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Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers

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171 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1792, and top seed was Stanislav Khudovekov ( FID, 1910).

Tianbo Li (🇨🇳 CHN, 1692) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Xiner Zheng (8.5) and Stanislav Khudovekov (7.0). Li shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Yau Long Vulcan Leung (1475) beat Xuejing Xia (1821), a +346-point gap.

Location
🇭🇰Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dates
23 Dec 2025 → 29 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
1,792
Participants
171
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×65
🇨🇳China×23
🇸🇬Singapore×10
🇺🇸United States of America×10
🇲🇳Mongolia×9
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×6
FIDE (no federation)×5
🇹🇭Thailand×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
72
29
11
4
1
3
2
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Zheng8.5Li8.5Guo7Khudovekov7Tong7Geng7— ex-leaders:Zhangled R5, #28
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.5/9. Li takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Xiner Zheng drew with Tianbo Li (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Xiner Zheng 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Tianbo Li 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Bo Kai Owen Guo 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Xiner Zheng*
½
1
2Tianbo Li
½
*
3Bo Kai Owen Guo*
4Stanislav Khudovekov
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Li, Tianbo1692CHN+67N+59B+136N+4B=2B+16N+14B+5N+8B8.550.553.549.252090+110.8
2Zheng, Xiner1769CHN+110N+70B+12N+66B=1N+49B+8N+3B+4N8.549.553.549.252089+51.6
3Khudovekov, Stanislav1910FID+61B+15N+82B=20N+28B=8B+31N2N+92B7.047.551.536.751861-7.8
4Lam, Yui Hei1602HKG+165B+127N+43B1N+56N+66B+35N+10B2B7.047.548.531.501882+105.6
5Tong, Ho Man1814HKG+80B+54N+21B8N+30N+92B+51N1B+20B7.047.051.036.001782-3.6
6Geng, Haolin1761CHN+50B17N53B+33N+61B+58N+72B+39N+14B7.043.047.536.501717-11.6
7Guo, Bo Kai Owen1727HKG+99N+101B+107N+32B8N=29B=34N+49B+15N7.042.046.034.001802+31.6
8Zhang, Yangming1665CHN+129N+121B+51N+5B+7B=3N2B+22N1N6.552.556.035.501837+65.6
9Xu, Xiaodi1734CHN+125B=78N+83B28N+37B14N+68B+38B+40N6.541.545.031.251795+18.8
10Wu, Andrew Andi1741USA+102N+34B+72N=92B49N+52B+76N4N+29B6.541.045.031.001742+2.0
11So, Lut Chai0HKG84N=119B+75N+87B+70N+26B=29N+31B=18N6.541.044.532.5016720.0
12Lam, Lok Sum1641HKG+108B+95N2B50N+141B=74N+37B+118N+36B6.540.543.527.751664+3.6
