PlayOK rankings of players for the week ending 16/01/2022
*1. mrjohnson ๐ณ๐ฌ - 2262*
2. er17 ๐ฐ๐ฟ - 2144
3. leprophete ๐ง๐ฏ - 2101
4. tchayna ๐จ๐ป - 1960
5. mbabayayo - 1921
6. mathllem - 1915
*7. akinking ๐ณ๐ฌ - 1910*
8. litakuer - 1899
9. motembapembe - 1888
10 benndele - 1885
*Ranking list for players who played last week ending 16/01/2022*
1. mrjohnson ๐ณ๐ฌ - 2262
2. akinking ๐ณ๐ฌ - 1970
3 lordcity ๐ฌ๐ญ - 1873
4. laladom ๐น๐ฌ - 1853
5. kasoniga ๐ณ๐ฌ - 1826
6. roberisco ๐ฌ๐ญ - 1824
7. dsk ๐ง๐ฏ- 1812
8. grandmastert ๐ฆ๐ฌ - 1807
9. oladelefire ๐ณ๐ฌ - 1802
10. aiyedunseun ๐ณ๐ฌ - 1756
The battles between the master & grandmaster players have taken their toll on these players & everyone else, haltng the advance in ranking points. Most of these players have hit the orange brick wall, unable to advance into the top ranking of red (2100+) to join mrjohnson. Only er17 ๐ฐ๐ฟ & leprophete ๐ง๐ฏ have that accolade by dรฉfaut, because they achieved it when the competition wasnโt this tough and have not played since the master & grandmaster players came into the ashanti room on mass.
This how has had the effect of relegating all the yellow ranked players from this list except aiyedunseun ๐ณ๐ฌ. These training sessions have had a suppressive effect on the ranking of all players, with new paradigm of order continuing to be established. Players who did not qualify for the beginners tournament on Wednesdayโs are now finding they are welcomed there.
With the addition of aiyedunseun ๐ณ๐ฌ , the top ten active players list now has half the players from the giant of Afrika, Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ. For the first time two players from Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ, lordcity & roberisco have made it into this list, with roberisco achieving this feat in three days. laladom from Togo ๐น๐ฌ & kasoniga from Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ have also moved up the ranks to stake 4th & 5th positions respectively. dsk from Benin ๐ง๐ฏ the first grandmastert player to achieve red status remains in the fray. grandmastert from Antigua & Barbuda ๐ฆ๐ฌ remains the sole player from outside the Afrikan continent in the list.
This week saw some change in the upper half of the overall rankings for the top ten positions, with the presence of akinking from Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ. For the active ranking list of players, there were some changes in the bottom half. masterfisz & wkc1342?boty from Poland ๐ต๐ฑ got demoted out. With the continued presence of the orange ranked players the threshold for being included in this list continues to increase.
The dominance of Nigerian ๐ณ๐ฌ players in the top ten ranking lists continues unabated. Players from other countries, Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ in particular are coming forth and making their presence felt. Yet from what has been witnessed the dominance of the player from the giant of Afrika remains strong. Unless stronger players emerge from these or other countries, Nigeriaโs ๐ณ๐ฌ dominance is going to be the status quo for a long time. However, no doubt with time master & grandmaster players from the countries missing in action will appear to further shake things up to our delight.