2025 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 6-9
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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2025 to 26 Jun 2025 in Ballarat, Australia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Declan Smith (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 0) won with 4.0/9, ahead of Kevin J Perrin (3.0) and Lucas Ware (3.0). Smith took the lead from round 8.
Location
🇦🇺Ballarat, Australia
Dates
05 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
38
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×33
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Declan Smith led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 64 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
64
64
64
64
64
20
5
1
1
R8–R9 · LEAD HELD
CM Declan Smith never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Declan Smith 4 wins (R6–R9)Anna Yates 3 wins (R7–R9)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, DeclanCM | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | +6N | +13B | +15N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2525 | +11.0 |
| 2 | Perrin, Kevin J | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =8B | +30N | =7B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1790 | +8.6 |
| 3 | Ware, Lucas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | −7B | +30N | +25B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1747 | +13.4 |
| 4 | Yates, Anna | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | +?B | +24B | +28N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cirvydas, Riley | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +18N | +38B | −31N | +29B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Van Riel, Bas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +7N | −1B | =14N | +17B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1787 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Goodison, Justin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | +3N | =2N | +23B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1766 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Stickland, Peter | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =2N | =16B | +22N | =14B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1617 | +5.2 |
| 9 | Biju, Alberto | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +4B | −10N | +29B | =22B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1579 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Leckie, Michael | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | +9B | =16N | +27B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1574 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Weerakkody, Anirudh Nehansa | 0 | SRI | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | +28B | =25N | +16B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1701 | +31.6 |
| 12 | Stewart, Scott | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | =15N | +23B | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 1931 | +6.8 |
| 13 | Marko, Paja | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | +34B | −1N | −2B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1722 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Cook, Patrick | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | −23N | =6B | =8N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1627 | -7.8 |
| 15 | Song, Sam | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =23N | =12B | +27N | −1B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1697 | -14.4 |
| 16 | Laffey, Julian | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | =8N | =10B | −11N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1425 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Mukherjee, Rehhyansh (Rey) | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | +29N | +26B | −6N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1628 | +42.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 3291677 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | +?N | +?B | −24N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mahar, Declan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | −27B | F | +20N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2232 | +10.4 |
| 20 | Inglis, James | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +38N | +32B | −28N | −19B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 751 | -27.6 |
| 21 | Colgrave, Morgan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | −25B | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Block, Nigel | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | +24N | −8B | =9N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Jyani, Vipin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =15B | +14B | −12N | −7N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1660 | +1.0 |
| 24 | Dissanayake, Methuja | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =26N | −22B | −4N | +18B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1521 | +6.4 |
| 25 | Brotheridge, Jamie | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | =11B | −3N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1369 | -15.4 |
| 26 | Guha, Shanaya | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =24B | F | −17N | +33B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1213 | -32.4 |
| 27 | Wansapura, Minsadi Chamathka | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +19N | −15B | −10N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Oppenheim, Tom | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −34B | −11N | +20B | −4B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1461 | -2.8 |
| 29 | Jacob, Zachariah | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +35B | −17B | −9N | −5N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 693 | -51.6 |
| 30 | De Saram, Joshua | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | −2B | −3B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1448 | -14.4 |
| 31 | Mewett, Lachlan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | F | +5B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Wansapura, Mindinu Sasen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | −20N | −36B | −35N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 3291618 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −19B | +?N | −?B | −26N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Loveband, Robert | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | −13N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1557 | -11.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 311110850 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −29N | −?B | −?N | +32B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 3291626 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | −37B | +32N | −?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Barnett, Jasan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −30B | +36N | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 735 | -14.4 |
| 38 | Nawinprabhu, Mridul | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | −5N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mukherjee, Rehhyansh (Rey)AUS+42.82.0 pts · #8
- 2Weerakkody, Anirudh NehansaSRI+31.62.5 pts · #6
- 3Goodison, JustinAUS+20.82.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Jacob, ZachariahAUS-51.61.0 pts · #31
- 2Guha, ShanayaAUS-32.41.5 pts · #25
- 3Inglis, JamesAUS-27.62.0 pts · #34