Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026 Background
- Robert Hillier most recently won Best England in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Italy 11 times.
- Robert Hillier most recently won Best France in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Germany.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Turkey.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Shane Armstrong most recently competed in a tournament (DBN Invitational S6 (2025-2026)) in 2026.
- Brandan Austin first won Best England in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Brandan Austin has never won Best Italy.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best England.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best France in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- The best tournament result for Karan Ditkaew is 14th.
- Vidal Das most recently won Best England in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- The best tournament result for Bonnie Tatatutataki is 6th.
- Vidal Das first won Best England in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Russia.
- Stuart Barton is ranked 203 internationally in the WPE7.
- Andrew Goff has won 19 of 165 tournaments (11.52%).
- Robert Hillier most recently won a tournament (DBN Invitational S6 (2025-2026)) in 2026.
- Jamal Blakkarly first competed in a tournament (Victorian Championships 2012) in 2012.
- Andrew Goff has won Best England 8 times.
- Jamal Blakkarly won their first tournament (Poppycon 2021) in 2021.
- Sascha Heylmann has played 18 tournament games.
- Lei Saarlainen won Trophée Garibaldi at Coppa Garibaldi 2013.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Russia.
- Clare Bradbery most recently won Best France in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Tacticien at Euro DipCon I 1993.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Tacticien at Joutes du Téméraire 2005.
- Andrew Goff has soloed 11 of 404 tournament games played (2.72%).
- Stuart Barton first competed in a tournament (Australian Championships Sydney 2011) in 2011.
- Clare Bradbery is ranked 127 internationally in the WPE7.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Plus Machiavellique at Joutes Occitanes de Diplomacy 2010.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2025) in 2026.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Germany 3 times.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Italy.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best England.
- Jamal Blakkarly was Virtual Diplomacy Championship (VDC) Champion in 2023.
- Stuart Barton has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Germany.
- Sascha Heylmann has competed in 11 tournaments.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Turkey.
- Brandan Austin won their first tournament (DBN Broadcaster Brawl 2025) in 2025.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Turkey in 2025 at Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025.
- Shane Armstrong has played 47 tournament games.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best France in 2016 at Boston Massacre 2016.
- The best tournament result for Stuart Barton is 3rd.
- Clare Bradbery was eliminated in 2 of 37 tournament games played (5.41%).
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Karan Ditkaew first competed in a tournament (Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Robert Hillier has competed in 18 tournaments.
- Shane Armstrong has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Stuart Barton first won Best Russia in 2011 at Australian Championships Sydney 2011.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Négociateur at Open Diplomacy Dauphine 1993.
- Sascha Heylmann was eliminated in 1 of 18 tournament games played (5.56%).
- Stuart Barton has won Best Austria-Hungary 2 times.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Germany.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Austria in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
- Shane Armstrong has competed in 15 tournaments.
- The best tournament result for Vidal Das is 8th.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has competed in one tournament.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Turkey in 2015 at Victorian Championships 2015.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Italy once.
- Karan Ditkaew has competed in one tournament.
- Karan Ditkaew has finished with as many as 3 centres in tournament games.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Russia.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Italy.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
- Stuart Barton first won Best Germany in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Russia.
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Jamal Blakkarly was World Champion in 2023.
- Stuart Barton has won Best Germany once.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Germany 8 times.
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Russia 3 times.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best Turkey.
- Shane Armstrong has never won Best England.
- Robert Hillier has won Best Italy once.
- Lei Saarlainen was European Champion in 2018.
- Clare Bradbery topped the board in 9 of 37 tournament games played (24.32%).
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best France in 2012 at Victorian Championships 2012.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Tacticien at Joutes du Téméraire 2005.
- Andrew Goff was eliminated in 76 of 404 tournament games played (18.81%).
- Shane Armstrong most recently won a tournament (Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Robert Hillier first won Best England in 2024 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Turkey.
- Lei Saarlainen won Caliméro at Open du Génie de la Lampe 2005.
- Sascha Heylmann most recently won a tournament (Thailand Diplomacy Championship 2022-2023) in 2023.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Italy.
- Robert Hillier has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Robert Hillier most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2025) in 2026.
- Sascha Heylmann first competed in a tournament (Bangkok games 2020) in 2020.
- Jamal Blakkarly was eliminated in 8 of 104 tournament games played (7.69%).
- Tristan Singh has competed in 2 tournaments.
- Andrew Goff was North American Champion in 2009, 2018.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Turkey.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Stratège at Joutes Occitanes de Diplomacy 2010.
- Andrew Goff most recently won a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025) in 2025.
- Brandan Austin has won Best England once.
- The best tournament result for Tristan Singh is 7th.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Russia.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 72/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
- Clare Bradbery has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Vidal Das has won Best England once.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Italy.
- Sascha Heylmann has won 2 of 11 tournaments (18.18%).
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Diplomate at Coupe du Dragon 2005.
- Robert Hillier is ranked 139 internationally in the WPE7.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best England.
- Robert Hillier won their first tournament (DBN Invitational S6 (2025-2026)) in 2026.
