2nd MASTERS QUALIFIERS 2025
38 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Rose Hill-Vacoas, Mauritius. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1733, and top seed was Devarajen Chinasamy (🇲🇺 MRI, CM, 1947).
Devarajen Chinasamy (🇲🇺 MRI, CM, 1947) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Antoine Goorsahye (5.0) and Noah Mikheal Hardy (5.0). Chinasamy shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Stephane Lam Kin Cheung (1711) beat Patrick Marie (CM, 1910), a +199-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 5.0/6. Chinasamy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
Bhavish Ramtale drew with CM Devarajen Chinasamy (Black).
Bhavish Ramtale 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Devarajen Chinasamy 3 wins (R1–R3)Noah Mikheal Hardy 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bhavish Ramtale | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2CMDevarajen Chinasamy | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Noah Mikheal Hardy | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Antoine Goorsahye | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinasamy, DevarajenCM | 1947 | MRI | +38N | +24B | +5N | =3B | +7N | =4B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 16.50 | 2044 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Goorsahye, Antoine | 1848 | MRI | +16N | +25B | +27N | +7B | =4N | =3B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 1946 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Hardy, Noah Mikheal | 1826 | MRI | +34N | +23B | +19N | =1N | +9B | =2N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 16.00 | 1906 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Ramtale, Bhavish | 0 | MRI | +?N | +6B | +?N | +13B | =2B | =1N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.00 | 1912 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ah-Kye, Benitot EmmanuelCM | 1808 | MRI | +32B | +15N | −1B | =17N | +20B | +10N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 13.25 | 1147 | -6.2 |
| 6 | Lam Kin Cheung, Stephane | 1711 | MRI | +21B | −4N | +14N | =19B | +22N | +13B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 14.50 | 2710 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Sawmynaden, Righen Peroumal | 1677 | MRI | +30B | +12N | +8B | −2N | −1B | +23N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1642 | -3.8 |
| 8 | Reetoo, Sahil | 1509 | MRI | =14N | +22B | −7N | +18B | =19N | +25B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 880 | -10.8 |
| 9 | Moossa, Ruslan | 1549 | MRI | +33N | +35B | =13N | +11B | −3N | =21B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.25 | 1675 | +9.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 9701141 | 0 | — | −19N | +?B | +?N | +12B | +26N | −5B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1008 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sooroojbally, Keshav | 1548 | MRI | +?B | =20N | +?B | −9N | =14B | +15N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Neeraj Yogesh RAMYEAD | 0 | MRI | +?B | −7B | +?N | −10N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Marie, PatrickCM | 1910 | MRI | +36B | +28N | =9B | −4N | +17B | −6N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1436 | -23.2 |
| 14 | Maudarbocus, Mahmade Nizam | 0 | MRI | =8B | +?N | −6B | +?N | =11N | =27B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mootin, Daven Nanda | 0 | MRI | +?N | −5B | +24N | +28B | =?N | −11B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 9702172 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | +?N | +27B | =21N | −?B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1046 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Egot, Louis-Marie | 0 | MRI | +29N | −?B | +?N | =5B | −13N | +?B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Aashish, Aayush | 0 | MRI | +?B | =?N | −20B | −8N | +30B | +?N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sunnassee, Bavish | 0 | MRI | +10B | +?N | −3B | =6N | =8B | −?N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Randhay, Rhitisheak | 0 | MRI | +?N | =11B | +18N | −?B | −5N | =22B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1026 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Jugganaigooloo, Jean Hugues | 0 | MRI | −6N | F | +?B | +?N | =16B | =9N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 22 | David Koon Kam King | 0 | MRI | =?B | −8N | +?B | +?N | −6B | =20N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Joshi, Shreehan | 0 | MRI | +?B | −3N | F | +29B | +?N | −7B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 9702016 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −15B | −?N | +33B | +32N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1147 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 9700935 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −8N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 9702040 | 0 | — | −?N | +29B | +?N | +31B | −10B | −?N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1001 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Baloonuck, Rama | 0 | MRI | +?N | F | −2B | −16N | +?B | =14N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1048 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 9701060 | 0 | — | +?B | −13B | +?N | −15N | −?B | =?N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 9701168 | 0 | — | −17B | −26N | +30B | −23N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 9702113 | 0 | — | −7N | −?B | −29N | +?B | −18N | +?N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 9702067 | 0 | — | −?B | F | +33N | −26N | −?B | =?B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jagambrum, Loganatha Pillay | 0 | MRI | −5N | −?B | −?N | +36B | F | −24B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 9701478 | 0 | — | −9B | +?N | −31B | −?B | −24N | −?N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Jadav, Kabir | 0 | MRI | −3B | F | +?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1026 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 9700927 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | −?B | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 9700986 | 0 | — | −13N | F | =?B | −32N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1110 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ng, Kenji | 0 | MRI | =?B | −?N | −?B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Felix, Arnaud | 0 | MRI | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1147 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lam Kin Cheung, StephaneMRI+15.24.5 pts · #13
- 2Hardy, Noah MikhealMRI+14.45.0 pts · #6
- 3Moossa, RuslanMRI+9.24.0 pts · #17
- 1Marie, PatrickCMMRI-23.23.5 pts · #16
- 2Reetoo, SahilMRI-10.84.0 pts · #28
- 3Ah-Kye, Benitot EmmanuelCMMRI-6.24.5 pts · #31
- R6+199 Elo gap