Match Report for Catalin Bucur (Europe)
I was born in Romania in 1980, move to UK in 2008 and became a UK citizen in 2022. I start playing backgammon when I was 14 yo but with no cube. I discovered the cube when I came to the UK in 2008 and been playing with the cube since. My backgammon achievements are most online but in live tournaments this year was the most productive year. I lost my very first final at the London Memorial and two weeks late I managed to win my very first tournament at St Albans Open. International unfortunately I have no great achievements. I have been to my first international tournament in 2009 in Prague for the WSOB organized by late Andy Bell. Since then I`ve became a very well know player of our community. On the online platforms my best performance is by far the 3rd place in the World Team Championship along my fellow Romanians. I have been a constant part of the online and live Romanian team for couple of years now. Other great achievements are the tournaments organized by Arda, where I won twice The Legends and 2 big tournaments of over 100 players.
Summary of Matches Rating 1,541.36 Experience 968 Matches played 90 Matches won 46 (51.1%) Number of distinct opponents 59 Number of clubs played at 1 Earliest match recorded 2018-06-25 Latest match so far 2023-03-07 Peak rating 1,575.44 Peak rating (>400 exp.) 1,541.36 Average opponent rating 1,515.21
► Charts
Match locations Europe:
Matches: 90 (46 won, 44 lost)
Experience: 968 (514 points won, 454 lost)
Win rate: 51.11%
Average opponent rating: 1,515.21
Europe:
Matches: 90 (46 won, 44 lost)
Experience: 968 (514 points won, 454 lost)
Win rate: 51.11%
Average opponent rating: 1,515.21
win/lose Europe:
Matches: 90 (46 won, 44 lost)
Experience: 968 (514 points won, 454 lost)
Win rate: 51.11%
Average opponent rating: 1,515.21
Europe:
Matches: 90 (46 won, 44 lost)
Experience: 968 (514 points won, 454 lost)
Win rate: 51.11%
Average opponent rating: 1,515.21
Europe (90)
Match lengths 7-point:
Matches: 13 (4 won, 9 lost)
Experience: 91 (28 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 30.77%
Average opponent rating: 1,500.46
7-point:
Matches: 13 (4 won, 9 lost)
Experience: 91 (28 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 30.77%
Average opponent rating: 1,500.46
9-point:
Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 63 (27 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 42.86%
Average opponent rating: 1,516.82
9-point:
Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 63 (27 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 42.86%
Average opponent rating: 1,516.82
11-point:
Matches: 49 (25 won, 24 lost)
Experience: 539 (275 points won, 264 lost)
Win rate: 51.02%
Average opponent rating: 1,509.15
11-point:
Matches: 49 (25 won, 24 lost)
Experience: 539 (275 points won, 264 lost)
Win rate: 51.02%
Average opponent rating: 1,509.15
13-point:
Matches: 20 (13 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 260 (169 points won, 91 lost)
Win rate: 65.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.46
13-point:
Matches: 20 (13 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 260 (169 points won, 91 lost)
Win rate: 65.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.46
15-point:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 15 (15 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,547.57
15-point:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 15 (15 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,547.57
win/lose 7-point:
Matches: 13 (4 won, 9 lost)
Experience: 91 (28 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 30.77%
Average opponent rating: 1,500.46
7-point:
Matches: 13 (4 won, 9 lost)
Experience: 91 (28 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 30.77%
Average opponent rating: 1,500.46
7-point (13)
9-point:
Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 63 (27 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 42.86%
Average opponent rating: 1,516.82
9-point:
Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 63 (27 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 42.86%
Average opponent rating: 1,516.82
9-point (7)
11-point:
Matches: 49 (25 won, 24 lost)
Experience: 539 (275 points won, 264 lost)
Win rate: 51.02%
Average opponent rating: 1,509.15
11-point:
Matches: 49 (25 won, 24 lost)
Experience: 539 (275 points won, 264 lost)
Win rate: 51.02%
Average opponent rating: 1,509.15
11-point (49)
13-point:
Matches: 20 (13 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 260 (169 points won, 91 lost)
Win rate: 65.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.46
13-point:
Matches: 20 (13 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 260 (169 points won, 91 lost)
