Deathmatch 2026

Jim · June 14, 2026, 3:00pm

Right - to close off the All the Music category.

Knockout outcomes

Winner: OHMSS
Runner-Up: Live and Let Die
3rd: Thunderball
4th: Moonraker

Knockout outcomes for this category over the years

This is a bit tricky given the merging of Song category with Score category. Up to and including 2025, Song looked like this:

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Winner	Live and Let Die	Live and Let Die	Live and Let Die	Live and Let Die	Live and Let Die
Runner-Up	Casino Royale	The Spy who Loved Me	The Spy who Loved Me	Goldfinger	Diamonds are Forever
Third	The Spy who Loved Me	OHMSS	You Only Live Twice	Diamonds are Forever	The Spy who Loved Me
Fourth	You Only Live Twice	Goldfinger	Casino Royale	OHMSS	You Only Live Twice

…and up to and including 2025, Score looked like this:

	2023	2024	2025
Winner	OHMSS	OHMSS	OHMSS
Runner-Up	You Only Live Twice	Moonraker	Moonraker
Third	Moonraker	Diamonds are Forever	You Only Live Twice
Fourth	Diamonds are Forever	You Only Live Twice	Goldfinger

Some familiar names across both, although possibly the merging of the categories has not been to Live and Let Die’s favour, but more so to Moonraker’s and Thunderball’s.

Justice has to be seen to be done. Seen it. Done, it be.

Most Valuable Player (have to get a placing in a knockout to qualify)

	Placings	Wins	Top Tens	Top Form	Points
Moonraker	2	1	2	1	6
OHMSS	1	1	2	1	5
From Russia with Love	1	0	2	0	3
Goldfinger	1	0	2	0	3
Thunderball	1	0	2	0	3
Live and Let Die	1	0	1	0	2
Skyfall	1	0	1	0	2

It might, after all, be Moonraker’s year but there’s a long, long way to go yet.

Deathmatch knockout outcomes to date 2026

	Villain	Music
Winner	Moonraker	OHMSS
Runner-Up	Skyfall	Live and Let Die
3rd	Goldfinger	Thunderball
4th	From Russia with Love	Moonraker

It might, after all, be Moonraker’s year but there’s a long, long way to go yet. Albeit slightly fewer seconds than when you read this same statement a moment ago.

Top Ten of Everything to Date 2026

2 visits to Top Ten	1 visit to Top Ten	Yet to bother the scorers
From Russia with Love	You Only Live Twice	Dr No
Goldfinger	Diamonds are Forever	TMwtGG
Thunderball	Live and Let Die	For Your Eyes Only
OHMSS	TSWLM	Octopussy
Moonraker	AVTAK	GoldenEye
Casino Royale	The Living Daylights	Tomorrow Never Dies
	Licence to Kill	TWINE
	Skyfall	Die Another Day
		Quantum of Solace
		Spectre
		No Time to Die

Beginning to stretch itself in a familiar manner, although there will be a couple of new categories this year that could and should shake it up.

It might, after all, be Moonraker’s year but there’s a long, long way to go yet. Albeit even slightly fewer seconds than when you read this same statement for a second time a moment ago.

Seeds and Pots for 2027

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Average form	Seed/Pot 2027
Dr No	24	24	22.5	24	23.5	25	23.83	Pot 3
FRWL	19	10	10	14	14	10	12.83	Pot 1
Goldfinger	4	9	3.5	4	3	4	4.58	Seed 3
Thunderball	9	11	10.5	7	6.5	2	7.67	Seed 8
YOLT	11	6	5	9	6	3	6.67	Seed 6
OHMSS	2	8	2.5	4.5	2.5	1	3.42	Seed 1
DAF	12	4	6.5	3	5	6	6.08	Seed 4
LALD	1	1	4	4.5	6	9	4.25	Seed 2
TMwtGGun	20	19	22	19	17	17	19	Pot 2
TSWLM	8	7	6.5	6	5	11	7.25	Seed 7
Moonraker	13	13	8	3	10.5	5	8.75	Seed 9
FYEO	10	15	15	13.5	13	13	13.25	Pot 1
Octopussy	21	20	19.5	20	18.5	20	19.83	Pot 2
AVTAK	3	3	13.5	12	11	19	9.75	Pot 1
TLD	14	14	13.5	12	12	7	12.08	Pot 1
LTK	16	22	21.5	20.5	24	22	21	Pot 3
GoldenEye	18	17	17.5	18.5	23.5	23	19.58	Pot 2
TND	17	16	16	14.5	15.5	15	15.67	Pot 2
TWINE	5	12	11	14.5	13.5	14	11.67	Pot 1
DAD	25	23	22.5	24	25	24	23.92	Pot 3
C Royale	7	2	7	7	6.5	8	6.25	Seed 5
QoS	22	25	19	18.5	19.5	19	20.5	Pot 3
Skyfall	6	5	11	10.5	10	12	9.08	Seed 10
Spectre	23	21	23	23	21.5	21	22.08	Pot 3
NTTD	15	18	14	18.5	19.5	18	17.17	Pot 2

2021 and 2022 it was Songs only, the Score category commencing in 2023. For 2023 onwards, the average of the two categories has been entered, hence the fractions. Are you still with me? I’m not.

