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THE BHGS CHALLENGE |
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15mm DBM Ancients/Medieval - Umpires & Organisers David Handley, Paul Brandon & David Hutchby / Simon Hall
Our very special thanks to 1st Corps who donated over £600 worth of prizes at the event. Their extraordinary generosity deserves our fullest support.
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Mark Muslek from 1st Corps presents the first place award to Ian Stewart the first ever winner of the BHGS Challenge. Ian also received an army pack from 1st Corps as well as his trophies. |
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Jérôme Bodelle takes a well earned 2nd place |
JD McNeil manages a 3rd place |
Gregor Fotheringham takes the special award for best score on Sunday |
| Pos | Name | Seed | Player No | Club | Opp 1 | Opp 2 | Opp 3 | Opp 4 | Opp 5 | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total | Army |
| 1 | Ian Stewart | Seed | 19 | Milton Keynes | 37 | 120 | 112 | 58 | 83 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 130 | Kushan |
| 2 | Jérôme Bodelle | . | 85 | Red Barons | 4 | 1 | 99 | 98 | 127 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 127 | Alexandrian Imperial, 325BC |
| 3 | JD McNeil | Seed | 100 | Reigate | 47 | 60 | 147 | 129 | 69 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 125 | Patrician Roman (eastern) 454AD |
| 4 | Roger Greenwood | Seed | 38 | Halifax | 131 | 64 | 51 | 83 | 71 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 119 | Burmese, 1300AD |
| 5 | Martin Naylor | Seed | 127 | Ilford | 54 | 92 | 46 | 118 | 85 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 117 | Fanatic Berber, 1270AD |
| 6 | Terry Shaw | Seed | 65 | Reigate | 92 | 54 | 55 | 135 | 129 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 114 | Abbasid Arab, 895AD |
| 6 | Graham Briggs | Seed | 75 | Reigate | 15 | 118 | 77 | 21 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 114 | Southern Hsiung-Nu, 330AD |
| 8 | Graham Evans | Seed | 73 | Pinner | 50 | 58 | 71 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 113 | Middle Assyrian |
| 9 | Tim Porter | Seed | 1 | Central London | 119 | 85 | 90 | 60 | 115 | 32 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 112 | Lithuanian, 1435AD |
| 9 | Keith Martin-Smith | Seed | 71 | Pinner | 84 | 90 | 73 | 64 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 112 | Ugaritic |
| 11 | Phil Malthus | . | 140 | Wellington Warlords | 58 | 4 | 23 | 141 | 68 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 111 | Christian Nubian, 1499AD |
| 12 | Bruce Brown | Seed | 25 | Leicester | 55 | 46 | 37 | 87 | 99 | 30 | 12 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 109 | Chinese Northern Dynasties, 536AD |
| 12 | Iain McNeil | Seed | 99 | Reigate | 105 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 109 | Patrician Roman (eastern) 454AD |
| 14 | Andy Ellis | . | 11 | Impalers | 72 | 69 | 53 | 84 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 107 | Early Hu |
| 14 | Mick Owens | Seed | 129 | Central London | 116 | 13 | 98 | 100 | 65 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 107 | Later Hungarian |
| 16 | Jan De Neve | . | 83 | Red Barons | 21 | 28 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 106 | Later Pre-Islamic Arab, 586AD |
| 17 | Brian Holmes | . | 16 | Washington | 17 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 64 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 104 | Mu-jung Hsien-Pi, 369AD |
| 17 | Laurence Flint | . | 40 | Farnbrough | 154 | 39 | 16 | 99 | 73 | 30 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 104 | Middle Imperial roman (eastern), 228AD |
| 19 | Tim Stubbings | . | 8 | Mongol Horde | 23 | 66 | 145 | 91 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 103 | Massagetae, 323BC |
| 19 | Rick McCammon | . | 58 | Farnbrough | 140 | 73 | 109 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 103 | Early Lybian |
| 21 | Alex Meyers | . | 87 | Red Barons | 135 | 128 | 118 | 25 | 46 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 102 | Pecheneg, 1000AD |
| 22 | Eric Doman | Seed | 46 | Warlords | 153 | 25 | 127 | 119 | 87 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 101 | Uighur, 1066AD |
| 23 | Chris Norwood | Seed | 42 | MAWS | 35 | 76 | 60 | 10 | 75 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 100 | Early Samurai, 1000AD |
