diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java
index 9652efd5..39382dcf 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java
@@ -120,21 +120,6 @@ public abstract class ProxyServer
      */
     public abstract void setConfigurationAdapter(ConfigurationAdapter adapter);
 
-    /**
-     * Get the currently in use tab list handle.
-     *
-     * @return the tab list handler
-     */
-    public abstract TabListHandler getTabListHandler();
-
-    /**
-     * Set the used tab list handler, should not be changed once players have
-     * connected
-     *
-     * @param handler the tab list handler to set
-     */
-    public abstract void setTabListHandler(TabListHandler handler);
-
     /**
      * Get the currently in use reconnect handler.
      *
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/TabListHandler.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/TabListHandler.java
index e4db4e6f..d3673c6d 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/TabListHandler.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/TabListHandler.java
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee.api;
 
+import lombok.Data;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 
-public interface TabListHandler
+@Data
+public abstract class TabListHandler
 {
 
+    private final ProxiedPlayer player;
+
+    /**
+     * Called when this player first connects to the proxy.
+     */
+    public void onConnect()
+    {
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when a player first connects to the proxy.
      *
      * @param player the connecting player
      */
-    public void onConnect(ProxiedPlayer player);
-
-    /**
-     * Called when a player changes their connected server.
-     *
-     * @param player the player who changed servers
-     */
-    public void onServerChange(ProxiedPlayer player);
+    public void onServerChange()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Called when a players ping changes. The new ping will have not updated in
@@ -26,14 +32,18 @@ public interface TabListHandler
      * @param player the player who's ping changed
      * @param ping the player's new ping.
      */
-    public void onPingChange(ProxiedPlayer player, int ping);
+    public void onPingChange(int ping)
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Called when a player disconnects.
      *
      * @param player the disconnected player
      */
-    public void onDisconnect(ProxiedPlayer player);
+    public void onDisconnect()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Called when a list update packet is sent from server to client.
@@ -44,5 +54,5 @@ public interface TabListHandler
      * @param ping ping of the subject player
      * @return whether to send the packet to the client
      */
-    public boolean onListUpdate(ProxiedPlayer player, String name, boolean online, int ping);
+    public abstract boolean onListUpdate(String name, boolean online, int ping);
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/config/ListenerInfo.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/config/ListenerInfo.java
index af4999fd..d5e8dffb 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/config/ListenerInfo.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/config/ListenerInfo.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.md_5.bungee.api.config;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.util.Map;
 import lombok.Data;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.TabListHandler;
 
 /**
  * Class representing the configuration of a server listener. Used for allowing
@@ -52,4 +53,8 @@ public class ListenerInfo
      * null.
      */
     private final TexturePackInfo texturePack;
+    /**
+     * Class used to build tab lists for this player.
+     */
+    private final Class<? extends TabListHandler> tabList;
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
index 525795e1..912ff665 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@ public class BungeeCord extends ProxyServer
      */
     private final Map<String, UserConnection> connections = new CaseInsensitiveMap<>();
     private final ReadWriteLock connectionLock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
-    /**
-     * Tab list handler
-     */
-    @Getter
-    @Setter
-    public TabListHandler tabListHandler;
     /**
      * Plugin manager.
      */
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
index 001839b0..776cb39f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class ServerConnector extends PacketHandler
                 user.unsafe().sendPacket( modLogin );
             } else
             {
-                bungee.getTabListHandler().onServerChange( user );
+                user.getTabList().onServerChange();
 
                 Scoreboard serverScoreboard = user.getServerSentScoreboard();
                 for ( Objective objective : serverScoreboard.getObjectives() )
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
index 58d01b1f..aef25eba 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.TabListHandler;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.TexturePackInfo;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
     private final Collection<ServerInfo> pendingConnects = new HashSet<>();
     /*========================================================================*/
     @Getter
+    private TabListHandler tabList;
+    @Getter
     @Setter
     private int sentPingId;
     @Getter
@@ -101,6 +104,13 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
     public void init()
     {
         this.displayName = name;
+        try
+        {
+            this.tabList = getPendingConnection().getListener().getTabList().getDeclaredConstructor( ProxiedPlayer.class ).newInstance( this );
+        } catch ( ReflectiveOperationException ex )
+        {
+            throw new RuntimeException( ex );
+        }
 
