vWDC Summer Classic 2021 Background

• Liam Stokes is ranked 422/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Wes Ketchum has competed in 42 tournaments.
• Amaury Lorin has never won Best Turkey.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never won Best France.
• Jonnie Gillam is ranked 26 internationally in the WPE7.
• Ben Kellman has won Best Russia once.
• Matthew Crill has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Farren Jane has never played in a tournament before.
• Christian Brown is ranked 843/3713 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Nicolas Sahuguet is ranked 11/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
• Andrew Goff has won Best Russia 11 times.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Russia.
• Liam Stokes is ranked 67 internationally in the WPE7.
• Russ Dennis has never won Best France.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• This is the first tournament Farren Jane has competed in.
• Jason Mastbaum has won 3 of 93 tournaments (3.23%).
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never won Best Turkey.
• Ed Sullivan first competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 1 2018) in 2018.
• Christopher Moreman most recently competed in a tournament (Weasel Moot Open Chicago 2024) in 2024.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never won Best Turkey.
• Matt Lynch has never won Best Italy.
• Jamal Blakkarly first competed in a tournament (Victorian Championships 2012) in 2012.
• John Jamieson most recently won Best Russia in 2017 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2017.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never won Best Italy.
• This is the first tournament Evan Swihart has competed in.
• Matt Lynch most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2024) in 2025.
• Claesar de Graaff has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• John Jamieson has competed in 58 tournaments.
• Jason Mastbaum first won Best Germany in 2017 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2017.
• Sabi Ahuja has never won Best England.
• Robert Schuppe is ranked 70 internationally in the WPE7.
• Mikalis Kamaritis is ranked 4 internationally in the WPE7.
• Christian Brown topped the board in 4 of 65 tournament games played (6.15%).
• Leo Kovatch has never won Best Germany.
• Justin Kellam has never won Best England.
• Liam Stokes has competed in 32 tournaments.
• Christian Brown has yet to solo at a tournament.
• This is the first tournament Jonathan Strange has competed in.
• Robert Schuppe first won Best France in 2022 at Virtual Cascadia 2022.
• Chloe Boyle has never won Best Russia.
• Nicolas Sahuguet first competed in a tournament (Open Diplomacy Dauphine 1992 Championnat d'Ile de France) in 1992.
• Peter McNamara has won 15 of 101 tournaments (14.85%).
• John Jamieson has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Morgante Pell is ranked 159/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Jason Mastbaum has won Best Russia once.
• Chris Brand has soloed 3 of 172 tournament games played (1.74%).
• Ben James has never played in a tournament before.
• John Gottschalk has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Robert Schuppe has never won Best England.
• Jason Mastbaum was eliminated in 30 of 225 tournament games played (13.33%).
• Ed Sullivan has never won Best England.
• Claesar de Graaff has never won Best Germany.
• Steven Hogue has never played in a tournament before.
• Justin Staub has never won Best Germany.
• Alessandro Tavani has never won Best Italy.
• Aslaan Sarwar has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Natty Shafer has never won Best Italy.
• Christopher Ward has never played in a tournament before.
• Steven Hogue most recently won a tournament (Whipping San Francisco 2024) in 2024.
• Jason Mastbaum is ranked 164/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
• Cedric Williams has never won Best Germany.
• Andrew Goff first won Best Austria in 1996 at New South Wales Championships Sydney 1996.
• Farren Jane has never won Best Italy.
• Matt Lynch has never won Best Russia.
• Cedric Williams has competed in 8 tournaments.
• Andrej Parunović has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Cedric Williams has never won Best Turkey.
• Ben Kellman was eliminated in 6 of 98 tournament games played (6.12%).
• Christian Brown has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was North American Champion in 2023.
• Russ Dennis has never won Best Russia.
• Chris Brand has competed in 57 tournaments.
• Andrew Goff has won Best England 8 times.
• John Jamieson most recently won Best Austria in 2021 at Virtual Whipping 2021.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Russia in 2025 at Asia-Pacific Championship Brisbane 2025 Cane Toad Classic.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Germany.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best France.
• Amaury Lorin has never won Best Italy.
• Rony Mordvinov has never won Best France.
• Jamal Blakkarly was World Champion in 2023.
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never won Best Germany.
• Evan Swihart has never played in a tournament before.
• Justin Staub has never played in a tournament before.
• Jason Mastbaum has won Best Germany 2 times.
• Christian Brown has played 2 top board games.
• Farren Jane has never won Best Russia.
• Alessandro Tavani has never won Best Turkey.
• Peter McNamara first competed in a tournament (New South Wales Championships Sydney 2005) in 2005.
• Morgante Pell has never won Best France.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never won Best France.
• Jonathan Strange has never won Best Germany.
• Christopher Moreman has never won Best Italy.
• Karthik Konath is ranked 8 internationally in the WPE7.
• Andrew Goff most recently competed in a tournament (Sydney Cup 2026) in 2026.
• Matthew Crill won their first tournament (Whipping San Francisco 2023) in 2023.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Amaury Lorin has never won Best England.
• Claesar de Graaff has never won Best France.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best France.
• Morgante Pell has never won Best Turkey.
