Cane Toad Classic 2024 Background

• Jamal Blakkarly was World Champion in 2023.
• The best tournament result for Steven Colyer is 13th.
• Gavin Begbie has never won Best Italy.
• Reily Chapman has played 3 tournament games.
• Andrew Goff was Bismark Cup Winner in 2008.
• Reily Chapman has never won Best Russia.
• Shane Armstrong has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Jason Gray was eliminated in 5 of 32 tournament games played (15.62%).
• Peter McNamara has finished with as many as 20 centres in tournament games.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2024) in 2025.
• Jamal Blakkarly has competed in 38 tournaments.
• Jason Gray most recently won a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2025) in 2025.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Turkey in 2008 at TempleCon 2008.
• Jonathan Austin has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Peter Legg has played 5 tournament games.
• Dominick Stephens has never won Best Russia.
• Gavin Atkinson has competed in 12 tournaments.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Italy in 2017 at World Diplomacy Championship 2017 Oxford.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has never won Best France.
• Shane Armstrong first won Best Turkey in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
• Gavin Atkinson has played 10 tournament games.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Russia in 2008 at TempleCon 2008.
• Peter Legg has yet to top the board at a tournament.
• Ken Gordon is ranked 2392/3694 internationally in the World Performance Evaluation.
• Cleo McNamara has never won Best France.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has won Best Russia once.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently won a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2023) in 2024.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Italy in 2007 at TempleCon 2007.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Austria in 2007 at Massacre 2007.
• Peter Legg has finished with as many as 5 centres in tournament games.
• Peter McNamara has played 207 tournament games.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
• Andrew Goff has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best England.
• Peter McNamara first won Best France in 2007 at Carnage on the mountain 2007.
• Ken Gordon is ranked 162 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jamal Blakkarly has soloed 1 of 66 tournament games played (1.52%).
• Steven Colyer has never won Best Italy.
• Ken Gordon first competed in a tournament (Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2019) in 2019.
• Ken Gordon most recently won a tournament (Bangkok New Year Tournament 2025) in 2025.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks topped the board in 6 of 15 tournament games played (40.00%).
• Cleo McNamara has played 3 tournament games.
• Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Italy once.
• Steven Colyer first competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks won their first tournament (Asia-Pacific Diplomacy Championship Melbourne 2024) in 2024.
• Dominick Stephens has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Brandan Austin was eliminated in 2 of 29 tournament games played (6.90%).
• Cleo McNamara has never won Best Turkey.
• Ken Gordon was eliminated in 2 of 9 tournament games played (22.22%).
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Austria in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
• Dominick Stephens has never won Best France.
• Peter McNamara is ranked 1 internationally in the WPE7.
• Gavin Begbie has never won Best France.
• Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Turkey once.
• Cleo McNamara has never won Best Russia.
• Ken Gordon has never won Best England.
• Dominick Stephens has never won Best Germany.
• Cleo McNamara most recently competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Jonathan Austin has never won Best Italy.
• Gavin Atkinson has finished with as many as 11 centres in tournament games.
• Cleo McNamara has finished with as many as 1 centres in tournament games.
• Brandan Austin most recently won Best Russia in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has won Best Germany once.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Austria in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
• Peter McNamara has won 16 of 127 tournaments (12.60%).
• Gavin Atkinson is ranked 107 internationally in the WPE7.
• Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Italy in 2024 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024.
• Jamal Blakkarly was Virtual Diplomacy Championship (VDC) Champion in 2023.
• Ken Gordon has finished with as many as 17 centres in tournament games.
• Shane Armstrong has played 21 tournament games.
• Brandan Austin has won Best Germany once.
• Jonathan Austin has never won Best France.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best England in 2025 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2025.
• Steven Colyer has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Shane Armstrong topped the board in 10 of 21 tournament games played (47.62%).
• Jonathan Austin first competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Jamal Blakkarly first won Best France in 2012 at Victorian Championships 2012.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has played 15 tournament games.
