A rapacious horde of dans greedily devoured all five qualification spots for the Top 8 — of the kyus, Stephen Nulty came closest to denying them, losing games to go against Matei Garcia and Przemek Dyszczyk by a combined total of 7 points.

The 2023 Top 8 takes place this weekend in Dublin’s Burlington Hotel. Aside from Matei and Przemek, the line-up includes three of the top finishers from last year (John Courtney, Peter Kasko and Roman Pszonka) and three more qualifiers from this year (Philippe Renaut, Lu Xinqun and Gavin Rooney). With the strongest field ever to grace the Top 8, we anticipate a ferocious battle for the Championship.