West Rand Trials 2025 (U18)
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 06 Sept 2025 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1571, and top seed was Kganya Sehularo (🇿🇦 RSA, 1782).
Kganya Sehularo (🇿🇦 RSA, 1782) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Edubechukwu Udodi (4.5) and Kgotatso Molosiwa (3.5). Sehularo shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇦Krugersdorp, South Africa
Dates
06 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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4
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Sehularo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kganya Sehularo drew with Edubechukwu Udodi (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Kganya Sehularo went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kganya Sehularo | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Edubechukwu Udodi | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Kgotatso Molosiwa | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Letlhogonolo Motlhaping | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sehularo, Kganya | 1782 | RSA | +19N | +9B | =2N | +3B | +5N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 1919 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Udodi, Edubechukwu | 1550 | RSA | +14B | +13N | =1B | +4N | +6B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 1892 | +50.4 |
| 3 | Molosiwa, Kgotatso | 1646 | RSA | +17N | +12B | =5N | −1N | +7B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1612 | -5.6 |
| 4 | Motlhaping, Letlhogonolo | 1650 | RSA | +16N | =5B | +10N | −2B | +11N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1542 | -18.0 |
| 5 | Fritz, Wayde | 1534 | RSA | +6B | =4N | =3B | +8N | −1B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1626 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Shomolekae, Didintle | 1425 | RSA | −5N | +16B | +15N | +10B | −2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 743 | -27.2 |
| 7 | Mojaki, Tshegofatso | 1518 | RSA | −12N | +11B | +18N | +13B | −3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1670 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Perry-Fisher, Iain Eric | 0 | RSA | −10N | +17B | +12N | −5B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Manqayi, Vuyo | 1522 | RSA | +15B | −1N | −13B | +14N | +16B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 983 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Diseko, Rethabile | 1423 | RSA | +8B | =18N | −4B | −6N | +15B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1234 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Badenhorst, Junaid | 1541 | RSA | =18B | −7N | +14B | +17N | −4B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1265 | -40.4 |
| 12 | Arlow, Jonathan | 0 | RSA | +7B | −3N | −8B | −15N | +14B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Shai, Koketso | 0 | RSA | F | −2B | +9N | −7N | −8B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ackerman, Joshua | 0 | RSA | −2N | +19B | −11N | −9B | −12N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 14399458 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −6B | +12B | −10N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ceylon, Jay-Ron | 0 | RSA | −4B | −6N | F | +18B | −9N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1318 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Magodongo, Emihle | 0 | RSA | −3B | −8N | +19N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sibanda, Marlvin | 1448 | RSA | =11N | =10B | −7B | −16N | −19B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1251 | -27.2 |
| 19 | Pillay, Leeyah | 1514 | RSA | −1B | −14N | −17B | F | +18N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1615 | +9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Udodi, EdubechukwuRSA+50.44.5 pts · #2
- 2Mojaki, TshegofatsoRSA+24.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Sehularo, KganyaRSA+22.84.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Badenhorst, JunaidRSA-40.42.5 pts · #14
- 2Sibanda, MarlvinRSA-27.21.0 pts · #15
- 3Shomolekae, DidintleRSA-27.23.0 pts · #17