         Collection<String> g = bungee.getConfigurationAdapter().getGroups( name );
         for ( String s : g )
@@ -125,9 +135,9 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
     {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull( name, "displayName" );
         Preconditions.checkArgument( name.length() <= 16, "Display name cannot be longer than 16 characters" );
-        bungee.getTabListHandler().onDisconnect( this );
+        getTabList().onDisconnect();
         displayName = name;
-        bungee.getTabListHandler().onConnect( this );
+        getTabList().onConnect();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/Configuration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/Configuration.java
index 848cb7ed..fff03e34 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/Configuration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/Configuration.java
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.util.CaseInsensitiveMap;
 public class Configuration
 {
 
-    /**
-     * The default tab list options available for picking.
-     */
-    private enum DefaultTabList
-    {
 
-        GLOBAL, GLOBAL_PING, SERVER;
-    }
     /**
      * Time before users are disconnected due to no network activity.
      */
@@ -62,24 +55,6 @@ public class Configuration
         onlineMode = adapter.getBoolean( "online_mode", onlineMode );
         playerLimit = adapter.getInt( "player_limit", playerLimit );
 
-        DefaultTabList tab = DefaultTabList.valueOf( adapter.getString( "tab_list", "GLOBAL_PING" ) );
-        if ( tab == null )
-        {
-            tab = DefaultTabList.GLOBAL_PING;
-        }
-        switch ( tab )
-        {
-            case GLOBAL:
-                ProxyServer.getInstance().setTabListHandler( new Global() );
-                break;
-            case GLOBAL_PING:
-                ProxyServer.getInstance().setTabListHandler( new GlobalPing() );
-                break;
-            case SERVER:
-                ProxyServer.getInstance().setTabListHandler( new ServerUnique() );
-                break;
-        }
-
         listeners = adapter.getListeners();
         Preconditions.checkArgument( listeners != null && !listeners.isEmpty(), "No listeners defined." );
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/YamlConfig.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/YamlConfig.java
index 878ac767..6e8d577c 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/YamlConfig.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/config/YamlConfig.java
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.Util;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.TabListHandler;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ConfigurationAdapter;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ListenerInfo;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.TexturePackInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.tablist.Global;
+import net.md_5.bungee.tablist.GlobalPing;
+import net.md_5.bungee.tablist.ServerUnique;
 import net.md_5.bungee.util.CaseInsensitiveMap;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.DumperOptions;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
@@ -28,6 +33,16 @@ import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 public class YamlConfig implements ConfigurationAdapter
 {
 
+    /**
+     * The default tab list options available for picking.
+     */
+    @RequiredArgsConstructor
+    private enum DefaultTabList
+    {
+
+        GLOBAL( Global.class ), GLOBAL_PING( GlobalPing.class ), SERVER( ServerUnique.class );
+        private final Class<? extends TabListHandler> clazz;
+    }
     private Yaml yaml;
     private Map config;
     private final File file = new File( "config.yml" );
@@ -194,7 +209,14 @@ public class YamlConfig implements ConfigurationAdapter
             String textureURL = get( "texture_url", null, val );
             int textureSize = get( "texture_size", 16, val );
             TexturePackInfo texture = ( textureURL == null ) ? null : new TexturePackInfo( textureURL, textureSize );
-            ListenerInfo info = new ListenerInfo( address, motd, maxPlayers, tabListSize, defaultServer, fallbackServer, forceDefault, forced, texture );
+            String tabListName = get( "tab_list", "GLOBAL_PING", val );
+            DefaultTabList value = DefaultTabList.valueOf( tabListName.toUpperCase() );
+            if ( value == null )
+            {
+                value = DefaultTabList.GLOBAL_PING;
+            }
+
+            ListenerInfo info = new ListenerInfo( address, motd, maxPlayers, tabListSize, defaultServer, fallbackServer, forceDefault, forced, texture, value.clazz );
             ret.add( info );
         }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
index 926ba7bd..af7c20b9 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class DownstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
     public void handle(PacketC9PlayerListItem playerList) throws Exception
     {
 
