Home-Grown Talent

The 322 players who've come out for this EPT event are here representing 30 countries from all corners of the world. As another indication of this tournament's success, the vast majority of them are from right here in Portugal. Each table in play averages about two Portuguese players apiece; they're twice as prolific as the second-most-present nationality, the Germans. Here's how the field breaks down by country for those of you scoring at home.

Portugal - 63 (20%)
Germany - 32 (10%)
France - 30 (9%)
Spain - 28 (9%)
Netherlands - 24 (7%)
UK - 19 (6%)
USA - 18 (6%)
Italy - 16 (5%)
Russia - 12 (4%)
Sweden - 12 (4%)
Canada - 8 (2%)
Finland - 8 (2%)
Switzerland - 8 (2%)
Denmark - 7 (2%)
Ireland - 6 (2%)
Belgium - 4 (1%)
Norway - 4 (1%)
Romania - 4 (1%)
Ukraine - 4 (1%)
Austria - 3 (1%)
Czech Republic - 2 (1%)
Poland - 2 (1%)
Algeria - 1
Bulgaria - 1
Croatia - 1
French Guiana - 1
Lithuania - 1
Monaco - 1
Slovenia - 1
Turkey - 1