- Clare Bradbery first competed in a tournament (Australian Open Canberra 2025) in 2025.
- Andrew Goff most recently competed in a tournament (Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Russia.
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Germany once.
- Karan Ditkaew has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Turkey in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
- Shane Armstrong first competed in a tournament (Diplomacy Club of Canberra Championship) in 2005.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Germany.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Andrew Goff has finished with as many as 23 centres in tournament games.
- Shane Armstrong has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Clare Bradbery has played 37 tournament games.
- Shane Armstrong is ranked 49 internationally in the WPE7.
- Sascha Heylmann has finished with as many as 16 centres in tournament games.
- Robert Hillier was eliminated in 1 of 37 tournament games played (2.70%).
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Turkey 3 times.
- Tristan Singh first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open 2022) in 2022.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Italy in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Russia.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best France.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 18/233 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1991.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Italy.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best France.
- Andrew Goff first won Best England in 1999 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1999.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Russia in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best France.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Italy in 2016 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2016.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Austria in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Russia in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Italy in 1997 at Australian Championships Canberra 1997.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Russia.
- Jamal Blakkarly has finished with as many as 18 centres in tournament games.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Russia.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Turkey 3 times.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Italy in 2016 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2016.
- Brandan Austin has finished with as many as 17 centres in tournament games.
- Andrew Goff topped the board in 120 of 404 tournament games played (29.70%).
- Jamal Blakkarly has soloed 3 of 104 tournament games played (2.88%).
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 161/409 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1993.
- Brandan Austin most recently won a tournament (DBN Invitational S6 (2025-2026)) in 2026.
- Vidal Das first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Clare Bradbery has finished with as many as 14 centres in tournament games.
- Clare Bradbery most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2025) in 2026.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best England in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Stuart Barton topped the board in 11 of 43 tournament games played (25.58%).
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Australian Open Canberra 2025.
- Sascha Heylmann topped the board in 5 of 18 tournament games played (27.78%).
- Vidal Das has never won Best Germany.
- Robert Hillier topped the board in 12 of 37 tournament games played (32.43%).
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best France 4 times.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Germany once.
- Shane Armstrong was Bismark Cup Winner in 2025.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Austria-Hungary 12 times.
- Vidal Das has never won Best France.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Italy.
- Brandan Austin is ranked 92 internationally in the WPE7.
- This is the first tournament for Lei Saarlainen.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best France.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Italy.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best England in 2014 at Poppycon 2014.
- Stuart Barton first won Best Austria in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
- Andrew Goff won their first tournament (ACT Championships Camberra 1996) in 1996.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Russia in 2025 at Sydney Cup 2025.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best England.
- Robert Hillier has played 37 tournament games.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Italy in 2024 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Austria in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen won La Brute Tactique at Coupe du Dragon 2005.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 17/176 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1989.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 71/120 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1988.
- Clare Bradbery has competed in 12 tournaments.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Turkey in 2025 at Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025.
- Shane Armstrong has never won Best France.
- Clare Bradbery first won Best Austria in 2025 at Sydney Cup 2025.
- Andrew Goff first won Best France in 1998 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1998.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Turkey.
- Robert Hillier most recently won Best Italy in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Andreas Möllmann has competed in one tournament.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best Italy.
- Robert Hillier first won Best France in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen won Caliméro at Open du Génie de la Lampe 2005.
- The best tournament result for Andreas Möllmann is 9th.
- Andrew Goff was World Champion in 2009, 2011, 2018.
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Austria in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Russia in 2025 at Australian Open Canberra 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 34/275 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1992.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best England in 2025 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2025.
- Andrew Goff was Bismark Cup Winner in 2008.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Germany in 1998 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1998.
- Jamal Blakkarly most recently won a tournament (Sydney Cup 2025) in 2025.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Turkey in 1999 at The Don Challenge Cup 1999.
- Andrew Goff has won Best Russia 11 times.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Turkey.
- Jamal Blakkarly is ranked 2 internationally in the WPE7.
- Sascha Heylmann first won Best Germany in 2024 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024.
- Sascha Heylmann has won Best Germany once.
- Brandan Austin most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2025) in 2026.
- Stuart Barton most recently won Best Germany in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Stuart Barton was eliminated in 6 of 43 tournament games played (13.95%).
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Stratège at Joutes Occitanes de Diplomacy 2010.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best England.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Turkey.
- Brandan Austin has played 68 tournament games.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Seigneur De Guerre (la Brute Tactique) at Vè Open du FLIP 2007.
- Clare Bradbery has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
- Brandan Austin was eliminated in 3 of 68 tournament games played (4.41%).
- Vidal Das has never won Best Italy.
- Andrew Goff has competed in 165 tournaments.
- Andrew Goff has played 404 tournament games.
- Lei Saarlainen won Meilleur Négociateur at Open Diplomacy Dauphine 1993.
- Lei Saarlainen won La Brute (tactique) at IIIè Open du FLIP 2005.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Russia once.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best France.
- Sascha Heylmann is ranked 69 internationally in the WPE7.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Sascha Heylmann won their first tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open 2022) in 2022.
