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• Christopher Ward has never won Best France.
• Isaac Juckes has never won Best England.
• Mikalis Kamaritis first won Best Austria in 2025 at Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025.
• Richard Bolton first won Best Italy in 2007 at ManorCon Leicester 2007.
• Phil Johns has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Theo Fox has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Turkey.
• Bradley Grace most recently won a tournament (The London Open 2026) in 2026.
• Darcy Morris has soloed 1 of 81 tournament games played (1.23%).
• Richard Bolton most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at UK Diplomacy Championship 2025.
• Mikalis Kamaritis won their first tournament (DBN Broadcaster Brawl 2023) in 2023.
• Isaac Juckes has never won Best Russia.
• Emily Cavanus has never won Best Italy.
• Isaac Juckes most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Hechtstechen Dresden 2025.
• Phil Johns was eliminated in 3 of 39 tournament games played (7.69%).
• Bradley Grace most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at SpireCon 2025.
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently won a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• Isaac Juckes topped the board in 6 of 52 tournament games played (11.54%).
• Bradley Grace has never won Best Italy.
• Richard Bolton first won Best England in 2010 at ManorCon Leicester 2010.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best England.
• Jeremy Tullett topped the board in 12 of 120 tournament games played (10.00%).
• Richard Bolton most recently won Best England in 2010 at ManorCon Leicester 2010.
• Christopher Ward was eliminated in 8 of 63 tournament games played (12.70%).
• Theo Fox has competed in 4 tournaments.
• Isaac Juckes has won Best Germany once.
• Jeremy Tullett has won Best Germany once.
• Darcy Morris is ranked 55 internationally in the WPE7.
• Garry Sturley was eliminated in 1 of 19 tournament games played (5.26%).
• George Mørk has never won Best Turkey.
• Richard Bolton has played 43 tournament games.
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently won Best Austria in 2025 at Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025.
• Blake Cooper has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Bradley Grace first won Best Germany in 2025 at SpireCon 2025.
• Mikalis Kamaritis topped the board in 33 of 71 tournament games played (46.48%).
• Phil Johns first won Best Germany in 2026 at World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Russia.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best Russia.
• David Wigglesworth has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Bradley Grace has played 4 top board games.
• Phil Johns has won Best Russia once.
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025.
• Darcy Morris most recently won Best Italy in 2025 at UK Diplomacy Championship 2025.
• Emily Cavanus most recently competed in a tournament (Sydney Cup 2026) in 2026.
• Theo Fox has never won Best Russia.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was Virtual Diplomacy League (VDL) Champion in 2023.
• Isaac Juckes has finished with as many as 11 centres in tournament games.
• David Wigglesworth has never won Best Turkey.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won Best Germany in 1995 at Oxcon Oxford 1995.
• Isaac Juckes has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Blake Cooper has never won Best France.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won Best Turkey in 2014 at Yorkshire DipCon 2014.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Richard Bolton has never won Best France.
• Phil Johns first won Best Russia in 2025 at SpireCon 2025.
• Bradley Grace most recently won Best England in 2026 at The London Open 2026.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has competed in 27 tournaments.
• David Wigglesworth is ranked 145 internationally in the WPE7.
• Blake Cooper has never played in a tournament before.
• Darcy Morris first won Best Italy in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
• Blake Cooper has never won Best Turkey.
• Richard Bolton has finished with as many as 15 centres in tournament games.
• Christopher Ward has played 2 top board games.
• Bradley Grace has won 3 of 28 tournaments (10.71%).
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won Best Italy in 1994 at MasterCon Coventry 1994.
• Darcy Morris first won Best Turkey in 2025 at Asia-Pacific Championship Brisbane 2025 Cane Toad Classic.
• Richard Bolton is ranked 536 internationally in the WPE7.
• Isaac Juckes has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Garry Sturley has never won Best Turkey.
• Richard Bolton first won Best Germany in 2025 at UK Diplomacy Championship 2025.
• Isaac Juckes is ranked 259 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jeremy Tullett first won Best Turkey in 2001 at Mind Sports Olympiad London 2001.
