International prize list of Diplomacy
WorldDipCon
During the seventies, there were very few tournaments outside North America. At that time, the winner of the American DipCon was considered by the North American players as a world champion of Diplomacy.
The WorldDipCon (World Diplomacy Convention) was created in 1988 and the winner of this convention become the world champion of Diplomacy.
This is the top 3 of all the WorldDipCon played :
| Year | Town | Country | World Champion | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Birmingham |  Great Britain |
Phil Day |
Matt MacVeigh |
Jim Mills
|
| 1990 | Chapel Hill |  United States |
Jason Bergmann |
Jeff Bohner |
Steve Cooley
|
| 1992 | Canberra |  Australia |
Steve Gould |
Eric Roche |
 Bruno-André Giraudon
|
| 1994 | Birmingham | Great Britain |
Pascal Montagna |
Stéphane Gentric |
Bruno-André Giraudon
|
| 1995 | Paris | France |
Bruno-André Giraudon |
 Antonio Ribeiro da Silva |
Thomas Sebeyran
|
| 1996 | Columbus | United States |
Pitt Crandlemire |
 Leif Bergman |
Björn von Knorring
|
| 1997 | Gothenburg | Sweden |
Cyrille Sevin |
Roger Edblom |
 Borger Borgersen
|
| 1998 | Chapel Hill | United States |
Chris Martin |
John Quarto-von-Tivadar |
Mark Fassio
|
| 1999 | Namur |  Belgium |
Christian Dreyer |
Leif Bergman |
Ivan Woodward
|
| 2000 | Baltimore | United States |
Simon Bouton |
 Brian Dennehy |
Matthew Shields
|
| 2001 | Paris | France |
Cyrille Sevin |
Brian Dennehy |
Chetan Radia
|
| 2002 | Canberra | Australia |
Rob Stephenson |
 Grant Steel |
Yann Clouet
|
| 2003 | Denver | United States |
Vincent Carry |
Edward Hawthorne |
Frank Johansen
|
| 2004 | Birmingham | Great Britain |
Yann Clouet |
 André Kooy |
Cyrille Sevin
|
| 2005 | Washington | United States |
Frank Johansen |
Tom Kobrin |
Edi Birsan
|
| 2006 | Berlin |  Germany |
Nicolas Sahuguet |
Cyrille Sevin |
Yann Clouet
|
| 2007 | Vancouver |  Canada |
Doug Moore |
Jake Mannix |
Mark Zoffel
|
| 2008 | Lockenhaus |  Austria |
Julian Ziesing |
Cyrille Sevin |
Daniel Leinich
|
| 2009 | Columbus | United States |
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| 2010 | The Hague | Netherlands |
North America
DipCon
The winner of the DipCon (Diplomacy Convention) is the North American champion. The title of North American champion was not given at the beginning, but since 1972 has been awarded to each winner of the convention. The DipCon was created in 1966 and occurred each year (except in 1967 and 1968). There was no tournament in 1966[1], 1969[2] and 1971.
The winner of each DipCon :
North American Grand Prix
The winner of each Grand Prix :
| Year | Nb of step | Nb of players | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7 | 58 | Chris Martin
|
| 2000 | 14 | 125 | Matt Shields
|
| 2001 | 34 | 166 | Jerry Fest
|
| 2002 | 17 | 171 | Andy Bartalone
|
| 2003 | 16 | 213 | Edward Hawthorne
|
| 2004 | 14 | 305 | Doug Moore
|
| 2005 | 13 | 234 | Andrew Neumann
|
| 2006 | 12 | 200 | Jim O'Kelley
|
| 2007 | 12 | 270 | Doug Moore
|
Europe
European DipCon
European Grand Prix
The winner of each Grand Prix :
| Year | Nb of step | Nb of players | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | 283 | William Attia
|
| 2003 | 11 | 349 | Yann Clouet
|
| 2004 | 15 | 472 | Yann Clouet
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| 2005 | 13 | 364 | Gwen Maggi
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| 2006 | 14 | 340 | Gwen Maggi
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| 2007 | 14 | 272 | Gwen Maggi
|
Australia and New Zealand
Bismark Cup
The National Tournaments Championship - comprising the perpetual trophy known as the Bismark Cup - is awarded for the best aggregate tournament results at Diplomacy tournaments held during the calendar year. It is an annual (short term) ranking. The exact number of points depends on the size of the tournament and the person's placing in that tournament.
