PST World Rankings

IPSTA is excited to announce our first world rankings, based on results since July 2024. Results are calculated based on the points allocation below, and will evolve as our sport develops. Points were allocated for tournaments that followed the IPSTA classification system and provided results. A dedicated ranking for women and PST4 will be added as our tournaments and player base continue to grow - current women’s and PST4 #1s are highlighted below.

PST1

1 - ALEX HUNT - 4000pts

Champion in European Championships, Champion in Oceania 2025, Champion in World Championships

2 - MICHAEL BEGLAN - 1950pts

Finalist in European Championships, Finalist in World Championships

3 - THALITA RODRIGUES - 1200pts (Women's #1)

Semifinalist in European Championships, Semifinalist in World Championships

4 - ROSS CUDMORE - 1150pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships, Semifinalist in World Championships, RR wins at Surbiton, Oxstalls

5 - KENICHI TAKANO - 1000pts

Champion in Asian Championships 2025

6 - WILLIAM SHERAB - 650pts

Finalist in Asian Championships 2025

6 - BRETT HILLIER - 650pts

Finalist in Oceania 2025

8 - DAVID MURPHY - 600pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships, Quarterfinalist in World Championships

9 - HARRY MURPHY - 500pts

Quarterfinalist in World Championships, RR wins in Oxstalls

10 - LUCA REESE - 450pts

Quarterfinalist in World Championships, RR win in Surbiton

11 - TOMMASO SCHENA - 400pts

Semifinalist in European Championships

12 - THIAGO MUFALO - 400pts

Semifinalist in Oceania 2025

12 - JEROME LEBLEU - 400pts

Quarterfinalist in World Championships

12 - COLIN MACKAY - 400pts

Semifinalist in Oceania 2025

12 - SAMUEL SHNOWSKE - 400pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships, R16 in World Championships

12 - YUTO ADACHI - 400pts

Semifinalist in Asian Championships 2025

12 - MASAHIRO FUJIKAWA - 400pts

Semifinalist in Asian Championships 2025

18 - MASAHIRO CHIBA - 200pts

Quarterfinalist in Asian Championships 2025

18 - FERDINAND MADER - 200pts

R16 in World Championships

18 - ANDREAS REITER - 200pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships

18 - SOICHIRO SATO - 200pts

Quarterfinalist in Asian Championships 2025

22 - MATTIA PAVAN - 100pts

R16 in European Championships

PST2

1 - MATTHEW GROVER - 3500pts

Champion in European Championships, Champion in Lee Valley, Champion in Surbiton, Champion in World Championships

2 - ADAM HILLS - 2050pts

Champion in Oceania 2025, Finalist in European Championships, Quarterfinalist in World Championships

3 - KOYA MURAYAMA - 1800pts

Champion in Asian Championships 2025, Semifinalist in World Championships

4 - NICKY MAXWELL - 1380pts

Champion in Oxstalls, Finalist in Lee Valley, Finalist in Surbiton, Quarterfinalist in World Championships, Semifinalist in European Championships

5 - IVAN CORRETJA - 1300pts

Finalist in World Championships

6 - FINNIAN BECK-VELDMAN - 800pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships, R16 in World Championships, Semifinalist in Oceania 2025

6 - THOMAS LEUSCHEL - 800pts

Semifinalist in World Championships

8 - DAN KELLY - 650pts

Finalist in Oceania 2025

8 - YASUHIRO TAKAHARA - 650pts

Finalist in Asian Championships 2025

10 - DANIEL ERNESTO TORRES BENAVIDES - 500pts

Semifinalist in European Championships, R32 in World Championships

11 - ALEXANDER MORROGH - 400pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships, R16 in World Championships

11 - BENITO BENITEZ - 400pts

Quarterfinalist in World Championships

11 - ANTHONY DESJARDINS - 400pts

Quarterfinalist in World Championships

11 - JAMES BOWLES - 400pts

Semifinalist in Oceania 2025

11 - TATSUNORI UMEDA - 400pts

Semifinalist in Asian Championships 2025

11 - HARUMI IMAMURA - 400pts

Semifinalist in Asian Championships 2025

17 - MICHAEL CARTMELL - 365pts

Finalist in Oxstalls, R16 in World Championships

18 - JOHN MUNRO - 350pts

Quarterfinalist in Lee Valley, R16 in European Championships, Semifinalist in Oxstalls, Semifinalist in Surbiton

