2025 Rooty Hill Club Championship Division B Rounds 8-9
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Aug 2025 to 12 Aug 2025 in Sydney, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1753, and top seed was Ronen Bhaumik (🇦🇺 AUS, 1823).
Yuki Hasegawa (🇯🇵 JPN, 1678) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Jaspal Singh (1.5) and Sameer Thite (1.0). Hasegawa clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Yuki Hasegawa (1678) beat Sameer Thite (1791), a +113-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
05 Aug 2025 → 12 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×14
🇯🇵Japan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYuki Hasegawa led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 17 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9–R9 · LEAD HELD
Yuki Hasegawa held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasegawa, Yuki | 1678 | JPN | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | +3B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2584 | +21.8 |
| 2 | Singh, Jaspal | 1695 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =4N | +14B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1881 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Thite, Sameer | 1791 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +5B | −1N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1796 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Shosho, David | 1694 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =2B | =13N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1677 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Bhaumik, Ronen | 1823 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | +10B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1771 | -3.8 |
| 6 | Jacob, Christo | 1705 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2674 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Talpade, Udit | 1747 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2457 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Gao, Terry | 1677 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2487 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Li, Baize | 1787 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | =11B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1619 | -17.2 |
| 10 | Cassettari, Peter | 1760 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | −5N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1571 | -9.8 |
| 11 | Kuncoro, Leo | 1790 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | =9N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1604 | -28.4 |
| 12 | Pan, Renee Yang | 1678 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | −8B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1561 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Dhingra, Vipin | 1691 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =4B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1652 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Muller, Hans P | 1737 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 872 | -11.4 |
| 15 | Mejares, Remeo | 1670 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 957 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jacob, ChristoAUS+23.61.0 pts · #4
- 2Hasegawa, YukiJPN+21.82.0 pts · #1
- 3Gao, TerryAUS+16.81.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Kuncoro, LeoAUS-28.40.5 pts · #12
- 2Li, BaizeAUS-17.20.5 pts · #10
- 3Pan, Renee YangAUS-12.80.5 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R9+113 Elo gap
- R8+109 Elo gap