- Clare Bradbery has won Best France once.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Voyageur at Coupe du Dragon 2005.
- Stuart Barton has finished with as many as 14 centres in tournament games.
- Robert Hillier first competed in a tournament (Poppycon 2022) in 2022.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Karan Ditkaew has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
- Sascha Heylmann most recently competed in a tournament (Asia-Pacific Championship Brisbane 2025 Cane Toad Classic) in 2025.
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Italy once.
- Shane Armstrong has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
- Karan Ditkaew has never won Best Germany.
- Karan Ditkaew has played 1 tournament game.
- Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Russia.
- Brandan Austin has never won Best France.
- Andreas Möllmann first competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Brandan Austin has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Germany.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best Germany.
- Stuart Barton has competed in 14 tournaments.
- Lei Saarlainen won Trophée Garibaldi at Coppa Garibaldi 2013.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Turkey.
- Shane Armstrong has won 4 of 15 tournaments (26.67%).
- Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Germany in 2025 at The Mandarin League 2025.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 95/201 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1998.
- This is the first tournament for Catrina Yuan.
- Jamal Blakkarly has competed in 44 tournaments.
- Robert Hillier has won 1 of 18 tournaments (5.56%).
- Brandan Austin topped the board in 18 of 68 tournament games played (26.47%).
- Robert Hillier first won Best Italy in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Turkey in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best Turkey.
- Shane Armstrong has finished with as many as 12 centres in tournament games.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Russia in 1999 at New South Wales Championships Sydney 1999.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won Best England 3 times.
- Andreas Möllmann most recently competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Shane Armstrong won their first tournament (The Mandarin League 2025) in 2025.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best England.
- Shane Armstrong was APAC Champion in 2026.
- Vidal Das most recently competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best Italy.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Russia.
- Stuart Barton has won Best Russia once.
- Stuart Barton most recently won Best Russia in 2011 at Australian Championships Sydney 2011.
- Sascha Heylmann has never won Best England.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Flying Fox Fandango Melbourne 2025.
- Andreas Möllmann has never won Best France.
- Sascha Heylmann has yet to solo at a tournament.
- Andrew Goff is ranked 17 internationally in the WPE7.
- Jamal Blakkarly has played 104 tournament games.
- Catrina Yuan has never won Best England.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best England.
- Stuart Barton has played 43 tournament games.
- Robert Hillier has finished with as many as 14 centres in tournament games.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best England in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
- Jamal Blakkarly topped the board in 35 of 104 tournament games played (33.65%).
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best France.
- Vidal Das has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
- Robert Hillier has won Best England 2 times.
- Andrew Goff first competed in a tournament (The Don Challenge Cup 1994) in 1994.
- Lei Saarlainen has never won Best France.
- Stuart Barton has never won Best France.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
- Shane Armstrong has won Best Turkey once.
- Clare Bradbery has never won Best Russia.
- Stuart Barton most recently competed in a tournament (Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Turkey in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
- Brandan Austin has won 2 of 18 tournaments (11.11%).
- Tristan Singh most recently competed in a tournament (Thailand Diplomacy Championship 2022-2023) in 2023.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Italy.
- Clare Bradbery first won Best France in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
- Lei Saarlainen won Le Seigneur De Guerre (la Brute Tactique) at Vè Open du FLIP 2007.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki most recently competed in a tournament (Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025) in 2025.
- Brandan Austin most recently won Best Russia in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
- Lei Saarlainen won La Brute (tactique) at IIIè Open du FLIP 2005.
- Brandan Austin first competed in a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024) in 2024.
- Vidal Das has competed in one tournament.
- Shane Armstrong topped the board in 26 of 47 tournament games played (55.32%).
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Germany.
- Andrew Goff most recently won Best Turkey in 2015 at Poppycon 2015.
- Andrew Goff first won Best Austria in 1996 at New South Wales Championships Sydney 1996.
- Karan Ditkaew has yet to top the board at a tournament.
- Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Italy in 2024 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024.
- Stuart Barton most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at Asia-Pacific Championship Brisbane 2025 Cane Toad Classic.
- Jamal Blakkarly has won 7 of 44 tournaments (15.91%).
- This is the first tournament for Man Hin Ng.
- Tristan Singh has never won Best Germany.
- Bonnie Tatatutataki has never won Best England.
- Brandan Austin first won Best Germany in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
- Brandan Austin has competed in 18 tournaments.
- Lei Saarlainen is ranked 39/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
- Man Hin Ng has never won Best Turkey.
- Robert Hillier has never won Best Turkey.
- Andrew Goff has won Best France 6 times.
- Clare Bradbery most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at Sydney Cup 2025.
- Sascha Heylmann most recently won Best Germany in 2024 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024.
- The best tournament result for Clare Bradbery is 2nd.
- Robert Hillier has won Best France once.
- Karan Ditkaew most recently competed in a tournament (Asia Pacific Diplomacy Championship Bangkok 2026) in 2026.
- Shane Armstrong first won Best Germany in 2025 at Australian Open Canberra 2025.
- Brandan Austin has won Best Turkey once.