ACA A Grade Interclubs 2025
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37 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. 16 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2090, and top seed was Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2363).
Felix Xie (🇳🇿 NZL, IM, 2345) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Daqi Mao (3.5) and Cohen Young (3.5). Xie broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Srirama Vikhyath Nimmakayala (1589) beat Junqing Jerome Tao (1872), a +283-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Auckland, New Zealand
Dates
24 May 2025 → 25 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 4 rounds
Titled players · 16
IM×1
FM×3
CM×7
WCM×5
Federations · 3 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×35
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMXie, Felix | 🇳🇿NZL | 2345 | 4.0 | 2050 | 2850 | +15.4 |
| 2 | FMMao, Daqi | 🇳🇿NZL | 2135 | 3.5 | 1901 | 2237 | +15.6 |
| 3 | CMYoung, Cohen | 🇳🇿NZL | 2047 | 3.5 | 1824 | 2160 | +8.8 |
| 4 | FMAng, Alphaeus Wei Ern | 🇳🇿NZL | 2363 | 3.0 | 2080 | 2273 | -4.6 |
| 7 | CMWang, Justin Zhide | 🇳🇿NZL | 2007 | 3.0 | 1831 | 2024 | +7.6 |
| 8 | CMLiu, William Rui | 🇳🇿NZL | 2006 | 3.0 | 1843 | 2036 | +9.2 |
| 5 | Jin, Yanbo | 🇳🇿NZL | 1979 | 3.0 | 1792 | 1985 | +5.6 |
| 6 | CMBaker, Ilias Angelo (Leo) | 🇳🇿NZL | 1952 | 3.0 | 1721 | 2521 | +13.2 |
| 9 | WCMXu, Luna Yuexiu | 🇳🇿NZL | 1845 | 2.5 | 1874 | 1969 | +20.5 |
| 31 | Jiang, Patrick Di | 🇳🇿NZL | 1736 | 2.5 | 1859 | 1666 | -7.2 |
| 18 | WCMLu, Xiahan (Luna) | 🇳🇿NZL | 1796 | 2.0 | 1897 | 1897 | +15.6 |
| 12 | Liu, Richard Jingjie | 🇳🇿NZL | 1813 | 2.0 | 1789 | 1789 | -4.8 |
| 11 | CMYu, Zachary | 🇳🇿NZL | 2047 | 2.0 | 1998 | 1998 | -12.4 |
| 10 | Nimmakayala, Srirama Vikhyath | 🇳🇿NZL | 1589 | 2.0 | 1777 | 1777 | +33.6 |
| 14 | Robles Navarro, Andres | 🇳🇿NZL | 0 | 2.0 | 1674 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 15 | WCMSun, Wanyao Sarah | 🇳🇿NZL | 1825 | 2.0 | 1857 | 1982 | +24.0 |
| 23 | Li, Olivia | 🇳🇿NZL | 1699 | 2.0 | 1907 | 1907 | +19.6 |
| 13 | CMNing, Isabelle Yixuan | 🇳🇿NZL | 1881 | 2.0 | 1860 | 2660 | +38.0 |
| 17 | Xu, Jeremy Xi | 🇳🇿NZL | 1778 | 1.5 | 1885 | 1798 | +0.4 |
| 27 | WCMFeng, Sophia | 🇳🇿NZL | 1809 | 1.5 | 1953 | 1680 | -18.0 |
| 30 | Xu, Huankai (eden) | 🇳🇿NZL | 1749 | 1.5 | 1884 | 1611 | -20.0 |
| 16 | Zhou, Martin | 🇳🇿NZL | 1755 | 1.5 | 1869 | 1782 | +2.4 |
| 26 | Asrani, Manoj | 🇳🇿NZL | 1672 | 1.0 | 1871 | 1678 | -0.8 |
| 20 | Le Grange, Rauen | 🇿🇦RSA | 1782 | 1.0 | 1955 | 1762 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | 🇳🇿NZL | 1872 | 1.0 | 1727 | 1534 | -65.2 |
| 24 | Wang, Zi Yao (kelvin) | 🇳🇿NZL | 1794 | 1.0 | 1850 | 1850 | +6.0 |
| 22 | Winfield, Alan W | 🇳🇿NZL | 1848 | 1.0 | 2076 | 2076 | +10.0 |
| 19 | FMZhang, Kendrick Botong | 🇳🇿NZL | 2014 | 1.0 | 1783 | 1783 | -23.2 |
| 21 | Preeyansh Roul | 🇳🇿NZL | 1874 | 1.0 | 1804 | 1804 | -8.0 |
| 32 | WCMGan, Emily Cathay | 🇳🇿NZL | 1768 | 0.5 | 1803 | 1530 | -35.2 |
| 29 | CMSomaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya | 🇳🇿NZL | 1904 | 0.5 | 2011 | 1689 | -42.0 |
| 37 | Virendra Nath Shrivastava | 🇮🇳IND | 1527 | 0.5 | 1927 | 1127 | -3.2 |
| 28 | Wiratunga, Ishan | 🇳🇿NZL | 1845 | 0.5 | 1976 | 1783 | -3.2 |
| 35 | Lemuelu, Penani Michael Julius | 🇳🇿NZL | 1471 | 0.0 | 1774 | 974 | -26.0 |
| 33 | Yuan, Hong | 🇳🇿NZL | 1632 | 0.0 | 1950 | 1150 | -2.8 |
| 34 | Wang, Ethan Zhirui | 🇳🇿NZL | 0 | 0.0 | 1742 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Tuatini, Murray | 🇳🇿NZL | 0 | 0.0 | 1753 | 953 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ning, Isabelle YixuanCMNZL+38.02.0 pts · #13
- 2Nimmakayala, Srirama VikhyathNZL+33.62.0 pts · #10
- 3Sun, Wanyao SarahWCMNZL+24.02.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Tao, Junqing JeromeNZL-65.21.0 pts · #25
- 2Somaraju, Sai Vivan KarthikeyaCMNZL-42.00.5 pts · #29
- 3Gan, Emily CathayWCMNZL-35.20.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R1+283 Elo gap
- R4+259 Elo gap
- R2+166 Elo gap