• George Mørk has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
• Bradley Grace first won Best England in 2026 at The London Open 2026.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won Best England in 2011 at Brighton DipCon 2 2011.
• Darcy Morris has never won Best Germany.
• Phil Johns has never won Best Turkey.
• Phil Johns has never won Best Italy.
• Isaac Juckes has won Best Italy once.
• Theo Fox has never won Best France.
• Theo Fox has never won Best England.
• Bradley Grace topped the board in 22 of 67 tournament games played (32.84%).
• Mikalis Kamaritis has won Best Germany 2 times.
• Bradley Grace has never won Best Russia.
• Jeremy Tullett has won Best Russia once.
• The best tournament result for Emily Cavanus is 11th.
• George Mørk has never won Best Germany.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won Best Russia in 1994 at South Hampshire 1994.
• Garry Sturley has played 19 tournament games.
• Garry Sturley first competed in a tournament (MaccCon Spring 2019) in 2019.
• Richard Bolton has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• The best tournament result for Garry Sturley is 2nd.
• Christopher Ward topped the board in 12 of 63 tournament games played (19.05%).
• Garry Sturley most recently competed in a tournament (Steel Showdown Yorkshire 2026) in 2026.
• Darcy Morris has finished with as many as 19 centres in tournament games.
• Garry Sturley has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Darcy Morris has won Best Italy 2 times.
• Jeremy Tullett first competed in a tournament (ManorCon 00 1982 TouCon) in 1982.
• Jeremy Tullett first won Best France in 2002 at MidCon Birmingham 2002.
• Bradley Grace has never won Best France.
• Isaac Juckes was eliminated in 8 of 52 tournament games played (15.38%).
• The best tournament result for Christopher Ward is 2nd.
• Darcy Morris won their first tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2026) in 2026.
• David Wigglesworth has never won Best Germany.
• Bradley Grace has finished with as many as 17 centres in tournament games.
• Bradley Grace first competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 7 2021-2022) in 2022.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has played 10 top board games.
• Garry Sturley has never won Best England.
• Emily Cavanus has never won Best Germany.
• Jeremy Tullett first won Best Italy in 1994 at MasterCon Coventry 1994.
• Garry Sturley is ranked 247 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jeremy Tullett first won Best Russia in 1994 at South Hampshire 1994.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best Turkey.
• Phil Johns has won Best Germany once.
• Darcy Morris most recently won Best Turkey in 2025 at Asia-Pacific Championship Brisbane 2025 Cane Toad Classic.
• George Mørk has played 30 tournament games.
• Christopher Ward has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Phil Johns most recently competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 10 2026) in 2026.
• Isaac Juckes has never won Best France.
• Isaac Juckes most recently won Best Italy in 2026 at The London Open 2026.
• Bradley Grace has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
• Jeremy Tullett has won Best France 2 times.
• George Mørk first competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2020 Virtual World Diplomacy Classic) in 2020.
• George Mørk has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Darcy Morris has played 5 top board games.
• Jeremy Tullett has won 2 of 77 tournaments (2.60%).
• This is the first tournament Blake Cooper has competed in.
• Bradley Grace most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• David Wigglesworth has never played in a tournament before.
• Phil Johns has never won Best England.
• George Mørk has never won Best England.
• Christopher Ward most recently competed in a tournament (RegensCon Bayern 2026) in 2026.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was North American Champion in 2023.
• Bradley Grace has competed in 28 tournaments.
• Bradley Grace is ranked 14 internationally in the WPE7.
• Darcy Morris has played 81 tournament games.
• George Mørk most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• Emily Cavanus has competed in 3 tournaments.
• Darcy Morris was eliminated in 4 of 81 tournament games played (4.94%).
• Isaac Juckes has played 52 tournament games.
• Christopher Ward has played 63 tournament games.
• Theo Fox has never won Best Germany.
• George Mørk has competed in 10 tournaments.
• Theo Fox most recently competed in a tournament (Euro Dipcon Leiden 2025) in 2025.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won Best France in 2015 at Yorkshire DipCon 2015.
• Jeremy Tullett has won Best Turkey 2 times.
• Emily Cavanus has never won Best Russia.
