LCU Branagan Cup 2025 finals stage
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26 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 19 Jul 2025 in Colaiste Eanna, Ballyroan, Ireland. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Stephen Moran (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Sean Slevin (2.0) and Gavin Melaugh (2.0). Moran shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇮🇪Colaiste Eanna, Ballyroan, Ireland
Dates
19 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
26
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×22
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇧🇷Brazil×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Moran, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1964 | 2764 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Slevin, Sean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1795 | 2595 | +56.4 |
| 1 | Melaugh, Gavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1971 | 2771 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Martinez Otero, Daniel | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.5 | 1899 | 2092 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Scallan, Fiachra | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1940 | 2133 | +9.8 |
| 6 | IMFitzsimons, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2135 | 2328 | +0.4 |
| 8 | O`cuilleanain, Oisin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2062 | 2255 | +8.6 |
| 5 | Smith, Derek | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1867 | 2060 | +6.0 |
| 11 | CMShriman K | 🇮🇳IND | 0 | 1.0 | 2006 | 2006 | +2.4 |
| 9 | McBrien, Dylan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1670 | 1670 | -6.0 |
| 13 | Harrington, Eoin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1953 | 1953 | +2.2 |
| 15 | CMAbrahams, Daniel | 🇨🇦CAN | 0 | 1.0 | 2197 | 2197 | +5.0 |
| 14 | O'Rourke, Ray | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1946 | 1946 | +3.4 |
| 12 | Salin, Rohan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1943 | 1943 | +9.2 |
| 10 | Scott, Sarah | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1930 | 1930 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Corte Real Neto, Cyro Pamplona | 🇧🇷BRA | 0 | 0.5 | 2060 | 1867 | -5.6 |
| 17 | Quinn, Ciaran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1958 | 1765 | -10.4 |
| 16 | Murtagh, Robert | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1907 | 1714 | -11.4 |
| 18 | McGlade, Emmet | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1919 | 1726 | -21.2 |
| 22 | Cesaro, Davide | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1762 | 1569 | -13.2 |
| 20 | Fitzsimons, Pat | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1701 | 1701 | -1.2 |
| 21 | Nikrow, Shahram | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1943 | 1943 | +3.4 |
| 23 | Remenyik, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1974 | 1174 | -17.0 |
| 25 | Kennedy, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2046 | 1246 | -18.8 |
| 24 | O'Connor, Jonathan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2308 | 1508 | -6.2 |
| 26 | Herring, Jack | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1639 | 839 | -14.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Slevin, SeanIRL+56.42.0 pts · #2
- 2Melaugh, GavinIRL+18.22.0 pts · #1
- 3Moran, StephenIRL+10.42.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1McGlade, EmmetIRL-21.20.5 pts · #18
- 2Kennedy, JohnIRL-18.80.0 pts · #25
- 3Remenyik, DavidIRL-17.00.0 pts · #23