• Ken Gordon has won 1 of 8 tournaments (12.50%).
• Gavin Begbie has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Reily Chapman most recently competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Reily Chapman has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Peter Legg has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Gavin Begbie has never won Best Russia.
• Jonathan Austin has never won Best Turkey.
• Peter McNamara has soloed 5 of 207 tournament games played (2.42%).
• Dominick Stephens has never won Best England.
• Shane Armstrong first competed in a tournament (Australian Open Canberra 2024) in 2024.
• Jason Gray has played 32 tournament games.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Turkey in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
• Brandan Austin most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2024) in 2025.
• Shane Armstrong has competed in 6 tournaments.
• Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Turkey in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Peter Legg has never won Best Italy.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Germany 5 times.
• Jason Gray has never won Best Russia.
• Jason Gray won their first tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2025) in 2025.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks most recently won a tournament (Asia-Pacific Diplomacy Championship Melbourne 2024) in 2024.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Turkey in 2009 at TempleCon Rhode Island 2009.
• Cleo McNamara first competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Peter McNamara has won Best England 8 times.
• Brandan Austin is ranked 209 internationally in the WPE7.
• Peter McNamara first won Best Germany in 2009 at TempleCon Rhode Island 2009.
• Brandan Austin has never won Best England.
• Steven Colyer has never won Best England.
• Brandan Austin has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Jason Gray has won 1 of 17 tournaments (5.88%).
• Peter McNamara was European Champion in 2014.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Steven Colyer has never won Best Turkey.
• Shane Armstrong has never won Best Germany.
• Gavin Atkinson most recently competed in a tournament (Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024) in 2024.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Russia.
• Gavin Atkinson was eliminated in 1 of 10 tournament games played (10.00%).
• The best tournament result for Gavin Atkinson is 3rd.
• Brandan Austin first won Best Russia in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
• Gavin Begbie has never won Best Turkey.
• Cleo McNamara has yet to top the board at a tournament.
• Ken Gordon first won Best France in 2025 at Bangkok New Year Tournament 2025.
• Reily Chapman has never won Best France.
• Shane Armstrong has never won Best France.
• Brandan Austin has never won Best Turkey.
• Peter McNamara most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2024) in 2025.
• Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Italy in 2016 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2016.
• Gavin Begbie has never won Best England.
• Andrew Goff has never won Best Turkey.
• Jason Gray is ranked 134 internationally in the WPE7.
• Andrew Goff has never won Best Italy.
• Steven Colyer has never won Best France.
• Gavin Begbie has never won Best Germany.
• Ken Gordon won Best Germany at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2019.
• Reily Chapman has never won Best Turkey.
• Ken Gordon has played 9 tournament games.
• Steven Colyer has finished with as many as 3 centres in tournament games.
• Jason Gray most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy Championship 2024) in 2025.
• Peter Legg has never won Best England.
• Jamal Blakkarly has won 6 of 38 tournaments (15.79%).
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Italy.
• Shane Armstrong first won Best Italy in 2024 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024.
• Peter McNamara has won Best France 7 times.
• This is the first tournament for Andrew Goff.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has finished with as many as 16 centres in tournament games.
• Andrew Goff has never won Best England.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Russia.
• Jason Gray topped the board in 6 of 32 tournament games played (18.75%).
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Russia in 2015 at PoppyCon 2015.
• Jason Gray has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Ken Gordon has won Best France once.
• Steven Colyer has never won Best Germany.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best Germany in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
• Peter McNamara topped the board in 71 of 207 tournament games played (34.30%).
• Brandan Austin has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Jonathan Austin has competed in one tournament.
• Steven Colyer has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Ken Gordon most recently won Best Russia in 2025 at Bangkok New Year Tournament 2025.
• Peter McNamara was eliminated in 23 of 207 tournament games played (11.11%).
• Dominick Stephens has never won Best Italy.
• The best tournament result for Reily Chapman is 7th.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has competed in 5 tournaments.
• Reily Chapman has never won Best Germany.
