2020 BMGA Shield updated after the Cambridgeshire and Essex Open

Running season long, the BMGA SHIELD (formerly known as the Season Only Rankings) were first introduced in 2009 with the aim of giving all players a more immediate and season specific breakdown of where they stand in relation to all the players that participate in tournaments each year. The SHIELD does not replace the Official Rankings (which are still the ultimate benchmark for players) but run in tandem alongside the Order of Merit.

The SHIELD will have  prizes for the overall leader and category leaders at the season end. Category 1 players are not eligible for the SHIELD and all eligible players for the BMGA Shield prize remain in the category in which they started the season but their multiplier will change if they move in the OOM. For example, a player who starts the season in Category 2 remains eligible for the Category 2 prize if they move into Category 1 during the season but the Category 1 multiplier will apply to their points from then on. (note: a player cannot have a higher multiplier applied than the category for which they are eligible)

The focus is to reward players for their results across the year, with particular emphasis on Personal Best performances, improvements round to round within any given tournament along with specific points for aces. The breakdown of how the rankings are made up are listed below:

• Relative result in a tournament – 10 points per place
• Personal Best – 50 points 

The following points are multiplied based on Category Status i.e. Cat 2 sees the points x 2, Cat 3 x 3 and Cat 4 x 4

• Aces – 10 points each
• Hatrick of aces – 50 points
• Consecutive improvement round by round – 25 points per round

 Overall Standings: (lists all players)

1	Freddie NOVIS	3405
2	Cameron FINCHER	2925
3	Laura SKINNER	2820
4	Dave FINCHER	2615
5	Paul TUTT	2460
6	Stephen SKINNER	2250
7	Matty EXALL	2240
8	David HARTLEY	2180
9	Marion HARTLEY	2160
10	Martyn WILLIAMS	2140
11	Tim NOVIS	2065
12	Simon BROWN	2020
13	Brenda SMITH	2000
14	Matt DODD	1940
15	Richard JONES	1720
16	Paul JOHNSON	1665
17	Dee RELF	1575
18	Terry EXALL	1440
19	John SHARP	1400
20	Tiger PRAGNELL	1365
21	Owen JOHNSON	1290
22	David TAYLOR	1245
23	Neil TANN	1230
24	Andrew GOMM	1155
25	Martin RELF	1010
26	Chloe ALLART-BENNETT	945
27	James SHAW	870
28	Steve COLWELL	840
29	Brian GOULD	825
30	Anton BENTALL	820
31	Shelley COOPER	810
32	Jon WRIGHT	800
33	Ed HAYNES	765
34	Rhiannon DAVISON	690
35	Eddy GOMM	620
36	Zoe LANCLEY	560
37	Ayshe GREENAN	500
38	Balazs TOMPA	500
39	Pavlina TICHA	495
40	Cindy KUKIELKA	450
41	Kerry WEST	405
42	James HOLLINRAKE	390
43	Natasha SUSHICH	340
44	Adrian AMEY	330

Based on their ranking at the start of the year, players are groupled into the following categories:

C2 – Category 2 Players (Places 17 – 32 inclusive in the official Order of Merit and any player that has finished a season as cat 1 but is not currently cat 1 status)

C3 – Category 3 Players (all other players)

C4 – Category 4 Players (any player in their first three events on the tour – unless achieving cat 2 status outright)

The individual category standings are as follows:

Category 2:

1	Stephen SKINNER	2250
2	Matty EXALL	2240
3	David HARTLEY	2180
4	Martyn WILLIAMS	2140
5	Simon BROWN	2020
6	Brenda SMITH	2000
7	Matt DODD	1940
8	Terry EXALL	1440
9	John SHARP	1400
10	Martin RELF	1010
11	Shelley COOPER	810
12	James HOLLINRAKE	390
13	Adrian AMEY	330

Category 3/4:

1	Freddie NOVIS	3405
2	Cameron FINCHER	2925
3	Laura SKINNER	2820
4	Dave FINCHER	2615
5	Paul TUTT	2460
6	Marion HARTLEY	2160
7	Tim NOVIS	2065
8	Richard JONES	1720
9	Paul JOHNSON	1665
10	Dee RELF	1575
11	Tiger PRAGNELL	1365
12	Owen JOHNSON	1290
13	David TAYLOR	1245
14	Neil TANN	1230
15	Andrew GOMM	1155
16	Chloe ALLART-BENNETT	945
17	James SHAW	870
18	Steve COLWELL	840
19	Brian GOULD	825
20	Anton BENTALL	820
21	Jon WRIGHT	800
22	Ed HAYNES	765
23	Rhiannon DAVISON	690
24	Eddy GOMM	620
25	Zoe LANCLEY	560
26	Ayshe GREENAN	500
27	Balazs TOMPA	500
28	Pavlina TICHA	495
29	Cindy KUKIELKA	450
30	Kerry WEST	405
31	Natasha SUSHICH	340

Womens:

1	Laura SKINNER	2820
2	Marion HARTLEY	2160
3	Brenda SMITH	2000
4	Dee RELF	1575
5	Chloe ALLART-BENNETT	945
6	Shelley COOPER	810
7	Rhiannon DAVISON	690
8	Zoe LANCLEY	560
9	Ayshe GREENAN	500
10	Pavlina TICHA	495
11	Cindy KUKIELKA	450
12	Kerry WEST	405
13	Natasha SUSHICH	340