13Lau, Tsz Yiu Christ1652HKG=86N+75B+87N30B=93N=19B+71N+76B+34N6.539.543.530.751830+25.4
14Lu, Tong0CHN+58N+29B66N+107B+32N+9B1N+16B6N6.048.552.532.5017270.0
15Zhu, Zane (Zichen)1599AUS+146N3B+102N=69B+42N+24B+40N=20N7B6.045.548.529.251735+42.0
16Zavalin, Dmitri1727FID+96B+89N=28B+17N+60B1B=49N14N+93B6.044.548.528.751767+17.2
17Tong, Ka Yau Caspar1591HKG+137N+6B=23N16B=18N+122B=21B+103N=22B6.044.547.529.501766+66.0
18Chen, Wutong1756CHN+113B73N+61B=38N=17B+53N+41B=29N=11B6.043.547.531.251700-19.2
19Yu, Andrew1550HKG+164B=22N=57B46N+88B=13N+43B+66N=60B6.042.543.526.751740+71.2
20Cheng, Yu Chen (Ethan)1671TPE+143N+79B+98N=3B=92N=76B+69N=15B5N6.041.544.526.751695+11.2
21Lo, Ho Chun1638HKG+149N+100B5N+79B+94N35B=17N+69B=25N6.041.544.025.501686+19.2
22Nehme, Romeo1726USA+119N=19B93N+154B+62N+71B+30N8B=17N6.041.043.026.501587-23.4
23Heng, Jun Herng Kyan1711SGP+33B+90N=17B=53N=68B=28N=118B=93N+54B6.040.043.529.251650-26.0
24Atog, Cyhrea Ruth1674PHI=123B+109N78B+113N+83B15N=50B+53N+55B6.038.041.526.7516690.0
25Munkhtulga, Ganbat1749MGL+141B136N+106B+63N72B=85N+83B+32N=21B6.037.040.027.251690-12.4
26Lopez de Anda, Edgar1775HKGF+150B+121N52B+98N11N+138B+90N+28B6.034.534.523.001817+5.6
27Otgonjargal, Agvaandorj1755MGL100N+149B118N+126B80N+119B+61N+73B+49N6.033.536.024.001549-33.6
28Panuelos, Glenn Dale1607PHI+161N+42B=16N+9B3N=23B=66N+47B26N5.547.048.026.751750+51.6
29Tang, Zeqin1616CHN+74B14N+96B+132N+55B=7N=11B=18B10N5.545.549.026.751752+39.6
30Zhang, Hanwen0HKG+85B+41N=60B+13N5B+46N22B+82NF5.544.549.029.0017250.0
31Ma, Andy1684HKG+37B=53N=68B+112N+50B+72N3B11N=33B5.543.547.526.501724+13.6
32Leung, Hoi TingWCM1621HKG+88B+77N+159B7N14B+95N=36B25B+74N5.542.044.022.251659+3.2
33Sun, Dawson0TPE23N+116B52N6B+151N+59B+104N+63B=31N5.541.544.023.2516590.0
34Leung, Joy San Lucas1585HKG+152B10N+95B+159N=46B+57N=7B=81N13B5.541.543.522.001711+48.0
35Zhang, Zheyi(joey)1770CAN+106B=38N=39B+78N+111B+21N4B92N=72B5.541.045.026.251674-42.0
36Chen, Kyle1759HKG+97N+105B92N=70B+38N=48B=32N+51B12N5.540.544.526.251636-49.2
37Lee, Pok Lam0HKG31N+142B=105N+101B9N+62B12N+85N+82B5.540.543.523.0016310.0
38Wang, Yifan(BJ)1592CHN+160N=35B=56N=18B36B+120N+109B9N+88B5.540.542.021.751639+14.0
39Wang, Yuanjin1632HKG=131N+86B=35N+98B51N+94B+80N6B=44N5.540.043.524.251772+45.6
40Shi, Kevin Chengyu1635USA95B+108N+125B=77N+78B+68N15B+45N9B5.539.543.024.251647+4.4
41Chiu, Duncan Ray1610HKG+153N30B+115N51B+102N+97B18N=42B+69N5.538.541.021.751726+23.2
42Zhang, Yunheng0HKG+?B28N=138B+89N15B+112N=54B=41N+83B5.538.038.019.7516070.0
43Liang, Zhencheng1694CHN+170N+84B4N94B+148N=73B19N+106B+79N5.537.037.017.751583-45.2