• Ken Gordon has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Ken Gordon has competed in 8 tournaments.
• Andrew Goff has never won Best Russia.
• Brandan Austin first won Best Germany in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
• Reily Chapman has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Cleo McNamara has never won Best England.
• Peter Legg has never won Best Germany.
• Jamal Blakkarly was eliminated in 5 of 66 tournament games played (7.58%).
• The best tournament result for Brandan Austin is 2nd.
• Jonathan Austin has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Brandan Austin has competed in 8 tournaments.
• Peter Legg has competed in 2 tournaments.
• Peter Legg has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Andrew Goff was North American Champion in 2009, 2018.
• Ken Gordon most recently won Best France in 2025 at Bangkok New Year Tournament 2025.
• The best tournament result for Jonathan Austin is 12th.
• Jamal Blakkarly first won Best England in 2014 at PoppyCon 2014.
• Reily Chapman has never won Best England.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has never won Best England.
• Jonathan Austin has yet to top the board at a tournament.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks first competed in a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024) in 2024.
• Jason Gray has never won Best France.
• Steven Colyer has yet to top the board at a tournament.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Russia 4 times.
• Dominick Stephens has never won Best Turkey.
• Peter McNamara has competed in 127 tournaments.
• Ken Gordon has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Shane Armstrong has won Best Italy once.
• Gavin Atkinson has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Gavin Atkinson topped the board in 1 of 10 tournament games played (10.00%).
• Jamal Blakkarly has won Best France 2 times.
• Reily Chapman first competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Jamal Blakkarly has finished with as many as 18 centres in tournament games.
• Ken Gordon first won Best Russia in 2024 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2024.
• Jonathan Austin has never won Best Russia.
• Jason Gray first competed in a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024) in 2024.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks most recently won Best Russia in 2024 at Asia-Pacific Diplomacy Championship Melbourne 2024.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks first won Best Russia in 2024 at Asia-Pacific Diplomacy Championship Melbourne 2024.
• Steven Colyer has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
• Jamal Blakkarly topped the board in 18 of 66 tournament games played (27.27%).
• Peter McNamara has won Best Turkey 2 times.
• Jonathan Austin most recently competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Andrew Goff has never won Best France.
• Cleo McNamara has never won Best Germany.
• Cleo McNamara has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Ken Gordon has won Best Russia 2 times.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks most recently won Best Germany in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
• Steven Colyer has competed in one tournament.
• Jonathan Austin has played 1 tournament game.
• Gavin Atkinson has won Best Germany once.
• Shane Armstrong most recently competed in a tournament (Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2025) in 2025.
• The best tournament result for Cleo McNamara is 10th.
• Jamal Blakkarly is ranked 2 internationally in the WPE7.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best France.
• Gavin Atkinson most recently won Best Germany in 2024 at Asia-Pacific Diplomacy Championship Melbourne 2024.
• Peter McNamara first competed in a tournament (New South Wales Championships 2005) in 2005.
• Jonathan Austin has never won Best England.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best England in 2016 at PoppyCon 2016.
• Shane Armstrong has never won Best Russia.
• Jamal Blakkarly has won Best England 2 times.
• Jamal Blakkarly has won Best Austria-Hungary once.
• Shane Armstrong has yet to solo at a tournament.
• Jamal Blakkarly first competed in a tournament (Victorian Championships 2012) in 2012.
• Brandan Austin has played 29 tournament games.
• Cleo McNamara has never won Best Italy.
• Cleo McNamara was eliminated in 1 of 3 tournament games played (33.33%).
• Shane Armstrong most recently won Best Turkey in 2024 at Australian Open Canberra 2024.
• Ken Gordon has never won Best Turkey.
• Ken Gordon has never won Best Germany.
• Steven Colyer has played 2 tournament games.
• Jason Gray has never won Best England.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Italy 6 times.
• Jonathan Austin has finished with as many as 4 centres in tournament games.
• Reily Chapman has yet to top the board at a tournament.
