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Brian Swartz · 10-19-2022, 06:20 PM

Race Standings
Post-Wimbledon Edition

In

Ben Faille - 8,910
Leon Polychroniadis - 8,140
Renke Cananis - 7,540

Probable

Toni Bardales - 3,830
Themis Xanthos - 3,780
Solitris Papadias - 3,330

Contenders

Jochen Weigle - 2,980
Oleg Urazov - 2,830
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Ale Ballok - 2,575
Eddy Copperfield - 2,510

Long-Shots

Raul Ramirez - 2,210
Johann Przalowik* - 1,960

Outlook

I was really surprised to see Leon Polychroniadis as actually ahead of Renke Cananis so far this year. Cananis still has three Masters and the Tour Finals remaining on the schedule to defend, so you take those out and his advantadge disappears - even though the Greek won the US Open. Of course, the big news is that both of them are already chasing Ben Faille, but the battle for #1 isn't over just yet. It's conceivable that any of the trio could come out on top.

The #4 spot is still very much up for grabs thanks to the absentee tendencies of Themis Xanthos. There's also going to be one first-time entrant replacing Reimann this year ... but it's not certain who it will be. Mostly likely a battle between Ale Ballok and Oleg Urazov, but with the ebb and flow at the lower ends of the scale here, there's a lot of other players holding out some measure of hope. Because it's so early, I'm stretching the usual constraints of the Contenders section.

Of one thing we can be sure though; it's not as cut and dry as last year. There's good competition all the way up and down the range of top players, which pretty much never happens. Should be a lot of fun.

* Pralowik's number needs to be taken with massive grains of salt because it includes a few challengers. That is totally stupid at this level but it is what it is, and he either goes nuts in the remaining Masters and the USO, or more likely just drops off the scale.

10-19-2022, 06:20 PM	#1305
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Race Standings Post-Wimbledon Edition In Ben Faille - 8,910 Leon Polychroniadis - 8,140 Renke Cananis - 7,540 Probable Toni Bardales - 3,830 Themis Xanthos - 3,780 Solitris Papadias - 3,330 Contenders Jochen Weigle - 2,980 Oleg Urazov - 2,830 -------------------------- Ale Ballok - 2,575 Eddy Copperfield - 2,510 Long-Shots Raul Ramirez - 2,210 Johann Przalowik* - 1,960 Outlook I was really surprised to see Leon Polychroniadis as actually ahead of Renke Cananis so far this year. Cananis still has three Masters and the Tour Finals remaining on the schedule to defend, so you take those out and his advantadge disappears - even though the Greek won the US Open. Of course, the big news is that both of them are already chasing Ben Faille, but the battle for #1 isn't over just yet. It's conceivable that any of the trio could come out on top. The #4 spot is still very much up for grabs thanks to the absentee tendencies of Themis Xanthos. There's also going to be one first-time entrant replacing Reimann this year ... but it's not certain who it will be. Mostly likely a battle between Ale Ballok and Oleg Urazov, but with the ebb and flow at the lower ends of the scale here, there's a lot of other players holding out some measure of hope. Because it's so early, I'm stretching the usual constraints of the Contenders section. Of one thing we can be sure though; it's not as cut and dry as last year. There's good competition all the way up and down the range of top players, which pretty much never happens. Should be a lot of fun. * Pralowik's number needs to be taken with massive grains of salt because it includes a few challengers. That is totally stupid at this level but it is what it is, and he either goes nuts in the remaining Masters and the USO, or more likely just drops off the scale.