2025 Victorian Open

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117 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 18 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2203, and top seed was James Morris (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2424).

James Morris (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2424) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Tedric Li (6.0) and David Cannon (6.0). Morris won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Jun De Alexander Tan (1464) beat Abraham Pitono (1836), a +372-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia

Dates

06 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺IMJames Morris2424

Avg top 10

2,203

Participants

117

Titled players · 18

IM×5

FM×4

CM×8

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇺Australia×100

🇸🇬Singapore×8

🇮🇳India×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

🇰🇷South Korea×1

Top 3

🥇
IMJames Morris
🇦🇺AUS·2424
6.5pts·2522perf+5.0
🥈
IMTedric Li
🇦🇺AUS·2091
6.0pts·2327perf+78.8
🥉
IMDavid Cannon
🇦🇺AUS·2281
6.0pts·2224perf-5.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM James Morris led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Morris6.5Cannon6Li6Gao5.5Soo5.5Annapureddy5.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM James Morris held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM James Morris 5 wins (R1–R5)IM David Cannon 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Tedric Li 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMJames Morris	*	—	1	1
2IMDavid Cannon	—	*	—	0
3IMTedric Li	0	—	*	—
4CMArthur Gao	0	1	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Morris, JamesIM	2424	AUS	+80B	+53N	+16B	+4N	+2B	=7N	+10B	6.5	29.5	32.0	29.50	2522	+5.0
2	Li, TedricIM	2091	AUS	+26B	+87N	+15B	+6N	−1N	+22B	+7B	6.0	29.5	31.5	25.00	2327	+78.8
3	Cannon, DavidIM	2281	AUS	+24B	+18N	−4B	+47N	+40N	+13B	+9B	6.0	27.0	30.5	25.00	2224	-5.8
4	Gao, ArthurCM	2012	AUS	+54N	+29B	+3N	−1B	+46N	+8B	=5N	5.5	30.5	34.0	24.75	2214	+72.8
5	Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM	2139	AUS	+49B	+19N	+9B	=7N	+14B	=17N	=4B	5.5	29.0	32.5	25.00	2238	+40.8
6	Soo, Kai JieFM	2216	AUS	+70N	+41B	=51N	−2B	+25N	+40B	+14N	5.5	25.0	28.0	20.25	2172	-3.2
7	Goldenberg, IgorIM	2336	AUS	+36N	+28B	+8N	=5B	+31N	=1B	−2N	5.0	31.0	35.0	23.00	2239	-5.0
8	Thogata, RandheerFM	2040	AUS	+42B	+11N	−7B	+19N	+34B	−4N	+15B	5.0	28.5	32.0	21.50	2030	+5.6
9	Solomontchik, Daniel	1886	AUS	+64N	+25B	−5N	+48B	+27N	+31B	−3N	5.0	27.0	30.0	18.50	2005	+46.4
10	Dai, ChengFM	2151	AUS	+94N	+23B	+13N	=40B	=22N	+43B	−1N	5.0	26.0	28.0	17.75	2098	-4.0
11	Bajaj, Hirday	1692	AUS	+109N	−8B	+64N	−13B	+89N	+33B	+22N	5.0	22.5	23.5	14.00	1871	+52.8
12	Teah, Jared	1628	SGP	+115N	−22B	+83N	+93B	−13N	+35B	+43N	5.0	20.5	20.5	12.00	1941	+79.6
