Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

Year

Number of years

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Gert Fredriksson	Gert Fredriksson	Gert Fredriksson	Gert Fredriksson	Fernando Pimenta	63	▲ +11
2	Max Hoff	Max Hoff	Max Hoff	Fernando Pimenta	Gert Fredriksson	56	–
3	Fernando Pimenta	Fernando Pimenta	Fernando Pimenta	Max Hoff	Max Hoff	49	–
4	Thorvald Strömberg	Thorvald Strömberg	Thorvald Strömberg	Thorvald Strömberg	Thorvald Strömberg	34	–
5	Aleh Yurenia	Aleh Yurenia	Aleh Yurenia	Aleh Yurenia	Aleh Yurenia	31	–
6	Milan Janić	Milan Janić	Milan Janić	Milan Janić	Mads Pedersen	29	▲ +4
7	Ken Wallace	Ken Wallace	Ken Wallace	Ken Wallace	Milan Janić	29	–
8	Greg Barton	Greg Barton	Greg Barton	Greg Barton	Ken Wallace	28	–
9	Einar Rasmussen	Einar Rasmussen	Einar Rasmussen	Mads Pedersen	Greg Barton	25	–
10	Ferenc Hatlaczky	Ferenc Hatlaczky	Ferenc Hatlaczky	Einar Rasmussen	Einar Rasmussen	24	–
11	Oreste Perri	Oreste Perri	Oreste Perri	Ferenc Hatlaczky	Ferenc Hatlaczky	23	–
12	Ernst Krebs	Ernst Krebs	Ernst Krebs	Oreste Perri	Oreste Perri	21	–
13	Viktor Tsaryov	Viktor Tsaryov	Viktor Tsaryov	Ernst Krebs	Ernst Krebs	20	–
14	Fritz Briel	Fritz Briel	Fritz Briel	Viktor Tsaryov	Viktor Tsaryov	20	–
15	Michel Scheuer	Michel Scheuer	Mads Pedersen	Fritz Briel	Fritz Briel	17	–
16	René Holten Poulsen	René Holten Poulsen	Michel Scheuer	Michel Scheuer	Michel Scheuer	16	–
17	Attila Szabó	Attila Szabó	René Holten Poulsen	René Holten Poulsen	René Holten Poulsen	14	–
18	Fritz Landertinger	Fritz Landertinger	Attila Szabó	Attila Szabó	Attila Szabó	13	–
19	Kurt Wires	Kurt Wires	Fritz Landertinger	Fritz Landertinger	Fritz Landertinger	12	–
20	Mihály Hesz	Mihály Hesz	Kurt Wires	Kurt Wires	Kurt Wires	12	–
21	Péter Völgyi	Péter Völgyi	Mihály Hesz	Mihály Hesz	Mihály Hesz	12	–
22	Aleksandr Shaparenko	Aleksandr Shaparenko	Péter Völgyi	Péter Völgyi	Péter Völgyi	12	–
23	Bálint Noé	Bálint Noé	Aleksandr Shaparenko	Aleksandr Shaparenko	Aleksandr Shaparenko	11	–
24	Eivind Skabo	Mads Pedersen	Bálint Noé	Bálint Noé	Bálint Noé	11	–
25	Ernest Riedel	Eivind Skabo	Joakim Lindberg	Joakim Lindberg	Joakim Lindberg	9	–
26	Nikolay Stepanenko	Ernest Riedel	Eivind Skabo	Eivind Skabo	Eivind Skabo	8	–
27	Ferenc Csipes	Nikolay Stepanenko	Ernest Riedel	Ernest Riedel	Ernest Riedel	8	–
28	Joakim Lindberg	Ferenc Csipes	Nikolay Stepanenko	Nikolay Stepanenko	Hamish Lovemore	8	▲ +4
29	Karl Widmark	Joakim Lindberg	Ferenc Csipes	Ferenc Csipes	Nikolay Stepanenko	8	–
30	Philippe Boccara	Karl Widmark	Karl Widmark	Karl Widmark	Ferenc Csipes	7	–
31	Thor Nielsen	Philippe Boccara	Philippe Boccara	Philippe Boccara	Karl Widmark	7	–
32	Ahmad Reza Talebian	Thor Nielsen	Thor Nielsen	Thor Nielsen	Philippe Boccara	7	–
33	Erik Hansen	Ahmad Reza Talebian	Ahmad Reza Talebian	Ádám Varga	Thor Nielsen	7	–
34	István Fábián	Erik Hansen	Erik Hansen	Ahmad Reza Talebian	Ádám Varga	6	–
35	Stanislav Boreyko	István Fábián	István Fábián	Erik Hansen	Ahmad Reza Talebian	6	–
36	Sven-Olov Sjödelius	Stanislav Boreyko	Stanislav Boreyko	István Fábián	Erik Hansen	6	–
37	Konstantin Kostenko	Sven-Olov Sjödelius	Sven-Olov Sjödelius	Stanislav Boreyko	István Fábián	6	–
38	Beniamino Bonomi	Konstantin Kostenko	Konstantin Kostenko	Sven-Olov Sjödelius	Stanislav Boreyko	6	–
39	Bernard Brégeon	Beniamino Bonomi	Beniamino Bonomi	Konstantin Kostenko	Sven-Olov Sjödelius	6	–
40	Czesław Sobieraj	Bernard Brégeon	Bernard Brégeon	Beniamino Bonomi	Konstantin Kostenko	5	–
41	Daniel Dal Bo	Czesław Sobieraj	Czesław Sobieraj	Bernard Brégeon	Beniamino Bonomi	4	–
42	Erich Pasch	Daniel Dal Bo	Daniel Dal Bo	Czesław Sobieraj	Bernard Brégeon	4	–
43	Knut Holmann	Erich Pasch	Erich Pasch	Daniel Dal Bo	Czesław Sobieraj	4	–
44	Ladislav Čepčianský	Knut Holmann	Knut Holmann	Erich Pasch	Daniel Dal Bo	4	–
45	László Nieberl	Ladislav Čepčianský	Ladislav Čepčianský	Hamish Lovemore	Erich Pasch	4	–
46	László Ürögi	László Nieberl	László Nieberl	Knut Holmann	Knut Holmann	4	–
47	Maximilian Benassi	László Ürögi	László Ürögi	Ladislav Čepčianský	Ladislav Čepčianský	4	–
48	Miloš Pech	Maximilian Benassi	Maximilian Benassi	László Nieberl	László Nieberl	4	–
49	Tamás Gecső	Miloš Pech	Miloš Pech	László Ürögi	László Ürögi	4	–
50	Vladimir Zemlyakov	Tamás Gecső	Tamás Gecső	Maximilian Benassi	Maximilian Benassi	4	–

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