YCKO 2023
Sixteen teams have entered this year’s competition. After seeding the teams by NGS, the draw draw (updated regularly with match results) will shortly be made. The competition is now under way and teams should contact their opponents to arrange a match date. Once the teams have a date agreed they should book the match in with the club at bookings@ycbc.co.uk. The play‑by date for the Round One is 5 March.
Once your match has been played, please notify the result to the the club at manager@ycbc.co.uk, stating the names of the players in both teams as well as the outcome. Team captains will be notified of their opponents for their next match as soon as the team to be played is known.
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The Young Chelsea Knockout (YCKO) is the club’s annual teams event that runs on “double elimination” lines—every team has to lose two matches before it is knocked out. Teams may consist of up to six players, all of whom must be YC members.
For 2023, the event will be played as a face‑to‑face competition with matches held at the club. Table money (inclusive of refreshments) per match will be £12.50 per player, all of whom must be paid‑up club members before taking part in a match. (Anyone who needs to may subscribe via the payments page.) Should the club exceptionally allow you to play a match online, the charge per match (debited from the captain’s/organizer’s YC account) will be the same as if played face to face. No other entry fee will be charged. Prize money will be £800 for the winning team, £300 for the runners‑up.
The winning team will hold the YCKO Trophy for the following year and will be eligible for a play‑off match against the team winning the LMBA London Championship Teams‑of‑four to decide which team will represent London in the 2024 Lederer invitation tournament.
Please enter by mid‑January on the registration page of the website. or by emailing the club manager at manager@ycbc.co.uk. (Entries are now closed.)
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Team Rosters
| Lawrenzo |
Patrick Lawrence, Oliver Lawrence, Charlie Bucknell, Christopher Kemp |
| Asturian Cider Junkies |
James Thrower, Helen Rose, Henry Rose, Sara Moran, Alan Hayward, Richard Bowdery |
| Venerables |
David Newman, Dick Jordan, Ashwin Patel, Sue Grant, Clive Freedman |
| Boland |
Fergal Boland, John Dean, John Pemberton, Stephen Popham |
| Sushi |
Katharine Stynes, Debbie Sandford, Nathalie Shashou, Nick Sandqvist |
| Entente Cordiale |
François Picard, Nicolas Leprovost, Gad Chadha, Steve Lee, Graham Orsmond |
| Leslie |
Mike Bell, Tim Leslie, Sarah Bell, Ben Norton, Stefano Tommasini |
| Just Like That |
Ollie Burgess, Diana Nettleton, Claire Robinson, Paul Barden |
| Phoenix |
Liam Sanderson, Ali Ahmed, Croz Croswell, Jon Thoresen |
| Duckworth |
Chris Duckworth, Mike Graham, Graham Sadie, Ben Payne |
| Brock |
Sally Brock, Barry Myers, Frances Hinden, Graham Osborne, Mike Scoltock, Richard Fedrick |
| Mad Men |
Jonathan Davis, John Wilson, Jeremy Wray, TBA |
| Harris |
Steve Root, Jonathan Harris, Niall Igoe, Eduard Malhasyan |
| Binkie |
Brian Callaghan, David Burn, Heather Dhondy, Joe Fawcett, Richard Granville, Ian Payn |
| Jupiter |
Boris Nedev, Phil King, Margaret Nygren, Martin Nygren |
| Muller |
David Muller, Trevor Mathews, Gordon Rainsford, Jonathan Lillycrop |
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Arranging matches
The play‑by dates below for completion of each round are below. Every effort should be made to adhere to play‑by dates. (Any match unplayed by these dates runs the risk of having its winner adjudicated.)
| Round number |
Play‑by date |
Length of match |
| One |
5 March |
24 deals |
| Two |
16 April |
24 deals |
| Three |
4 June |
24 deals |
| Four |
23 July |
24 deals |
| Quarter‑final |
17 September |
24 deals |
| Semifinal |
29 October |
32 deals |
| Final |
17 December |
48 or 56 deals |
As soon as you know who you will be playing, each captain should offer at least four dates before the play‑by date to the opposing captain. Teams that have not agreed a date by the play‑by date may apply for an extension, but should be aware that the result may, if necessary, be awarded to one of the teams or be decided on the toss of a coin.
With 16 teams competing, after Round Four there will be one undefeated team and five once‑defeated teams. These six teams will play a quarter‑final, matches being decided by a random draw while minimizing (nearly always completely avoiding) the number of re‑matches. Then:
a) If the undefeated team wins there will be one undefeated team and two once‑defeated teams. The undefeated team will get a bye to the final and the other two teams will play a semifinal match, the winner of which will play the undefeated team in the final. The undefeated team may claim eight extra deals if behind after 48 deals.
b) If the undefeated team loses there will be four once‑defeated teams and there will be a straightforward semifinal and final, with no one claiming extra deals.
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Page last updated 15 January 2023
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