• Christopher Ward is ranked 100 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jeremy Tullett has won Best Austria-Hungary 2 times.
• Jeremy Tullett won their first tournament (South Hampshire 1994) in 1994.
• Darcy Morris has won Best France once.
• Richard Bolton most recently competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 10 2026) in 2026.
• George Mørk has finished with as many as 9 centres in tournament games.
• Richard Bolton has never won Best Russia.
• Theo Fox has never won Best Italy.
• Theo Fox first competed in a tournament (UK National Diplomacy Championship 2024) in 2024.
• Darcy Morris has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Jeremy Tullett has won Best Italy once.
• Isaac Juckes first won Best Italy in 2026 at The London Open 2026.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best France.
• Bradley Grace has played 67 tournament games.
• Garry Sturley has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Richard Bolton was eliminated in 2 of 43 tournament games played (4.65%).
• Christopher Ward is ranked 697/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• David Wigglesworth has never won Best England.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was DBNI Diplomat of the Year in 2025.
• The best tournament result for Richard Bolton is 3rd.
• Jeremy Tullett first won Best Germany in 1995 at Oxcon Oxford 1995.
• Darcy Morris has won Best Russia once.
• Jeremy Tullett has played 120 tournament games.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Italy.
• Bradley Grace won their first tournament (SpireCon 2022) in 2022.
• David Wigglesworth most recently won a tournament (Yorkshire DipCon 2014) in 2014.
• George Mørk has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Garry Sturley has never won Best Russia.
• George Mørk is ranked 344 internationally in the WPE7.
• Isaac Juckes first competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2022) in 2022.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has won Best Italy 3 times.
• George Mørk has never won Best France.
• Richard Bolton has competed in 12 tournaments.
• Darcy Morris first won Best Russia in 2026 at Sydney Cup 2026.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was eliminated in 3 of 71 tournament games played (4.23%).
• Garry Sturley has played 1 top board game.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has won Best England once.
• Darcy Morris topped the board in 26 of 81 tournament games played (32.10%).
• David Wigglesworth most recently competed in a tournament (Steel Showdown) in 2026.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently competed in a tournament (The London Open 2026) in 2026.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
• Darcy Morris most recently won a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2026) in 2026.
• Blake Cooper has never won Best Russia.
• Isaac Juckes has never won Best Turkey.
• Jeremy Tullett has won Best England 4 times.
• Emily Cavanus has never won Best France.
• Jeremy Tullett has finished with as many as 13 centres in tournament games.
• Richard Bolton topped the board in 12 of 43 tournament games played (27.91%).
• Jeremy Tullett first won Best England in 1993 at MidCon Birmingham 1993.
• George Mørk topped the board in 1 of 30 tournament games played (3.33%).
• Mikalis Kamaritis has played 71 tournament games.
• David Wigglesworth has competed in 50 tournaments.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has won 6 of 27 tournaments (22.22%).
• Bradley Grace most recently won Best Austria in 2026 at The London Open 2026.
• Jeremy Tullett first won Best Austria in 1999 at MasterCon Sussex 1999.
• Garry Sturley has never won Best Germany.
• Bradley Grace has won Best England once.
• George Mørk has never won Best Russia.
• Phil Johns has never won Best France.
• Darcy Morris has won 1 of 23 tournaments (4.35%).
• Emily Cavanus has never won Best Turkey.
• Jeremy Tullett has competed in 77 tournaments.
• Phil Johns has competed in 15 tournaments.
• Bradley Grace was eliminated in 4 of 67 tournament games played (5.97%).
• Phil Johns most recently won Best Russia in 2025 at SpireCon 2025.
• Garry Sturley has never won Best Italy.
• Richard Bolton has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• Mikalis Kamaritis first won Best England in 2025 at UK Diplomacy Championship 2025.
• Jeremy Tullett has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Mikalis Kamaritis first won Best Germany in 2024 at Netherlands Diplomacy Championship Groningen 2024.
• Richard Bolton has played 1 top board game.
• Richard Bolton first competed in a tournament (ManorCon Birmingham 2006) in 2006.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has soloed 1 of 71 tournament games played (1.41%).
