PlayOK rankings of players for the week ending 23/01/2022
*1. mrjohnson 🇳🇬 - 2220*
2. er17 🇰🇿 - 2144
3. aiyedunseun 🇳🇬 - 2112
4. leprophete 🇧🇯 - 2101
5. tchayna 🇨🇻 - 1960
6. grandmastert 🇦🇬 - 1941
7. mbabayayo - 1921
8. mathllem - 1915
*9. akinking 🇳🇬 - 1910*
10. litakuer - 1899
*Ranking list for players who played last week ending 16/01/2022*
1. mrjohnson 🇳🇬 - 2220
2. aiyedunseun 🇳🇬 - 2112
3. grandmastert 🇦🇬 - 1941
4. akinking 🇳🇬 - 1918
5. roberisco 🇬🇭 - 1893
6 lordcity 🇬🇭 - 1840
7. laladom 🇹🇬 - 1831
8. e17 🇳🇬 - 1803
9. kasoniga 🇳🇬 - 1732
10. dsk 🇧🇯- 1730
The battles between the master & grandmaster players continues to take its toll on everyone, haltng the advance in ranking points. Most players have settled into their ranking zones. Finding it increasingly difficult to advance and more importantly remain in the next zone. A new equilibrium continues to be established, maturing slowly, as based on their cranial abilities, players become entrenched in their place.
One player who has managed this feat, is aiyedunseun from Nigeria 🇳🇬, who after a series of hard fought matches with the likes of, grandmastert, kasoniga, laladom, lordcity, oladelefire, roberisco, tobiloba etc, managed to advance into the top ranking zone, red (2100+). Joining his compatriot mrjohnson, er17 🇰🇿 & leprophete 🇧🇯, the later two continuing to remain in this zone by default due to absence.
The threshold for inclusion in the top ten has reduced slightly. Two players are under last week’s minimum ranking. The way things are going it won’t be too long when yellow ranked players (1500 - 1799) will not get a look into the top ten. With new master players coming onto the platform, especially incognito with guest accounts, the state of affairs looks likely to be shaken up.
The giant of Afrika, Nigeria 🇳🇬 continues to dominate the top ten of active players ranking list, with half the players. The two players from Ghana 🇬🇭, lordcity & roberisco have maintained their places on this list. laladom from Togo 🇹🇬 & dsk from Benin 🇧🇯 have also maintained their places. e17 from Kazakhstan, joins grandmastert from Antigua & Barbuda 🇦🇬 as players from outside the Afrikan continent on the list, well done to them. 👏👏👏
One player who is showing some promise of stirring things up is harrison01 from Uganda 🇺🇬, who was able to play roberisco to 2 - 2 draw in one of their matches. Another player to look out for utilising a guest username, is gng7490. This player did a quick recce two weeks ago on the platform playing only one game against grandmastert, demolishing him with a double kroo. He made an appearance again yesterday, but this time grandmastert was able to get the better of whoever this player is.