[Brian Swartz]

One thing I forgot to look at for the year's start is how Ritwik Dudwadkar is doing among his age group. As of week 5 he was ranked 218th. Among players younger than him, the top one is Jakob Heinen(yay, Umbrella!) at 108th. Heinen is four weeks younger so I imagine they'll be playing a few times down the line which should be a blast. Germany could be a rival again the WTC eventually. Also worth mentioning is Uruguay's Florentino Suarez(164th) who won't even turn 15 for a couple more weeks -- he's about eight months younger than Dudwadkar and off to a great start. A total of 12 players are the same age or younger and ranked higher, which means the other 206 are older players. This is pretty typical but a couple players more than usual. Certainly my competitors tend to start off slow and finish strong due to low aging, but it's a good 'rough and dirty' way to see how well he's doing compared to his most likely potential rivals.