• Claesar de Graaff has never won Best Italy.
• Robert Schuppe most recently won Best France in 2022 at Virtual Cascadia 2022.
• Robert Schuppe has never won Best Turkey.
• Chris Brand first won Best Russia in 2004 at Dip in the Ocean Vancouver 2004 British Columbia Ch..
• Matthew Crill is ranked 98/3713 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Wes Ketchum first competed in a tournament (Windy City Weasels 2016) in 2016.
• Matthew Crill has never won Best Germany.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never won Best Russia.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best France in 2026 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2026.
• Morgante Pell has never won Best Germany.
• This is the first tournament Ben James has competed in.
• Matt Lynch has competed in 12 tournaments.
• Ben Kellman has never won Best France.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Russia in 2008 at TempleCon 2008.
• Justin Staub has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Matthew Crill is ranked 24 internationally in the WPE7.
• John Jamieson most recently won Best Turkey in 2018 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2018.
• The best tournament result for Sabi Ahuja is 2nd.
• The best tournament result for Liam Stokes is 3rd.
• Andrew Goff has won Best France 6 times.
• Evan Swihart has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Jonnie Gillam has never won Best Turkey.
• Ben Kellman has played 4 top board games.
• John Anderson has never won Best Italy.
• John Anderson is ranked 341/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Christopher Moreman has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Evan Swihart has never won Best Russia.
• The best tournament result for Ben Kellman is 3rd.
• Sam Pascal has never won Best England.
• This is the first tournament Sam Pascal has competed in.
• Katie Gray most recently won a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2026) in 2026.
• Aslaan Sarwar has never won Best England.
• This is the first tournament Rony Mordvinov has competed in.
• Justin Kellam has never won Best France.
• Jason Mastbaum first won Best Italy in 2013 at Massacre Philadelphie 2013.
• Andrew Goff has won Best Austria-Hungary 12 times.
• Wes Ketchum has never played in a tournament before.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never won Best England.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently competed in a tournament (Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2026) in 2026.
• Matt Lynch has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Aslaan Sarwar has never won Best Italy.
• Leo Kovatch has never won Best Russia.
• Jeff Dwornicki is ranked 161/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
• Ed Sullivan has never won Best France.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never won Best Germany.
• Chris Brand most recently won a tournament (Asia-Pacific Championship Siem Reap 2023) in 2023.
• Wes Ketchum has won 3 of 42 tournaments (7.14%).
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best England.
• Alessandro Tavani has never played in a tournament before.
• Natty Shafer is ranked 866/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never played in a tournament before.
• Matt Lynch first competed in a tournament (Virtual-Tempest 2020) in 2020.
• Jason Mastbaum won their first tournament (Virtual Whipping 2021) in 2021.
• Andrej Parunović has never won Best Italy.
• Jonnie Gillam has never won Best Germany.
• Steven Hogue has never won Best Turkey.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Italy.
• Ben James has never won Best France.
• Farren Jane has never won Best Turkey.
• Christian Brown has finished with as many as 13 centres in tournament games.
• Vincent Reulet has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Leo Kovatch has never played in a tournament before.
• Nicolas Sahuguet was World Champion in 2006, 2024.
• Farren Jane has never won Best Germany.
• This is the first tournament Alessandro Tavani has competed in.
• John Gottschalk has never won Best Russia.
• Jonnie Gillam has competed in 29 tournaments.
• Jason Mastbaum has won Best Turkey 2 times.
• Chris Brand has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
• Ed Sullivan has never won Best Italy.
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won a tournament (Carnage 2023) in 2023.
• Farren Jane has never won Best England.
• Jason Mastbaum most recently competed in a tournament (Dipcon Denver 2026 at ARMADA Regatta) in 2026.
• Ben James has never won Best Turkey.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond is ranked 828/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Maxim Popov has never won Best Italy.
• Nathan Kuipers has never won Best England.
• Maxim Popov has never won Best France.
• Laszlo Levij has never won Best Germany.
• Sabi Ahuja has never played in a tournament before.
• Liam Stokes has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never won Best Italy.
• John Jamieson has never won Best Germany.
• Matthew Crill has never won Best Italy.
• Nathan Kuipers has never won Best Russia.
• Russ Dennis has never won Best Turkey.
• Chloe Boyle has never played in a tournament before.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has competed in 32 tournaments.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never won Best England.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never won Best France.
• Karthik Konath has never won Best Russia.
• Jonnie Gillam has never won Best Italy.
• Karthik Konath has never won Best Italy.
• Justin Kellam has never won Best Turkey.
• Christopher Moreman has never won Best England.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Germany in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
• Chris Brand first won Best England in 2005 at DragonFlight Seattle 2005.
• Natty Shafer has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Christopher Moreman has never won Best Russia.
• Christian Brown has never won Best Italy.
• Ed Sullivan has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Katie Gray has competed in 35 tournaments.
• This is the first tournament Maxim Popov has competed in.
• Justin Kellam has never won Best Russia.
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won Best England in 2017 at Boston Massacre 2017.
• Aslaan Sarwar has never won Best Russia.
• Peter McNamara was eliminated in 27 of 271 tournament games played (9.96%).
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never won Best Italy.