-        if ( !bungee.getTabListHandler().onListUpdate( con, playerList.getUsername(), playerList.isOnline(), playerList.getPing() ) )
+        if ( !con.getTabList().onListUpdate( playerList.getUsername(), playerList.isOnline(), playerList.getPing() ) )
         {
             throw new CancelSendSignal();
         }
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ public class DownstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
                 t.setDisplayName( team.getDisplayName() );
                 t.setPrefix( team.getPrefix() );
                 t.setSuffix( team.getSuffix() );
-                t.setFriendlyFire(team.isFriendlyFire() );
+                t.setFriendlyFire( team.isFriendlyFire() );
             }
-            if ( team.getPlayers()!= null )
+            if ( team.getPlayers() != null )
             {
                 for ( String s : team.getPlayers() )
                 {
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
index 168034b0..941485fc 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class UpstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
         this.con = con;
 
         BungeeCord.getInstance().addConnection( con );
-        bungee.getTabListHandler().onConnect( con );
+        con.getTabList().onConnect();
         con.unsafe().sendPacket( BungeeCord.getInstance().registerChannels() );
 
         TexturePackInfo texture = con.getPendingConnection().getListener().getTexturePack();
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class UpstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
         // We lost connection to the client
         PlayerDisconnectEvent event = new PlayerDisconnectEvent( con );
         bungee.getPluginManager().callEvent( event );
-        bungee.getTabListHandler().onDisconnect( con );
+        con.getTabList().onDisconnect();
         BungeeCord.getInstance().removeConnection( con );
 
         if ( con.getServer() != null )
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class UpstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
         if ( alive.getRandomId() == con.getSentPingId() )
         {
             int newPing = (int) ( System.currentTimeMillis() - con.getSentPingTime() );
-            bungee.getTabListHandler().onPingChange( con, newPing );
+            con.getTabList().onPingChange( newPing );
             con.setPing( newPing );
         }
     }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/Global.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/Global.java
index 0d40e846..db6c4767 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/Global.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/Global.java
@@ -1,52 +1,49 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee.tablist;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import net.md_5.bungee.BungeeCord;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.TabListHandler;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.PacketC9PlayerListItem;
 
-public class Global implements TabListHandler
+public class Global extends TabListHandler
 {
 
-    private final Collection<ProxiedPlayer> sentPings = new HashSet<>();
+    private boolean sentPing;
+
+    public Global(ProxiedPlayer player)
+    {
+        super( player );
+    }
 
     @Override
-    public void onConnect(ProxiedPlayer player)
+    public void onConnect()
     {
         for ( ProxiedPlayer p : ProxyServer.getInstance().getPlayers() )
         {
-            player.unsafe().sendPacket( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( p.getDisplayName(), true, (short) p.getPing() ) );
+            getPlayer().unsafe().sendPacket( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( p.getDisplayName(), true, (short) p.getPing() ) );
         }
-        BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( player.getDisplayName(), true, (short) player.getPing() ) );
+        BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( getPlayer().getDisplayName(), true, (short) getPlayer().getPing() ) );
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onPingChange(ProxiedPlayer player, int ping)
+    public void onPingChange(int ping)
     {
-        if ( !sentPings.contains( player ) )
+        if ( !sentPing )
         {
-            BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( player.getDisplayName(), true, (short) player.getPing() ) );
-            sentPings.add( player );
+            sentPing = true;
+            BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( getPlayer().getDisplayName(), true, (short) getPlayer().getPing() ) );
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onDisconnect(ProxiedPlayer player)
+    public void onDisconnect()
     {
-        BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( player.getDisplayName(), false, (short) 9999 ) );
-        sentPings.remove( player );
+        BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( getPlayer().getDisplayName(), false, (short) 9999 ) );
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onServerChange(ProxiedPlayer player)
-    {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onListUpdate(ProxiedPlayer player, String name, boolean online, int ping)
+    public boolean onListUpdate(String name, boolean online, int ping)
     {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/GlobalPing.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/GlobalPing.java
index 8aaa0a77..24f4c05d 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/GlobalPing.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/GlobalPing.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee.tablist;
 