Win rate: 65.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.46
13-point (20)
15-point:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 15 (15 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,547.57
15-point:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 15 (15 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,547.57
15-point (1)
Matches by opponent rating 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 <1000 1050 1000- 1100 1050- 1150 1100- 1200 1150- 1250 1200- 1300 1250- 1350 1300- 1300-1350:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 11 (11 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1300-1350:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 11 (11 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1400 1350- 1350-1400:
Matches: 6 (5 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 64 (53 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 83.33% 1350-1400:
Matches: 6 (5 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 64 (53 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 83.33% 1450 1400- 1400-1450:
Matches: 12 (6 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 130 (70 points won, 60 lost)
Win rate: 50.00% 1400-1450:
Matches: 12 (6 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 130 (70 points won, 60 lost)
Win rate: 50.00% 1500 1450- 1450-1500:
Matches: 15 (7 won, 8 lost)
Experience: 157 (73 points won, 84 lost)
Win rate: 46.67% 1450-1500:
Matches: 15 (7 won, 8 lost)
Experience: 157 (73 points won, 84 lost)
Win rate: 46.67% 1550 1500- 1500-1550:
Matches: 28 (13 won, 15 lost)
Experience: 300 (147 points won, 153 lost)
Win rate: 46.43% 1500-1550:
Matches: 28 (13 won, 15 lost)
Experience: 300 (147 points won, 153 lost)
Win rate: 46.43% 1600 1550- 1550-1600:
Matches: 15 (9 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 161 (101 points won, 60 lost)
Win rate: 60.00% 1550-1600:
Matches: 15 (9 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 161 (101 points won, 60 lost)
Win rate: 60.00% 1650 1600- 1600-1650:
Matches: 10 (3 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 110 (37 points won, 73 lost)
Win rate: 30.00% 1600-1650:
Matches: 10 (3 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 110 (37 points won, 73 lost)
Win rate: 30.00% 1700 1650- 1650-1700:
Matches: 2 (2 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 22 (22 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1650-1700:
Matches: 2 (2 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 22 (22 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1750 1700- 1700-1750:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 13 (0 points won, 13 lost)
Win rate: 0.00% 1700-1750:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 13 (0 points won, 13 lost)
Win rate: 0.00% 1800 1750- 1850 1800- 1900 1850- 1900+ ←1,541.36
When matches were played January:
Matches: 3 (3 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 39 (39 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,558.94
January:
Matches: 3 (3 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 39 (39 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,558.94
February:
Matches: 6 (4 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 66 (44 points won, 22 lost)
Win rate: 66.67%
Average opponent rating: 1,551.17
February:
Matches: 6 (4 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 66 (44 points won, 22 lost)
Win rate: 66.67%
Average opponent rating: 1,551.17
March:
Matches: 25 (15 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 289 (179 points won, 110 lost)
Win rate: 60.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,531.99
March:
Matches: 25 (15 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 289 (179 points won, 110 lost)
Win rate: 60.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,531.99
June:
Matches: 11 (7 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 121 (77 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 63.64%
Average opponent rating: 1,490.86
June:
Matches: 11 (7 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 121 (77 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 63.64%
Average opponent rating: 1,490.86
July:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.32
July:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.32
September:
Matches: 19 (9 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 197 (91 points won, 106 lost)
Win rate: 47.37%
Average opponent rating: 1,506.91
September:
Matches: 19 (9 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 197 (91 points won, 106 lost)
Win rate: 47.37%
Average opponent rating: 1,506.91
October:
Matches: 5 (2 won, 3 lost)
Experience: 55 (22 points won, 33 lost)
Win rate: 40.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,543.20
October:
Matches: 5 (2 won, 3 lost)
Experience: 55 (22 points won, 33 lost)
Win rate: 40.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,543.20
November:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,491.47
November:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,491.47
December:
Matches: 11 (4 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 131 (48 points won, 83 lost)
Win rate: 36.36%
Average opponent rating: 1,485.42
December:
Matches: 11 (4 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 131 (48 points won, 83 lost)
Win rate: 36.36%
Average opponent rating: 1,485.42
January:
Matches: 3 (3 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 39 (39 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,558.94
January:
Matches: 3 (3 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 39 (39 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,558.94
Jan
February:
Matches: 6 (4 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 66 (44 points won, 22 lost)
Win rate: 66.67%
Average opponent rating: 1,551.17
February:
Matches: 6 (4 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 66 (44 points won, 22 lost)
Win rate: 66.67%
Average opponent rating: 1,551.17
Feb
March:
Matches: 25 (15 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 289 (179 points won, 110 lost)
Win rate: 60.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,531.99
March:
Matches: 25 (15 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 289 (179 points won, 110 lost)
Win rate: 60.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,531.99
Mar
June:
Matches: 11 (7 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 121 (77 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 63.64%
Average opponent rating: 1,490.86
June:
Matches: 11 (7 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 121 (77 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 63.64%
Average opponent rating: 1,490.86
Jun
July:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.32
July:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.32
Jul
September:
Matches: 19 (9 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 197 (91 points won, 106 lost)
Win rate: 47.37%
Average opponent rating: 1,506.91
September:
Matches: 19 (9 won, 10 lost)
Experience: 197 (91 points won, 106 lost)
Win rate: 47.37%
Average opponent rating: 1,506.91
Sep
October:
Matches: 5 (2 won, 3 lost)
Experience: 55 (22 points won, 33 lost)
Win rate: 40.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,543.20
October:
Matches: 5 (2 won, 3 lost)
Experience: 55 (22 points won, 33 lost)
Win rate: 40.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,543.20
Oct
November:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,491.47
November:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 35 (7 points won, 28 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,491.47
Nov
December:
Matches: 11 (4 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 131 (48 points won, 83 lost)
Win rate: 36.36%
Average opponent rating: 1,485.42
December:
Matches: 11 (4 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 131 (48 points won, 83 lost)
Win rate: 36.36%
Average opponent rating: 1,485.42
Dec
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018:
Matches: 21 (8 won, 13 lost)
Experience: 221 (88 points won, 133 lost)
Win rate: 38.10%
Average opponent rating: 1,505.15 2018:
Matches: 21 (8 won, 13 lost)
Experience: 221 (88 points won, 133 lost)
Win rate: 38.10%
Average opponent rating: 1,505.15 2019 2019:
Matches: 29 (14 won, 15 lost)
Experience: 309 (154 points won, 155 lost)
Win rate: 48.28%
Average opponent rating: 1,481.30 2019:
Matches: 29 (14 won, 15 lost)
Experience: 309 (154 points won, 155 lost)
Win rate: 48.28%
Average opponent rating: 1,481.30 2020 2020:
Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 81 (37 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 42.86%
Average opponent rating: 1,570.97 2020:
Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 81 (37 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 42.86%
Average opponent rating: 1,570.97 2021 2022 2022:
Matches: 13 (6 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 121 (54 points won, 67 lost)
Win rate: 46.15%
Average opponent rating: 1,520.47 2022:
Matches: 13 (6 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 121 (54 points won, 67 lost)
Win rate: 46.15%
Average opponent rating: 1,520.47 2023 2023:
Matches: 20 (15 won, 5 lost)
Experience: 236 (181 points won, 55 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,552.00 2023:
Matches: 20 (15 won, 5 lost)
Experience: 236 (181 points won, 55 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,552.00 ► Match history
Recorded Venue Opponent Score PR BMAB EP New rating Exp.