Some have benefited from the merger; some most assuredly not and Dr No remains a difficult listen down-which to boogie.

Bonus Points to date

	Film	Bonus Points
1	Moonraker	27
2	A View to a Kill	17
3	Thunderball	13
4	The Living Daylights	13
5	Licence to Kill	12
6	Tomorrow Never Dies	11
7	TWINE	11
8	Live and Let Die	9
9	OHMSS	6
10	Die Another Day	6
11	You Only Live Twice	5
12	Quantum of Solace	5
13	Octopussy	3
14	From Russia with Love	2
15	No Time to Die	2
16	Diamonds are Forever	1
17	Dr No	0
18	Spectre	-1
19	Goldfinger	-5
20	The Spy who Loved Me	-5
21	GoldenEye	-5
22	TMwtGGun	-7
23	For Your Eyes Only	-7
24	Skyfall	-7
25	Casino Royale	-8

Taken as the difference between this year’s form finish and the one from either Score or Song last year that causes the least damage. I must be feeling generous, although that’s not a characteristic I value very highly, and nor should you.

It might, after all, be Moonraker’s year, etc…

Jim · June 15, 2026, 3:54pm

Right, so, new category with Action Sequences & Stunts and in certain quarters it has hurled Blofeld’s cat amongst the double-taking pigeons. Jolly good sport.

Group A	Played	W	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
For Your Eyes Only	4	4	0	57	12	45	82.48	12
Skyfall	4	3	1	46	24	22	65.45	9
Goldfinger	4	2	2	26	42	-16	38.23	6
A View to a Kill	4	1	3	25	45	-20	35.48	3
TMwtGGun	4	0	4	20	51	-31	28.38	0

I think that’s the first time For Your Eyes Only, otherwise a tribute to colossal mediocrity, has ever won a Group. There is a lot of running about in it, one admits, usually to distract from the fact that it makes not one femtoatom of sense. But, still, an achievement. Nothing happens in The Man with the Golden Gun and even zhuzhing-up with a penny-whistle just doesn’t work. Fascinations galore with the fate of Goldfinger; we may have found its weak spot. There is a lot of hanging about, true. That score won’t get it into the Second Round, which is a novelty. Actually something of a shock. The sort instigated by dropping an electric fire into me bathtub.

Group B	Played	W	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
The Spy who Loved Me	4	4	0	57	11	46	83.83	12
Live and Let Die	4	3	1	43	24	19	64.15	9
Octopussy	4	2	2	37	30	7	54.98	6
Diamonds are Forever	4	1	3	17	51	-34	24.98	3
Die Another Day	4	0	4	15	53	-38	22.08	0

The Spy who Loved Me does have the stunt, arguably the car chase and lots of lovely massacring at its conclusion, so not a surprise, but perhaps Live and Let Die coming second is? Diamonds are Forever, a depiction of the results of ingesting lard, is a sitty (I said sitty) down, snarly affair rather than anything exertive but still, even then, it sees off the multi-millions thrown at trying to get us to engage with Die Another Day, which yet again finds itself dangling off the precipice in a non-too-convincing way.

Group C	Played	W	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
OHMSS	4	4	0	55	9	46	85.94	12
Tomorrow Never Dies	4	3	1	37	27	10	57.81	9
No Time to Die	4	2	2	34	30	4	53.13	6
You Only Live Twice	4	1	3	21	43	-22	32.81	3
TWINE	4	0	4	13	51	-38	20.31	0

Convincing performance by a Brosnan film shocker! But none-too-shocking really; Tomorrow Never Dies seemed bound to do pretty well. That said, TWINE has lots going on but it all seems a bit diluted and underpowered. No Time to Die gets through to the Second Round pretty clearly, whereas swarms of ninjas don’t; I don’t make the World, so I am free to despair at it.

