Country tally of points after 47th (99th) edition of the Saturday 21/05/2022 Practice Oware Tournament
1. Uganda 🇺🇬(21) - 713.5
2. Nigeria 🇳🇬(12) - 314.0
3. Colombia 🇨🇴(11) - 308.0
4. United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (4) - 276.0
5. Kazakhstan 🇰🇿(8) - 220.5
6. Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬(6) - 172.0
7. Benin 🇧🇯(6) - 123.5
8. Belarus🇧🇾 (1) - 119.5
9. France 🇫🇷(4) - 102.0
10. Ghana 🇬🇭(6) - 102.0
11. Czech Republic 🇨🇿(3) - 98.5
12. Germany 🇩🇪(1) - 76.0
13. China 🇨🇳 (3) - 32.5
14. Austria 🇦🇹(2) - 22.0
15. Cape Verde 🇨🇻(1) - 18.0
16. Spain 🇪🇸 (2) - 12.5
17. Poland 🇵🇱 (3) - 9.5
18. Ivory Coast 🇨🇮(1) - 8.5
19. Antigua & Barbuda 🇦🇬 (1) - 8.5
20. Costa Rica 🇨🇷 (1) - 7.0
21. Barbados 🇧🇧 (1) - 3.0
22. Italy 🇮🇹 (1) - 3.0
23. Russia 🇷🇺 (1) - 2.0
24. Togo 🇹🇬(1) - 1.0
*The numbers in the brackets indicate the number of players that have represented each country.*
Last week’s edition of the practice tournament (nations league) had 11 countries represented. 21 players from Uganda 🇺🇬, 12 players each from Nigeria 🇳🇬 & Colombia 🇨🇴 & 8 from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿. 6 each from Benin 🇧🇯, Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬, & Ghana 🇬🇭. 4 from France 🇫🇷 & the UK 🇬🇧, 3 each from China 🇨🇳, the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 & Poland 🇵🇱, 2 each from Austria 🇦🇹 & Spain 🇪🇸. 1 each from Antigua & Barbuda 🇦🇬, Barbados 🇧🇧, Belarus 🇧🇾, Cape Verde 🇨🇻, Costa Rica 🇨🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Ivory Coast 🇨🇮, Russia 🇷🇺, Togo 🇹🇬 and 4 from unknown & countries.
This week positions more or less stayed the same, with the exception of Benin 🇧🇯 overtaking Belarus into 7th position. The ranking list of the countries in terms of points for this tournament stands at: 1st Uganda 🇺🇬 (9.0) & Benin 🇧🇯 (9.0), 2nd Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 (8), 3rd Colombia 🇨🇴 (7.5), 4th Nigeria 🇳🇬 (7), 5th Ghana 🇬🇭 (6.0), 6th UK 🇬🇧 (4.0) & Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 (4.0), 7th Germany 🇩🇪 (3.0) & France 🇫🇷 (3.0) and 8th Czech Republic 🇨🇿 (2.5)
With 5 editions to go, team Uganda 🇺🇬 continues to pull ahead with a slightly increased 399.5 points against lead contender Nigeria 🇳🇬. Team Uganda 🇺🇬 continues to consolidate its lead, making sure their numbers compensate for the lack of top positions & thus points.
We implore all members to take part in these practice tournaments. Don’t just wait for a championship to come around to familiarise yourself with the sign up process. For as has been shown, doing so once is not enough to guarantee you will be able to sign up on the day of a championship.