2025 Gold Coast Open Premier Division

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62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 14 Jul 2025 in Gold Coast, Australia. 32 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2290, and top seed was Zong-Yuan Zhao (🇦🇺 AUS, GM, 2460).

Yi Liu (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2279) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jacek Stopa (6.5) and Zong-Yuan Zhao (6.5). Liu clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Luna Yuexiu Xu (WCM, 1726) beat Michael Kethro (FM, 2099), a +373-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Gold Coast, Australia

Dates

10 Jul 2025 → 14 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺GMZong-Yuan Zhao2460

Avg top 10

2,290

Participants

Titled players · 32

GM×3

IM×2

FM×8

CM×12

WIM×1

WFM×4

WCM×2

Federations · 6 represented

🇦🇺Australia×55

🇳🇿New Zealand×3

🇦🇷Argentina×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

Top 3

🥇
FMYi Liu
🇦🇺AUS·2279
7.0pts·2338perf+18.2
🥈
GMJacek Stopa
🇵🇱POL·2328
6.5pts·2301perf+0.3
🥉
GMZong-Yuan Zhao
🇦🇺AUS·2460
6.5pts·2366perf-6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Yi Liu led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Liu7Bayaca6.5Stopa6.5Zhao6.5Chan6.5Salasan6— ex-leaders:Khamatgaleevled R4–R6, #10

R9 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jul

FM Yi Liu takes the sole lead (7.0/9).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Yi Liu drew with FM Sterling Bayaca (Black).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