44Xia, Xuejing1821HKG118N=122B+86N71B=67N+102B+77B+58N=39B5.536.039.524.751528-68.4
45Hu, Xiaoshan0CHN70N+91B94N+121B+79N=104B+52N40B+105N5.536.039.523.5016200.0
46Linsangan, Raymond1715PHI126N+156B+148N+19B=34N30B93N+91B+76N5.536.038.022.251724+2.4
47Ouyang, Yiyi1725HKG=120B=123N50B+108N+110B=96N+85B28N+68B5.535.038.522.501547-59.2
48Law, Ching Yin1612HKG=140N+131B55B+120N+77B=36N81B=50N+118B5.535.038.021.751596-4.8
49Liang, Zhuobin1558CHN+114N+104B+64B=103N+10B2N=16B7N27B5.047.051.024.501730+73.2
50Fu, Cheung Hin Jotham1474HKG6N+155B+47N+12B31N=103B=24N=48B=56N5.045.047.024.251691+86.8
51Bidal, Jay Joseph0HKG+134B+111N8B+41N+39B+81N5B36NF5.043.547.023.0017130.0
52Wong, Linda JaneWCM1598TPE77B+88N+33B+26N=57B10N45B=75N+112B5.042.046.024.751714+15.6
53Chung, Kwok Kwan1522HKG+163N=31B+6N=23B66N18B+137N24B+114N5.042.043.020.751583+17.6
54Liang, Haoyang1595CHN+162N5B=99N+67B69N+75B=42N+97B23N5.040.041.018.751572-6.0
55Tay, Mason1765AUS=71N+69B+48N=73B29N+63B92N+94B24N5.039.543.523.501589-72.4
56Hoe, Chew Ming Thomas1736SGP+117B=68N=38B+85N4B118N=110B+65N=50B5.039.543.023.001522-43.2
57Siu, Liam1736USA=75N+71B=19N+136B=52N34B=73N+80BF5.039.542.522.001631-40.4
58Tsedenkhorol, Dorjgotov1581MGL14B74N+114N+123B+131N6B+100N44B+96N5.038.542.019.001615+6.0
59Daryanani, Naresh Lachmandas1527HKG+133B1N+65B81N74B33N+156B+139N+95B5.038.540.517.50877-12.0
60Wong, Shyun Fwu Aldrin1642SGPF+118B=30N+93B16N69B+125N+74B=19N5.037.537.521.251700+8.0
61Christopher, George Oscar1499SGP3N+160B18N+156B6N+154B27B+142N+111B5.037.038.512.501518+0.8
62Ruengjirachuporn, Chantat1522THA+130B64N+127B=82N22B37N=120B+108N+109B5.036.039.519.001426-20.4
63Wong, Nathaniel Sheung Him1589HKG+145B159N+123B25B+119N55N+108B33N+97B5.034.536.518.001555-9.2
64Ngai, Chun Yin1683HKG+139N+62B49N76B97N67B+150N+100B+98N5.034.036.518.501509-54.8
65Wong, Lok Him0HKG+76N107B59N100B+123N+121B+136N56B+94N5.033.536.518.5015630.0
66Agar, Garig1667MGLF+112N+14B2N+53B4N=28B19B+71N4.546.546.522.251579-32.4
67Liu, Yian0CHN1B+133N=89B54N=44B+64N+78B72N=90B4.542.045.520.2515860.0
68Bazarvaani, Tseren1552MGL+154N=56B=31N+104B=23N40B9N+99B47N4.542.044.018.251632+15.8
69Zhou, Jonathan0NZL+138B55N+?B=15N+54B+60N20B21N41B4.541.541.516.0016160.0
70Ng, Yu Cheng Rigel1595SGP+45B2N+170B=36N11B125N=113B+135N=80B4.541.541.516.001504-30.8
71Leung, Yau Long Vulcan1475HKG=55B57N+167B+44N+82B22N13B+107N66B4.541.041.517.001659+69.6
72Khash-Erdene, Tuya1611MGLF+157N10B+97B+25N31B6N+67B=35N4.541.041.019.251638+7.6
73Guo, Tailai1584CHN+124N+18B=103B=55N81B=43N=57B27N=75B4.540.544.021.501643+23.2
74Chai, Jiaqi0CHN29N+58B=101N=105B+59N=12B+134B60N32B4.540.544.020.7516000.0
