Notes from the organizer: The draw was made shortly after midnight in the room with the help of Dave Kempshall, thanks Dave!
Continuing as a a straight knock-out, all matches prior to the Quarter-Finals will be Best of 3. From the Quarter-Finals onwards, all matches will be best of 5.
As with last year there are 8 seeds. The first seed is the defending champion, the other 7 are those with the highest Pro-Rank on Monday 29th December 2025.
Seeds:
#1 (defending champion) Matt OC
#2 (Pro rank #14) Patrick Thompson
#3 (Pro rank #18) Mike Lee
#4 (Pro rank #21) Sean D
#5 (Pro rank #22) Neil Collins
#6 (Pro rank #23) Marcus Hares
#7 (Pro rank #24) Matthew Tassier
#8 (Pro rank #31) Ian Linton
These 8 players, plus 2 others drawn at random, have byes through to the 2nd round. The other 44 players make up the 22 1st round matches.
The tournament bracket can be viewed here: https://challonge.com/aptoseniors2026
Two weeks will be allowed for each round, a little longer (18 days) for the 1st round.
Please arrange a mutually convenient time to play with your opponent at the earliest opportunity, remembering to copy me in to any correspondence.
Good luck!
Runs from: 1 – 18 January 2026. Format: 15 Rounder. Matches: Best-of-3. Approved.
Fixtures: 22. Completed: 5.
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Butler | Dan Southwell | Unplayed |
| Ross Allatt | Ben Bazzard | Unplayed |
| Tlou Laz | Gav Grace | 101 – 58, 113 – 82 |
| Paul James | Luke S | 78 – 79, Unplayed |
| Brett Davids | Ay Oh Ess | Unplayed |
| Mark Jeary-Fairbairn | Graham Wheldon | Unplayed |
| Anthony Endsor | Dan Spinks | Unplayed |
| Gerry Tynan | Stu Patrick | 105 – 37, 104 – 47 |
| Tracey Mills | Darren Godfrey | 93 – 103, 116 – 59, Unplayed |
| Derek Matthews | Maria Chandler | Unplayed |
| Mark Murray | Last Ashwin Hero | Unplayed |
| Dave Kempshall | Ravi Choudhary | 107 – 96, 95 – 88 |
| Judith Young | Tom B | Unplayed |
| Fiona T | David Holmes | 72 – 89, Unplayed |
| Karen Pearson | Colin Thompson | Unplayed |
| Tony Atkins | Ian Kinsella | Unplayed |
| Eoin Jackson | Jon Stammers | Unplayed |
| Ian Wray | Jon Pinyan | Unplayed |
| Jayne Wisniewski | Matt Hynes | Unplayed |
| Graeme Cole | Sarah Binns | Unplayed |
| Trevor MacEoin | Phil Hannan | 73 – 76, 96 – 75, 108 – 89 |
| Ian Volante | Matt Gould | 90 – 97, 95 – 105* |
Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)
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