Group D	Played	W	D	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
Thunderball	4	3	1	0	42	18	24	69.58	10
Licence to Kill	4	3	1	0	40	19	21	67.5	10
Quantum of Solace	4	2	0	2	34	26	8	56.65	6
From Russia with Love	4	1	0	3	32	29	3	52.93	3
Dr No	4	0	0	4	2	58	-56	6.7	0

Well, Dr No was always going to suffer a bit here - whilst active, murdering a bedtime spider is probably no match for harpoons and jetpacks, exploding heads and cocaine tankers, and whatever it is that’s happening in Quantum of Solace - but its immediate sequel did walk over it which tends to suggest they saw they could spend a bit more on whizzbangs second time around, and changed course quickly. Interesting group, this one, with significantly varying approaches to “action”.

Group E	Played	W	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
Casino Royale	4	4	0	48	12	36	79.98	12
Moonraker	4	3	1	34	26	8	56.68	9
The Living Daylights	4	2	2	31	31	0	49.26	6
GoldenEye	4	1	3	30	32	-2	47.93	3
Spectre	4	0	4	10	52	-42	16.16	0

I was thinking GoldenEye might have done a bit better given some stunts that have become signature to the series, but there y’go; it does however reach the Second Round, and two Brosnans getting out of their groups is a rarity. Lots is thrown at us in Spectre; does any of it really land? It does seem lethargic.

Form table after Group Stage - Action Sequences & Stunts

		Form	Seed	Group Outcome
1	OHMSS	85.94	3	Winner C
2	The Spy who Loved Me	83.83	2	Winner B
3	For Your Eyes Only	82.48		Winner A
4	Casino Royale	79.98	6	Winner E
5	Thunderball	69.58	4	Winner D
6	Licence to Kill	67.5		Runner-Up D
7	Skyfall	64.45	10	Runner-Up A
8	Live and Let Die	64.15		Runner-Up B
9	Tomorrow Never Dies	59.81		Runner-Up C
10	Moonraker	56.68	5	Runner-Up E
11	Quantum of Solace	56.65		Lucky Loser 1
12	Octopussy	54.98		Lucky Loser 2
13	No Time to Die	53.13		Lucky Loser 3
14	From Russia with Love	52.93	7	Lucky Loser 4
15	The Living Daylights	49.26		Lucky Loser 5
16	GoldenEye	47.93		Lucky Loser 6
17	Goldfinger	38.23	1
18	A View to a Kill	35.48
19	You Only Live Twice	32.81	8
20	TMwtGGun	28.38
21	Diamonds are Forever	24.98	9
22	Die Another Day	22.08
23	TWINE	20.31
24	Spectre	16.16
25	Dr No	6.7

Category is yet to settle and as a new one, the seedings and pots were against the overall final positions at the end of December 2025, so this was always going to be a touch haywire. Goldfinger, Goldfinger, Goldfinger… oh dear. Most of the ones not getting into the Second Round are a bit fat and elderly, or just scenes of sit-about, or just cretinous displays of the fundamentally unengaging. Except the ninjas.

Bonus Points at the end of the Group Stage - Action Sequences & Stunts

	Film	Bonus Points
1	Moonraker	27
2	AVTAK	17
3	Thunderball	13
4	The Living Daylights	13
5	Licence to Kill	13
6	Tomorrow Never Dies	11
7	TWINE	10
8	Live and Let Die	9
9	OHMSS	8
10	Die Another Day	5
11	Quantum of Solace	5
12	You Only Live Twice	4
13	From Russia with Love	3
14	Octopussy	3
15	No Time to Die	2
16	Diamonds are Forever	1
17	Spectre	-1
18	Dr No	-2
19	Goldfinger	-5
20	The Spy who Loved Me	-5
21	GoldenEye	-5
22	TMwtGGun	-7
23	For Your Eyes Only	-7
24	Skyfall	-7
25	Casino Royale	-8

Not much movement here as this is the first year, so no performance comparison possible with a previous Group Stage. Points here and there for any walkovers, so Dr No drops a bit (he’s used to that) and OHMSS starts an ominous upward trajectory.