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently won a tournament (DBN Invitational S6 (2025-2026)) in 2026.
• Morgante Pell has never won Best England.
• Andrew Goff first won Best England in 1999 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1999.
• Peter McNamara was European Champion in 2014.
• Andrew Goff first won Best Russia in 1999 at New South Wales Championships Sydney 1999.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Russia 6 times.
• Wes Ketchum has never won Best Russia.
• Rony Mordvinov has never played in a tournament before.
• Christopher Moreman first competed in a tournament (Virtual Whipping 2021) in 2021.
• Maxim Popov has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Robert Schuppe is ranked 693/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Jason Mastbaum first won Best England in 2017 at Boston Massacre 2017.
• John Anderson has never won Best France.
• Matthew Crill most recently won a tournament (Whipping San Francisco 2023) in 2023.
• John Jamieson was eliminated in 25 of 135 tournament games played (18.52%).
• Matthew Crill has competed in 34 tournaments.
• Christian Brown has played 65 tournament games.
• Jamal Blakkarly is ranked 2 internationally in the WPE7.
• Liam Stokes has never won Best Germany.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never won Best Italy.
• Claesar de Graaff has never won Best Russia.
• John Jamieson most recently won a tournament (Cascadia Open Vancouver 2017) in 2017.
• John Jamieson is ranked 296 internationally in the WPE7.
• Ed Sullivan has never won Best Germany.
• Jason Mastbaum has won Best France 2 times.
• Maxim Popov has never won Best Germany.
• Wes Ketchum has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Nicolas Sahuguet was European Champion in 2012.
• Christopher Ward first competed in a tournament (Virtual Cascadia 2021) in 2021.
• Sabi Ahuja has never won Best Germany.
• Amaury Lorin has never won Best France.
• Chris Brand first won Best Germany in 2023 at Whipping San Francisco 2023.
• Karthik Konath was European Champion in 2024.
• Matt Lynch has never won Best Germany.
• Jason Mastbaum is ranked 12 internationally in the WPE7.
• Nathan Kuipers has never won Best Italy.
• Andrew Goff most recently won Best Austria in 2026 at Asia Pacific Championship Bangkok 2026.
• Laszlo Levij has never won Best England.
• Andrej Parunović has never won Best Turkey.
• This is the first tournament Amaury Lorin has competed in.
• Leo Kovatch has never won Best England.
• Maxim Popov has never played in a tournament before.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Jason Mastbaum has played 225 tournament games.
• Cedric Williams won their first tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 9 2025) in 2025.
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won Best Germany in 2024 at Carnage 2024.
• Vincent Reulet most recently won a tournament (Ligue Francophone de Diplomacy Virtuelle 2021) in 2022.
• Robert Schuppe first competed in a tournament (Virtual-Dixiecon 2021) in 2021.
• Karthik Konath has never won Best Germany.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never won Best Germany.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best England in 2020 at Poppycon 2020.
• Ed Sullivan won their first tournament (Virtual Cascadia 2021) in 2021.
• Christopher Ward is ranked 100 internationally in the WPE7.
• Matthew Crill has never won Best Turkey.
• Ben Kellman has won Best Turkey 2 times.
• Rony Mordvinov has never won Best Turkey.
• Jonnie Gillam has won 1 of 29 tournaments (3.45%).
• John Gottschalk has never won Best Italy.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Nathan Kuipers has never won Best France.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Natty Shafer has never won Best France.
• Sam Pascal has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Justin Staub has never won Best Italy.
• Peter McNamara won their first tournament (TempleCon Rhodes Island 2007) in 2007.
• Steven Hogue has never won Best France.
• Andrew Goff first won Best Germany in 1998 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1998.
• Justin Kellam has never won Best Germany.
• Vincent Reulet has never played in a tournament before.
• Nicolas Sahuguet most recently competed in a tournament (Masters Francophone 2025-2026) in 2026.
• Wes Ketchum has never won Best Italy.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Turkey.
• Ed Sullivan most recently won a tournament (Whipping San Francisco 2026) in 2026.
• Jonnie Gillam most recently won a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2024) in 2024.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never won Best Turkey.
• Chris Brand has finished with as many as 19 centres in tournament games.
• John Jamieson has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never won Best Turkey.
• Wes Ketchum most recently won a tournament (Netherlands NDC 2025 Groningen) in 2025.
• Ed Sullivan has never played in a tournament before.
• Cedric Williams has never won Best France.
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won Best Turkey in 2017 at Boston Massacre 2017.
• Jason Mastbaum first won Best France in 2021 at Virtual Whipping 2021.
• Wes Ketchum is ranked 47 internationally in the WPE7.
• Christian Brown has never won Best England.
• Cedric Williams has won 1 of 8 tournaments (12.50%).
• Aslaan Sarwar has never played in a tournament before.
• Ben Kellman most recently won Best Russia in 2022 at Virtual Cascadia 2022.
• Steven Hogue has never won Best England.
• Andrew Goff was eliminated in 70 of 389 tournament games played (17.99%).
• Karthik Konath has never won Best England.
• Matt Lynch has never won Best France.
