OVERALL STANDINGS - AFTER GW6

Many of the top tier managers don't worry too much about the Overall Standings in the first few weeks of the year as they are taking a long term approach to the season, and realize that as long as they are able to continue to increase their salary cap, while being within striking distance, they are in great shape.  Sadly,  when you look at the very top of the Overall Leaderboard, it gives you a rather ominous feel if you got off to a slow start as we have the 2022 Winner (Alexei - Panthers4Life), the 2023 Winner (Aoun - Fedex Superstars) sitting well inside our top 10, and Mohaib (Dr. peRFect) leading the way.  Everyone knows how dangerous Mohaib can be, so you best not get too far behind him!

 

Lets take a look at how the top 5 managers did this week.

 

After a tough 5th GameWeek, Mohaib (Dr. peRFect) had a great 6th GameWeek as he finished in 6th as he amassed an incredible 446.1 points.  He jumped from 3rd place to the lead as he's accumulated 2656.334 points for the season.  He had De Minaur win and had Xiyu and Tabilo make the final.  If not for the absolute insanity in the Dubai SemiFinals, he might have even had a better week - he had both Medvedev and Rublev..  His team suffered just 1 Round 1 loss (Tommy Paul)

Andrea Russo (Sinner Circle 24)  dropped 1 spot this week as he finished 76th.  He lost 125 points to our new leader this week, and is now 61.5 points behind for the season. Sadly, his team Looked Great on Paper, but only Baez made a final for his team.  Vekic and Collins looked like inspired picks but both only won 2 rounds.  His team suffered 1 Round 1 loss (Taylor Fritz)

Taylor (Stripes VII) dropped 1 spot this week as he finished 61st.  He lost 105 points to our new leader and sits 97.2 points behind for the season. He had both finalists in Santiago.  Sadly Acapulco wasn't quite as kind to Taylor as he suffered 2 Round 1 losses there - Zverev and Thompson

Akiko  (Wimbyfan) moved up 3 places as she finished 33rd.  Sadly, she still lost 73 points to our new leader and sits 109.7 points behind our leader.  I'm sure she'll take some consolation to the fact that she gained ground on both Andrea and Taylor!  She had the winner in both Santiago and Acapulco.  Sadly, its an uphill battle when your Captain (Zverev), loses in Round 1.

Mateusz (<><v3.) had a sensational week as he moved up 12 spots thanks to a 7th place finish.  He did lose 1.9 points to our new leader, but he did gain 120+ points on our previous leader! He's 130 points back of the overall lead.  He had both Baez and De Minaur win their respective events, and had Kostyuk lose in the finals.  If his Captain doesn't get Disqualified, he could have had an even better week.  Taylor Fritz was his sole Round 1 loss.

Vinay (Buttercups) won the 2nd month of the season, and is now up to 14th.  He had 2 Round 1 losses (Zverev and Paul) and it still didn't matter!  It sure helps when you have Baez and Boulter win titles, and have Ruud make the final.

I've always had the belief that you will have a better idea of where you stand after the results of the Sunshine Double come in, so it will be real interesting to see what the Overall Leaderboard looks like in a months time!  Its a safe bet that the Dark Horse selection for both Indian Wells and Miami will be of the uptmost importance - never forget that Kalinskaya made the final in Dubai as a Dark Horse just a couple of weeks ago! So be careful of those selections!