Jim · June 16, 2026, 12:31pm

After the Second Round for Action Sequences & Stunts, form is “as”:

		Form	(% shift)	Place shift
1	The Spy who Loved Me	85.81	(+1.98)	+1
2	OHMSS	84.05	(-1.89)	-1
3	Casino Royale	78.1	(-1.88)	+1
4	For Your Eyes Only	76.56	(-5.92)	-1
5	Thunderball	66.91	(-2.67)	-
6	Licence to Kill	66.5	(-1)	-
7	Skyfall	64.12	(-1.33)	-
8	Live and Let Die	58.82	(-5.33)	-
9	Tomorrow Never Dies	56.83	(-0.98)	-
10	Moonraker	54.76	(-1.92)	-
11	Quantum of Solace	54.74	(-1.91)	-
12	Octopussy	52.22	(-2.76)	-
13	No Time to Die	48.38	(-4.75)	-
14	GoldenEye	47.09	(-0.84)	+2
15	The Living Daylights	44.11	(-5.15)	-
16	From Russia with Love	43.6	(-9.33)	-2
17	Goldfinger	38.23
18	A View to a Kill	35.48
19	You Only Live Twice	32.81
20	TMwtGGun	28.38
21	Diamonds are Forever	24.98
22	Die Another Day	22.08
23	TWINE	20.31
24	Spectre	16.16
25	Dr No	6.7

A bit of movement at the top, and very loose at the bottom, but enough about how I age. Not a lot happening in the middle but the Quarter-Finals will sort that. Moonraker just about clings onto a Top Ten place although it could find itself higher up later on, depending on the violence yet to be administered during this category.

MY GOD IT IS SO TENSE THAT I HAVE SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MRS JIM REGARDING THE JOINT ACCOUNT AND SHOE PURCHASES, FULLY IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT BOTH OF US ARE LYING AND WILL NEVER STICK TO IT.

Dustin · June 16, 2026, 3:34pm

‘Peace*…’

*No, not exactly…

Jim · June 17, 2026, 6:49am

After the Quarter-Final stage for Action Sequences & Stunts, it all tumbles as per:

		Form	(% shift)	Place shift
1	The Spy who Loved Me	82.63	(-3.18)	-
2	OHMSS	81.16	(-2.89)	-
3	Casino Royale	79.9	(+1.8)	-
4	For Your Eyes Only	65.65	(-10.91)	-
5	Thunderball	65.03	(-1.88)	-
6	Licence to Kill	60.97	(-5.53)	-
7	Skyfall	58.98	(-5.14)	-
8	Live and Let Die	58.82
9	Tomorrow Never Dies	54.76	(-2.07)	-
10	Moonraker	54.76
11	Quantum of Solace	54.74
12	Octopussy	52.22
13	No Time to Die	48.38
14	GoldenEye	47.09
15	The Living Daylights	44.11
16	From Russia with Love	43.6
17	Goldfinger	38.23
18	A View to a Kill	35.48
19	You Only Live Twice	32.81
20	TMwtGGun	28.38
21	Diamonds are Forever	24.98
22	Die Another Day	22.08
23	TWINE	20.31
24	Spectre	16.16
25	Dr No	6.7

No movement in places but those form percentages are narrowing so still an amount to play for - the top three can easily swap around quite merrily over the final stages of the knockout.

Albeit ending on the same form as Moonraker, Tomorrow Never Dies finishes higher simply by dint of having been in the fray for longer. It’s had years of never getting into any Top Ten, so with this new category, its level may have been unearthed.

MY GOD IT IS SO TENSE THAT I HAVE TURNED THE FRONT GARDEN INTO A CAGE FIGHTING ARENA AND AM DOING MY BEST TO BECKON INTO IT BEEFY YOUNG MEN TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE NEIGHBOURS HAVE MENTIONED “GETTING AN INJUNCTION”. YET AGAIN.

Jim · June 18, 2026, 8:39am

With the Semi-Finals for Action Sequences & Stunts now Semi-Finalled, the form table with one round of knockout to go teeters into view.

		Form	(% shift)	Place shift
1	The Spy who Loved Me	81.54	(-1.09)	-
2	Casino Royale	76.34	(-3.56)	+1
3	OHMSS	75.99	(-5.17)	-1
4	For Your Eyes Only	65.65
5	Licence to Kill	60.97	(-)	+1
6	Thunderball	59.31	(-5.72)	-1
7	Skyfall	58.98
8	Live and Let Die	58.82
9	Tomorrow Never Dies	54.76
10	Moonraker	54.76
11	Quantum of Solace	54.74
12	Octopussy	52.22
13	No Time to Die	48.38
14	GoldenEye	47.09
15	The Living Daylights	44.11
16	From Russia with Love	43.6
17	Goldfinger	38.23
18	A View to a Kill	35.48
19	You Only Live Twice	32.81
20	TMwtGGun	28.38
21	Diamonds are Forever	24.98
22	Die Another Day	22.08
23	TWINE	20.31
24	Spectre	16.16
25	Dr No	6.7

Ooh, a bit of wibble-wobble. I do like a bit of wibble-wobble. Most likely outcome I fear is that Thunderball will slip a bit. Do people not like jetpacks? Mine still works fine, as does my harpoon, as I fly o’er the countryside meting out experimental justice. That I do this dressed as my own widow can get a bit fraught for those immediately beneath me if a gust’s up. I blame the conch chowder.