• Chris Brand won their first tournament (World Diplomacy Championship Chicago 2016 Weasel Moot & DipCon) in 2016.
• John Anderson has never won Best Russia.
• Jason Mastbaum first won Best Russia in 2021 at Virtual Whipping 2021.
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never played in a tournament before.
• John Jamieson is ranked 52/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
• Chris Brand was APAC Champion in 2023.
• Robert Schuppe was eliminated in 3 of 48 tournament games played (6.25%).
• Karthik Konath most recently won a tournament (DiploRat Mischief New York 2026) in 2026.
• Ben Kellman has never won Best Germany.
• Andrew Goff is ranked 17 internationally in the WPE7.
• Katie Gray has never played in a tournament before.
• Christian Brown has competed in 26 tournaments.
• Liam Stokes most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship San Francisco 2025 Whipping) in 2025.
• Russ Dennis has never won Best England.
• This is the first tournament Natty Shafer has competed in.
• Laszlo Levij has never won Best Turkey.
• Chris Brand has won Best England 2 times.
• Andrew Goff most recently won Best Russia in 2025 at Australian Open Canberra 2025.
• John Gottschalk has never won Best Germany.
• John Jamieson topped the board in 14 of 135 tournament games played (10.37%).
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won Best Austria in 2018 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2018.
• Vincent Reulet is ranked 160/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Natty Shafer has never played in a tournament before.
• Peter McNamara has played 271 tournament games.
• This is the first tournament Jeff Dwornicki has competed in.
• Christopher Moreman has never won Best France.
• Justin Kellam has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Chris Brand most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• Rony Mordvinov has never won Best Germany.
• Alessandro Tavani is ranked 573/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Robert Schuppe most recently competed in a tournament (Frankfurt Diplomacy Championship 2026) in 2026.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Italy.
• Steven Hogue has never won Best Italy.
• Morgante Pell has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best England.
• Andrew Goff first won Best Turkey in 1999 at The Don Challenge Cup 1999.
• Ben James has never won Best Germany.
• Maxim Popov has never won Best England.
• This is the first tournament Nathan Kuipers has competed in.
• Ed Sullivan has won 6 of 66 tournaments (9.09%).
• Cedric Williams is ranked 123 internationally in the WPE7.
• Cedric Williams has never won Best Russia.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has won 7 of 32 tournaments (21.88%).
• Farren Jane has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Chris Brand most recently won Best Italy in 2017 at Whipping San Francisco 2017.
• Peter McNamara first won Best England in 2005 at New South Wales Championships Sydney 2005.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best Italy.
• Andrew Goff was Bismark Cup Winner in 2008.
• Justin Kellam is ranked 1558/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Vincent Reulet is ranked 81/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has competed in 107 tournaments.
• Andrew Goff first won Best Italy in 1997 at Australian Championships Canberra 1997.
• Jamal Blakkarly has won 8 of 45 tournaments (17.78%).
• Wes Ketchum has never won Best England.
• Liam Stokes first competed in a tournament (Windy City Weasels 2016) in 2016.
• Natty Shafer has never won Best Germany.
• Peter McNamara most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2026) in 2026.
• Chris Brand most recently won Best Russia in 2006 at Canuck Con Vancouver 2006 British Columbia Championship.
• Amaury Lorin has never won Best Russia.
• Jason Mastbaum has competed in 93 tournaments.
• Cedric Williams has never played in a tournament before.
• Jonnie Gillam has never won Best England.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never won Best Germany.
• Chris Brand first won Best Turkey in 2010 at Dipcon San Francisco 2010 Whipping.
• Karthik Konath has never won Best France.
• Russ Dennis has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never played in a tournament before.
• Katie Gray most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2026) in 2026.
• Andrew Goff has finished with as many as 23 centres in tournament games.
• Robert Schuppe has competed in 24 tournaments.
• Peter McNamara most recently won a tournament (Australian Open Canberra 2024) in 2024.
• Jason Mastbaum has won Best Italy once.
• Robert Schuppe has played 3 top board games.
• Steven Hogue has never won Best Germany.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best England.
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never won Best Italy.
• Katie Gray is ranked 94/3713 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Ben Kellman is ranked 59 internationally in the WPE7.
• Robert Schuppe has never won Best Russia.
• Vincent Reulet has never won Best Germany.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never won Best France.
• This is the first tournament Russ Dennis has competed in.
• John Jamieson has won Best England once.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never played in a tournament before.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never won Best England.
• John Gottschalk has never won Best England.
• Jason Mastbaum first competed in a tournament (HuskyCon New York 2011) in 2011.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never played in a tournament before.
• Robert Schuppe has played 48 tournament games.
• Alessandro Tavani has never won Best Germany.
• Andrew Goff topped the board in 117 of 389 tournament games played (30.08%).
• Andrej Parunović has never won Best Germany.
• Cedric Williams first competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 1 2018) in 2018.
• Evan Swihart has never won Best Germany.
• Amaury Lorin has never won Best Germany.
• Andrew Goff has won Best Germany 8 times.
• Jonnie Gillam has never won Best France.
• Andrew Goff has won 18 of 133 tournaments (13.53%).
• Andrej Parunović has never won Best Russia.