The winner of each Bismark Cup :
| Year | Nb of step | Nb of players | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Robert Wessels
| ||
| 1990 | Harry Kolotas
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| 1991 | 3 | 75 | Robert Wessels
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| 1992 | 5 | 123 | Steve Gould
|
| 1993 | 6 | 93 | Harry Kolotas
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| 1994 | Craig Sedgwick
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| 1995 | Rob Stephenson
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| 1996 | 5 | 65 | Craig Sedgwick
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| 1997 | 5 | 74 | Bill Brown
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| 1998 | 7 | 92 | Rob Stephenson
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| 1999 | 8 | 117 | Brandon Clarke
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| 2000 | 9 | 111 | Rob Stephenson
|
| 2001 | 10 | 104 | Tristan Lee
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| 2002 | 7 | 84 | Rob Schone
|
| 2003 | 6 | 52 | Geoff Kerr
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| 2004 | 8 | 56 | Grant Steel
|
| 2005 | 8 | 65 | Tony Collins
|
| 2006 | 10 | 76 | Sean Colman
|
| 2007 | - | - | Not organised |
Origins of the Bismark Cup
In the early 1980's the Diplomacy scene in Australia was built around several PBM Diplomacy magazines, of which the most significant titles were Rumplestiltskin, The Go Between, Beowulf, Victoriana, The Journal of Australian Diplomacy, and The Envoy. Most of the torunament players were subscribers, players and editors of these magazines. The Envoy, which was published between 1986 and 1991, ran a series of articles which were both popular and influential. Purportedly written by Arthur von Bismark and styled as lecture transcripts, the character of Arthur von Bismark became celebrated among the contemporary Diplomacy subculture in Australia.
The aricles were popular at a time when tournament play in Australia had become more organized, with well-attended tournaments in Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Rating systems at the time were being hotly debated and many players desired a way to assess the best player in the torunament scene for a calendar year, as a way of overcoming the perceived inconsistencies of rating systems within one event. The annual trophy concept was accepted among the then-principle organizers of these tournaments and the title Arthur Bismark Cup was suggested by The Envoy's then-editor Mathew Gibson.
The real author of these Arthur von Bismark articles was never announced publicly, but was suspected as being either Marion Ashworth, Neil Ashworth or Luke Clutterbuck.
External links
- Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. EDA - The World Diplomacy Database stored all the results known of competition in face-to-face.
- Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. The international calendar of tournaments in face-to-face.
Notes
- ^ DipCon I held in Youngstown, OH, hosted by John Koning in his home, 31 August, 1666.
- ^ DipCon II held in Youngstown, OH, because "...we had so much fun last time, let's do it again."
- ^ We didn't know the Name of Walter
- ^ We can see in Diplomacy World 35 that the name of the winner is Joyce Singer.
- ^ The best North American player, the American Marc Hurwitz, finished 2nd.
- ^ a b c d e This year, the DipCon was the WorldDipCon.
- ^ The best North American player, the American Matthew Shields, finished 3rd.
- ^ Played during a cruse from Galveston and with several stops : Progreso
, Cozumel et Belize City 
.
- ^ DipCon status was removed from the Bangor event by the NADF on 30 July 2008
- ^ Results Disputed. Under normal hobby practice, the Tournament Director is ineligible for prizes due to real or perceived conflicts of interest. David Webster acted as TD, but still declared himself the winner.