19 - DAMIANO DESSOLIS - 300pts

R16 in European Championships, R16 in World Championships

19 - DIETER DARIUS - 300pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships, R32 in World Championships

21 - JASON DIEDERICH - 250pts

Quarterfinalist in Lee Valley, Quarterfinalist in Oxstalls, Quarterfinalist in Surbiton, R32 in World Championships

22 - MARK GOBOL - 200pts

R16 in World Championships

22 - ROCCO BRANDO - 200pts

Quarterfinalist in European Championships

22 - KEMIT-AMON LEWIS - 200pts

R16 in World Championships

22 - MATTHIAS HÖLL - 200pts

R16 in World Championships

22 - ETIENNE SONGA BIDJOCKA - 200pts

R16 in European Championships, R32 in World Championships

22 - THIERRY PERCHET - 200pts

R16 in European Championships, R32 in World Championships

22 - CORMAC GOODMAN - 200pts

R16 in World Championships

29 - TONY QUINN - 150pts

Quarterfinalist in Oxstalls, Semifinalist in Surbiton

30 - VINCENT GRAVIER - 100pts

R32 in World Championships

30 - ROBERT CASSIUS DE LINVAL - 100pts

Semifinalist in Lee Valley

30 - SAMUEL KERRUISH - 100pts

Semifinalist in Lee Valley

30 - BEN WHITLEY - 100pts

Quarterfinalist in Oxstalls, Quarterfinalist in Surbiton

30 - JAMES NAUGHTON - 100pts

R32 in World Championships

30 - MAGNUS BERG - 100pts

R32 in World Championships

37 - OLIVER SINDALL - 50pts

Quarterfinalist in Surbiton

37 - MARTYN FLETCHER - 50pts

Quarterfinalist in Oxstalls

37 - ARTHUR MORLEY - 50pts

Quarterfinalist in Lee Valley

40 - TAKUYA NINOMIYA - 40pts

RR in Asian Championships 2025

40 - COHEN MAUGAN - 40pts

RR in Oceania 2025

40 - KAZUO TABATA - 40pts

RR in Asian Championships 2025

40 - BRYANT EDWARD - 40pts

RR in Oceania 2025

44 - KWOK CHING YOUNG - 25pts

R16 in Lee Valley

PST3-4

1- GIANFRANCO SCAMARONE - 3000pts

Champion at European Championships, Champion at World Championships

2 - DANIEL SCRIVANO - 1650pts

Champion at Asian Championships 2025, Finalist at European Championships

3 - JAKOB MATHIASEN - 1300pts

Finalist at World Championships

3 - ANDREW HIGGINS - 1300pts

Finalist at Oceania 2025, R16 at World Championships, Champion at Surbiton, Champion Lee Valley

5 - JAVIER BESPRESVANY - 1200pts

Semifinalist at European Championships, Semifinalist at World Championships

6 - REMI FOSTER - 1000pts

Champion at Oceania 2025

7 - EDUARDO PERES - 900pts

R16 at European Championships, Semifinalist at World Championships

8 - YUSUKE HATANO - 850pts

Finalist at Asian Championships 2025, R16 at World Championships

9 - LUIS ANDRÉS VIÑALES HIDALGO - 800pts

Quarterfinalist at World Championships, Semifinalist at European Championships

9 - SHUNSUKE KISHI - 800pts

Quarterfinalist at World Championships, Semifinalist at Asian Championships 2025

11 - MASAHIRO ASAI - 700pts

Quarterfinalist at Asian Championships 2025, R32 at World Championships, Semifinalist at Oceania 2025

11 - MATHEW JOHNSTONE - 700pts

Quarterfinalist at World Championships, R16 at European Championships

13 - WOJTEK CZYZ - 680pts

Quarterfinalist at European Championships, Quarterfinalist at World Championships, RR at Oceania 2025

14 - FRANCISCO CARDOSO - 600pts

Quarterfinalist at European Championships, Semifinalist at Asian Championships 2025

15 - NICOLÁS PATRICIO BASAEZ CÉSPEDES - 400pts

Quarterfinalist at European Championships, Quarterfinalist at Asian Championships 2025

15 - GREGORY LEPERDI - 400pts

Quarterfinalist at European Championships, R16 at World Championships

15 - MATO VIDEKA - 400pts

Semifinalist at Oceania 2025

15 - GEORGIA MAY ROUTLEDGE - 400pts (Women’s #1)

R16 at European Championships, R32 at World Championships, Semifinalist at Surbiton, RR at Lee Valley