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won Best Italy in 2013 at Massacre Philadelphie 2013.
• Wes Ketchum most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• Cedric Williams most recently competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 9 2025) in 2025.
• Nicolas Sahuguet is ranked 6 internationally in the WPE7.
• Leo Kovatch has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok is ranked 195/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Cedric Williams most recently won a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 9 2025) in 2025.
• Ed Sullivan is ranked 9 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jonathan Strange has never won Best Russia.
• This is the first tournament Claesar de Graaff has competed in.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never won Best Russia.
• Ben James has never won Best England.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never played in a tournament before.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Turkey.
• Gavin Atkinson has never played in a tournament before.
• Chris Brand was eliminated in 13 of 172 tournament games played (7.56%).
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best France.
• Chris Brand has won Best Turkey once.
• Ben Kellman first won Best Russia in 2022 at Virtual Cascadia 2022.
• John Anderson has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Cedric Williams has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Vincent Reulet has competed in 32 tournaments.
• Wes Ketchum has never won Best France.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never played in a tournament before.
• Ben Kellman topped the board in 14 of 98 tournament games played (14.29%).
• Wes Ketchum is ranked 408/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Ben Kellman most recently competed in a tournament (Dixiecon North Carolina 2026) in 2026.
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won Best Russia in 2021 at Virtual Whipping 2021.
• Chris Brand most recently won Best Germany in 2023 at Whipping San Francisco 2023.
• Andrej Parunović has never won Best England.
• Steven Hogue has never won Best Russia.
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never won Best Russia.
• Mikalis Kamaritis most recently competed in a tournament (DBN Invitational S6 (2025-2026)) in 2026.
• Andrew Goff most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
• Sam Pascal has never won Best Turkey.
• Katie Gray was North American Champion in 2024.
• Chris Brand is ranked 25 internationally in the WPE7.
• Chris Brand is ranked 26/3713 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Chloe Boyle has never won Best France.
• Leo Kovatch has never won Best Turkey.
• John Jamieson has finished with as many as 12 centres in tournament games.
• Laszlo Levij has never played in a tournament before.
• John Anderson has never won Best Germany.
• Leo Kovatch has never won Best France.
• Liam Stokes has never won Best Italy.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never won Best England.
• Nicolas Sahuguet was Virtual Diplomacy Championship (VDC) Champion in 2021.
• Katie Gray won their first tournament (e-Carnage 2021) in 2021.
• Ben Kellman has never won Best England.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Germany.
• Maxim Popov is ranked 559/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Gavin Atkinson first competed in a tournament (Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2019) in 2019.
• Jason Mastbaum has played 3 top board games.
• Chris Brand was North American Champion in 2016.
• Peter McNamara has won Best England 10 times.
• Jonathan Strange has never won Best England.
• Sam Pascal has never won Best Russia.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Turkey.
• Cedric Williams has never won Best England.
• Peter McNamara was DBNI Diplomat of the Year in 2021, 2024.
• Jonnie Gillam has never won Best Russia.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best England.
• Ben Kellman has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Vincent Reulet first competed in a tournament (Anjou Feu 2008 Coupe des Pays de Loire) in 2008.
• This is the first tournament Leo Kovatch has competed in.
• Chris Brand first won Best Italy in 2007 at Whipping Oakland 2007.
• Russ Dennis has never won Best Italy.
• Robert Schuppe has never won Best Germany.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best Germany.
• Natty Shafer has never won Best England.
• Vincent Reulet has never won Best England.
• Steven Hogue won their first tournament (Whipping San Francisco 2024) in 2024.
• Karthik Konath has never played in a tournament before.
• Andrew Goff has played 3 top board games.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best France.
• Andrew Goff first won Best France in 1998 at Queensland Championships Brisbane 1998.
• Katie Gray is ranked 3 internationally in the WPE7.
• Nicolas Sahuguet most recently won a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano) in 2024.
• Evan Swihart has never won Best England.
• Jonnie Gillam has never played in a tournament before.
• Gavin Atkinson is ranked 88 internationally in the WPE7.
• Natty Shafer has never won Best Russia.
• Aslaan Sarwar has never won Best France.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never won Best France.
• Chris Brand has won Best Italy 3 times.
• Jonathan Strange has never won Best Turkey.
• Karthik Konath has won 4 of 56 tournaments (7.14%).
• John Gottschalk has never won Best Turkey.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never won Best Turkey.
• Matthew Crill has never played in a tournament before.
• Sabi Ahuja first competed in a tournament (Windy City Weasels 2016) in 2016.
• John Jamieson has never won Best Italy.
• Jason Mastbaum first won Best Turkey in 2011 at HuskyCon New York 2011.
• Matt Lynch has never won Best England.
• Robert Schuppe has won 2 of 24 tournaments (8.33%).
• Jeff Dwornicki is ranked 129/221 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation 1999.
• The best tournament result for Gavin Atkinson is 3rd.
• Jonathan Strange has never played in a tournament before.
• Jonnie Gillam most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2025) in 2025.
• Chris Brand has won Best Russia 2 times.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Matt Lynch has never won Best Turkey.
• Christian Brown has never won Best Russia.
• Andrew Goff has played 389 tournament games.
