July 2018 Grades - KCC Report Card

The July 2018 ECF grading list has just been published and despite the fact that I have seemingly been cheated out of 8 grading points, casting the accuracy of the list into serious question, here is a summary of how club members have supposedly fared over the last six months.


Top of the Form

Dave +11
Mike D +6
William +6
Nick M +6
Mike J +4
Carl +2
Phil +1


As You Were

Tony =
Steve =


See Me After Class

Nick F -1
Rod -1
Jude -2
The Club Organiser -2
Andrew P -2
Stuart -3
Bernard C -3
Paul -3
Chris -4
Roy -4
Andy B -10
Ben -13


New Kid in School

Matt 81 (and 118 Rapidplay!)


For the first time I am able to include our two new junior members, William and Jude, in this analysis, which means we now have 21 members with active grades - Bruce having slipped off the list. This time round we had 7 risers, 12 fallers and 2 non-movers. Collectively we gained 36 grading points and lost 48, for a modest net club loss of 12 points. I think William and Jude will be a major help in correcting this going forwards!

Strong gains were registered for the third successive list by Mike D and Carl, and for the second successive list by Mike J. However, the star of the show was our Clubman of the Year Dave, with a splendid 11 point gain. Well done, too, to Nick M, William and Phil.

Regrettably though, there were absolute disasters for Andy and Ben, each shedding a shed load of points - I can't shed any light on the cause though maybe they've been spending too much time in their sheds?  I see our fondly remembered escapee to the North, Joshua, has also been afflicted by the same malaise, as he has mislaid 9 points in the last 6 months. Has he persisted in playing The Grob, I wonder?

Paul is clear as our highest graded player again, though if I hadn't been cheated out of 8 points (have I mentioned that?) his lead would have been much slimmer.  Still, the days when we were within a nano-inch of having 4 x 190+ players seem somewhat distant now. Matt makes his first appearance on the list, with an especially respectable rapidplay grade (those Thursday night encounters do have their benefits!) Still, after the explosive initial appearance of Nick F a year or more back, anything under 160 seems like a bit of a damp squib! (Not to be confused with a damp squid, which is something you might find on the menu at Loch Fyne.)

Now, excuse me while I go and have a look down the back of my sofa to see if my missing grading points are there.