MY GOD IT IS ALL SO TENSE I HAVE JUST ASKED CHAT GPT TO CREATE A HIGHLY SEXUALISED IMAGE OF MRS JIM AND IT CLAIMS THAT IT CANNOT IMPROVE UPON REALITY. I SUSPECT IT’S BEEN GOT AT.

secretagentfan · June 18, 2026, 11:45am

„Experimental justice“ is one of the greatest terms ever coined.

I shall use it from now on, claiming I came up with it. Yeah, like groceries.

Jim · June 19, 2026, 8:22am

With the new category of Action Sequences & Stunts done, mop-up (it needs a big, absorbent mop, whatever one of those is):

Knockout

	2026
Winner	TSWLM
Runner-Up	Casino Royale
Third	OHMSS
Fourth	Thunderball

Knockouts 2026 to date

	Villain	Music	Action & Stunts
Winner	Moonraker	OHMSS	TSWLM
Runner-Up	Skyfall	Live and Let Die	Casino Royale
3rd	Goldfinger	Thunderball	OHMSS
4th	From Russia with Love	Moonraker	Thunderball

Some names beginning to reappear. Some familiar names, at that.

Final Form table - Action Sequences & Stunts

		Form	(% shift)	Place shift
1	The Spy who Loved Me	78.7	(-2.84)	-
2	OHMSS	77.52	(+1.53)	+1
3	Casino Royale	71.95	(-2.84)	-1
4	For Your Eyes Only	65.65
5	Licence to Kill	60.97
6	Skyfall	58.98	(-)	+1
7	Live and Let Die	58.82	(-)	+1
8	Tomorrow Never Dies	54.76	(-)	+1
9	Moonraker	54.76	(-)	+1
10	Quantum of Solace	54.74	(-)	+1
11	Thunderball	53.37	(-5.94)	-5
12	Octopussy	52.22
13	No Time to Die	48.38
14	GoldenEye	47.09
15	The Living Daylights	44.11
16	From Russia with Love	43.6
17	Goldfinger	38.23
18	A View to a Kill	35.48
19	You Only Live Twice	32.81
20	TMwtGGun	28.38
21	Diamonds are Forever	24.98
22	Die Another Day	22.08
23	TWINE	20.31
24	Spectre	16.16
25	Dr No	6.7

Thunderball took such a kick to the thunderballs in the Final that it drops out of the Top Ten completely. This leaves Quantum of Solace with a Top Ten place, which is a novelty. The category certainly seems to have shaken things up a bit.

Well, a bit.

Seeds and Pots for 2027

	Final Reckoning 2025	2026	Average form	Seed/Pot 2027
Dr No	15	25	20	Pot 3
FRWL	7	16	11.5	S10
Goldfinger	1	17	9	S9
Thunderball	4	11	7.5	S5
YOLT	8	19	13.5	Pot 1
OHMSS	3	2	2.5	S2
DAF	9	21	15	Pot 2
LALD	11	7	9	S8
TMwtGGun	22	20	21	Pot 3
TSWLM	2	1	1.5	S1
Moonraker	5	9	7	S4
FYEO	13	4	8.5	S7
Octopussy	17	12	14.5	Pot 1
AVTAK	19	18	18.5	Pot 2
TLD	14	15	14.5	Pot 2
LTK	20	5	12.5	Pot 1
GoldenEye	16	14	15	Pot 2
TND	18	8	13	Pot 1
TWINE	24	23	23.5	Pot 3
DAD	25	22	23.5	Pot 3
C Royale	6	3	4.5	S3
QoS	23	10	16.5	Pot 2
Skyfall	10	6	8	S6
Spectre	21	24	22.5	Pot 3
NTTD	12	13	12.5	Pot 1

With no previous run to compare it to, average and therefore seeding or potting based on overall finish last year (which is how the initial Groups for this category were worked out, so probably “fair”). Goldfinger being Seed 9 is a bit random given how poorly it did here but it may take another year or so for this to settle overall.

Most Valuable Player

	Placings	Wins	Top Tens	Top Form	Points
OHMSS	2	1	3	1	7
Moonraker	2	1	3	1	7
TSWLM	1	1	2	1	5
Thunderball	2	0	2	0	4
Casino Royale	1	0	3	0	4
FRWL	1	0	2	0	3
Goldfinger	1	0	2	0	3
LALD	1	0	2	0	3
Skyfall	1	0	2	0	3

New entrant The Spy who Loved Me makes an immediate impact, although OHMSS steadily racks up the points as it goes along. Thunderball does its usual thing of not bothering to actually win anything but rolling about nonetheless in a frothy pointspume.

