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Old 01-31-2023, 06:53 PM   #1371
Brian Swartz
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Join Date: May 2006
Race to the World Tour Finals
Post-Wimbeldon Edition

In

Ben Faille - 11,850
Leon Polychroniadis - 5,680
Renke Cananis - 5,600
Ene Caballero - 5,330

Probable

Oleg Urazov - 3,930

Contenders

Jochen Weigle - 2,880
Toni Bardales - 2,755
Themis Xanthos - 2,750
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Johann Przalowik - 2,480
Goya Banqueria - 2,440
Davide de Laurentiis - 2,270

Long Shots

Joss Fraikes - 2,085

Assessment

A whole lot of things could happen right now. Of course Ben Faille is untouchable at the top, but there's a compelling 3-way race for #2 behind him. Then Oleg Urazov is in no-man's land, better than the rest but not good enough to break into the Top 4 yet. Then there's three players trying to hold on to their spot, and so far they've still got the upper hand on the younger players coming up. Even Fraikes has a possibility of doing something, but definitely any three of the six in the Contenders category could make it in, and any three could make it out.

If I had to guess, I say Davide de Laurentiis in, Themis Xanthos out, the rest stays roughly as it is. That's only a guess though. Whether a real switch-up in the Top 8 happens this year or next is still an open question.
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