| 24 | Jez Evans | Seed | 60 | Brigante | 7 | 100 | 42 | 1 | 67 | 32 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 99 | Italiot Later Hoplite Greek |
| 24 | Jeremy Morgan | Seed | 67 | Terrapins | 77 | 91 | 128 | 18 | 60 | 16 | 13 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 99 | Han Chinese |
| 24 | John Skelton | Seed | 69 | Leicester | 107 | 11 | 39 | 49 | 100 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 99 | Patrician Roman (eastern) |
| 24 | Gregor Fotheringham | . | 110 | Tiverton | 145 | 43 | 135 | 20 | 109 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 99 | Later Muslim Indian, 1388AD |
| 28 | Phil Jelly | . | 135 | Farnbrough | 87 | 89 | 110 | 65 | 120 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 98 | Medival Portuguese, 1386AD |
| 29 | Martin Van Tol | . | 45 | Central London | 89 | 59 | 83 | 39 | 86 | 27 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 97 | Han Chinese |
| 29 | Richard Collins | . | 49 | Milton Keynes | 66 | 27 | 17 | 69 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 97 | Ch'in Chinese, 250BC |
| 29 | Philippe Bonne | . | 86 | Red Barons | 22 | 37 | 18 | 54 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 97 | Medieval German, 1430AD |
| 32 | Dave Madigan | . | 98 | Wellington Warlords | 111 | 68 | 129 | 85 | 118 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 96 | Later Hungarian, 1491AD |
| 33 | James Forrest | . | 141 | Farnbrough | 128 | 113 | 106 | 140 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 95 | Sassanid Persian, 471AD |
| 34 | Massimiliano Martellacci | Seed | 118 | Italy | 56 | 75 | 87 | 127 | 98 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 94 | Patrician Roman (western) |
| 35 | Jon Akers | . | 13 | Plumstead | 136 | 129 | 10 | 93 | 53 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 28 | 92 | Medieval German |
| 35 | Bob Whitehouse | Seed | 24 | Leicester | 80 | 16 | 92 | 43 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 92 | Khitan Liao, 1125AD |
| 37 | Tony Robinson | . | 59 | Brigante | 113 | 45 | 56 | 9 | 91 | 27 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 91 | Ch'in Chinese, 221BC |
| 38 | Nik Gaukroger | Seed | 66 | Reigate | 49 | 8 | 119 | 80 | 51 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 90 | Late Imperial Roman (eastern), 399AD |
| 38 | Ian Pudney | Seed | 91 | Ilford | 106 | 67 | 28 | 8 | 59 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 90 | Massagetae, 546BC |
| 40 | Lawrence Greaves | . | 43 | Farnbrough | 109 | 110 | 153 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 89 | Kyrenaen Greek, 300BC |
| 40 | Angus Osborne | . | 113 | Wellington Warlords | 59 | 141 | 22 | 106 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 31 | 89 | Huns, 408AD |
| 42 | Walter Iermam | . | 119 | Italy | 1 | 131 | 66 | 46 | 77 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 30 | 88 | Beja |
| 43 | Bill Shirlicker | . | 28 | Preston | 114 | 83 | 91 | 112 | 153 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 86 | Mongol Conquest, 1242AD |
| 43 | Martin Wilkinson | . | 106 | Brigante | 91 | 77 | 141 | 113 | 136 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 86 | Russ |
| 45 | Graham Toone | . | 18 | Leicester | 27 | 23 | 86 | 67 | 43 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 85 | Patrician Roman (eastern), 466AD |
| 46 | Wayne Dare | Seed | 72 | Pinner | 11 | 21 | 132 | 105 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 84 | Danish Leidang, 1219AD |
| 46 | Sean Yeoman | . | 115 | Central London | 10 | 154 | 20 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 84 | Early Samurai, 1099AD |
| 48 | Johannes Kroonenburg | . | 10 | Warlords | 115 | 99 | 13 | 42 | 50 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 83 | Chu Chinese 250BC |
| 48 | Carlo De Norme | . | 84 | Red Barons | 71 | 35 | 52 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 83 | Ch'in Chinese, 299BC |
| 50 | Martyn Bolton | . | 68 | Milton Keynes | 3 | 98 | 44 | 51 | 140 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 82 | Mithridatic, 83BC |
| 50 | Pete Bettany | . | 116 | Leicester | 129 | 136 | 94 | 115 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 82 | Gupta Classical Indian |
| 50 | Paolo De Medio | . | 123 | Italy | 94 | 147 | 80 | 52 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 82 | Pictish |
