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Lau, Wai Hei

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FIDEFIDE 6009174· Male· Hong Kong China· Born in 1994

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Wai Hei Lau, a 32-year-old Hong Kong player, is rated 1522 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 6 to 9, HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 3 to 5, and HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 1-3. Also played 2 rapid (including HKCCS National Day Cup 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Caissa CNY Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 15-month break between Nov 2022 and Mar 2024. He reached Hong Kong #67 in Jul 2022.

Current rating

1522

Standard

Rpd1510·Blz1542

All-time high

1522

at best
May 2026 · age 32

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#176,247

#176,247 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1522
at age 32
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1151 → 1491
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 30
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 30
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers
perf 1902 (+434) · 4/5 · #132
Top opponent
vs Edmund Santhara 1,746
Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers · Dec 2025 · +13.3 Elo
Evolution
+67
1455 → 1522
Tournaments
5
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
10W3D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 6 to 9
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#131760+46.4
HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 3 to 5
Swiss
Feb 20261/2#231613+15.6
HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 1-3
Swiss
Jan 20261/1#392509-8.0
Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/5#1321902-28.4
KCA Standard Open 2025 (FIDE Rated) Nov -Dec
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#71772+41.2
Worst Elo result: Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers (-28.4 Elo, finished #132).

Rankings

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Hong Kong China
#162
out of 356 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,906
in continent
World
#176,206
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,063
8
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2,045
9
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10
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2,034
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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3
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2,753
4
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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World
1
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2
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3
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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10
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176206🇭🇰Lau, Wai Hei1,522