Top Ten of Everything to Date

3 visits to Top Ten	2 visits to Top Ten	1 visit to Top Ten	Yet to bother the scorers
OHMSS	From Russia with Love	You Only Live Twice	Dr No
Moonraker	Goldfinger	Diamonds are Forever	TMwtGGun
Casino Royale	Thunderball	For Your Eyes Only	Octopussy
	Live and Let Die	A View to a Kill	GoldenEye
	The Spy who Loved Me	The Living Daylights	TWINE
	Licence to Kill	Tomorrow Never Dies	Die Another Day
	Skyfall	Quantum of Solace	Spectre
			No Time to Die

Tomorrow Never Dies makes it out of Club Zero! So does Quantum of Solace! Goldfinger won’t be in a Top Ten for everything! It’s a minor revolution.

Bonus Points to Date

	Film	Bonus Points
1	Licence to Kill	28
2	Moonraker	23
3	Tomorrow Never Dies	21
4	A View to a Kill	18
5	Quantum of Solace	18
6	Live and Let Die	13
7	The Living Daylights	12
8	TWINE	11
9	OHMSS	9
10	Octopussy	8
11	Die Another Day	8
12	Thunderball	6
13	For Your Eyes Only	2
14	No Time to Die	1
15	GoldenEye	-3
16	Skyfall	-3
17	The Spy who Loved Me	-4
18	Spectre	-4
19	You Only Live Twice	-5
20	TMwtGGun	-5
21	Casino Royale	-5
22	From Russia with Love	-6
23	Diamonds are Forever	-11
24	Dr No	-12
25	Goldfinger	-21

Carnage. Based on where they finished in the Form Table for this category vs. the overall finish last year. This may yet undulate.

Jim · June 22, 2026, 2:05pm

Already the Group Stage for Bond is done, and we are past the (Northern Hemisphere) longest day. Winter sets in (doesn’t really feel that way today), and for some participants, it’s only ever winter anyway.

Thus:

Group A	Played	W	D	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
Connery – FRWL	4	4	0	0	74	6	68	92.5	12
Connery – Dr No	4	2	1	1	45	35	10	56.25	7
Craig – NTTD	4	2	1	1	41	39	2	51.25	7
Moore – TMwtGGun	4	1	0	3	23	57	-34	28.75	3
Brosnan – TWINE	4	0	0	4	17	63	-46	21.25	0

Connery’s performance in From Russia with Love may be hard to beat, although it’s not as far ahead of its competition from other Groups as may be thought. Connery in Dr No being preferred fairly significantly over Craig’s last go is interesting. Moore’s most interestingly peevish performance still outstrips the Brosnan go; the Brosnan try doesn’t make it to the Second Round. A theme develops. Saved the series, he did; more or less on his own, some say.

Group B	Played	W	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
Connery – Goldfinger	4	4	0	60	17	43	78.15	12
Moore – Moonraker	4	3	1	53	24	29	69.2	9
Moore – Octopussy	4	2	2	37	39	-2	48.68	6
Craig – QoS	4	1	3	32	44	-16	42.13	3
Brosnan – DAD	4	0	4	9	67	-58	11.85	0

The Brosnan try doesn’t make it to the Second Round. A theme continues. Saved the series, he did; more or less on his own, some say. Quite a range of performances here, with Moore’s messy Octopussy effort demonstrating them all in one film, occasionally in the same line of “dialogue”. Craig’s Quantum of Solace performance makes it through as the last of the lucky losers, although one may wish to review one’s understanding of the word “lucky”.

Group C	Played	W	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
Craig – Casino Royale	4	4	0	70	10	60	87.5	12
Dalton – TLD	4	3	1	55	23	32	70.98	9
Brosnan – TND	4	2	2	30	48	-18	39.08	6
Craig – Spectre	4	1	3	25	52	-27	32.7	3
Connery – YOLT	4	0	4	15	62	-47	19.75	0

The Brosnan try doesn’t make it to the Second Round. A theme bangs on. Saved the series, he did; more or less on his own, some say. It was the closest to getting through to the Second Round but it failed. A very clear winner here, though, again playing to the “marginally less farcical” reading of the “character”. The Connery - You Only Live Twice effort falls victim to its own reputation of being lazy, bored and bloated. Being myself lazy, bored and bloated, it speaks to me and one day very, very soon, it’ll speak to you too, and then you’ll finally appreciate its middle-aged ennui. My hero. Got walked over completely by Craig’s Casino Royale turn, though. Or parkoured over; it all seems so energetic.