FM Sterling Bayaca won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMYi Liu	*	½	½	½
2FMSterling Bayaca	½	*	—	—
3GMJacek Stopa	½	—	*	½
4GMZong-Yuan Zhao	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Liu, YiFM	2279	AUS	+54N	=16B	+44N	=2B	+50N	=3B	=5N	+8B	+6B	7.0	43.0	46.0	33.75	2338	+18.2
2	Stopa, JacekGM	2328	POL	+21B	=11N	+29B	=1N	=4B	+9N	=6B	+12N	=3N	6.5	48.0	52.5	36.75	2301	+0.3
3	Zhao, Zong-YuanGM	2460	AUS	+45B	+8N	+4B	−6N	+17B	=1N	=12B	+16N	=2B	6.5	47.5	51.0	35.50	2366	-6.4
4	Chan, LuisFM	2228	AUS	+27N	+30B	−3N	+22B	=2N	+19B	+10N	=6N	=5B	6.5	46.0	50.5	34.50	2319	+24.6
5	Bayaca, SterlingFM	2231	AUS	=37B	=26N	+15B	+51N	+29B	=6N	=1B	+17N	=4N	6.5	43.0	46.0	32.00	2257	+12.2
6	Khamatgaleev, AlexejIM	2298	AUS	+33N	+31B	+55N	+3B	=18N	=5B	=2N	=4B	−1N	6.0	47.0	49.5	30.25	2308	+3.4
7	Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM	2180	AUS	=26B	+61N	+16B	−17N	=9B	+15N	−8B	+32N	+13B	6.0	42.0	43.5	27.25	2158	-8.4
8	Salasan, HaranCM	2020	AUS	+42N	−3B	−25N	+41B	+33N	+50B	+7N	−1N	+19B	6.0	40.5	43.5	25.50	2160	+30.6
9	Gutierrez, Jaymarc	2048	PHI	=50N	=25B	+41N	+55B	=7N	−2B	=11N	+28B	+22N	6.0	38.5	41.0	25.00	2109	+15.6
10	Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen)	2176	AUS	+62N	=40B	+39N	−18B	+11N	=17N	−4B	+31B	+24N	6.0	38.5	40.0	24.25	2179	+8.4
11	Young, MicahCM	1967	AUS	+36N	=2B	=40N	=25B	−10B	+53N	=9B	+20N	=12B	5.5	41.0	44.0	25.00	2079	+52.4
12	Dragicevic, DomagojFM	2056	AUS	=25N	=50B	+30N	=40B	+39N	+18B	=3N	−2B	=11N	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.50	2117	+12.8
13	Odenthal, AidanFM	2042	AUS	−30B	−27N	+47B	+59N	+21B	=16N	+26B	+18B	−7N	5.5	38.0	39.5	22.00	2053	+3.4
14	Kethro, MichaelFM	2099	AUS	+57N	−55B	=28N	+44B	=25N	=32B	=24N	=15B	+27N	5.5	34.5	36.5	22.00	2003	-20.2
15	Yang, Bojun (Bryan)CM	1980	AUS	=39N	=43B	−5N	+60B	+56N	−7B	+55B	=14N	+25B	5.5	34.0	35.5	16.75	2016	+18.8
16	Pesuto, Nicolas Francesco	1965	ARG	+38B	=1N	−7N	+52B	+22N	=13B	=18N	−3B	=23N	5.0	44.0	47.0	23.25	2129	+34.4
17	Morris, JamesIM	2429	AUS	+28N	+19B	=18N	+7B	−3N	=10B	+31N	−5B	F	5.0	44.0	44.0	25.50	2273	-12.9
18	Johansen, Darryl KGM	2287	AUS	+46B	+35N	=17B	+10N	=6B	−12N	=16B	−13N	=21B	5.0	42.5	46.0	24.50	2134	-15.4
19	Xing, ZeruiCM	2009	AUS	+41N	−17N	=27B	+28B	+40N	−4N	+25B	=22B	−8N	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.75	2067	+22.4
20	Shen, ZhiyuanWFM	2048	AUS	+23B	−29N	=35B	=21N	+53B	=26N	=32B	−11B	+36N	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.25	1945	-24.4
21	Slater-Jones, HenryCM	1949	AUS	−2N	+36B	=58N	=20B	−13N	+52B	=39N	+43B	=18N	5.0	36.0	38.0	18.25	2042	+18.6
22	Nakauchi, GeneFM	2088	AUS	=51B	+59N	+56B	−4N	−16B	+27N	+48B	=19N	−9B	5.0	35.5	37.0	15.50	2017	-16.8
23	Zou, Xuyuan	1897	AUS	−20N	−28B	+54N	=34B	−24N	+41B	+45B	+48N	=16B	5.0	34.5	37.5	18.25	2023	+59.6
24	Zheng, TonyCM	2002	AUS	=59B	−56N	+57B	−53N	+23B	+42N	=14B	+35N	−10B	5.0	31.5	33.0	18.50	1976	-6.6
25	Chen, AustinCM	1899	AUS	=12B	=9N	+8B	=11N	=14B	=34N	−19N	+33B	−15N	4.5	43.5	48.0	24.00	2025	+60.4
26	Fan, ChloeWFM	1922	AUS	=7N	=5B	+31N	−50B	+58N	=20B	−13N	=34B	=28N	4.5	39.5	41.5	19.75	2047	+57.2
27	Lu, LillianWIM	1923	AUS	−4B	+13B	=19N	=48N	=49B	−22B	+40N	+29N	−14B	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.50	2017	+21.6
28	Tan, Oscar	1956	AUS	−17B	+23N	=14B	−19N	+47B	=55N	+30B	−9N	=26B	4.5	39.0	41.5	19.25	1971	+1.6
29	Turner, Jai	1855	AUS	+58N	+20B	−2N	+32B	−5N	−31B	=37N	−27B	+39N	4.5	39.0	41.0	17.00	2020	+35.6
30	Praveen, Jeeva	1863	AUS	+13N	−4N	−12B	−33B	+36N	+44B	−28N	+39B	=31N	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.75	1977	+51.6
31	Gao, OscarCM	1989	AUS	+52B	−6N	−26B	+43N	+51B	+29N	−17B	−10N	=30B	4.5	37.0	40.0	16.25	2005	+1.2
32	Anup Kumar, Vihaan	1970	AUS	=47B	+53N	=51B	−29N	+38B	=14N	=20N	−7B	=55N	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.75	1914	-24.3
