June 27 2019, by Eric Danis
The History of #1
THE BEST POKER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD
Updated: January 22, 2020 rankings release
GPI GLOBAL #1’s
FIRST WEEK | LAST WEEK | WEEKS AT #1 | ||
William Alex Foxen | USA | December 25, 2019 | Current | 5 weeks |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | August 14, 2019 | December 18, 2019 | 19 weeks |
William Alex Foxen | USA | July 31, 2019 | August 7, 2019 | 2 weeks |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | July 24, 2019 | – | 1 week |
William Alex Foxen | USA | July 10, 2019 | July 17, 2019 | 2 weeks |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | June 26, 2019 | July 3, 2019 | 2 weeks |
William Alex Foxen | USA | October 10, 2018 | June 19, 2019 | 37 weeks |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | April 18, 2018 | October 3, 2018 | 25 weeks |
Adrian Matoes | ESP | November 29, 2017 | April 11, 2018 | 20 weeks |
Bryn Kenney | USA | August 23, 2017 | November 22, 2017 | 14 weeks |
Nick Petrangelo | USA | April 5, 2017 | August 16, 2017 | 11 weeks |
David Peters | USA | February 22, 2017 | March 29, 2017 | 6 weeks |
Nick Petrangelo | USA | January 18, 2017 | February 15, 2017 | 5 weeks |
David Peters | USA | January 11, 2017 | – | 1 week |
Fedor Holz | GER | June 15, 2016 | January 4, 2017 | 30 weeks |
Steve O’Dwyer | USA | January 13, 2016 | June 8, 2016 | 22 weeks |
Byron Kaverman | USA | September 30, 2015 | January 6, 2016 | 15 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | July 22, 2015 | September 23, 2015 | 10 weeks |
Anthony Zinno | USA | July 8, 2015 | July 15, 2015 | 2 weeks |
Dan Smith | USA | June 17, 2015 | July 1, 2015 | 3 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | May 27, 2015 | June 10, 2015 | 3 weeks |
Scott Seiver | USA | April 29, 2015 | May 20, 2015 | 4 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | December 24, 2014 | April 22, 2015 | 18 weeks |
Dan Smith | USA | August 27, 2014 | December 17, 2014 | 17 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | August 6, 2014 | August 20, 2014 | 3 weeks |
Dan Smith | USA | July 16, 2014 | July 23, 2014 | 2 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | July 2, 2014 | July 9, 2014 | 2 weeks |
Vanessa Selbst | USA | June 18, 2014 | June 25, 2014 | 2 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | April 23, 2014 | June 11, 2014 | 8 weeks |
Daniel Negreanu | CAN | April 9, 2014 | April 16, 2014 | 2 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | April 2, 2014 | – | 1 week |
Daniel Negreanu | CAN | February 12, 2014 | March 26, 2014 | 7 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | January 8, 2014 | February 5, 2014 | 5 weeks |
Daniel Negreanu | CAN | October 30, 2013 | January 3, 2014 | 10 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | October 23, 2013 | – | 1 week |
Marvin Rettenmaier | GER | September 11, 2013 | October 16, 2013 | 6 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | May 13, 2013 | September 4, 2013 | 17 weeks |
Marvin Rettenmaier | GER | February 25, 2013 | May 6, 2013 | 11 weeks |
Dan Smith | USA | January 7, 2013 | February 18, 2013 | 7 weeks |
Marvin Rettenmaier | GER | December 31, 2012 | – | 1 week |
Dan Smith | USA | October 29, 2012 | December 24, 2012 | 9 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | October 8, 2012 | October 22, 2012 | 3 weeks |
ElkY | FRA | September 4, 2012 | October 1, 2012 | 4 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | July 2, 2012 | September 3, 2012 | 10 weeks |
ElkY | FRA | April 30, 2012 | June 25, 2012 | 9 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | February 13, 2012 | April 23, 2012 | 11 weeks |
Erik Seidel | USA | January 16, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | 4 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | December 19, 2011 | January 9, 2012 | 4 weeks |
ElkY | FRA | December 5, 2011 | December 12, 2012 | 2 weeks |
