The Norman Bond Knockout Tournament
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Each NBKO tournament begins with a round of 8 players paired together at random. Each winner goes forward to a second round of 4 players and so on until a tournament winner is found. The winner of each NBKO tournament enters the prestigious NBKO Hall of Fame.
A full explanation of the tournament and playing rules can be viewed here.
You may enter as many NBKO tournaments as you like by contacting the
Please report your results to the
(M=Major Game, m=minor game)
| NBKO 170 (05/08/21 - 05/08/22) |
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| Ralph Hewes | ½-1½ | Russell Sherwood |
| Craig Douglas |
0-2 | Marc Wakeham |
| Anthony Thistlewood | 0-2 | Stephen Bailey |
| John Nichol | 2-0 | Ken Law |
| NBKO 170 Semi-Finals 15/10/22-14/10/23 |
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| Russell Sherwood | 2-0 | John Nichol |
| Stephen Bailey | 0-2 | Marc Wakeham |
| NBKO 170 Final 17/07/23-16/07/24 |
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| Russell Sherwood | 2 Draws | Marc Wakeham |
| NBKO 170 Final Replay 06/12/23 - 05/12/24 |
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| Russell Sherwood | 1½-½ | Marc Wakeham |
Russell wins this hard-fought final and enters the NBKO Hall of Fame.
| NBKO 171 (21/08/21 - 21/08/22) |
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| Marc Wakeham | 2-0 | Alan Beresford |
| Stephen Bailey | 2-0 | Craig Douglas |
| John Mahony | 1½-½ | Stephanie Lawrence |
| Antony Clare | 2-0 | Graham Salmon |
| NBKO 171 Semi-Finals 1/11/22-31/10/23 |
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| Anthony Clare | 1m-1M | CCM Marc Wakeham |
| John Mahony | 0-2 | Stephen Bailey |
| NBKO 171 Final 01/06/2023 - 31/05/2024 |
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| Stephen Bailey | 1m-0 | Marc Wakeham |
| NBKO 172 (8/4/24-7/4/24) |
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| Wilfred Watson | 0-2 | Stephen Bailey |
| CCM Mark Wakeham | 2-0 | Ken Law |
| John Nichol | 0-2 | CCM Russell Sherwood |
| Mark Pooley | void | Chris Martin |
| NBKO 172 Semi-Finals 22/3/24-21/3/25 |
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| CCM Marc Wakeham | -v- | Stephen Bailey |
| CCM Russell Sherwood | - | BYE |
| NBKO 173 (26/10/23-25/10/24) |
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| CCM Marc Wakeham | -v- | Stephen Bailey |
| Antony Clare | 2-0 | Keith Dudeney |
| David Elwood | 2-0 | Ken Law |
| Clive Scarrott | -v- | Nick Glanvile |
| NBKO 174 (14/11/23-13/11/24) |
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| David Richardson | -v- | John Nichol |
| Stephen Bailey | 2-0 | Ken Law |
| Paul Keevil | 2-0 | David Elwood |
| Marc Wakeham | ½-m½ | Chris Smith |
| NBKO 175 (26/12/23-25/12/24) |
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| Paul Keevil | 1-1(2 draws) | Paul Scott |
| David Elwood | -v- | Stephen Bailey |
| Ken Law | 0-2 | Chris Smith |
| Marc Wakeham | 1M-0 | Wilfred Watson |