19 - MARTINA SIEBERT - 300pts

R16 at European Championships, R32 at World Championships, Semifinalist at Surbiton

20 - PEDRO SERGIO REIS - 250pts

R16 at World Championships, R32 at European Championships

21 - SUSUMU KANZAKI - 200pts

Quarterfinalist at Asian Championships 2025

21 - LUKE MISSEN - 200pts (PST4 #1)

R16 at European Championships, R32 at World Championships

21 - JEAN-CLAUDE PLANQUE - 200pts

R16 at European Championships, R32 at World Championships

21 - CEDRIC DELMAS - 200pts

R16 at World Championships

21 - YVAN NIETO - 200pts

R16 at World Championships

21 - ORIOL TORTOSA - 200pts

R16 at World Championships

21 - REMY MANIVET - 200pts

R16 at World Championships

21 - KATSUHIKO SHIGEMORI - 200pts

Quarterfinalist at Asian Championships 2025

29 - EDDIE BURROWS - 165pts

Finalist at Surbiton

30 - ROBERT BRYAN - 100pts

RR Lee Valley, RR Oxstalls

30 - MAXIMILIAN RIEDMANN - 100pts

R32 at World Championships

30 - STANISLAW RICCI - 100pts

R16 at European Championships

30 - ODALIS LEONEL GÓMEZ VARGAS - 100pts

R16 at European Championships

30 - JORGE MANUEL PRATA - 100pts

R32 at World Championships

30 - CALLUM OWEN - 100pts

R32 at World Championships

30 - ERIC BOISSONNARD - 100pts

R32 at World Championships

37 - ARNOLD RAZON - 80pts

RR at Oceania 2025

38 - DAVID PALOMBO - 50pts

R32 at European Championships

38 - VALENTE PANATTONI - 50pts

Quarterfinalist at Surbiton

38 - JOHN THOMPSON - 50pts

Quarterfinalist at Surbiton

41 - MARITA MORGAN - 40pts

RR at Oceania 2025

41 - MURRAY BARTRAM - 40pts

RR at Oceania 2025

41 - DANIELA GARGARO - 40pts

RR at Oceania 2025

European Open 2025 - Turin

Full results here

PST1

Champion: Alex Hunt (NZL)

Runner Up: Michael Beglan (IRE)

Full results: PST1

PST2

Champion: Matthew Grover (GBR)

Runner Up: Adam Hills (AUS)

Full results: PST2

PST3-4

Champion: Gianfranco Scamarone (PER)

Runner Up: Danny Scrivano (USA)

Full results: PST3-4

Women’s PST1-4

Champion: Thalita Rodrigues (BRA)

Runner Up: Martina Siebert (CHL)

Full results: Women’s PST1-4

PST1-2 Doubles

Champions: Alex Hunt (NZL) / Adam Hills (AUS)

Runners Up: Matthew Grover (GBR) / Ross Cudmore (GBR)

Full results: PST1-2 Doubles

PST3-4 Doubles

Champions: Luke Missen (AUS) / Danny Scrivano (USA)

Runners Up: Luis Viñales (CHL) / Javier Bespresvany (ARG)

Full results: PST3-4 Doubles

World Championships 2025

PST1

Champion: Alex Hunt (NZL)

Runner Up: Michael Beglan (IRE)

Full results here

PST2

Champion: Matthew Grover (GBR)

Runner Up: Ivan Corretja (ESP)

Full results here

PST1-2 Doubles

Champions: Alex Hunt (NZL) / Adam Hills (AUS)

Runners Up: Ross Cudmore (GBR) / Matthew Grover (GBR)

Full results here

PST3-4

Champion: Gianfranco Scamarone (PER)

Runner Up: Jakob Mathiasen (DEN)

Full results here

Women’s PST1-4

Champion: Thalita Rodrigues (BRA)

Runner Up: Michele Windsor (AUS)

Full results here

PST3-4 Doubles

Champions: Gianfranco Scamarone (PER) / Eduardo Perez (CHL)

Runners Up: Shunsuke Kishi (JAP) / Yusuke Hatano (JAP)

Full results here

Recent tournament results

Asian Championships 2025 *PST5 played as an experimental category - not currently an official IPSTA classification

Perugia 2025

Surbiton 2025

Lee Valley 2025

Malmo 2025 A B

Oxstalls 2025

Washington DC 2025

Australian Open 2025 *PST5 played as an experimental category

Dallas 2024

World Championships Turin 2024

European Championships Barcelona 2024

Italian Open 2023