13	Hong, Xavier	1931	AUS	+69B	+45N	−10B	+11N	+12B	−3N	=53B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.25	1920	+2.8
14	Kalina, LeoCM	2134	AUS	+89N	+20B	=22N	+35B	−5N	+41B	−6B	4.5	27.0	29.0	16.00	2002	-31.6
15	Hong, Wilbur	1842	AUS	+105N	+27B	−2N	=25B	+58N	+51B	−8N	4.5	25.5	27.0	14.00	1880	+21.2
16	Zafirakos, JesseCM	2047	AUS	+33N	+48B	−1N	+66B	=23N	+20B	F	4.5	25.5	25.5	17.00	2015	-0.4
17	Solomon, Stephen JIM	2211	AUS	+52B	+47N	−40N	+108B	+28N	=5B	−21N	4.5	24.5	25.5	14.75	2003	-13.9
18	Dakic, Dusan	1792	AUS	+63N	−3B	+67N	−27B	+42B	=44N	+80B	4.5	23.0	25.5	13.75	1767	-3.6
19	Zhang, Jayden	1722	AUS	+30N	−5B	+59N	−8B	+79B	=77N	+65B	4.5	23.0	25.5	13.75	1780	+14.4
20	Rodriguez, Maickel	1723	AUS	+74B	−14N	=42B	+85N	+60B	−16N	+77B	4.5	20.5	23.0	12.25	1792	+8.8
21	Coracas, Tass	1987	AUS	F	+56B	=43N	+87N	F	+23B	+17B	4.5	17.5	17.5	15.75	2193	+43.6
22	Davis, Tony JCM	1908	AUS	+117B	+12N	=14B	+39N	=10B	−2N	−11B	4.0	29.5	29.5	13.75	1897	+1.0
23	Chmiel, Rad	1743	AUS	+82B	−10N	+26B	+77N	=16B	−21N	=24B	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.25	1821	+8.8
24	Le, Ingrid	1603	AUS	−3N	+38B	−28N	+86B	=30N	+81B	=23N	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.00	1691	+18.8
25	Nowak, Ruben	1683	AUS	+61B	−9N	+62B	=15N	−6B	=42N	+75B	4.0	24.5	27.0	12.50	1699	-0.6
26	Ashok, Arjun	1544	AUS	−2N	+95B	−23N	=38B	+78N	+48B	=29N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1634	+18.4
27	Sim, Yan Xiang Ethan	1611	SGP	+97B	−15N	+100B	+18N	−9B	=34N	=41N	4.0	23.5	25.0	11.75	1761	+36.0
28	Bekker, Gary DCM	1794	AUS	+91B	−7N	+24B	+44N	−17B	+39N	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	13.50	1930	+19.0
29	Liu, Ronald	1691	AUS	+62B	−4N	=74B	=32N	+71B	=65N	=26B	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.75	1600	-25.6
30	Zhang, Samuel Ling-Ze	0	AUS	−19B	+49N	+45B	−41N	=24B	+87N	=50B	4.0	22.5	24.5	12.75	1698	0.0
31	Xia, JustinCM	2002	AUS	F	+106N	+55B	+37N	−7B	−9N	+44B	4.0	22.5	22.5	12.50	1942	-11.6
32	Tan, Jun De Alexander	1464	SGP	=37N	+93B	−50N	=29B	+66N	+46B	−51N	4.0	21.5	23.5	12.50	1811	+116.0
33	Brockman, Roland	1544	AUS	−16B	=76N	+103B	+74N	=37B	−11N	+61B	4.0	21.5	23.0	10.25	1630	+5.6
34	Milojevic, Miodrag	1862	SRB	F	+104N	+57B	=46B	−8N	=27B	+52N	4.0	21.0	21.0	12.25	1799	-6.6
35	Cheema, Mohammad	1787	AUS	=88B	+96N	+75B	−14N	=50B	−12N	+58N	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.25	1688	-15.6
36	Zheng, Matthew	1610	AUS	−7B	−63N	+107B	+92N	+61B	−37N	+68B	4.0	20.0	21.0	9.00	1568	-16.4
37	Buhagiar, Aden	1814	AUS	=32B	+72N	+113N	−31B	=33N	+36B	F	4.0	20.0	20.0	12.00	1741	-8.0
38	Fan, Aiden	1443	AUS	−41B	−24N	+97B	=26N	=75B	+85N	+60B	4.0	19.5	21.5	10.75	1593	+45.2
39	Ilic, Goran	1718	AUS	F	+99B	+58N	−22B	+90N	−28B	+49N	4.0	18.0	18.0	10.00	1742	+5.4
40	Wang, Cunmeng	1934	AUS	+65N	F	+17B	=10N	−3B	−6N	+45B	3.5	27.5	30.5	13.50	2063	+42.8
41	Song, Mingeun	1785	KOR	+38N	−6N	+52B	+30B	F	−14N	=27B	3.5	25.5	25.5	13.50	1793	-2.0