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently won Best Italy in 2026 at World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens.
• Garry Sturley has never won Best France.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won a tournament (MidCon Birmingham 2002) in 2002.
• Richard Bolton has never won Best Turkey.
• George Mørk has played 1 top board game.
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently won Best England in 2025 at UK Diplomacy Championship 2025.
• Christopher Ward first competed in a tournament (Virtual Cascadia 2021) in 2021.
• Christopher Ward has competed in 26 tournaments.
• Emily Cavanus first competed in a tournament (Steel Showdown Yorkshire 2026) in 2026.
• Bradley Grace was Virtual Diplomacy League (VDL) Champion in 2025.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was World Champion in 2026.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has finished with as many as 19 centres in tournament games.
• David Wigglesworth has never won Best Italy.
• Garry Sturley topped the board in 2 of 19 tournament games played (10.53%).
• Darcy Morris most recently competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 10 2026) in 2026.
• Isaac Juckes has competed in 17 tournaments.
• Darcy Morris first competed in a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024) in 2024.
• Mikalis Kamaritis first won Best Italy in 2021 at Virtual Cascadia 2021.
• Emily Cavanus has never played in a tournament before.
• David Wigglesworth won their first tournament (Kent Kon I 2012) in 2012.
• Theo Fox has never played in a tournament before.
• Bradley Grace has yet to solo at a tournament.
• David Wigglesworth has never won Best France.
• Richard Bolton most recently won Best Italy in 2007 at ManorCon Leicester 2007.
• Bradley Grace has won Best Germany once.
• Bradley Grace has never won Best Turkey.
• David Wigglesworth has won 3 of 50 tournaments (6.00%).
• Blake Cooper has never won Best Germany.
• Emily Cavanus has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Phil Johns first competed in a tournament (Online Diplomacy Championship III 2019) in 2020.
• Isaac Juckes most recently competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 10 2026) in 2026.
• Richard Bolton has won Best Italy once.
• Blake Cooper has never won Best Italy.
• Isaac Juckes first won Best Germany in 2025 at Hechtstechen Dresden 2025.
• David Wigglesworth has never won Best Russia.
• The best tournament result for Theo Fox is 12th.
• Darcy Morris most recently won Best Russia in 2026 at Sydney Cup 2026.
• Theo Fox has never won Best Turkey.
• The best tournament result for Isaac Juckes is 6th.
• Phil Johns topped the board in 8 of 39 tournament games played (20.51%).
• Phil Johns has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Richard Bolton has won Best Germany once.
• Richard Bolton has won Best England once.
• The best tournament result for George Mørk is 4th.
• Darcy Morris most recently won Best France in 2026 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2026.
• Jeremy Tullett is ranked 563 internationally in the WPE7.
• George Mørk has never won Best Italy.
• Garry Sturley is ranked 1740/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Jeremy Tullett was eliminated in 15 of 120 tournament games played (12.50%).
• Garry Sturley has competed in 13 tournaments.
• Mikalis Kamaritis is ranked 4 internationally in the WPE7.
• Phil Johns is ranked 267 internationally in the WPE7.
• Garry Sturley has finished with as many as 15 centres in tournament games.
• Blake Cooper has never won Best England.
• Christopher Ward has finished with as many as 14 centres in tournament games.
• Bradley Grace first won Best Austria in 2026 at The London Open 2026.
• Darcy Morris has won Best Turkey once.
• David Wigglesworth first competed in a tournament (ManorCon Birmingham 2006) in 2006.
• Darcy Morris first won Best France in 2026 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2026.
• Emily Cavanus has never won Best England.
• Jeremy Tullett most recently won Best Austria in 2011 at Brighton DipCon 2 2011.
• Mikalis Kamaritis first competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2017 Oxford) in 2017.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Germany.
• Phil Johns most recently won Best Germany in 2026 at World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens.
• Phil Johns has finished with as many as 17 centres in tournament games.
• Darcy Morris has never won Best England.
• Phil Johns has played 39 tournament games.
• The best tournament result for Phil Johns is 7th.
• Darcy Morris has competed in 23 tournaments.

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