YCKO 2025
Sixteen teams have entered this year’s competition. (You can still view the YCKO 2024 competition.) The club will contact those teams which entered last year and have not yet done so this year.
After seeding the teams by NGS (team numbers 9 through 16 being chosen randomly), the draw (updated regularly with match results) has been 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, preferably online via the match booking page, or by emailing the club at bookings@ycbc.co.uk. The play‑by date for Round One matches is 13 April.
The club made a draw on Sunday 20 January to decide the Quarter‑final matches (from possibilities that prevent teams which have already met from facing each other again):
- Tommasini (undefeated) v Muller
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winner: Tommasini (undefeated) |
- Lawrenzo v Robbo’s Rabble
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winner: Lawrenzo |
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The one semifinal match is:
The final match is:
The undefeated team, Tommasini, having won their quarter‑final match, has a bye to the final.
Once your match has been played, please notify the result to 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 paid‑up club members before taking part in a match. (Anyone who needs to may subscribe via the payments page.)
For 2025, the event will be played as a face‑to‑face competition with matches held at the club. Matches will be charged at the standard price. A team may choose whether it wants half‑time refreshments. For matches of up to 32 deals, this is currently either £12.50 per player (with refreshments) or £10.00 per player (without). 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 the end of February 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
The organizer/captain’s name appears first in each team’s player list.
| 1 |
Atisen |
Sebastian Atisen, Stefano Tommasini, Neil Rosen, John Atthey |
| 2 |
Brock |
Sally Brock, Barry Myers, Frances Hinden, Graham Osborne, Richard Fedrick |
| 3 |
SMB and the Bagladies |
James Thrower, Jon Thoresen, Croz Croswell, Matthew Brown |
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Robbo's Rabble |
Claire Robinson, Paul Barden, David Willis, Cameron Small, Ewa Wieczorek |
| 5 |
Exiters Finest |
Joe Fawcett, Gillian Fawcett, David Burn, Ian Payn, Heather Dhondy, Brian Callaghan |
| 6 |
Mrs Pen |
Ollie Burgess, Susanna Gross, Margaret Nygren, Martin Nygren |
| 7 |
Muller |
David Muller, Trevor Mathews, Brian McGuire, Gordon Rainsford |
| 8 |
Jupiter |
Boris Nedev, Christophe Grosset, François Picard, Nicolas Leprovost |
| 9 |
Sanderson |
Liam Sanderson, Hugo Jee, John Cox, Alex Hannon |
| 10 |
The Ravens |
Rosie White, Brendan Doolan, Sara Chiappara, Paul Gibson, Adam Cranston, Alistair Hill |
| 11 |
Duckworth |
Chris Duckworth, Mike Graham, Graham Sadie, Ben Payne |
| 12 |
Lawrenzo |
Patrick Lawrence, Oliver Lawrence, Charlie Bucknell, Christopher Kemp |
| 13 |
Letho |
Guy Hart, Mark Lehto, Ryan Stephenson, Paul Huggins |
| 14 |
Boland |
Fergal Boland, John Dean, John Pemberton, Steve Popham, Richard Creamer |
| 15 |
Marshall |
Miu Wong, Angus Marshall, Robert Marshall, Wilfred Marshall |
| 16 |
Sushi |
Kath Stynes, Debbie Sandford, Nick Sandqvist, Nathalie Shashou |
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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 risks having its winner adjudicated.)
| Round |
Play‑by date |
Length of match |
| One |
13 April |
24 deals |
| Two |
18 May |
24 deals |
| Three |
22 June |
24 deals |
| Four |
17 August |
24 deals |
| Quarter‑final |
28 September |
24 deals |
| Semifinal |
2 November |
32 deals |
| Final |
14 December |
48 or 56 deals |
As soon as you know who you will be playing, each captain should offer at least four dates falling before the play‑by date to the opposing captain. Teams that have not agreed a date that falls before 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 just 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.
Brief Notes on Matches
Matches are scored by IMPs. For 24‑deal matches there will be two stanzas of 12 deals with a change of opponents at half‑time. For longer matches, 32‑deal or more, each stanza will be of eight deals and will follow EBU rules for Crockfords matches regarding choice of opponents.
In the event of a tie, additional deals will be played equal to one‑eighth of the original scheduled number of deals in the match (rounded up to the nearest whole number if necessary, e.g. four deals in a match of 25–32 deals). This process is to be repeated as often as may be necessary until the tie is broken.
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Page last updated 27 February 2025
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