2025 MCC Championship Round 9
33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 30 Jun 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2207).
Haran Salasan (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2072) won with 1.0/9, ahead of Gary D Bekker (1.0) and Rishaan Pramod (1.0). Salasan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Gary D Bekker (CM, 1748) beat Declan Smith (CM, 1972), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 8 players tied at 1.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 43 co-leaders at R4 to 9 at the finish.
8 players finish on 1.0/9. Salasan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salasan, HaranCM | 2072 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2681 | +5.8 |
| 2 | Bekker, Gary DCM | 1748 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2790 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Pramod, Rishaan | 1591 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2510 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Veldon, Rino | 1493 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2263 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Cauchi, John Paul | 1657 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2326 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Bredin, Jonathan | 1518 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2414 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1660 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2465 | +31.2 |
| 8 | Ho, Lachlan | 1898 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2482 | +4.6 |
| 9 | Szuveges, Narelle SWIM | 1701 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =18B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1634 | -1.4 |
| 10 | Muchhala, Sohil | 1630 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =16N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1918 | +6.6 |
| 11 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2035 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2079 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Dakic, Dusan | 1739 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1963 | +4.6 |
| 13 | Rehill, Paul | 1671 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1544 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Parth Sehra | 1583 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1659 | +1.0 |
| 15 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2207 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =24N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2151 | -1.8 |
| 16 | Ly, Thai | 1900 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1641 | -6.6 |
| 17 | Hill, James | 1705 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1743 | +0.6 |
| 18 | Papadinis, Jim | 1653 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1687 | +1.4 |
| 19 | Mortelecque, Romain | 1681 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =14B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1626 | -1.0 |
| 20 | Poberezovsky, Daniel | 1935 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1791 | -4.6 |
| 21 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1541 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1616 | +2.0 |
| 22 | Yang, RayFM | 2076 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2135 | +1.6 |
| 23 | Chmiel, Rad | 1763 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1721 | -0.6 |
| 24 | Dai, ChengFM | 2118 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2215 | +1.8 |
| 25 | Kolak, Tanya | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 797 | -8.0 |
| 26 | Gupta, Aadyah | 1538 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 738 | -24.0 |
| 27 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1707 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1237 | -11.6 |
| 28 | Fry, Peter | 1697 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 648 | -15.6 |
| 29 | Nowak, Ruben | 1630 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1089 | -4.6 |
| 30 | Smith, DeclanCM | 1972 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 990 | -15.2 |
| 31 | Rooke, Alex | 1721 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 849 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 1552 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 720 | -16.8 |
| 33 | Gardiner, Thomas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ramprasad, NachiketAUS+31.21.0 pts · #7
- 2Pramod, RishaanAUS+23.21.0 pts · #3
- 3Bekker, Gary DCMAUS+15.21.0 pts · #2
- 1Gupta, AadyahAUS-24.00.0 pts · #27
- 2Bhavikkumar ThakkarIND-16.80.0 pts · #33
- 3Fry, PeterAUS-15.60.0 pts · #29
- R9+224 Elo gap
- R9+130 Elo gap