42	Kolak, Tanya	1539	AUS	−8N	+109B	=20N	+76B	−18N	=25B	=46N	3.5	24.0	25.0	9.50	1618	+9.0
43	Nguyen, Anh KietCM	1881	AUS	+68B	+60N	=21B	+50N	F	−10N	−12B	3.5	24.0	24.0	11.75	1824	-11.6
44	Windsor, Maximilian	1666	AUS	+73N	−51B	+86N	−28B	+59N	=18B	−31N	3.5	22.0	24.5	10.75	1703	+2.8
45	Lennard, Archer	1643	AUS	+116N	−13B	−30N	+64B	=56N	+54B	−40N	3.5	22.0	22.0	8.25	1686	+7.6
46	Zhang, Daniel	1714	AUS	=78B	+90N	+92B	=34N	−4B	−32N	=42B	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.00	1587	-34.0
47	Heng, Jun Herng Kyan	1735	SGP	+107N	−17B	+79N	−3B	=52N	−58B	+91N	3.5	21.5	22.5	7.25	1692	-20.8
48	Hu, Tony	1701	AUS	+76B	−16N	+63B	−9N	=98B	−26N	+90N	3.5	21.0	23.0	8.50	1581	-42.4
49	Ramanathan, Ashwin	1556	AUS	−5N	−30B	+95N	+88B	+87B	=50N	−39B	3.5	21.0	23.0	7.75	1712	+35.2
50	Hari, Dhruv	1717	AUS	F	+88N	+32B	−43B	=35N	=49B	=30N	3.5	21.0	21.0	11.75	1700	-2.0
51	Smith, DeclanCM	1989	AUS	+59B	+44N	=6B	F	F	−15N	+32B	3.5	20.5	20.5	13.25	1930	-2.6
52	Wang, Ningnan	1592	SGP	−17N	+107B	−41N	+91B	=47B	+93N	−34B	3.5	19.5	20.5	6.75	1728	+43.6
53	Savige, Colin B	1804	AUS	+71N	−1B	F	+75N	F	+67B	=13N	3.5	19.5	19.5	10.75	1891	+12.6
54	Dudipalli, Hamsini	1535	AUS	−4B	−62N	+115B	=102N	+92B	−45N	+100B	3.5	17.0	17.0	4.25	989	-17.2
55	Pramod, Rishaan	1639	AUS	=100B	+103N	−31N	=72B	F	=98N	+69B	3.5	15.0	15.0	7.75	1648	-1.6
56	Song, Olivia	1525	AUS	F	−21N	=101B	+116N	=45B	=60N	+79B	3.5	15.0	15.0	6.50	1626	+22.4
57	Jagannathan, Shashvath	1617	AUS	=81B	+101N	−34N	−90B	=99N	=91B	+78N	3.5	14.5	16.0	7.00	1451	-45.2
58	Parker, Lucas	1548	AUS	F	+81N	−39B	+82N	−15B	+47N	−35B	3.0	21.0	21.0	8.50	1578	+2.8
59	Wales, Sam	1535	AUS	−51N	+73B	−19B	+62N	−44B	+74N	−66N	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.50	947	-34.8
60	Shirawala, Sahar	1613	AUS	+83N	−43B	=106N	+78B	−20N	=56B	−38N	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.50	1321	-54.4
61	Chen, Wenzhi	0	AUS	−25N	=65B	=91N	+69B	−36N	+89B	−33N	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.50	1506	0.0
62	Byrden, Matthew	0	AUS	−29N	+54B	−25N	−59B	+105N	−70B	+89N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.00	1528	0.0
63	Heng, Jun Kai Ryan	1449	SGP	−18B	+36B	−48N	−79N	+83B	−75N	+110B	3.0	19.5	20.5	7.50	1394	-14.8
64	Zhang, Chi Long	1502	AUS	−9B	+97N	−11B	−45N	F	+76B	+102N	3.0	19.5	19.5	6.00	940	-26.0
65	Veldon, Rino	1527	AUS	−40B	=61N	F	+73B	+108N	=29B	−19N	3.0	19.0	19.0	7.50	1674	+13.2
66	Szuveges, Narelle SWIM	1685	AUS	F	F	+102B	−16N	−32B	+88N	+59B	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1617	-8.2
67	Yan, Emerson	1598	AUS	F	=102N	−18B	+68N	+106B	−53N	=72B	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.75	1551	-12.0
68	Fan, Licheng	1500	AUS	−43N	+111B	−108N	−67B	+95N	+82B	−36N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.50	1450	-6.8
