Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026 Background
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Germany.
- Vidal Das has never won Best France.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Italy.
- Lei Saarlainen won Trophée Garibaldi at Coppa Garibaldi 2013.
- Clare Bradbery has competed in 9 tournaments.
- Stuart Barton has won Best Russia once.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best France in 2016 at Boston Massacre 2016.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Plus Machiavellique at Joutes Occitanes de Diplomacy 2010.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 71/120 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1988.
- The best tournament result for Tristan Singh is 7th.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Turkey in 2025 at Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Russia in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
- Robert Hillier first won Best France in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
- Stuart Barton has finished with as many as 14 centres in tournament games.
- Sascha Heylmann topped the board in 5 of 18 tournament games played (27.78%).
- Robert Hillier most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2025) in 2025.
- Stuart Barton has played 29 tournament games.
- Andrew Goff has won Best England 8 times.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 17/176 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1989.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Tacticien at Euro DipCon I 1993.
- The best tournament result for Robert Hillier is 3rd.
- Stuart Barton most recently competed in a tournament (Sydney Cup 2025) in 2025.
- Sascha Heylmann has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Shane Armstrong has competed in 14 tournaments.
- Vidal Das first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Robert Hillier has finished with as many as 13 centres in tournament games.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best England.
- Robert Hillier first won Best England in 2024 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024.
- Shane Armstrong topped the board in 26 of 45 tournament games played (57.78%).
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Négociateur at Open Diplomacy Dauphine 1993.
- Andrew Goff has played 386 tournament games.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Turkey.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Germany.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Turkey once.
- Sascha Heylmann has won Best Germany once.
- This is the first tournament for Catrina Yuan.
- Andrew Goff was World Champion in 2009, 2011, 2018.
- Karan Ditkaew has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 95/201 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1998.
- Andreas Möllmann most recently competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Vidal Das first won Best England in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Sascha Heylmann won their first tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open 2022) in 2022.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Russia.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Turkey in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won a tournament (Sydney Cup 2025) in 2025.
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Russia 3 times.
- Jamal Blakkarly has competed in 41 tournaments.
- Stuart Barton topped the board in 7 of 29 tournament games played (24.14%).
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Italy once.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best England in 2014 at PoppyCon 2014.
- Stuart Barton most recently won Best Russia in 2011 at Australian Championships Sydney 2011.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Italy in 2016 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2016.
- Andrew Goff is ranked 19 internationally in the WPE7.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Russia in 2026 at Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Sascha Heylmann is ranked 69 internationally in the WPE7.
- Shane Armstrong has never won Best France.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Italy.
- The best tournament result for Vidal Das is 8th.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 39/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Turkey 3 times.
- Sascha Heylmann first won Best Germany in 2024 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024.
- Robert Hillier has won Best France once.
- Sascha Heylmann has won 2 of 11 tournaments (18.18%).
- Andrew Goff has soloed 11 of 386 tournament games played (2.85%).
- Stuart Barton has won Best Austria-Hungary 2 times.
- Clare Bradbery has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Italy.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Turkey.
- Andrew Goff has won 19 of 161 tournaments (11.80%).
- Stuart Barton is ranked 223 internationally in the WPE7.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Russia.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Italy 11 times.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Russia 10 times.
- Clare Bradbery has finished with as many as 10 centres in tournament games.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Austria in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
- Robert Hillier has yet to solo at a tournament.
- The best tournament result for Bonnie Tatatutataki is 6th.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Russia.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won 7 of 41 tournaments (17.07%).
- This is the first tournament for Lei Saarlainen.
- Sascha Heylmann most recently won a tournament (Thailand Diplomacy Championship 2022-2023) in 2023.
- Stuart Barton most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at Asia-Pacific Championship Brisbane 2025 Cane Toad Classic.
- This is the first tournament for Man Hin Ng.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Turkey.
- Tristan Singh has competed in 2 tournaments.
- Jamal Blakkarly has finished with as many as 18 centres in tournament games.
- Sascha Heylmann has competed in 11 tournaments.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Russia once.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Turkey in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki most recently competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 161/409 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1993.
- Shane Armstrong has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Brandan Austin has competed in 15 tournaments.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best France.
- Brandan Austin won their first tournament (DBN Broadcaster Brawl 2025) in 2025.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Turkey in 2015 at PoppyCon 2015.
- Stuart Barton first won Best Russia in 2011 at Australian Championships Sydney 2011.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best France.
- Shane Armstrong won their first tournament (The Mandarin League 2025) in 2025.