| 53 | Chris Ager | . | 64 | SOA | 63 | 38 | 76 | 71 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 81 | Beja |
| 53 | Colin Sharpe | . | 147 | Ilford | 26 | 123 | 100 | 109 | 44 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 81 | Patrician Roman (eastern) 425AD |
| 55 | Tim Watts | . | 92 | MAWS | 65 | 127 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 78 | Chinese Northern Dynasties, 557AD |
| 56 | Graham Streatfield | . | 9 | RAFWA | 5 | 44 | 27 | 59 | 58 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 76 | Carolingian, 800AD |
| 56 | Alan Huyton | . | 50 | Red Barons | 73 | 63 | 105 | 145 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 76 | Swedish Leidang |
| 58 | Charles Masefield | . | 44 | Wyre Forrest | 53 | 9 | 68 | 37 | 147 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 75 | Ottoman Turkish, 1444AD |
| 59 | Tim Child | . | 37 | WAR | 19 | 86 | 25 | 44 | 92 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 72 | Sub-Roman British, 508AD |
| 59 | Mick Roods | . | 56 | Nottingham | 118 | 107 | 59 | 128 | 123 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 72 | Medieval Scandanavian (Union), 1391AD |
| 59 | Steve Charlton | . | 114 | Leicester | 28 | 105 | 5 | 111 | 131 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 72 | Early Samurai, 1099AD |
| 62 | Keith Nathan | . | 109 | Leeds | 43 | 26 | 58 | 147 | 110 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 71 | Beja, 832AD |
| 63 | Nick Farrell | . | 4 | Warlords | 85 | 140 | 107 | 47 | 89 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 69 | Patrician Roman (eastern) |
| 63 | Keith Fisher | . | 35 | Nottingham | 42 | 84 | 154 | 90 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 69 | Central Asian City States, 951AD |
| 63 | Alan Cutner | Seed | 39 | Colchester | 93 | 40 | 69 | 45 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 69 | Patrician Roman (eastern), 460AD |
| 66 | Richard Young | . | 7 | SOA | 60 | 47 | 21 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 68 | Beja, 833AD |
| 66 | Patrick Dale | . | 53 | SOA | 44 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 68 | Nowegian Leidang, 897AD |
| 68 | Andrew Coulson | . | 17 | Warlords | 16 | 94 | 49 | 120 | 63 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 67 | Teutonic Order |
| 68 | Mick Hood | . | 21 | Rotherham | 83 | 72 | 7 | 75 | 141 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 67 | Numidian, 3AD |
| 68 | Peter Reilly | . | 26 | Wirral | 147 | 109 | 63 | 136 | 112 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 67 | Late Imperial Roman (eastern), 399AD |
| 68 | Colin Betts | . | 54 | Mailed Fist | 127 | 65 | 111 | 86 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 67 | Mu-jung Hsien-Pi, |
| 68 | Roberto Ricamo | . | 120 | Italy | 20 | 19 | 89 | 17 | 135 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 67 | Swedish leidang |
| 73 | Rees Taylor | . | 55 | Nottingham | 25 | 93 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 66 | Murabit Fanatic Berber |
| 74 | James Hamilton | Seed | 5 | Mailed Fist | 9 | 53 | 114 | 16 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 65 | South Welsh, 1405AD |
| 74 | Chris Tonge | . | 20 | Rotherham | 120 | 51 | 115 | 110 | 145 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 65 | Patrician Roman (eastern) 426AD |
| 76 | Bob Smith | . | 80 | Horsham | 24 | 145 | 123 | 66 | 105 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 64 | Neo-Assyrian Later Sargonid, 666BC |
| 76 | Mike Goss | . | 93 | Mailed Fist | 39 | 55 | 15 | 13 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 64 | Murabit Fanatic Berber |
| 78 | Tom Worden | . | 27 | Preston | 18 | 49 | 9 | 63 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 62 | Dahae Skythian, 350BC |
| 78 | Geoffrey Punshon | . | 51 | Central London | 112 | 20 | 38 | 68 | 66 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 62 | Neo-Assyrian Later Sargonid, 666BC |
| 78 | Alan Montgomery | . | 105 | Mailed Fist | 99 | 114 | 50 | 72 | 80 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 62 | Medieval German, 1427AD |
| 81 | Mark Schofield | . | 52 | Pinner | 90 | 132 | 84 | 123 | 107 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 61 | Early Byzantine |
| 81 | Trevor Cooper | . | 112 | BIS | 51 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 61 | Ottoman Turkish |
| 83 | David Marchant | . | 76 | Halifax | 132 | 42 | 64 |