75Kung, Fan- Hsuan1435TPE=57B13N11B+144N+124B54N+84N=52B=73N4.540.543.518.251563+36.8
76Raj, Skandha1541USA65B+169N+157B+64N+103B=20N10B13N46B4.540.540.514.001635+28.0
77Fung, Pak Sun Samuel0HKG+52N32B+84N=40B48N+101B44N79B+121N4.540.043.519.7516030.0
78Zhou, Richard1550HKG+168N=9B+24N35B40N=99B67N=86B+119N4.540.040.017.001609+18.4
79Lundberg, Jonathan Oscar1520HKG+132B20N+144B21N45B=88N+126B+77N43B4.539.042.016.75865-36.4
80Fan, Wen Xi1485HKG5N=137B=131N+153B+27B+111N39B57N=70N4.538.541.018.001634+41.2
81Zhao, Tsz Ham1661HKGF98N+135B+59B+73N51B+48N=34BF4.538.538.521.251738+23.2
82Zhu, Nathaniel Adrian Yi-xing1642HKG+150N+148B3N=62B71N+115B+96N30B37N4.538.040.515.501599-12.0
83Wong, Kainos1588HKG=167N+140B9N+99B24N+139B25N+125B42N4.537.538.013.751533-15.6
84Lee, Jiho1549KOR+11B43N77B95N+133B=126N75B+152N+130B4.535.538.017.75763-38.8
85Yeo, Ren Jie Aidan1522HKG30N+161B+151N56B+154N=25B47N37B+124N4.535.536.512.001464-7.2
86Lau, Chi Ngai0HKG=13B39N44B124N+158B=128N+144B=78N+138B4.535.037.015.2515610.0
87Yen, Yu-Ting1517TPE=109B+120N13B11N139B+160N88B+133N+126B4.535.036.514.001538+2.0
88Bumbayar Baatarzorig0MGL32N52B+168N+?B19N=79B+87N+101B38N4.535.035.010.7515170.0
89Yeo, Ren Kai Declan1549HKG+151N16B=67N42B=129N+143B=99N=96B=120N4.534.036.515.251412-31.2
90Wang, Leon1538NZL+158N23B154N=129B+140N=137B+122N26B=67N4.531.533.514.00944-18.8
91Shao, Raymond1485USA166B45N+162B=128N120B+124N+130B46N+127B4.529.530.513.25835-38.4
92Enkhbayar Gijir1627MGLFF+36B=10N=20B5N+55B+35B3N4.046.046.022.251825+74.0
93Wong, Chak Sum1543HKG=122NF+22B60N=13B=134N+46B=23B16N4.042.042.521.251687+53.2
94Chan, Chi Ngo1546HKG+171B103N+45B+43N21B39N+95B55N65B4.040.540.515.001443-22.8
95Wong, Man Hei Alvin0HKG+40N12B34N+84B+136N32B94N+?B59N4.039.539.513.0015350.0
96Lau, Jonas Yee Shun1414HKG16N+163B29N+116B+105N=47B82B=89N58B4.039.040.014.001474+15.6
97Tourteau, Victoria1467THA36B+145N+134B72N+64B41N+111B54N63N4.038.041.015.501550+30.4
98Zhu, Ruiqian1501HKG+142N+81B20B39N26B=130N+132B=109N64B4.038.041.014.751443-13.2
99Tam, Yuen Shun Wil1431HKG7B+164N=54B83N+114B=78N=89B68N=107B4.038.039.014.001438-0.8
100Ng, Yat Hei1464HKG+27B21N111B+65N134B+144N58B64N+140B4.037.540.517.001378-22.4
101Wu, Pei-Xuan1559TPE+147B7N=74B37N+132B77N+115B88N=113B4.037.540.514.751548-2.0
102Han, Zhi Quan Luke1452SGP10B+147N15B+130N41B44N+128B111N+146B4.037.540.513.00879-45.6
103Xiao, Ruhan1694CHNF+94B=73N=49B76N=50N+106B17B=110N4.037.037.017.251533-67.6
104Santhara, Edmund1746MAS+135B49N+110B68N=106B=45N33B=113N=115B4.036.540.016.251493-86.8
105Noh, Sunwoo1591KOR+128B36N=37B=74N96B109N+131B+117N45B4.036.540.016.001417-27.6