Group D	Played	W	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
Moore – TSWLM	4	4	0	63	17	46	78.75	12
Moore – FYEO	4	3	1	48	31	17	60.65	9
Lazenby – OHMSS	4	2	2	40	39	1	50.6	6
Connery – DAF	4	1	3	27	44	-17	33.75	3
Brosnan – GoldenEye	4	0	4	21	59	-38	26.25	0

The Brosnan try doesn’t make it to the Second Round. A theme concludes. Saved the series, he did; more or less on his own, some say. Can’t even get over Bloaty Sean the washed-up stinky Minky, although he’d probably need a stepladder. Can’t even get over George Bleedin’ Lazenby. Dear oh dear oh dear. Still don’t quite get why Moore’s underpowered turn in For Your Eyes Only tends to be favoured; the stuntmen are busy but he seems wrinkly and corpulent. Wrinkly Minky.

Group E	Played	W	D	L	F	A	GD	%	Points
Connery – Thunderball	4	4	0	0	62	18	44	77.5	12
Craig – Skyfall	4	3	0	1	54	26	28	67.5	9
Dalton – LTK	4	1	1	2	39	41	-2	48.75	4
Moore – LALD	4	1	1	2	35	45	-10	43.75	4
Moore – AVTAK	4	0	0	4	10	70	60	12.5	0

Connery in Thunderball did win this knockout category a few years ago, so definitely a dark horse, or at least a slightly greyish pony. One would have thought, given all the fuss about shifting the character to his strengths, the Dalton performance would be performing better but since those strengths seem to be DRACULA RAGE CRETIN, perhaps not. Poor result for Roger Moore and his Moving Mole of Mystery in A View to a Kill, but actually not as bad as last year.

Form Table after Group Stage - Bond

		Form	Seed	Group Outcome
1	Connery – From Russia with Love	92.5	1	Winner A
2	Craig – Casino Royale	87.5	3	Winner C
3	Moore – The Spy who Loved Me	78.75	4	Winner D
4	Connery – Goldfinger	78.15	2	Winner B
5	Connery – Thunderball	77.5	6	Winner E
6	Dalton – The Living Daylights	70.98	8	Runner-Up C
7	Moore – Moonraker	69.2	9	Runner-Up B
8	Craig – Skyfall	67.5	5	Runner-Up E
9	Moore – For Your Eyes Only	60.65	7	Runner-Up D
10	Connery – Dr No	56.25		Runner-Up A
11	Craig – No Time to Die	51.25	10	Lucky Loser 1
12	Lazenby – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service	50.6		Lucky Loser 2
13	Dalton – Licence to Kill	48.75		Lucky Loser 3
14	Moore – Octopussy	48.68		Lucky Loser 4
15	Moore – Live and Let Die	43.75		Lucky Loser 5
16	Craig – Quantum of Solace	42.13		Lucky Loser 6
17	Brosnan – Tomorrow Never Dies	39.08
18	Connery – Diamonds are Forever	33.75
19	Craig – Spectre	32.7
20	Moore – The Man with the Golden Gun	28.75
21	Brosnan – GoldenEye	26.25
22	Brosnan – The World is Not Enough	21.25
23	Connery – You Only Live Twice	19.75
24	Moore – A View to a Kill	12.5
25	Brosnan – Die Another Day	11.85

Generally playing to the younger and harder iterations, although that’s not an absolute rule. Interesting how much in the middle Lazenby sits.

Bonus Points to date

	Film	Bonus Points
1	Licence to Kill	29
2	Moonraker	24
3	Tomorrow Never Dies	24
4	A View to a Kill	19
5	Quantum of Solace	14
6	The Living Daylights	13
7	Octopussy	12
8	The World is Not Enough	12
9	Live and Let Die	11
10	On Her Majesty’s Secret Service	8
11	Die Another Day	7
12	Thunderball	5
13	For Your Eyes Only	1
14	Casino Royale	1
15	The Spy who Loved Me	-3
16	No Time to Die	-3
17	The Man with the Golden Gun	-4
18	From Russia with Love	-5
19	You Only Live Twice	-5
20	Skyfall	-6
21	Spectre	-6
22	GoldenEye	-7
23	Dr No	-10
24	Diamonds are Forever	-12
25	Goldfinger	-22

Not a vast amount of movement this time, and Goldfinger has had a couple of rough categories (by its standards) - but you can never rule it out completely…

MY GOD IT IS SO TENSE THAT I SHALL IMMEDIATELY BECKON UNTO MYSELF SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION. AND A LOVELY BICCY.

