I noticed our top boys had all fallen in the rankings today, Henry to 5, Oli to 19 and Viktor down 2 places - the last one surprised me, I wasnt expecting a drop but I guess I dont know how the junior rankings work and why he dropped places after reaching the AO final!!
Mimi, though, rose to 12 and Mika got a 12 place rise to 30
The key to understanding this is the fact that many of the points won at the Australian Open in the boys event are by those in their final junior year. Hence many of the points from last year will have gone at the end of the year, and there is a big overall gain of points after the Australian Open, meaning that players in the top 50 who gain no points can expect a drop in ranking. Viktor's gain in doubles amounts to around 100 points, once divided by 4. That would be enough to stay level or even gain a place or 2 for some in the top 50, but Viktor is clearly in an area of the rankings where there were quite a few big net gainers.
A much lower percentage of points in the girls event are won by players in their last year, so you don't get the same effect.
I noticed our top boys had all fallen in the rankings today, Henry to 5, Oli to 19 and Viktor down 2 places - the last one surprised me, I wasnt expecting a drop but I guess I dont know how the junior rankings work and why he dropped places after reaching the AO final!!
Mimi, though, rose to 12 and Mika got a 12 place rise to 30
The key to understanding this is the fact that many of the points won at the Australian Open in the boys event are by those in their final junior year. Hence many of the points from last year will have gone at the end of the year, and there is a big overall gain of points after the Australian Open, meaning that players in the top 50 who gain no points can expect a drop in ranking. Viktor's gain in doubles amounts to around 100 points, once divided by 4. That would be enough to stay level or even gain a place or 2 for some in the top 50, but Viktor is clearly in an area of the rankings where there were quite a few big net gainers.
A much lower percentage of points in the girls event are won by players in their last year, so you don't get the same effect.
Viktor has jumped over Oli Bonding, to take #2 spot
Mark Ceban (age 14) is now in the top-350
Top 100 and main upward movers
Boys
Feb 12th 2024
5 (=) Henry Searle
22 (+2) Viktor Frydrych
32 (-14) Oliver Bonding ('07)
35 (-1) Charlie Robertson
49 (+3) Ben Gusic Wan ('07)
244 (+29) Luke Hooper
346 (+117) Mark Ceban ('09)
481 (+65) Alfie King ('07)
915 (+44) Conor Brady ('07)
975 (+40) Louis Hull ('07)
1007 (+11) Kouros Anssarizadeh ('08)
1032 (+35) Rhys Lawlor ('09)
1193 (+180) Matt Upton ('07)
1401 (+217) Harry Cornhill ('09)
1447 (+126) Hector Fullone
1466 (+1426) Casey Drake ('08)
1679 (+149) James Hutchinson
1706 (+151) Luke Hoyland
1945 (+35) Charlie Ruffell ('08)
2044 (+35) Alex Winder ('08)
2250 (+128) Harry Mcdonagh
2265 (+226) Jonny Cross ('07)
2416 (+160) Leo Wright ('09)
2502 - NEW IN - Mathias Lescano-Vecchi ('08)
2792 - NEW IN - Brandon Ratanavong ('09)
2921 - NEW IN - Archie Gray ('09)
3314 - NEW IN - Antonin Kotak ('09)
Thanks in large to the J30s in Liverpool and Dublin, there's a lot of movement in the lower ranks
Mia Wainwright is now on the cusp of the top-1000
Heidi Crncan jumps up over 500 places
And welcome to the rankings to Daniella Britton and Daisy Wootton (both born in 2010), so we now have four 2010-ers