33	Yelkhovsky, Daniil	1948	AUS	−6B	=52N	=59B	+30N	−8B	+51N	=34B	−25N	+53B	4.5	34.5	36.0	15.00	1950	-2.4
34	Bierkens, Pieter	2102	USA	=61B	−51N	=38B	=23N	+46B	=25B	=33N	=26N	=35B	4.5	33.5	35.0	17.75	1911	-44.2
35	Stalker, Ian	1964	AUS	+60N	−18B	=20N	−39B	=55N	+56B	+50N	−24B	=34N	4.5	30.5	32.0	12.50	1945	-5.4
36	Retnaraja, Athena-MalarWCM	1812	AUS	−11B	−21N	+62B	−49N	−30B	+47N	+51B	+46N	−20B	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.50	1892	+39.2
37	Quek, KristineWFM	1926	AUS	=5N	−39B	=60N	−42B	=41N	+57B	=29B	=53N	=43N	4.0	30.0	31.5	13.25	1840	-21.8
38	Braganza, NadiaWFM	1809	NZL	−16N	+54B	=34N	=58B	−32N	−46B	=56N	=42B	+52N	4.0	29.0	31.0	12.00	1897	+21.0
39	He, Andrew	1827	AUS	=15B	+37N	−10B	+35N	−12B	=49N	=21B	−30N	−29B	3.5	39.5	43.0	15.50	1894	+28.4
40	Fu, Neil	1839	AUS	+49B	=10N	=11B	=12N	−19B	−48N	−27B	=62N	=45B	3.5	37.0	38.5	14.50	1921	+34.4
41	Shen, Owen	1851	AUS	−19B	+45N	−9B	−8N	=37B	−23N	+47B	+60N	−48B	3.5	36.5	38.0	10.50	1862	+2.8
42	Verma, RudraCM	1863	AUS	−8B	−49N	+45B	+37N	=48B	−24B	−44N	=38N	=46B	3.5	33.0	36.5	13.00	1875	+4.8
43	Li, Terrence	1810	AUS	F	=15N	=48B	−31B	=44N	+62N	=49B	−21N	=37B	3.5	31.0	31.0	11.50	1920	+44.4
44	Dowden, R.A. TonyCM	1942	NZL	F	+47N	−1B	−14N	=43B	−30N	+42B	+52B	F	3.5	30.5	30.5	11.75	1937	-2.8
45	Poberezovsky, Daniel	1960	AUS	−3N	−41B	−42N	+54B	=52N	+61B	−23N	=56B	=40N	3.5	30.0	31.5	8.75	1847	-30.6
46	Retnaraja, Ethan	1942	AUS	−18N	=60B	−52N	+57B	−34N	+38N	=53B	−36B	=42N	3.5	29.0	30.5	10.00	1832	-57.2
47	Tang, Calen	1819	AUS	=32N	−44B	−13N	+61B	−28N	−36B	−41N	+59N	+57B	3.5	29.0	30.5	7.25	1837	+6.8
48	Hartley, JamesCM	1996	AUS	F	F	=43N	=27B	=42N	+40B	−22N	−23B	+41N	3.5	28.5	28.5	12.75	1896	-18.4
49	Jain, Shaurya	1998	AUS	−40N	+42B	−50N	+36B	=27N	=39B	=43N	F	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	13.25	1848	-55.2
50	Li, Ian	1866	AUS	=9B	=12N	+49B	+26N	−1B	−8N	−35B	F	F	3.0	39.5	39.5	13.75	1989	+40.8
51	Lee, Leon	1906	AUS	=22N	+34B	=32N	−5B	−31N	−33B	−36N	−54B	+60B	3.0	36.5	38.0	10.75	1862	-12.0
52	Cooper, Joshua	1828	AUS	−31N	=33B	+46B	−16N	=45B	−21N	+62B	−44N	−38B	3.0	33.5	35.0	9.00	1811	-8.0
53	Leitch, Jason	1789	AUS	F	−32B	+61N	+24B	−20N	−11B	=46N	=37B	−33N	3.0	33.5	33.5	10.25	1878	+32.8
54	Chen, Dean	1939	AUS	−1B	−38N	−23B	−45N	−57N	F	+61B	+51N	+56B	3.0	28.0	28.0	6.50	1854	-42.8
55	Xu, Luna YuexiuWCM	1726	NZL	F	+14N	−6B	−9N	=35B	=28B	−15N	F	=32B	2.5	39.5	39.5	12.25	1918	+53.2
56	Holt, Stuart	1847	AUS	F	+24B	−22N	F	−15B	−35N	=38B	=45N	−54N	2.0	30.5	30.5	8.75	1805	-8.4
57	Siva Sankaran, Anup Kumar	1916	AUS	−14B	F	−24N	−46N	+54B	−37N	+59B	F	−47N	2.0	26.0	26.0	4.50	1781	-25.8
58	Leong, JoelCM	2009	AUS	−29B	+62N	=21B	=38N	−26B	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	6.00	1819	-51.6
59	Hart, Luka	1848	AUS	=24N	−22B	=33N	−13B	−61N	=60B	−57N	−47B	F	1.5	28.5	28.5	5.50	1691	-60.4
60	Sze-To, Jonas	1804	AUS	−35B	=46N	=37B	−15N	−62B	=59N	F	−41B	−51N	1.5	27.0	27.0	4.50	1666	-25.6
61	Sohal, Milaan	1918	AUS	=34N	−7B	−53B	−47N	+59B	−45N	−54N	F	F	1.5	25.0	25.0	3.75	1718	-70.4
62	Walls, Kye	1921	AUS	−10B	−58B	−36N	F	+60N	−43B	−52N	=40B	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	3.25	1667	-45.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chen, AustinCMAUS
+60.4
4.5 pts · #30
2Zou, XuyuanAUS
+59.6
5.0 pts · #20
3Fan, ChloeWFMAUS
+57.2
4.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Sohal, MilaanAUS
-70.4
1.5 pts · #60
2Hart, LukaAUS
-60.4
1.5 pts · #61
3Retnaraja, EthanAUS
-57.2
3.5 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R2+373 Elo gap
WCMXu, Luna Yuexiu1726 beat FMKethro, Michael2099
R8+245 Elo gap
FMOdenthal, Aidan2042 beat GMJohansen, Darryl K2287
R6+231 Elo gap
FMDragicevic, Domagoj2056 beat GMJohansen, Darryl K2287