Country tally of points after 33rd (85th) edition of the Saturday Practice Oware Tournament
1. Uganda ๐บ๐ฌ(21) - 545.5
2. Colombia ๐จ๐ด(11) - 211.5
3. United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง(4) - 196.5
4. Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ(7) - 169.5
5. Kyrgyzstan ๐ฐ๐ฌ(5) - 126.5
6. Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ(6) - 102.0
7. France ๐ซ๐ท(4) - 90.0
8. Belarus๐ง๐พ (1) - 88.5
9. Czech Republic ๐จ๐ฟ(3) - 62.0
10. Benin ๐ง๐ฏ(3) - 51.5
11. Germany ๐ฉ๐ช(1) - 50.5
12. China ๐จ๐ณ (4) - 46.0
13. Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ(2) - 31.5
14. Austria ๐ฆ๐น(2) - 21.0
15. Cape Verde ๐จ๐ป(1) - 18.0
16. Spain ๐ช๐ธ (1) - 9.5
17. Antigua & Barbuda ๐ฆ๐ฌ (1) - 7.0
17. Costa Rica ๐จ๐ท (1) - 7.0
19. Ivory Coast ๐จ๐ฎ(1) - 5.0
20. Poland ๐ต๐ฑ (1) - 3.5
21. Barbados ๐ง๐ง (1) - 3.0
21. Italy ๐ฎ๐น (1) - 3.0
23. Russia ๐ท๐บ (1) - 2.0
24. Togo ๐น๐ฌ(1) - 1.0
*The numbers in the brackets indicate the number of players that have represented each country.*
Last weekโs edition of the practice tournament (nations league) saw 10 countries represented. Teams Uganda & Colombia ๐จ๐ด fielded the most players, with 4 players each in attendance. Followed by the U.K. ๐ฌ๐ง team represented by 3 players. Then by Team Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ & Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ represented by 2 players each. With 1 each from the remaining 4 countries: Belarus ๐ง๐พ, France ๐ซ๐ท and Germany ๐ฉ๐ช and Kyrgyzstan ๐ฐ๐ฌ.
This week there was no change in the nations league order. Some nations have been making gains on those immediately in front of them, however not enough to bypass them as evidenced by this weeks list.
With 19 editions to go till this seasonโs nations league end, it is looking increasingly unlikely that any country will be able to close the lead accumulated by Team Uganda ๐บ๐ฌ. Technically possible, but from past experience highly improbable. Uganda ๐บ๐ฌ is also the leading nation when it comes to participation in national online championships.
So what can be attributed to Ugandaโs ๐บ๐ฌ success, that other countries can learn from and emulate. We welcome your opinions on this in the spirit of learning from each other.