69	Balaji, Sai Sivesh	1526	AUS	−13N	+116B	−87B	−61N	+101B	+106N	−55N	3.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	1482	-13.2
70	Scenna, Luna	1600	AUS	−6B	F	=88N	F	=74B	+62N	+98B	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.25	1640	+2.0
71	Bhavikkumar Thakkar	1464	IND	−53B	=80N	+112B	F	−29N	=102B	+81N	3.0	15.0	15.0	5.50	1426	-5.2
72	Xia, Bella	1463	AUS	F	−37B	+110N	=55N	−77B	+108B	=67N	3.0	15.0	15.0	5.25	1603	+32.4
73	Cheng, Lin Yi Nathan	0	SGP	−44B	−59N	+117B	−65N	−84N	+116B	+99N	3.0	13.5	13.5	1.50	1414	0.0
74	Tempany, Ayden	0	AUS	−20N	+89B	=29N	−33B	=70N	−59B	=105N	2.5	20.5	22.0	6.25	1483	0.0
75	Guha, Shanaya	1531	AUS	F	+110B	−35N	−53B	=38N	+63B	−25N	2.5	19.5	19.5	6.00	1482	-14.0
76	Govindasamy, Nidarshan	0	AUS	−48N	=33B	+104B	−42N	=85B	−64N	=96B	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.75	1426	0.0
77	Tang, Fergus	1606	AUS	F	+78N	F	−23B	+72N	=19B	−20N	2.5	18.5	18.5	7.75	1576	-7.2
78	Mondal, Jahnavi	0	AUS	=46N	−77B	+105B	−60N	−26B	+104N	−57B	2.5	18.0	19.5	4.75	1474	0.0
79	Mi, Sura	1556	AUS	F	=100N	−47B	+63B	−19N	+99B	−56N	2.5	17.5	17.5	5.25	1504	-10.8
80	Rathore, Akshobhya	1610	AUS	−1N	=71B	+99N	F	F	+90B	−18N	2.5	17.5	17.5	5.00	1629	+0.4
81	Suthakaran, Kesigan	0	AUS	=57N	−58B	−111N	+94B	+104B	−24N	−71B	2.5	17.0	18.0	5.25	1459	0.0
82	Kurmanov, Yestay	0	AUS	−23N	=94B	+84N	−58B	F	−68N	+87B	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.50	1553	0.0
83	Tan, Zhe Yu Cayden	0	SGP	−60B	+117N	−12B	−104N	−63N	=101B	+107N	2.5	15.0	15.0	1.75	1399	0.0
84	Deng, Vanessa	1573	AUS	F	−92N	−82B	−103N	+73B	=96N	+88B	2.5	13.0	13.0	6.00	1441	-21.6
85	Tan, Mia	1522	AUS	−114B	+115N	F	−20B	=76N	−38B	+112N	2.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	887	-34.4
86	Sheth, Adidev	1478	AUS	F	F	−44B	−24N	+109B	=100N	+92B	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.75	835	-23.6
87	Petris, Angelos	1712	GRE	+95N	−2B	+69N	−21B	−49N	−30B	−82N	2.0	23.5	25.5	5.00	1599	-28.0
88	Ramprasad, Nachiket	1448	AUS	=35N	−50B	=70B	−49N	+111N	−66B	−84N	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.50	1496	+12.0
89	Thankeshvaran, Lehit	1547	AUS	−14B	−74N	+109B	+101N	−11B	−61N	−62B	2.0	19.5	20.5	2.50	1560	-3.2
90	Yan, Henry	1432	AUS	F	−46B	+94N	+57N	−39B	−80N	−48B	2.0	19.0	19.0	5.50	1532	+13.6
91	Savage, Craig	1460	AUS	−28N	F	=61B	−52N	+116B	=57N	−47B	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.25	1362	-16.0
92	Chapman, Lachlan	0	AUS	F	+84B	−46N	−36B	−54N	+107B	−86N	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.50	1431	0.0
93	Pitono, Abraham	1836	CAN	F	−32N	+96B	−12N	+103B	−52B	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	1444	-46.0
94	Hansen, Matthew	1573	NZL	−10B	=82N	−90B	−81N	−96B	+115N	=103B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1248	-65.6
95	Thankeshvaran, Criswin	0	AUS	−87B	−26N	−49B	+97N	−68B	−110N	+115B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	780	0.0
