The Virtual World Diplomacy Classic was a virtual tournament held from December 18-20, 2020, with
Registration [ ] Organisation [ ] Tournament Director Bill Hackenbracht ,
Assistant Tournament Director West Coast Chris Brand ,
Assistant Tournament Director Pacific Peter McNamara,
Assistant Tournament Director Central Europe Markus Zijlstra,
Assistant Tournament Director United Kingdom Garry Sturley . This international cast of characters, who have each volunteered to TD a round friendly to their respective time zones, will facilitate maximum world participation.
Also, by sharing TD responsibilities, each of them will be able to participate in the event itself.
(The legendary David Hood has volunteered to serve as a back-up TD, in the event any of
Results [ ] Top Board [ ] DBN Coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZRuISfKJ94&t=18143s
Countries
Players
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
POINTS
Austria
Matthew Crill
4
3
2
1
0
6
England
Nicolas Sahuguet
4
4
3
3
3
4
7
9
9
14
291
France
Bill Hackenbracht
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
6
3
60
Germany
Peter McNamara
5
6
7
6
5
4
3
1
0
12
Italy
Maxim Popov
5
6
6
8
7
6
6
6
5
3
60
Russia
Farren Jane
6
5
5
4
6
7
4
1
1
0
13,5
Turkey
Morgante Pell
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
10
12
14
1291
Final Standing [ ]
Rk
Player
Nat.
Res.
Pts
0
1
2
3
4
5
TB
1
Morgante Pell
US
US-VT
90
70
218
158
1291
2
Nicolas Sahuguet
FRA
CAN-QB
100
144
224
291
3
Bill Hackenbracht
US
US-PA
238
168
136
100
60
4
Farren Jane
US
US
136
60
3
420
13,5
5
Maxim Popov
US
US
218
188
70
3
60
6
Matt Crill
US
150
198
198
6
7
Peter McNamara
AUS
AUS-VIC
184
136
208
12
8
Tom de Greef
NDL
80
168
168
130
9
Jeremiah Raymond
US
3
120
136
208
10
Jaxon Roberts
US
60
168
60
224
11
Jason Mastbaum
US
12
Christian Kline
US
13
Claesar de Graaf
NDL
NDL
14
Tommy Anderson
15
Chris Helwig
16
Jaromir Sulja
17
Laszlo Levij
17
Dave Roberts
19
Ken Gordon
20
Tanya Gill
CAN
21
Jeff Dwornicki
US
22
Cyrille Sevin
FRA
Awards [ ] American Champion: Farren Jane
European Champion Claes de Graaf
Asia Pacific Champion Peter McNamara
Best Austria
Best England
Best France
Best Germany
Best Italy Christophe Borgeat 1° 15c
Best Russia
Best Turkey Early Round [ ] Board A "Aachen" [ ] https://www.backstabbr.com/game/vWDC-ERGA-Aachen/6295472358817792
Countries
Players
Nat
Res
Sc
POINTS
Austria
Ferdinand Binnendijk
NED
E09
8
England
Bill Hackenbracht
US
16
238
France
Günther Bedson
UK
10
130
Germany
Luis Quental
E06
5
Italy
Ben Knight
E09
8
Russia
Guillaume Machin
FRA
E03
2
Turkey
Garry Sturley
UK
8
110
Board B " Bangkok" [ ] https://www.backstabbr.com/game/vWDC-ERGB-Bangkok/5681306933657600
Countries
Players
Nat
Res
Sc
POINTS
Austria
Matt Lynch
E03
2
England
Claesar de Graaff
NED
NED
3
60
France
Cyrille Sevin
FRA
11
140
Germany
Andrei Ducusin
PHI
PHI
E08
7
Italy
Laszlo Levij
13
208
Russia
Tom de Greef
NED
5
80
Turkey
Philipp Weissert
GER
OST
2
50
Board C "Cadix" [ ] https://www.backstabbr.com/game/vWDC-ERGC-Cadiz/5637958365609984
Countries
Players
Nat
Res
Sc
POINTS
Austria
Denis Peskov
GER
E09
8
England
Callum Sullivan
13
184
France
Peter McNamara
AUS
13
184
Germany
Jenny Hutton
E05
4
Italy
Ruben Sanchez
FRA
E07
6
Russia
Tony Swinnerton
E05
4
Turkey
Tommy Anderson
8
110
Board D "Darwin" [ ] [1] https://www.backstabbr.com/game/vWDC-ERGD-Darwin/6231276556386304
Countries
Players
Nat
Res
Sc
POINTS
Austria
Andy Harris
UK
E04
3
England
Jeremiah (JJ) Raymond
E04
3
France
Ken Gordon
7
100
Germany
Tjeerd Broersma
NED
6
90
Italy
Zachary Moore
USA
3
60
Russia
Marijan Orsolic
6
90
Turkey
Christian Kline
USA
12
198
Round 1 [ ] Board A "Aberdeen" [ ] https://www.backstabbr.com/game/vWDC-R1GA-Aberdeen/5748808468398080
https://diplomacytv.com/tournaments/28/games/R2GA/
Countries
Players
Nat
Res
Sc
POINTS
Austria
Maxim Popov
14
218
England
Natty Shafer
9
120
France
Matt Lynch
6
90
Germany
Greg Matthews
1
40
Italy
Marijan Orsolic
2
50
Russia
Hugh Zhang
2
50
Turkey
Ben Barov
E04
3
Board B Baton Rouge [ ] https://www.backstabbr.com/game/vWDC-R1GB-Baton-Rouge/6264557335216128
https://diplomacytv.com/tournaments/28/games/R2GB/sc_chart/
Countries
Players
Nat
Res
Sc
POINTS
Austria
Karthik Konath
9
120
England
Stewart Nairn
E04
3
France
Claesar de Graaff
NED
15
180
Germany
Ruben Sanchez
FRA
E10
9
Italy
Cyrille Sevin
FRA
5
80
Russia
Emmett Wainwright
3
60
Turkey
Ben Kellman
2
50
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England
France
Germany
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Russia
Turkey
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England
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Turkey
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England
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Turkey
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Players
Nat
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Sc
POINTS
Austria
England
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Turkey
[ ] Round 2 [ ] Round 3 [ ] Round 4 [ ] Round 5 [ ] [ ] Tournament Structure [ ] 6 unlimited rounds (4 playable at most)
3 best score for qualifying for championship game (100+100+100+0) World Classic Scoring System Championship game Subtournament [ ]