• Wes Ketchum has never won Best Turkey.
• Katie Gray has won 7 of 35 tournaments (20.00%).
• Jason Mastbaum most recently won Best France in 2024 at Whipping San Francisco 2024.
• Robert Schuppe has finished with as many as 16 centres in tournament games.
• Evan Swihart has never won Best Turkey.
• Vincent Reulet has never won Best France.
• Alessandro Tavani has never won Best Russia.
• Jamal Blakkarly was Virtual Diplomacy Championship (VDC) Champion in 2023.
• Steven Hogue has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Robert Schuppe has never won Best Italy.
• Sabi Ahuja has never won Best Russia.
• Farren Jane is ranked 158/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Matthew Crill most recently competed in a tournament (Regatta Denver 2025 Jameson Hand Memorial) in 2025.
• Jonnie Gillam has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Jonnie Gillam won their first tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2024) in 2024.
• Liam Stokes has never won Best Russia.
• Nathan Kuipers has never won Best Turkey.
• Andrew Goff has soloed 9 of 389 tournament games played (2.31%).
• Peter McNamara has played 10 top board games.
• Andrew Goff was North American Champion in 2009, 2018.
• John Anderson has never won Best Turkey.
• John Jamieson first won Best England in 2017 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2017.
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never won Best France.
• Laszlo Levij is ranked 3300/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Ed Sullivan has never won Best Russia.
• Liam Stokes has never won Best England.
• Vincent Reulet has never won Best Russia.
• The best tournament result for Christopher Moreman is 21st.
• Katie Gray has never won Best Turkey.
• John Jamieson won their first tournament (Cascadia Open Vancouver 2017) in 2017.
• Rony Mordvinov has never won Best Russia.
• Steven Hogue most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2026) in 2026.
• Christopher Moreman has never won Best Germany.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never won Best England.
• Jason Mastbaum was DBNI Diplomat of the Year in 2022.
• Russ Dennis is ranked 710/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
• This is the first tournament Andrej Parunović has competed in.
• Robert Schuppe won their first tournament (Boston Massacre 2022) in 2022.
• Chris Brand most recently won Best Turkey in 2010 at Dipcon San Francisco 2010 Whipping.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never won Best Italy.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was Virtual Diplomacy League (VDL) Champion in 2023.
• Andrew Goff was World Champion in 2009, 2011, 2018.
• Vincent Reulet most recently competed in a tournament (Euro Dipcon Sion 2024 Championnat de Suisse) in 2024.
• Andrew Goff most recently won Best England in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently won a tournament (Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2026) in 2026.
• Jason Mastbaum topped the board in 45 of 225 tournament games played (20.00%).
• Peter McNamara has soloed 5 of 271 tournament games played (1.85%).
• Sabi Ahuja has competed in 30 tournaments.
• Chris Brand has played 4 top board games.
• Chloe Boyle has never won Best England.
• Andrew Goff won their first tournament (New South Wales Championships Sydney 1996) in 1996.
• Christopher Ward has competed in 34 tournaments.
• John Jamieson first won Best Austria in 2021 at Virtual Whipping 2021.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never won Best Germany.
• Christian Brown most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2026) in 2026.
• Ben Kellman first competed in a tournament (Liberty Cup 2018) in 2018.
• Sabi Ahuja most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has won 6 of 107 tournaments (5.61%).
• Peter McNamara first won Best Germany in 2009 at TempleCon Rhode Island 2009.
• This is the first tournament Aslaan Sarwar has competed in.
• Jason Mastbaum first won Best Austria in 2018 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2018.
• Matt Lynch has never played in a tournament before.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never played in a tournament before.
• Karthik Konath first competed in a tournament (Windy City Weasels 2016) in 2016.
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best Russia.
• Chris Brand first won Best Austria in 2009 at WAC Seattle 2009.
• Andrej Parunović has never won Best France.
• Sabi Ahuja has never won Best Turkey.
• Aslaan Sarwar has never won Best Turkey.
• Sam Pascal is ranked 1886/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Rony Mordvinov has never won Best Italy.
• This is the first tournament Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has competed in.
• Sabi Ahuja is ranked 111 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never won Best Turkey.
• Alessandro Tavani has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Alessandro Tavani has never won Best England.
• Laszlo Levij has never won Best Russia.
• Evan Swihart has never won Best Italy.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Austria-Hungary 11 times.
• Katie Gray has never won Best England.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never won Best Germany.
• Katie Gray has never won Best Germany.
• Robert Schuppe topped the board in 12 of 48 tournament games played (25.00%).
• Robert Schuppe has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Andrew Goff most recently won Best Turkey in 2015 at Poppycon 2015.
• Chris Brand has played 172 tournament games.
• Chris Brand was World Champion in 2016.
• Christian Brown has never won Best Turkey.
• Justin Staub has never won Best France.
• Sabi Ahuja has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• The best tournament result for Christopher Ward is 2nd.
• Ben Kellman has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Andrew Goff most recently won a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025) in 2025.
• Karthik Konath won their first tournament (Virtual-Dixiecon 2021) in 2021.
• Russ Dennis is ranked 136/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Amaury Lorin has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• This is the first tournament Laszlo Levij has competed in.