- Shane Armstrong has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Turkey.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best France.
- Sascha Heylmann first competed in a tournament (Bangkok games 2020) in 2020.
- Robert Hillier most recently won Best England in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Andrew Goff first won Best France in 1998 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1998.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Russia in 1999 at New South Wales Championships Sydney 1999.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Italy.
- Jamal Blakkarly was World Champion in 2023.
- Lei Saarlainen was European Champion in 2018.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best England.
- Lei Saarlainen won Trophée Garibaldi at Coppa Garibaldi 2013.
- Robert Hillier topped the board in 8 of 22 tournament games played (36.36%).
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Turkey.
- Brandan Austin has never won Best England.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best France.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Austria in 1996 at New South Wales Championships Sydney 1996.
- Karan Ditkaew has played 1 tournament game.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Italy.
- Stuart Barton was eliminated in 5 of 29 tournament games played (17.24%).
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best England 2 times.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Italy in 2024 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Turkey in 2025 at Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025.
- Karan Ditkaew most recently competed in a tournament (Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Andrew Goff most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2024) in 2025.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best England.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Italy.
- Clare Bradbery was eliminated in 1 of 22 tournament games played (4.55%).
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Germany.
- Stuart Barton has competed in 13 tournaments.
- Andrew Goff has won Best France 6 times.
- Karan Ditkaew has yet to top the board at a tournament.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 18/233 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1991.
- Karan Ditkaew first competed in a tournament (Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best England.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Stratège at Joutes Occitanes de Diplomacy 2010.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best England.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Négociateur at Open Diplomacy Dauphine 1993.
- Andrew Goff won their first tournament (ACT Championships Camberra 1996) in 1996.
- Lei Saarlainen won La Brute Tactique at Coupe du Dragon 2005.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Russia in 2025 at Sydney Cup 2025.
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best France.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best France in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Andrew Goff topped the board in 115 of 386 tournament games played (29.79%).
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Austria in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
- Vidal Das has competed in one tournament.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Germany.
- Brandan Austin has won 1 of 15 tournaments (6.67%).
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Italy in 1997 at Australian Championships Canberra 1997.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best France.
- Sascha Heylmann was eliminated in 1 of 18 tournament games played (5.56%).
- Jamal Blakkarly is ranked 2 internationally in the WPE7.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best France 4 times.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best France.
- Brandan Austin was eliminated in 3 of 59 tournament games played (5.08%).
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best England.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best England in 2025 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2025.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Germany once.
- Jamal Blakkarly has played 73 tournament games.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Turkey.
- The best tournament result for Karan Ditkaew is 14th.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Stratège at Joutes Occitanes de Diplomacy 2010.
- Clare Bradbery most recently competed in a tournament (Australian Open Canberra 2025) in 2025.
- Vidal Das most recently won Best England in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Russia.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best Turkey.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Germany in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Clare Bradbery first competed in a tournament (Australian Open Canberra 2025) in 2025.
- The best tournament result for Stuart Barton is 4th.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Italy.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2025) in 2025.
- Clare Bradbery has played 22 tournament games.
- Karan Ditkaew has competed in one tournament.
- Shane Armstrong first competed in a tournament (Diplomacy Club of Canberra Championship) in 2005.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Turkey once.
- Karan Ditkaew has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Clare Bradbery most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at Sydney Cup 2025.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best France.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Germany 8 times.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Diplomate at Coupe du Dragon 2005.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Germany.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Turkey in 1999 at The Don Challenge Cup Melbourne 1999.
- Shane Armstrong is ranked 48 internationally in the WPE7.
- Lei Saarlainen won La Brute (tactique) at IIIè Open du FLIP 2005.
- Jamal Blakkarly first competed in a tournament (Victorian Championships 2012) in 2012.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best France.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Tacticien at Joutes du Téméraire 2005.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Turkey in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Germany in 2025 at Australian Open Canberra 2025.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Austria in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Seigneur De Guerre (la Brute Tactique) at Vè Open du FLIP 2007.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Turkey.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Russia.
- Brandan Austin most recently won a tournament (DBN Broadcaster Brawl 2025) in 2025.
- Stuart Barton has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Russia.
- Andreas Möllmann has competed in one tournament.
- Shane Armstrong has won 4 of 14 tournaments (28.57%).
- Tristan Singh has never won Best France.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Italy.
- Andrew Goff was Bismark Cup Winner in 2008.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Germany.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best Germany.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Austria-Hungary 11 times.
- Vidal Das has won Best England once.