1,500.00 0
▼ Season 2018
2018-06-25 Europe Ann Pocknell
11
-
8.37 11 1,534.94 11
2018-06-25 Europe Mark Calderbank
11
-
2.49 22 1,575.44 22
2018-06-25 Europe Julian Minwalla
-
11
5.63 33 1,539.11 33
2018-06-25 Europe Ion Tudor
11
-
3.64 44 1,560.99 44
2018-06-25 Europe Tiberiu Bostan
-
11
7.02 55 1,526.86 55
2018-07-07 Europe Steve Bibby
-
7
4.36 62 1,504.68 62
2018-07-07 Europe Chris Palmer
7
-
6.39 69 1,526.87 69
2018-07-07 Europe Bill Pope
-
7
7.74 76 1,503.13 76
2018-07-07 Europe Sandy Gilchrist
-
7
4.86 83 1,480.58 83
2018-07-07 Europe Phillip Cohen
-
7
9.71 90 1,459.17 90
2018-09-16 Europe Richard Furborough
13
-
3.75 103 ⭐ M2 1,485.80 103
2018-09-17 Europe Rachel Rhodes
-
13
9.35 116 1,460.09 116
2018-09-19 Europe Tim Cross
-
13
2.53 129 1,445.31 129
2018-09-20 Europe Rinzing Kelsang
13
-
5.89 142 1,476.43 142
2018-09-22 Europe Radu Ciortan
-
13
6.96 155 1,450.07 155
2018-12-17 Europe Richard Carter
-
11
7.23 166 1,431.08 166
2018-12-18 Europe Adam Taylor
-
11
7.96 177 1,409.48 177
2018-12-21 Europe Ion Tudor
11
-
5.90 188 1,429.23 188
2018-12-23 Europe Emad Salib
11
-
4.22 199 1,452.21 199
2018-12-24 Europe Sebastian Wilkinson
-
11
5.20 210 1,438.62 210
2018-12-31 Europe Simon Carter
-
11
5.19 221 1,417.67 221
▼ Season 2019
2019-01-20 Europe Iulian Darienko
11
-
5.05 221 1,439.93 232
2019-03-11 Europe Sean Jones
11
-
4.85 232 1,454.45 243
2019-03-11 Europe Richard Furborough
11
-
2.17 243 1,469.91 254
2019-03-12 Europe Andy Darby
11
-
6.04 254 1,483.60 265
2019-03-15 Europe Julian Fetterlein
-
11
7.13 265 1,472.70 276
2019-03-18 Europe Adam Taylor
-
11
6.13 276 1,456.82 287
2019-03-18 Europe Tiberiu Bostan
-
11
6.92 287 1,444.00 298
2019-06-22 Europe Nicky Check
11
-
6.96 298 1,458.82 309
2019-06-24 Europe Adam Taylor
-
11
6.55 309 1,445.75 320
2019-06-25 Europe Richard McQuillan
-
11
6.99 320 1,434.34 331
2019-06-26 Europe Anna Price
11
-
6.65 331 1,444.94 342
2019-06-27 Europe Emad Salib
11
-
5.35 342 1,456.38 353
2019-06-28 Europe Rinzing Kelsang
11
-
4.22 353 1,467.33 364
2019-09-14 Europe Martin Barkwill
-
11
5.65 364 1,459.69 375
2019-09-19 Europe Anna Price
11
-
6.63 375 1,467.20 386
2019-09-19 Europe Romolo Mudu
-
11
5.62 386 1,460.28 397
2019-09-20 Europe Sebastian Wilkinson
-
11
5.00 397 1,455.13 408
2019-09-20 Europe Emad Salib
11
-
6.05 408 1,462.06 419
2019-09-21 Europe Kevin Bailey
11
-
9.25 419 1,467.91 430
2019-11-05 Europe Eva Žižková
-
7
4.75 426 1,462.30 437
2019-11-05 Europe Thomas Tenland
-
7
8.09 433 1,458.19 444