106Wong, Hoi Cheung1484HKG35N+124B25N+146B=104N+107B103N43N=116B4.036.539.514.501517+7.6
107Fu, Cheung Pak Ashton1610HKG+169B+65N7B14N=125B106N+148N71B=99N4.036.536.511.251380-73.2
108Zhou, Kevin0NZL12N40B+155N47B+116N+?B63N62B+142N4.036.536.59.0013320.0
109Zhao, Junkun0CHN=87N24B+139N=138N=112B+105B38N=98B62N4.036.039.014.7514670.0
110Leung, Kwan Yat Calix1483HKG2B+128N104N+157B47N+168B=56NF=103B4.036.036.010.001494+1.6
111Or, Lincoln1616HKG+156N51B+100N+118B35N80B97N+102B61N4.035.537.513.501470-56.8
112Kwan, Alexander1520SGP+116N66B+122N31B=109N42B=139N+137B52N4.035.038.014.00848-40.0
113Shahmir Khan1466PAK18N=114B+140N24B137N+155B=70N=104B=101N4.034.536.513.251516+10.8
114Ng, Yan Tik Esmond0HKG49B=113N58B+149B99N=135N+141B+138N53B4.032.535.012.2514110.0
115Lau, Wai Hei1455HKG159B+152N41B=133N+128B82N101N+122B=104N4.031.033.013.251295-28.4
116Zhang, Qiaochen0CHN112B33N+165B96N108B+146N=119N+150B=106N4.030.531.510.2512640.0
117Lo, Gareth1448HKG56N151B=124N137B=149N+157B+168N105B+145N4.025.525.58.00863-19.2
118Jiang, Michael Li1495USA+44B60N+27B111NF+56B=23N12B48N3.543.545.519.501649+59.6
119Sebastian, Ghierzen Lhou1407PHI22B=11N=130B+127N63B27N=116B+132N78B3.539.042.514.00855-32.8
120Yeo, Matthias Kiran1406SGP=47N87B+137N48B+91N38B=62NF=89B3.538.041.015.001470+13.7
121Tsui, Long Hei Brayden1510HKG+144B8N26B45N+152B65N+161B=127N77B3.536.537.58.25920-18.8
122Turmunkh Avirsed0MGL=93B=44N112B+135N+138B17N90B115N=123B3.535.038.013.0014680.0
123Balaji, Shreenidhi0FID=24N=47B63N58N65B=151B=155N+162B=122N3.534.535.510.7514500.0
124Liu, Evelyn0USA73B106N=117B+86B75N91B+149N+141N85B3.533.536.012.0012600.0
125Heng, Jun Kai Ryan1434SGP9N+158B40N+163B=107N+70B60B83NF3.533.033.09.501441+1.2
126Shum, Kwan Shing Justin0HKG+46BFF27N+157N=84B79N+160B87N3.532.532.511.2514630.0
127Zhang, Jan Yuyang0GER+?N4B62N119B=153N=140B+143N=121B91N3.532.032.07.5013160.0
128Huang, Zixuan(GD)0CHN105N110B+143N=91B115N=86B102N=129B+?B3.531.531.59.2513060.0
129Wan, Karlson Sebastian0HKG8B144N+145B=90N=89B138N142B=128N+152B3.531.033.511.7513720.0
130Yiu, Chun Ting0HKG62N=139B=119N102B+156N=98B91N+148B84N3.531.033.09.7513290.0
131Chui, Tsz Hei0HKG=39B48N=80B+?N58BF105N+144N=135B3.531.031.09.7514520.0
132Zhang, Shaochen0CHN79N+143B+?N29B101N=148B98N119B+153N3.529.529.56.7512840.0
133FIDE 8689075059N67B+161N=115B84N150B+153N87B+160B3.529.030.07.0011910.0
134Mei, Mattia1623ITA51N+153B97N+170B+100N=93B74NFF3.528.028.08.501491-11.2
135Hernandez, Jino1454JPN104N+168B81N122B=155N=114B+154N70B=131N3.528.028.06.75866-28.8
136Nisban, Corwin1571SGP+155N+25B1B57N95B+141N65BFF3.037.037.011.001660+18.0