Double-OhAgent · June 22, 2026, 7:27pm

Sorry, Jim, but I believe you have one typo in Group D. Roger Moore’s For Your Eyes Only actually had 3 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss. Other than that, solid as usual.

Jim · June 22, 2026, 7:48pm

Ah, sorted, thank you.

Jim · June 23, 2026, 6:35am

Second Round for Bond is dead; dead, I tells yer. Form Table is what it is, which is:

		Form	(% shift)	Place shift
1	Connery – FRWL	94	(+1.5)	-
2	Craig – Casino Royale	86.7	(-0.8)	-
3	Connery – Goldfinger	79.18	(+1.03)	+1
4	Moore – TSWLM	78.54	(-0.21)	-1
5	Connery – Thunderball	76.44	(-1.06)	-
6	Moore – Moonraker	68.7	(-0.5)	+1
7	Craig – Skyfall	66.22	(-1.28)	+1
8	Dalton – The Living Daylights	64.56	(-6.42)	-2
9	Connery – Dr No	58.34	(+2.09)	+1
10	Moore – FYEO	55.18	(-5.47)	-1
11	Craig – No Time to Die	46.56	(-4.69)	-
12	Lazenby – OHMSS	43.82	(-6.78)	-
13	Moore – Octopussy	43.4	(-5.28)	+1
14	Dalton – Licence to Kill	42.34	(-6.41)	-1
15	Craig – QoSolace	40.36	(-1.77)	+1
16	Brosnan – TND	39.08	(-)	+1
17	Moore – Live and Let Die	35	(-8.75)	-2
18	Connery – DAF	33.75
19	Craig – Spectre	32.7
20	Moore – TMwtGGun	28.75
21	Brosnan – GoldenEye	26.25
22	Brosnan – TWINE	21.25
23	Connery – You Only Live Twice	19.75
24	Moore – AVTAK	12.5
25	Brosnan – Die Another Day	11.85

Top five seem to be where the quality is at; the remainder much more fluid and Moore - Live and Let Die took a hell of a beating. Interesting to see Connery - Dr No vying for a Top Ten place but it has a challenging Quarter-Final ahead of it.

Quarter-Finals line-up - the first four Connerys; Moore in his superstar stage of the late 1970s; Craig in Casino Royale and Skyfall. Sounds about right to me.

MY GOD IT IS SO TENSE THAT THE LINING OF MY SWIMMING POOL HAS COME LOOSE AND IT’S FULL OF ALGAE. THIS IS ITS USUAL STATE, HOWEVER. NOT EVEN THE DOG (UNFUSSY ABOUT WHERE IT ROLLS AT THE BEST OF TIMES) WILL GO NEAR. I SHOULD PROBABLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BUT I KNOW I WON’T. I BLAME VANDALS. OR PERHAPS VISIGOTHS.

Jim · June 24, 2026, 5:02pm

Quarter-Finals for Bond DONE. Done done done done done. And therefore:

		Form	(% shift)	Place shift
1	Connery – FRWL	86.67	(-7.33)	-
2	Craig – Casino Royale	83.37	(-3.33)	-
3	Connery – Goldfinger	78.95	(-0.23)	-
4	Moore – TSWLM	77.48	(-1.06)	-
5	Connery – Thunderball	72.03	(-4.41)	-
6	Dalton – The Living Daylights	64.56	(-)	+2
7	Moore – Moonraker	62.8	(-5.9)	-1
8	Craig – Skyfall	59.82	(-6.4)	-1
9	Moore – For Your Eyes Only	55.18	(-)	+1
10	Connery – Dr No	52.32	(-6.02)	-1
11	Craig – No Time to Die	46.56
12	Lazenby – OHMSS	43.82
13	Moore – Octopussy	43.4
14	Dalton – Licence to Kill	42.34
15	Craig – QoSolace	40.36
16	Brosnan – TND	39.08
17	Moore – Live and Let Die	35
18	Connery – DAF	33.75
19	Craig – Spectre	32.7
20	Moore – TMwtGGun	28.75
21	Brosnan – GoldenEye	26.25
22	Brosnan – TWINE	21.25
23	Connery – You Only Live Twice	19.75
24	Moore – AVTAK	12.5
25	Brosnan – Die Another Day	11.85

There’s been very little movement amongst the top five, which might be an indication of their inherent qualities. Connery - Dr No secures his film a Top Ten finish, which feels about right. Still baffled about the relative popularity of Moore - For Your Eyes Only; I just think he looks knackered.

Anyway, tension. VERY MUCH TENSION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.