• John Jamieson has won Best Russia once.
• Justin Kellam has never played in a tournament before.
• Peter McNamara has finished with as many as 20 centres in tournament games.
• Ben Kellman most recently won Best Turkey in 2026 at Dixiecon North Carolina 2026.
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never won Best England.
• Christian Brown has never won Best France.
• Jonathan Strange has never won Best Italy.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Turkey in 2009 at TempleCon Rhode Island 2009.
• Ed Sullivan has competed in 66 tournaments.
• Gavin Atkinson most recently competed in a tournament (Australian Open Canberra 2025) in 2025.
• Christopher Moreman has competed in 3 tournaments.
• Ed Sullivan has never won Best Turkey.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• John Jamieson has played 135 tournament games.
• Justin Staub has never won Best Russia.
• Christian Brown has never won Best Germany.
• John Gottschalk has never played in a tournament before.
• Morgante Pell has never won Best Russia.
• Rony Mordvinov has never won Best England.
• Evan Swihart has never won Best France.
• John Jamieson has never won Best France.
• Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has never played in a tournament before.
• Vincent Reulet has won 2 of 32 tournaments (6.25%).
• Andrew Goff has won Best Italy 11 times.
• Matthew Crill first competed in a tournament (DipCon Denver 2001 Regatta II) in 2001.
• Robert Schuppe most recently won a tournament (Frankfurt Diplomacy Championship 2026) in 2026.
• Andrew Goff first competed in a tournament (Victorian Championships 1994) in 1994.
• Liam Stokes has never won Best France.
• Amaury Lorin has never played in a tournament before.
• Mehmet Alpaslan has never won Best Russia.
• Morgante Pell has never played in a tournament before.
• Claesar de Graaff has never played in a tournament before.
• Christopher Ward most recently competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2026 Athens) in 2026.
• Laszlo Levij has never won Best France.
• Sam Pascal has never won Best Germany.
• Chris Brand has won 2 of 57 tournaments (3.51%).
• Matthew Crill has never won Best Russia.
• This is the first tournament Justin Kellam has competed in.
• Claesar de Graaff has never won Best England.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was World Champion in 2026.
• Katie Gray has never won Best Italy.
• Matthew Crill has never won Best France.
• Karthik Konath has competed in 56 tournaments.
• Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Rony Mordvinov has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Nathan Kuipers has never played in a tournament before.
• The best tournament result for Matt Lynch is 11th.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never won Best Russia.
• Katie Gray has never won Best Russia.
• Sam Pascal has never won Best Italy.
• Mikalis Kamaritis first competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2020 Virtual World Diplomacy Classic) in 2020.
• Karthik Konath most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Summer Classic 2026) in 2026.
• Jason Mastbaum has finished with as many as 17 centres in tournament games.
• Chloe Boyle has never won Best Turkey.
• Christian Brown was eliminated in 10 of 65 tournament games played (15.38%).
• Jamal Blakkarly won their first tournament (Poppycon 2021) in 2021.
• Chris Brand has never won Best France.
• Christopher Moreman has never won Best Turkey.
• Nicolas Sahuguet has never won Best England.
• This is the first tournament Morgante Pell has competed in.
• Peter McNamara is ranked 1 internationally in the WPE7.
• John Anderson has never won Best England.
• Karthik Konath has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Claesar de Graaff has never won Best Turkey.
• Nathan Kuipers has never won Best Germany.
• Ben Kellman has played 98 tournament games.
• Cedric Williams has never won Best Italy.
• John Jamieson has won Best Turkey 2 times.
• Christopher Moreman has never played in a tournament before.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Germany.
• Chris Brand is ranked 15/2500 internationally in the Dip Pouch Tournament Rating.
• Morgante Pell has never won Best Italy.
• Sam Pascal has never played in a tournament before.
• Laszlo Levij has never won Best Italy.
• Wes Ketchum has never won Best Germany.
• This is the first tournament John Anderson has competed in.
• John Jamieson first competed in a tournament (World DipCon Paris 2001) in 2001.
• Justin Staub has never won Best Turkey.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never won Best France.
• The best tournament result for Christian Brown is 2nd.
• Peter McNamara has competed in 101 tournaments.
• Jonnie Gillam first competed in a tournament (e-Carnage 2021) in 2021.
• Chris Brand most recently won Best England in 2009 at Whipping San Francisco 2009.
• Karthik Konath has never won Best Turkey.
• Chris Brand has won Best Germany once.
• Karthik Konath is ranked 135/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Katie Gray first competed in a tournament (Virtual Whipping 2021) in 2021.
• Liam Stokes has never played in a tournament before.
• Katie Gray has never won Best France.
• Liam Stokes has never won Best Turkey.
• John Jamieson first won Best Turkey in 2003 at Coupe de Bruxelles 2003.
• This is the first tournament Justin Staub has competed in.
• Peter McNamara topped the board in 92 of 271 tournament games played (33.95%).
• Jason Mastbaum has won Best England once.
• Andrew Goff most recently won Best France in 2016 at Boston Massacre 2016.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never won Best Turkey.