-import gnu.trove.map.TObjectIntMap;
-import gnu.trove.map.hash.TObjectIntHashMap;
 import net.md_5.bungee.BungeeCord;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.PacketC9PlayerListItem;
@@ -10,23 +8,21 @@ public class GlobalPing extends Global
 {
 
     private static final int PING_THRESHOLD = 20;
-    private final TObjectIntMap<ProxiedPlayer> lastPings = new TObjectIntHashMap<>();
+    /*========================================================================*/
+    private int lastPing;
 
-    @Override
-    public void onDisconnect(ProxiedPlayer player)
+    public GlobalPing(ProxiedPlayer player)
     {
-        lastPings.remove( player );
-        super.onDisconnect( player );
+        super( player );
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onPingChange(ProxiedPlayer player, int ping)
+    public void onPingChange(int ping)
     {
-        int lastPing = lastPings.get( player );
         if ( ping - PING_THRESHOLD > lastPing && ping + PING_THRESHOLD < lastPing )
         {
-            BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( player.getDisplayName(), true, (short) ping ) );
-            lastPings.put( player, ping );
+            lastPing = ping;
+            BungeeCord.getInstance().broadcast( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( getPlayer().getDisplayName(), true, (short) ping ) );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/ServerUnique.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/ServerUnique.java
index 184f0d31..505e1edc 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/ServerUnique.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/tablist/ServerUnique.java
@@ -1,58 +1,43 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee.tablist;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.HashMultimap;
-import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
-import com.google.common.collect.Multimaps;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import net.md_5.bungee.UserConnection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.TabListHandler;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.PacketC9PlayerListItem;
 
-public class ServerUnique implements TabListHandler
+public class ServerUnique extends TabListHandler
 {
 
-    private final Multimap<ProxiedPlayer, String> sentUsernames = Multimaps.synchronizedMultimap( HashMultimap.<ProxiedPlayer, String>create() );
+    private final Collection<String> usernames = new HashSet<>();
 
-    @Override
-    public void onConnect(ProxiedPlayer player)
+    public ServerUnique(ProxiedPlayer player)
     {
+        super( player );
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onPingChange(ProxiedPlayer player, int ping)
+    public void onServerChange()
     {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onDisconnect(ProxiedPlayer player)
-    {
-        sentUsernames.removeAll( player );
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onServerChange(ProxiedPlayer player)
-    {
-        Collection<String> usernames = sentUsernames.get( player );
-        synchronized ( sentUsernames )
+        synchronized ( usernames )
         {
             for ( String username : usernames )
             {
-                player.unsafe().sendPacket( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( username, false, (short) 9999 ) );
+                getPlayer().unsafe().sendPacket( new PacketC9PlayerListItem( username, false, (short) 9999 ) );
             }
             usernames.clear();
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean onListUpdate(ProxiedPlayer player, String name, boolean online, int ping)
+    public boolean onListUpdate(String name, boolean online, int ping)
     {
         if ( online )
         {
-            sentUsernames.put( player, name );
+            usernames.add( name );
         } else
         {
-            sentUsernames.remove( player, name );
+            usernames.remove( name );
         }
 
         return true;