96	Wang, Noah	1458	AUS	F	−35B	−93N	−99B	+94N	=84B	=76N	2.0	14.5	14.5	4.50	1495	+4.0
97	FIDE 3292118	0	—	−27N	−64B	−38N	−95B	+115N	−112B	+116N	2.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	719	0.0
98	Zhang, Xiaoyao	1468	AUS	F	F	F	+111B	=48N	=55B	−70N	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.50	1652	+18.6
99	Zhang, Kaylin	1452	AUS	F	−39N	−80B	+96N	=57B	−79N	−73B	1.5	17.5	17.5	3.75	1440	-4.8
100	Kilarapu, Sanjeev	0	AUS	=55N	=79B	−27N	F	F	=86B	−54N	1.5	16.0	16.0	4.25	1413	0.0
101	Mukherjee, Rehhyansh (Rey)	1414	AUS	F	−57B	=56N	−89B	−69N	=83N	=104B	1.5	16.0	16.0	3.75	1297	-26.0
102	Liu, Preston	0	AUS	F	=67B	−66N	=54B	F	=71N	−64B	1.5	15.5	15.5	4.75	1408	0.0
103	Qi, Jaden	1415	AUS	F	−55B	−33N	+84B	−93N	−105B	=94N	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.50	1413	-4.8
104	Snow, Richard A	1465	AUS	F	−34B	−76N	+83B	−81N	−78B	=101N	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.25	1444	-6.4
105	Scenna, George	1477	AUS	−15B	F	−78N	F	−62B	+103N	=74B	1.5	14.0	14.0	2.75	1629	+12.8
106	Cornelius, Mitchell	0	AUS	+111N	−31B	=60B	F	−67N	−69B	F	1.5	14.0	14.0	2.50	1529	0.0
107	Warren, Elizabeth	1427	AUS	−47B	−52N	−36N	+110B	F	−92N	−83B	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	845	-13.6
108	Rooke, Alex	1710	AUS	F	F	+68B	−17N	−65B	−72N	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	1456	-28.2
109	Alborough, Matthew	0	AUS	−11B	−42N	−89N	+115B	−86N	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	762	0.0
110	FIDE 3279553	0	—	F	−75N	−72B	−107N	F	+95B	−63N	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	665	0.0
111	Bohan, Sebastien	1651	AUS	−106B	−68N	+81B	−98N	−88B	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	674	-87.6
112	Zhou, Teng	0	AUS	F	−113B	−71N	F	F	+97N	−85B	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	725	0.0
113	Zhou, Emma	1617	AUS	F	+112N	−37B	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.0	5.0	1.00	1015	-9.6
114	Chew, Jason	1909	AUS	+85N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	2.5	2.5	2.50	2309	+1.6
115	FIDE 3292096	0	—	−12B	−85B	−54N	−109N	−97B	−94B	−95N	0.0	17.0	18.0	0.00	758	0.0
116	Gupta, Riaan	0	AUS	−45B	−69N	F	−56B	−91N	−73N	−97B	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	739	0.0
117	Akok, Benjamin	1511	AUS	−22N	−83B	−73N	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1107	-1.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tan, Jun De AlexanderSGP
+116.0
4.0 pts · #24
2Teah, JaredSGP
+79.6
5.0 pts · #39
3Li, TedricIMAUS
+78.8
6.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Bohan, SebastienAUS
-87.6
1.0 pts · #108
2Hansen, MatthewNZL
-65.6
2.0 pts · #97
3Shirawala, SaharAUS
-54.4
3.0 pts · #100

Biggest upsets

R2+372 Elo gap
Tan, Jun De Alexander1464 beat Pitono, Abraham1836
R3+277 Elo gap
Wang, Cunmeng1934 beat IMSolomon, Stephen J2211
R3+269 Elo gap
CMGao, Arthur2012 beat IMCannon, David2281