DBN Invitational 2024
The fourth DBN Invitational brings together the top performers of the 2023 / 2024 Diplomacy season from the face-to-face, virtual face-to-face, and extended-deadline Diplomacy communities to determine who will become the 2024 DBN Diplomat of the Year!
SEMI-FINAL STAGE
The Semi-Final Stage is a group play “best of” bracket across seven games of play. The Board Topper from each game proceeds to the DBN Invitational Championship Game. Games 1-4 are “First Chance” games. Games 5-7 are “Last Chance” games. Click here for a graphical representation of this structure.
First Chance Games
- First Chance Round 1 : Friday, Feb 16, 6:00 PM EST / 11:00 PM UTC / 10:00 AM AEDT (Saturday)
- First Chance Round 2: Saturday, Feb 17, 10:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM UTC / 2:00 AM AEDT (Sunday)
- Broadcast for First Chance Games: Saturday, February 17, 3:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM UTC / 7:00 AM AEDT (Sunday)
Last Chance Games
- Last Chance Round 1: Saturday, Feb 17, 6:00 PM EST / 11:00 PM UTC / 10:00 AM AEDT (Sunday)
- Last Chance Round 2: Sunday, Feb 18, 10:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM UTC / 2:00 AM AEDT (Monday)
- Broadcast for Last Chance Games: Sunday, February 18, 3:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM UTC / 7:00 AM AEDT (Monday)
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The Board Toppers from the seven Semi-Final Stage games will compete in the Championship Game to determine the winner of the 2024 DBN Invitational. After the conclusion of the Semi-Final Stage, players who qualify for the Championship Game select from one of the start times below.
- Championship Game Option 1: Saturday, Feb 24, 10:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM UTC / 2:00 AM AEDT (Sunday)
- Championship Game Option 2: Saturday, Feb 24, 1:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM UTC / 5:00 AM AEDT (Sunday)
- Broadcast for Championship Game: Saturday, February 24, 6:30 PM EST (subject to change depending on the time Championship Game players select)
Players are required to check in 30 minutes prior to the start of each game.
For the complete rulebook, see 2024 DBN Invitational Rules.
The participants of the 2024 DBN Invitational will be listed in seed order below:
- 1) Mikalis Kamaritis
- 2) Jamal Blakkarly
- 3) Bradley Grace
- 4) Seren Kwok
- 5) Ed Sullivan
- 6) Matthew Crill
- 7) Jelte Kuiper
- 8) Riaz Virani
- 9) Peter McNamara
- 10) Doug Malotte
- 11) Jason Bennett
- 12) Nicolas Taillet
- 13) Andrew Koke
- 14) Jason Mastbaum
- 15) Brandon Fogel
- 16) Ruben Sanchez
- 17) Timothy Crosby
- 18) Craig Mayr
- 19) Johnny Gillam
- 20) Cedric Williams
- 21) Chris Brand
- 22) Nicolas Sahuguet
- 23) Matthew Totonchy
- 24) Karthik Konath
- 25) Cameron Higbe
- 26) Christopher Ward
- 27) Zach Moore
- 28) Keith Worstell
- 29) Ian Rudnick (Alternate #1)
- 30) Evan Bouleris (Alternate #2)
- 31) Isaac Jukes (Alternate #3)
- 32) Maaike Blom (Alternate #4)
- 33) Cody Greene (Alternate #5)
- 34) Ben Kellman (Alternate #6)
First Chance Round 1
- 5) Ed Sullivan
- 6) Matthew Crill
- 9) Peter McNamara
- 10) Doug Malotte
- 11) Jason Bennett
- 14) Jason Mastbaum
- 16) Ruben Sanchez
- 17) Tim Crosby
- 20) Cedric Williams
- 21) Chris Brand
- 23) Matthew Totonchy
- 24) Karthik Konath
- 27) Zach Moore
- 28) Keith Worstell
First Chance Round 2
- 1) Mikalis Kamaritis
- 2) Jamal Blakkarly
- 3) Bradley Grace
- 4) Seren Kwok
- 7) Jelte Kuiper
- 8) Riaz Virani
- 12) Nicolas Taillet
- 13) Andrew Koke
- 15) Brandon Fogel
- 18) Craig Mayr
- 19) Johnny Gillam
- 22) Nicolas Sahuguet
- 25) Cameron Higbe
- 26) Christopher Ward
Last Chance Round 1
Last Chance Round 2
First Chance R1.B1
- 5) Ed Sullivan
- 9) Peter McNamara
- 11) Jason Bennett
- 16) Ruben Sanchez
- 20) Cedric Williams
- 23) Matthew Totonchy
- 27) Zach Moore
First Chance R1.B2
- 6) Matthew Crill
- 10) Doug Malotte
- 14) Jason Mastbaum
- 17) Timothy Crosby
- 21) Chris Brand
- 24) Karthik Konath
- 28) Keith Worstell
First Chance R2.B1
- 2) Jamal Blakkarly
- 3) Bradley Grace
- 8) Riaz Virani
- 12) Nicolas Taillet
- 15) Brandon Fogel
- 19) Johnny Gillam
- 25) Cameron Higbe
First Chance R2.B2
- 1) Mikalis Kamaritis
- 4) Seren Kwok
- 7) Jelte Kuiper
- 13) Andrew Koke
- 18) Craig Mayr
- 22) Nicolas Sahuguet
- 26) Christopher Ward
Last Chance R1.B1
- 6) Matthew Crill
- 9) Peter McNamara
- 11) Jason Bennett
- 14) Jason Mastbaum
- 18) Craig Mayr
- 21) Chris Brand
- 24) Karthik Konath
Last Chance R2.B1
- 3) Bradley Grace
- 4) Seren Kwok
- 8) Riaz Virani
- 13) Andrew Koke
- 16) Ruben Sanchez
- 25) Cameron Higbe
- 28) Keith Worstell
Last Chance R2.B2
- 1) Mikalis Kamaritis
- 5) Ed Sullivan
- 7) Jelte Kuiper
- 12) Nicolas Taillet
- 15) Brandon Fogel
- 22) Nicolas Sahuguet
- 27) Zach Moore
Championship Finalists
- 1) Doug Malotte
- 2) Johnny Gillam
- 3) Matthew Totonchy
- 4) Christopher Ward
- 5) Seren Kwok
- 6) Ed Sullivan
- 7) Peter McNamara
Championship Alternates
- A1) Mikalis Kamaritis
- A2) Jamal Blakkarly
- A3) Bradley Grace
- A4) Matthew Crill
- A5) Jelte Kuiper
- A6) Riaz Virani
- A7) Jason Bennett