diff --git a/mo/db.py b/mo/db.py
index 769e839d8e6e251ea413d37bc984d35964387890..1aa61c26d2acb1657f124280411d6057f6cdc5be 100644
--- a/mo/db.py
+++ b/mo/db.py
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ class User(Base):
     def sort_key(self) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
         return (locale.strxfrm(self.last_name), locale.strxfrm(self.first_name), self.user_id)
 
+    def name_sort_key(self) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+        return (locale.strxfrm(self.last_name), locale.strxfrm(self.first_name))
+
 
 class Contest(Base):
     __tablename__ = 'contests'