• Chloe Boyle has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Rony Mordvinov is ranked 2620/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Chris Brand most recently won Best Austria in 2009 at WAC Seattle 2009.
• Lawrence (Larro) Mottola has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Sabi Ahuja has never won Best Italy.
• Andrew Goff has won Best Turkey 3 times.
• Russ Dennis has never played in a tournament before.
• Gavin Atkinson has competed in 14 tournaments.
• Laszlo Levij has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Ben James has never won Best Italy.
• This is the first tournament Chloe Boyle has competed in.
• Matthew Crill has won 1 of 34 tournaments (2.94%).
• Mikalis Kamaritis has never won Best Turkey.
• Vincent Reulet won their first tournament (Brighton DipCon 1 2010) in 2010.
• Sabi Ahuja has never won Best France.
• John Jamieson is ranked 355/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Wes Ketchum won their first tournament (Windy City Weasels 2016) in 2016.
• Jason Mastbaum has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Andrej Parunović has never played in a tournament before.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Turkey 2 times.
• Steven Hogue is ranked 110 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jason Mastbaum is ranked 77/3713 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Mikalis Kamaritis was DBNI Diplomat of the Year in 2025.
• Mikalis Kamaritis won their first tournament (DBN Broadcaster Brawl 2023) in 2023.
• Robert Schuppe has won Best France once.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Italy in 2007 at TempleCon Rhodes Island 2007.
• Vincent Reulet has never won Best Turkey.
• This is the first tournament Chung Kiu (Seren) Kwok has competed in.
• Ben Kellman has never won Best Italy.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Italy.
• Jamal Blakkarly has competed in 45 tournaments.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Austria in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
• Jeff Dwornicki is ranked 180/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Russia.
• Farren Jane has never won Best France.
• Sam Pascal has never won Best France.
• Justin Staub has never won Best England.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never won Best Russia.
• This is the first tournament Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has competed in.
• Peter McNamara first won Best France in 2007 at Carnage Vermont 2007.
• Ben James has never won Best Russia.
• Ed Sullivan most recently competed in a tournament (Nexus Full Press Season 10 2026) in 2026.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Austria in 2007 at Boston Massacre 2007.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never won Best Italy.
• John Gottschalk has never won Best France.
• John Jamieson most recently won Best England in 2017 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2017.
• Vincent Reulet has never won Best Italy.
• Ben James has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• This is the first tournament Mehmet Alpaslan has competed in.
• Nicolas Sahuguet is ranked 13/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Chloe Boyle has never won Best Italy.
• Steven Hogue has won 1 of 29 tournaments (3.45%).
• Ben Kellman has competed in 40 tournaments.
• Christopher Ward has never won Best Russia.
• Alessandro Tavani has never won Best France.
• Christian Brown is ranked 109 internationally in the WPE7.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Germany 6 times.
• Chris Brand topped the board in 57 of 172 tournament games played (33.14%).
• Katie Gray has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Nicolas Sahuguet won their first tournament (World DipCon Berlin 2006 GermanDipCon BerliCon) in 2006.
• This is the first tournament Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond has competed in.
• Natty Shafer has never won Best Turkey.
• Evan Swihart is ranked 1324/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• John Jamieson has won 1 of 58 tournaments (1.72%).
• John Anderson has never played in a tournament before.
• Ben Kellman first won Best Turkey in 2025 at Carnage Vermont 2025.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Italy in 2022 at Poppycon 2022.
• Maxim Popov has never won Best Turkey.
• Justin Kellam has never won Best Italy.
• Robert Schuppe has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Ben Kellman has finished with as many as 15 centres in tournament games.
• Chris Brand first competed in a tournament (Dip in the Ocean Vancouver 2004 British Columbia Ch.) in 2004.
• Andrew Goff has competed in 133 tournaments.
• Russ Dennis has never won Best Germany.
• Matthew Crill has never won Best England.
• John Jamieson most recently competed in a tournament (Cascadia Open Vancouver 2026) in 2026.
• Steven Hogue first competed in a tournament (League - Windy City Weasels 2016) in 2016.
• Maxim Popov has never won Best Russia.
• Christopher Ward is ranked 697/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Italy 7 times.
• Andrew Goff most recently won Best Italy in 2025 at Bangkok Diplomacy Open "New Year" 2025.
• Aslaan Sarwar has never won Best Germany.
• Jonathan Strange has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Turkey in 2008 at TempleCon 2008.
• Chloe Boyle has never won Best Germany.
• Baron of Kirkholm-Uttgart has never won Best Russia.
• Nathan Kuipers has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Steven Hogue has competed in 29 tournaments.
• Ed Sullivan is ranked 76/3713 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Jeff Dwornicki has never won Best Germany.
• This is the first tournament John Gottschalk has competed in.
• Vincent Reulet is ranked 39 internationally in the WPE7.
• Leo Kovatch has never won Best Italy.
• John Jamieson first won Best Russia in 2017 at Cascadia Open Vancouver 2017.
• Peter McNamara has won Best France 8 times.
• Jonathan Strange has never won Best France.
• Christian Brown first competed in a tournament (v-Liberty Cup 2020) in 2020.
• Jason Mastbaum has won Best Austria-Hungary once.

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