The Schneider Tournament

Ralf Schneider

This tournament is held every year in honour of Ralf Schneider from Leverkusen, Germany. Ralf played Badminton for Shaw whilst on a one year secondment to the UK with Bayer. During his time at Shaw, he made many friends and still keeps in touch with everyone. Currently, he spends most of his time working between Leverkusen and Pittsburgh, but he's managed to return for the last two tournaments ... which resulted in the usual fights (amongst the Ladies) to partner him!

Roll of Honour

Season	Winners	Runners-Up
2008	Tanya Frankenfeld & Andy Norman	Andy Crane & Clare Beavis
2007	Latha Taylor & Mike Pembroke	Helen Wooldridge & Richard Ilsley
2006	Colin Brinsden & Luke Hale	Jackie Beaver & Tony Walker
2005	Mel Chalker & Tom Bass	Jon Schofield & Keith Simms
2004	Pam Norris & Iain Adams	Tony Walker & Mel Chalker
2003	Tony Walker & Pam Norris	Kevin Walker & Adrian Lovell
2002	Kevin Walker & Dominic Caswell	Andrew Nicholson & Mandy Sainsbury
2001	Keith Simms & Kevin Walker	Sam Chivers & Adam Turner
2000	Steven Edwards & Karen Jackson	Matt Chivers & Hugh Hemingway
1999	Andrew Nicholson & Gareth Clarke	Pam Norris & Andy Formuller
1998	Graham Lockyear & Carleton Horne	Andy Nicholson & Andy Davis
1997	Harald Lindlar & Trevor Poore	Tony Walker & Gareth Clarke
1996	John Huntley & Rick Stone	Sue Chivers & Hugh Hemingway
1995	Andrew Nicholson & Marian McGregor	Carl Rivers & Colin Shurey
1993	Alan Morris & Martin Beaver	Ben Ansell & Karen Jackson
1992	Andy Fortmuller & Hugh Hemingway	Jackie Bolton & Ralf Schneider

Bottoms Award

From 1999 a new fun' trophy was unveiled ... THE BOTTOMS AWARD. This award is for the pair who tried the hardest, but gained the fewest points in the tournament. For posterity, all the previous winners of this prestigious award have had their names added to this trophy!

Season	Winners
2005	Luke Heaver & Andrew Nicholson
2004	Jackie Beaver & Richard Ilsley
2003	Richard Ilsley & Keith Simms
2002	Clare Beavis & Hugh Hemingway
2001	Guy McBride & Mark Shaw
2000	Rick Stone & Rebecca Chivers
1999	Trevor Poore & Katie Marlow
1998	Gary Chambers & Mark Shaw
1997	Rebecca Chivers & Alison Macklin AND Karen Jackson & Gill Pocock*
1996	Mark Shaw & Andy Nicholson
1995	Jackie Beaver & Andy Fortmuller
1993	Alison Walker & Laura Woodley
1992	Sue Chivers & Stefan Mason

* These pairs tied for joint-bottom place and were completely inseparable. They both scored the same number of points, had the same number of points scored against them.