- Vidal Das most recently competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen won Caliméro at Open du Génie de la Lampe 2005.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best England.
- The best tournament result for Andreas Möllmann is 9th.
- Robert Hillier has competed in 13 tournaments.
- Clare Bradbery topped the board in 5 of 22 tournament games played (22.73%).
- Stuart Barton first competed in a tournament (Australian Championships Sydney 2011) in 2011.
- Karan Ditkaew has finished with as many as 3 centres in tournament games.
- Robert Hillier is ranked 127 internationally in the WPE7.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best England.
- Clare Bradbery first won Best Austria in 2025 at Sydney Cup 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Voyageur at Coupe du Dragon 2005.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Italy in 2024 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024.
- Andrew Goff has finished with as many as 23 centres in tournament games.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Italy in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won a tournament (Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Tacticien at Joutes du Téméraire 2005.
- Andrew Goff was eliminated in 76 of 386 tournament games played (19.69%).
- Robert Hillier first won Best Italy in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Germany in 1998 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1998.
- Lei Saarlainen won La Brute (tactique) at IIIè Open du FLIP 2005.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Turkey.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best England.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Italy in 2016 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2016.
- Brandan Austin has played 59 tournament games.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Italy.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Andrew Goff has competed in 161 tournaments.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best England.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Germany 3 times.
- Shane Armstrong has never won Best England.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best Italy.
- Shane Armstrong has finished with as many as 12 centres in tournament games.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Russia.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Seigneur De Guerre (la Brute Tactique) at Vè Open du FLIP 2007.
- Robert Hillier most recently won Best France in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
- Jamal Blakkarly was Virtual Diplomacy Championship (VDC) Champion in 2023.
- Clare Bradbery is ranked 189 internationally in the WPE7.
- Clare Bradbery has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Brandan Austin most recently competed in a tournament (Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025) in 2025.
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Germany once.
- Robert Hillier has played 22 tournament games.
- Shane Armstrong has played 45 tournament games.
- Stuart Barton first won Best Austria in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Turkey.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Russia.
- Brandan Austin has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Russia.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Russia in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
- Robert Hillier was eliminated in 1 of 22 tournament games played (4.55%).
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Italy once.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best England in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
- Brandan Austin has never won Best Italy.
- Andrew Goff first won Best England in 1999 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1999.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Russia in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
- Andreas Möllmann first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Andrew Goff first competed in a tournament (The Don Challenge Cup Melbourne 1994) in 1994.
- Andrew Goff most recently won a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025) in 2025.
- Jamal Blakkarly topped the board in 23 of 73 tournament games played (31.51%).
- Shane Armstrong most recently competed in a tournament (Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Jamal Blakkarly was eliminated in 5 of 73 tournament games played (6.85%).
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Turkey.
- Brandan Austin first competed in a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024) in 2024.
- The best tournament result for Clare Bradbery is 3rd.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Turkey in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Germany.
- Sascha Heylmann has finished with as many as 16 centres in tournament games.
- Sascha Heylmann most recently competed in a tournament (Asia-Pacific Championship Brisbane 2025 Cane Toad Classic) in 2025.
- Robert Hillier first competed in a tournament (Poppycon Melbourne 2022) in 2022.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Russia.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Germany.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Russia.
- Tristan Singh first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open 2022) in 2022.
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Turkey.
- Tristan Singh most recently competed in a tournament (Thailand Diplomacy Championship 2022-2023) in 2023.
- Lei Saarlainen won Caliméro at Open du Génie de la Lampe 2005.
- Brandan Austin has finished with as many as 17 centres in tournament games.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 34/275 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1992.
- Sascha Heylmann most recently won Best Germany in 2024 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024.
- Sascha Heylmann has played 18 tournament games.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 72/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Turkey once.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Germany.
- Robert Hillier has won Best England 2 times.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has competed in one tournament.
- Brandan Austin has never won Best France.
- Robert Hillier has won Best Italy once.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Germany.
- Jamal Blakkarly has soloed 2 of 73 tournament games played (2.74%).
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Russia.
- Shane Armstrong has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Brandan Austin topped the board in 14 of 59 tournament games played (23.73%).
- Andrew Goff was North American Champion in 2009, 2018.
- Brandan Austin is ranked 94 internationally in the WPE7.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Germany in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
- Jamal Blakkarly won their first tournament (Poppycon 2021) in 2021.
- Robert Hillier most recently won Best Italy in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best France in 2012 at Victorian Championships 2012.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Australian Open Canberra 2025.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Italy.