2019-11-09 Europe Albert Steg
7
-
1.47 440 1,463.86 451
2019-11-10 Europe Fernando Neumark
-
7
2.26 447 1,458.47 458
2019-11-12 Europe Wolfgang Herfet
-
7
6.75 454 1,453.19 465
2019-12-14 Europe Oliver Squire
-
13
4.57 467 1,445.76 478
2019-12-15 Europe Peter Bennet
-
13
4.14 480 1,441.15 491
2019-12-15 Europe Ann Pocknell
13
-
7.30 493 1,448.92 504
2019-12-16 Europe Saravanan Sathyanandha
-
13
3.79 506 1,442.35 517
2019-12-21 Europe David Potter
13
-
3.43 519 1,449.61 530
▼ Season 2020
▼ Season 2022
2022-09-01 Europe Radu Ciortan
9
-
3.66 594 1,461.71 620
2022-09-04 Europe Tim Line
9
-
1.42 603 1,466.92 629
2022-09-04 Europe Oliver Squire
-
9
3.75 612 1,462.12 638
2022-09-04 Europe Luca Mills
-
9
4.91 621 1,456.51 647
2022-09-04 Europe Kevin Jones
-
9
3.19 630 1,451.00 656
2022-09-04 Europe Adrian Dinulescu
7
-
3.41 637 1,456.68 663
2022-09-04 Europe Sebastian Wilkinson
7
-
4.87 644 1,462.83 670
2022-09-04 Europe Kazuhiro Shino
-
7
3.77 651 1,457.38 677
2022-10-29 Europe Richard McQuillan
-
11
3.26 662 1,452.16 688
2022-10-29 Europe Pete Heskett
-
11
5.02 673 1,446.57 699
2022-10-29 Europe Geoff Hall
11
-
4.81 684 1,453.70 710
2022-10-29 Europe Robin Swaffield
-
11
4.66 695 1,447.82 721
2022-10-29 Europe Radu Ciortan
11
-
2.67 706 1,456.45 732
▼ Season 2023
2023-01-21 Europe Oliver Squire
13
-
5.85 706 1,465.81 745
2023-02-19 Europe Peter Bennet
11
-
6.61 717 1,474.71 756
2023-02-19 Europe Oliver Squire
11
-
9.94 728 ⭐ M1 1,482.90 767
2023-02-19 Europe Julia Hayward
11
-
4.74 739 1,488.57 778
2023-02-19 Europe Emad Salib
-
11
4.26 750 1,482.25 789
2023-02-19 Europe Simon Barget
11
-
2.99 761 1,489.68 800
2023-02-19 Europe Nick Sandqvist
-
11
3.00 772 1,484.29 811
2023-03-03 Europe Cristi Cosos
13
-
4.48 785 1,491.74 824
2023-03-03 Europe Reece Hodges
13
-
4.75 798 1,499.85 837
2023-03-04 Europe Michael Michaels
13
-
4.80 811 1,507.67 850
2023-03-04 Europe Radu Ciortan
13
-
4.18 824 1,516.77 863
2023-03-04 Europe Romolo Mudu
-
13
4.06 837 1,510.04 876
2023-03-04 Europe Kazuhiro Shino
9
-
4.69 846 1,515.63 885
2023-03-05 Europe Nick Sandqvist
-
9
6.81 855 1,510.54 894
2023-03-05 Europe Saravanan Sathyanandha
13
-
4.03 868 1,517.94 907
2023-03-05 Europe Nicky Check
11
-
5.47 879 1,525.13 918
2023-03-05 Europe Pete Heskett
13
-
4.86 892 1,533.19 931
2023-03-06 Europe Steve Nelson
-
11
4.47 903 1,525.76 942
2023-03-06 Europe Aref Alipour
13
-
4.99 916 1,533.74 955
2023-03-07 Europe Sebastian Wilkinson
13
-
5.15 929 1,541.36 968