2025 Norths Winter Classic Major Rounds 5-9
39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 29 Jul 2025 in Sydney, Australia. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1853, and top seed was Joey Su (🇦🇺 AUS, 1895).
Aiden Maleki (🇦🇺 AUS, 1798) won with 3.5/9, ahead of Daniel (yulin) Ding (3.5) and Nikola Vujasin (3.0). Maleki won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Clara Zhou (1592) beat Jonas Sze-To (1805), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 3.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 42 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/9. Maleki takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
Daniel (yulin) Ding 3 wins (R5–R7)WCM Linda (Zhiling) Qian 3 wins (R7–R9)
WCM Linda (Zhiling) Qian was #16 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maleki, Aiden | 1798 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +13N | =6B | F | +7N | +14B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 2218 | +76.0 |
| 2 | Ding, Daniel (yulin) | 1735 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +29B | +23N | +28B | −12N | =13B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1901 | +55.6 |
| 3 | Vujasin, Nikola | 1693 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +30N | =13B | +18N | =15B | −12N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1858 | +16.6 |
| 4 | Qian, Linda (Zhiling)WCM | 1817 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −19B | +29N | +30B | +28N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1899 | +39.2 |
| 5 | Qin, Xuan | 0 | FID | F | F | F | F | +38N | +39B | +35N | F | F | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2431 | +57.6 |
| 6 | Chan, Darryl | 1764 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +16B | =1N | −8B | +25N | −17B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1799 | +2.4 |
| 7 | Williams, Oliver | 1872 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =15N | +12B | −14N | −1B | +22N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1818 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Soumik Burman Ray | 1735 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =28N | +22B | +6N | −14B | −15N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1796 | +4.6 |
| 9 | Woon, Ella | 1662 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =31N | +21B | +23N | −20B | F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1820 | +40.8 |
| 10 | Ross, Jesse | 1731 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +36N | F | −17N | +22B | =20N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1911 | +32.8 |
| 11 | Zhou, Clara | 1592 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +32B | +16N | F | F | =19B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2027 | +68.0 |
| 12 | Welch, Ian | 1856 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | F | +2B | +3B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1897 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Su, Joey | 1895 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | =3N | F | +28B | =2N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1739 | -37.2 |
| 14 | Chen, Dean | 1883 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +7B | +8N | −1N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1945 | +0.8 |
| 15 | Lim, Jongmin | 1740 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =7B | F | F | =3N | +8B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1920 | +10.8 |
| 16 | Sze-To, Jonas | 1805 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | −11B | −22N | +23B | +24N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1608 | -26.2 |
| 17 | Huey, TobyCM | 1824 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | F | +6N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2569 | +30.0 |
| 18 | Huey, ChelseaWCM | 1734 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | +24N | +26B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1801 | +10.4 |
| 19 | Qian, VickyWCM | 1764 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +4N | F | F | =11N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1833 | +6.8 |
| 20 | Liu, Josh | 1723 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | =10B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1886 | +9.2 |
| 21 | Lima, Marcel | 1656 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −23B | −9N | F | +29B | =33N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1550 | -10.8 |
| 22 | Jain, Kamal | 1661 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | +16B | −10N | −7B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1610 | -14.8 |
| 23 | Gupta, Dhwani | 1659 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +21N | −2B | −9B | −16N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1498 | -35.6 |
| 24 | Yuan, Winson | 1656 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | F | −18B | −16B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1648 | +4.0 |
| 25 | Kumar, Viney | 1751 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1734 | -1.4 |
| 26 | Zhou, Joe | 1661 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −27N | +36B | F | F | −18N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1634 | -2.8 |
| 27 | Dingley, Justin | 1687 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +26B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2469 | +9.4 |
| 28 | Tay, Mason | 1774 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =8B | F | −2N | −13N | −4B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1447 | -50.4 |
| 29 | Manoji, Deves | 1639 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2N | F | −4B | −21N | =32B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1360 | -51.6 |
| 30 | Zhou, Scott | 1657 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3B | =34N | −25B | −4N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1403 | -25.8 |
| 31 | Liu, Max (qixuan) | 1876 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =9B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.25 | 1628 | -8.8 |
| 32 | Shaw, William | 1683 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −11N | F | F | F | =29N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1415 | -28.8 |
| 33 | Duker, Craig | 1630 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1642 | +1.2 |
| 34 | Gupta, Rohan | 1718 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =30B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1688 | -0.4 |
| 35 | Gough, James | 1640 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 845 | -8.6 |
| 36 | Ball, ChristopherCM | 1854 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10B | −26N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 913 | -27.4 |
| 37 | Wenderoth, Will | 1845 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 823 | -28.4 |
| 38 | Carollo, Robert | 1629 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 845 | -17.6 |
| 39 | Ciarliero, Frank | 1697 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 845 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maleki, AidenAUS+76.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Zhou, ClaraAUS+68.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Qin, XuanFID+57.63.0 pts · #4
- 1Manoji, DevesAUS-51.60.5 pts · #29
- 2Tay, MasonAUS-50.40.5 pts · #30
- 3Su, JoeyAUS-37.22.0 pts · #16
- R6+213 Elo gap
- R6+193 Elo gap
- R6+189 Elo gap