137FIDE 5847877017B=80N120B+117N+113B=90N53B112N139B3.035.538.512.5014130.0
138Yue, Adam1512USA69N+162B=42N=109B122N+129B26N114B86N3.035.536.59.25975-7.2
139Lai, Siu Ming0HKG64B=130N109BF+87N83N=112B59B+137N3.033.534.011.2514190.0
140FIDE 60209330=48B83N113B+147N90B=127N?N+155B100N3.031.031.09.5011290.0
141Lin, Lincoln1460HKG25N154B+160N+151B12N136B114N124B+155N3.029.531.06.00854-30.8
142FIDE 6020704098B37N146N161B+165N+145B+129N61B108B3.029.030.07.507020.0
143Chan, Kin Yan Christian0HKG20B132N128B+145N+163B89N127B147N+158B3.029.030.06.008070.0
144FIDE 26805560121N+129B79N75B+161N100B86N131B+162N3.029.030.05.506820.0
145FIDE 6011616063N97B129N143B+169B142N+164B+156N117B3.025.525.53.007030.0
146FIDE 4934598015B?N+142B106N?N116B+157N+168B102N3.023.023.05.007170.0
147FIDE 60186880101N102B=149N140B150N=158N+163B+143BF3.022.022.06.257070.0
148Ruengjirachuporn, Nantat1476THAF82N46B+152N43B=132N107B130N+151B2.531.531.56.75865-40.8
149Tourteau, James0THA21B27N=147B114N=117B=152N124B151N+168N2.531.531.54.7513430.0
150Chen, Yanxi Lolly0FID82B26N152B=158N+147B+133N64B116NF2.530.530.57.509000.0
151Tang, Chun Yin0HKG89B+117N85B141N33B=123NF+149B148N2.530.031.58.2512520.0
152FIDE 39996506034N115B+150N148B121N=149B+165N84B129N2.528.529.54.757160.0
153Chen, Lillian0USA41B134N+158B80N=127B?N133B+164N132B2.527.027.04.757620.0
154Or, Cheuk Hei Zachary0HKG68B+141N+90B22N85B61N135BFF2.032.032.07.5013780.0
155Ma, Ethan0CAN136B50N108B+162N=135B113N=123B140N141B2.029.030.04.5011200.0
156FIDE 60209170111B46N+164B61N130B+163N59N145B157N2.029.030.02.007900.0
157FIDE 60184080F72B76N110N126B117N146B+163N+156B2.026.526.53.007230.0
158FIDE 39982521090B125N153N=150B86N=147B162N+169B143N2.024.524.52.756840.0
159Zhao, Ming1747CHN+115N+63B32N34BFFFFF2.023.523.59.001562-38.0
160FIDE 8689245038B61N141B+169N=?B87BF126N133N1.527.527.50.0011510.0
161Chen, Zeming0FID28B85N133B+142N144BF121NFF1.026.026.03.007460.0
162FIDE 6020720054B138N91N155B164NF+158B123N144B1.024.024.02.007310.0
163FIDE 6021000053B96N+169B125N143N156B147N157BF1.022.522.50.006560.0
164FIDE 39997707019N99B156NF+162BF145N153BF1.020.520.51.006930.0
165FIDE 601917004N?B116NF142B+169N152BFF1.017.517.50.007620.0
166Jia, Zining (matthew)1774AUS+91NFFFFFFFF1.04.54.54.502289+6.1
167Li, Chengda0CHN=83BF71NFFFFFF0.516.016.02.2513390.0
168FIDE 6020909078B135N88BFF110N117B146N149B0.026.026.00.006870.0
169FIDE 3430997990107N76B163N160B145N165BF158NF0.017.017.00.007760.0
170Fung, Tsz Wai0HKG43BF70N134NFFFFF0.013.513.50.008390.0
171FIDE 6019781094NFFFFFFFF0.04.04.00.007440.0

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