Erik Seidel | USA | October 10, 2011 | November 28, 2011 | 8 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | October 3, 2011 | – | 1 week |
Erik Seidel | USA | September 12, 2011 | September 26, 2011 | 3 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | August 15, 2011 | September 5, 2011 | 4 weeks |
ElkY | FRA | July 18, 2011 | August 1, 2011 | 3 weeks |
Jason Mercier | USA | June 27, 2011 | July 11, 2011 | 3 weeks |
CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT #1
FIRST WEEK | LAST WEEK | WEEKS AT #1 | STREAK STOPPER | ||
William Alex Foxen | USA | October 10, 2018 | June 19, 2019 | 37 weeks | Stephen Chidwick |
Fedor Holz | GER | June 15, 2016 | January 4, 2017 | 30 weeks | David Peters |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | April 18, 2018 | October 3, 2018 | 25 weeks | William Alex Foxen |
Steve O’Dwyer | USA | January 13, 2016 | June 8, 2016 | 22 weeks | Fedor Holz |
Nick Petrangelo | USA | April 5, 2017 | August 16, 2017 | 20 weeks | Bryn Kenney |
Adrian Mateos | ESP | November 29, 2017 | April 11, 2018 | 20 weeks | Stephen Chidwick |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | August 14, 2019 | December 18, 2019 | 19 weeks | William Alex Foxen |
Ole Schemion | GER | December 24, 2014 | April 22, 2015 | 18 weeks | Scott Seiver |
Jason Mercier | USA | May 13, 2013 | September 4, 2013 | 17 weeks | Marvin Rettenmaier |
Dan Smith | USA | August 27, 2014 | December 17, 2014 | 17 weeks | Ole Schemion |
Byron Kaverman | USA | September 30, 2015 | January 6, 2016 | 15 weeks | Steve O’Dwyer |
Bryn Kenney | USA | August 23, 2017 | November 22, 2017 | 14 weeks | Adrian Mateos |
Jason Mercier | USA | February 13, 2012 | April 23, 2012 | 11 weeks | ElkY |
Marvin Rettenmaier | GER | February 25, 2013 | May 6, 2013 | 11 weeks | Jason Mercier |
Jason Mercier | USA | July 2, 2012 | September 3, 2012 | 10 weeks | ElkY |
Daniel Negreanu | CAN | October 30, 2013 | January 3, 2014 | 10 weeks | Ole Schemion |
Jason Mercier | USA | July 22, 2015 | September 23, 2015 | 10 weeks | Byron Kaverman |
*Active streak // Minimum 10 weeks
CAREER WEEKS AT #1
WEEKS AT #1 | ||
Jason Mercier | USA | 63 weeks |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | 47 weeks |
William Alex Foxen | USA | 46 weeks |
Ole Schemion | GER | 41 weeks |
Dan Smith | USA | 38 weeks |
Fedor Holz | GER | 30 weeks |
Nick Petrangelo | USA | 25 weeks |
Steve O’Dwyer | USA | 22 weeks |
Adrian Mateos | ESP | 20 weeks |
Daniel Negreanu | CAN | 19 weeks |
ElkY | FRA | 18 weeks |
Marvin Rettenmaier | GER | 18 weeks |
Erik Seidel | USA | 15 weeks |
Byron Kaverman | USA | 15 weeks |
Bryn Kenney | USA | 14 weeks |
David Peters | USA | 7 weeks |
Scott Seiver | USA | 4 weeks |
Vanessa Selbst | USA | 2 weeks |
Anthony Zinno | USA | 2 weeks |
DEBUT AT #1
FIRST REACHED #1 | ||
Jason Mercier | USA | June 27, 2011 |
ElkY | FRA | July 18, 2011 |
Erik Seidel | USA | September 12, 2011 |
Dan Smith | USA | October 29, 2012 |
Marvin Rettenmaier | GER | December 31, 2012 |
Ole Schemion | GER | October 23, 2013 |
Daniel Negreanu | CAN | October 30, 2013 |
Vanessa Selbst | USA | June 18, 2014 |
Scott Seiver | USA | April 29, 2015 |
Anthony Zinno | USA | July 8, 2015 |
Byron Kaverman | USA | September 30, 2015 |
Steve O’Dwyer | USA | January 13, 2016 |
Fedor Holz | GER | June 15, 2016 |
David Peters | USA | January 11, 2017 |
Nick Petrangelo | USA | January 18, 2017 |
Bryn Kenney | USA | August 23, 2017 |
Adrian Mateos | ESP | November 29, 2017 |
Stephen Chidwick | UK | April 18, 2018 |
William Alex Foxen | USA | October 10, 2018 |
WEEKS AT #1 BY NATION
WEEKS AT #1 | PLAYERS | |
USA | 248 weeks | (12) Foxen, Kaverman, Kenney, Mercier, O’Dwyer, Peters, Petrangelo, Seiver, Selbst, Seidel, Smith, Zinno |
GER | 89 weeks | (3) Holz, Rettenmaier, Schemion |
UK | 43 weeks | (1) Chidwick |
ESP | 20 weeks | (1) Mateos |
CAN | 19 weeks | (1) Negreanu |
FRA | 18 weeks | (1) ElkY |
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