average Performance | 104.4 | | | | | 174.4 |
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| Hadleigh I | | 18/11/96 | Customs I | |
1 | Andrew King | 159 | ½ | | ½ | Charles F Bowering | 169 |
2 | Ken W Clow | 158 | ½ | | ½ | Peter Walker | 154 |
3 | David J Payne | 144 | ½ | | ½ | W Michael McDowell | 145 |
4 | Andrew S Kochen | 137 | ½ | | ½ | Yip-Fai Leung | 120 |
5 | Anthony Drake | 135 | 1 | | 0 | Melvin R Pool | 116 |
6 | Lawrence N Collin | 125 | 1 | | 0 | Jim R Grigg | 113 |
| | | 4 | | 2 | | |
| Average Grade | 143.0 | | | | | 136.2 |
| Average Performance | 152.8 | | | | | 126.3 |
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| Westcliff I | | 13/11/96 | Southend II | |
1 | Mark R Blyth | 166 | 0 | | 1 | Stanley Harwood | 143 |
2 | David Raeburn | 151 | ½ | | ½ | Mark S Doxey | 139 |
3 | David G Cannan | 137 | ½ | | ½ | Simon S Armour | 138 |
4 | Paul A Mitchell-Doggett | e140 | 1 | | 0 | Roger H Oxenham | 137 |
5 | Ronald T Gooch | 124 | ½ | | ½ | Dennis B Paul | 133 |
6 | Alan D Gunn | 121 | ½ | | ½ | Barry DA Fraser | 120 |
| | | 3 | | 3 | | |
| Average Grade | 139.8 | | | | | 135.0 |
| Average Performance | 135.0 | | | | | 139.8 |
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| Southend I | | 04/11/96 | Rayleigh I | |
1 | Michael S Twyble | 208 | 1 | | 0 | John C Moore | 183 |
2 | Neil A Sutherland | 178 | ½ | | ½ | Paul L Williamson | 173 |
3 | Howard Grist | 168 | ½ | | ½ | Tom M Nock | 162 |
4 | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 | 0 | | 1 | Richard B Hobell | 152 |
5 | William H Luxton | 146 | 0 | | 1 | Graham A Worsfold | 152 |
6 | Alan J Parsons | 141 | ½ | | ½ | Ralph A Newton | 152 |
| | | 2½ | | 3½ | | |
| Average Grade | 167.7 | | | | | 162.3 |
| Average Performance | 154.0 | | | | | 176.0 |
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| Hadleigh I | | 07/10/96 | Westcliff I | |
1 | Andrew King | 159 | ½ | | ½ | Mark R Blyth | 166 |
2 | Ken W Clow | 158 | ½ | | ½ | David Raeburn | 151 |
3 | David J Payne | 144 | 0 | | 1 | Paul A Mitchell-Doggett | e140 |
4 | Andrew S Kochen | 137 | ½ | | ½ | David G Cannan | 137 |
5 | Lawrence N Collin | 125 | 0 | | 1 | Ronald T Gooch | 124 |
6 | Terry Last | 116 | 1 | | 0 | Alec J Hurley | 112 |
| | | 2½ | | 3½ | | |
| Average Grade | 139.8 | | | | | 138.3 |
| Average Performance | 130.0 | | | | | 148.2 |
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| Southend I | | 07/10/96 | Southend II | |
1 | Laurie S Harrold | 107 | 0 | | 1 | William H Luxton | 146 |
2 | Neil A Sutherland | 178 | 1 | | 0 | Mark S Doxey | 139 |
3 | Howard Grist | 168 | ½ | | ½ | Stanley Harwood | 143 |
4 | Stephen L Wedlock | 165 | 1 | | 0 | Alan J Parsons | 141 |
5 | Paul Rosenfeld | 126 | 0 | | 1 | Simon S Armour | 138 |
6 | Darius FL Ware-Lane | 37 | 0 | | 1 | Dennis B Paul | 133 |
| | | 2½ | | 3½ | | |
| Average Grade | 130.2 | | | | | 140.0 |
| Average Performance | 122.3 | | | | | 147.8 |