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Fountains Mall Open 2025 (Ladies)

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12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 17 May 2025 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 599, and top seed was Aishwarya Ranjith (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1570).

Aishwarya Ranjith (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1570) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Lavanya Maziena (4.0) and Imaan Arbi (4.0). Ranjith shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

Location
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Dates
16 May 2025 β†’ 17 May 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Aishwarya Ranjith1570
Avg top 10
599
Participants
12
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦South AfricaΓ—9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Aishwarya Ranjith led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
2
2
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Ranjith takes lead
Ranjith5Arbi4Maziena4Ngqoyiya3Janse Van Rensburg3Ludick2.5
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE17 May

Aishwarya Ranjith takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R1 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Aishwarya Ranjith lost to Imaan Arbi (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Aishwarya Ranjith 5 wins (R2–R6)Imaan Arbi 3 wins (R4–R6)Lavanya Maziena 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Aishwarya Ranjith*
0
1
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2Imaan Arbi
1
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0
1
3Lavanya Maziena
0
1
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4Somila Ngqoyiyaβ€”
0
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Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Ranjith, Aishwarya1570RSAβˆ’3B+7N+9N+4B+6N+2B5.016.018.014.002274+44.4
2Maziena, Lavanya1504RSA+12N+8B+3Nβˆ’6B+4Nβˆ’1N4.016.516.59.001531+2.8
3Arbi, Imaan0RSA+1NFβˆ’2B+5N+?B+6N4.014.514.510.5015370.0
4Janse Van Rensburg, Sanmarie1492RSA+7B+5Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’2B+8N3.017.019.07.50737-34.8
5Ngqoyiya, Somila0RSA+?Nβˆ’4B+11Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’7N+9B3.012.012.02.5014600.0
6Ludick, Anaya Cassidy0RSAF=11B+4N+2Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’3B2.517.017.57.2515420.0
7FIDE 143846200β€”βˆ’4Nβˆ’1BF+8N+5B=?N2.513.013.05.007310.0
8Stuurman, Caydee0RSA+9Bβˆ’2NFβˆ’7B+10Nβˆ’4B2.012.512.53.0013490.0
9Booysen, Tamia1427RSAβˆ’8NFβˆ’1B+10B+11Nβˆ’5N2.012.012.51.50769-12.4
10FIDE 5340229020β€”FFβˆ’?Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’8B+11N1.09.09.00.506270.0
11FIDE 143714130β€”F=6Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’10B0.58.58.51.256270.0
12Le Grange, Tailyn0RSAβˆ’2BFFFFF0.08.08.00.007040.0

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