• Shane Armstrong has finished with as many as 12 centres in tournament games.
• Peter Legg most recently competed in a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024) in 2024.
• Peter Legg was eliminated in 2 of 5 tournament games played (40.00%).
• Peter Legg has never won Best Turkey.
• Brandan Austin has won Best Russia once.
• Peter McNamara most recently won a tournament (DBN Invitational S4 (2023-2024)) in 2024.
• Jason Gray has never won Best Italy.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has never won Best Italy.
• Peter McNamara was DBNI Diplomat of the Year in 2021, 2024.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Turkey.
• Jonathan Austin has never won Best Germany.
• Brandan Austin first competed in a tournament (World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano) in 2024.
• Andrew Goff has never won Best Germany.
• Jamal Blakkarly first won Best Austria in 2024 at World Diplomacy Championship 2024 Milano.
• This is the first tournament for Dominick Stephens.
• Brandan Austin topped the board in 4 of 29 tournament games played (13.79%).
• Ken Gordon won their first tournament (Bangkok New Year Tournament 2025) in 2025.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks was APAC Champion in 2024.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks first won Best Germany in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
• Ken Gordon has never won Best Italy.
• Peter McNamara most recently won Best France in 2015 at PoppyCon 2015.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks is ranked 81 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best France in 2024 at Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024.
• Reily Chapman has never won Best Italy.
• Cleo McNamara has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Shane Armstrong has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
• Peter Legg has never won Best France.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks most recently competed in a tournament (Virtual Diplomacy League 2024) in 2025.
• Cleo McNamara has competed in one tournament.
• Jamal Blakkarly won their first tournament (Poppycon 2021) in 2021.
• Steven Colyer has never won Best Russia.
• Jonathan Austin has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
• Reily Chapman has yet to be eliminated in a tournament.
• Jason Gray has never won Best Germany.
• Gavin Atkinson first competed in a tournament (Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2019) in 2019.
• Jamal Blakkarly has played 66 tournament games.
• Jason Gray has finished with as many as 12 centres in tournament games.
• Jamal Blakkarly most recently won Best Italy in 2016 at Melbourne Diplomacy Open 2016.
• Steven Colyer most recently competed in a tournament (Cane Toad Classic Brisbane 2024) in 2024.
• Shane Armstrong has won Best Turkey once.
• Gavin Atkinson has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has won 1 of 5 tournaments (20.00%).
• The best tournament result for Shane Armstrong is 2nd.
• Gavin Atkinson first won Best Germany in 2024 at Asia-Pacific Diplomacy Championship Melbourne 2024.
• Jason Gray has competed in 17 tournaments.
• Shane Armstrong has never won Best England.
• Max Wanji Roe Banks has never won Best Turkey.
• Shane Armstrong is ranked 113 internationally in the WPE7.
• Jason Gray has never won Best Turkey.
• Brandan Austin most recently won Best Germany in 2025 at Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2025.
• Peter McNamara won their first tournament (TempleCon 2007) in 2007.
• Ken Gordon topped the board in 1 of 9 tournament games played (11.11%).
• Brandan Austin has never won Best Italy.
• Andrew Goff was World Champion in 2009, 2011, 2018.
• Reily Chapman has competed in one tournament.
• Peter McNamara has won Best Austria-Hungary 9 times.
• Jason Gray has never won Best Austria-Hungary.
• This is the first tournament for Gavin Begbie.
• Brandan Austin has never won Best France.
• Jamal Blakkarly has never won Best Germany.
• Peter McNamara first won Best England in 2005 at New South Wales Championships 2005.
• Reily Chapman has finished with as many as 7 centres in tournament games.
• Peter Legg first competed in a tournament (Hung Parliament Handicap Canberra 2024) in 2024.
• Brandan Austin has finished with as many as 11 centres in tournament games.
• The best tournament result for Peter Legg is 14th.
• Peter Legg has never won Best Russia.
• Ken Gordon most recently competed in a tournament (Bangkok New Year Tournament 2025) in 2025.

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