2025 Box Hill Winter Swiss Rounds 2-4
Open SwissStandard
83 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 25 Jul 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was David Cannon (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2281).
David Cannon (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2281) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Ryder Testolin (3.0) and Naveen Dissanayake (2.5). Cannon shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tanya Kolak (1539) beat Lucas Zhao (CM, 1838), a +299-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
04 Jul 2025 → 25 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇺Australia×76
🇮🇳India×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
87
29
10
2
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Cannon takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM David Cannon 3 wins (R2–R4)IM Ryder Testolin 3 wins (R2–R4)
R3 · LATE SURGE
Akshobhya Rathore was #11 at R3, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannon, DavidIM | 2281 | AUS | F | +13B | +18N | +12N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2697 | +5.4 |
| 2 | Testolin, RyderIM | 2211 | AUS | F | +40B | +23N | +9B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2623 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Dissanayake, Naveen | 1494 | AUS | F | +26B | =29N | +68B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 1933 | +56.8 |
| 4 | Rathore, Akshobhya | 1610 | AUS | F | +76N | =8B | +25B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1780 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Dai, ChengFM | 2151 | AUS | F | =8N | +63B | +30N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2025 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Khurram, Mikyle | 1784 | AUS | F | =64N | +44B | +45N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1922 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Zhao, LucasCM | 1838 | AUS | F | −10N | +19B | +22N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1513 | -29.6 |
| 8 | Rehill, Paul | 1616 | AUS | F | =5B | =4N | +39B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1849 | +15.4 |
| 9 | Khaled, Omar | 1846 | BAN | F | +41N | +10B | −2N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1910 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Kolak, Tanya | 1539 | AUS | F | +7B | −9N | +48B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1861 | +23.0 |
| 11 | Dissanayake, Himath | 1832 | SRI | F | +17B | +39N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2343 | +5.8 |
| 12 | He, Zhi Yu (Paul) | 1937 | NZL | F | +55B | +49N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1942 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Liu, Ronald | 1691 | AUS | F | −1N | +77B | +21N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1826 | +12.8 |
| 14 | Li, Chuyue Angie | 1723 | AUS | F | −39B | +16N | +35B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1774 | +4.2 |
| 15 | Datar, TejasFM | 2077 | AUS | F | +65B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2458 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Zhou, Emma | 1617 | AUS | F | +33N | −14B | +43N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1598 | +1.2 |
| 17 | Le, Ingrid | 1603 | AUS | F | −11N | +53B | +34N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1685 | +8.4 |
| 18 | Jansen, Tony | 1656 | AUS | F | +47N | −1B | +81N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1875 | +15.0 |
| 19 | Wan, Oscar | 0 | AUS | F | +73B | −7N | +42B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Wang, Michael (zining) | 1461 | AUS | F | +75B | −15B | +50N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1671 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Ihalagedara, Yehara | 1537 | AUS | F | +78B | +40N | −13B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1672 | +17.2 |
| 22 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1448 | AUS | F | +59B | +82N | −7B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1037 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Dissanayake, Vidushi | 1719 | AUS | F | +72N | −2B | +75N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1827 | +8.4 |
| 24 | Mehta, Malhaar Bipin | 1816 | AUS | F | −31B | +67N | +66B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2317 | +6.0 |
| 25 | Liyanage, Tinuka | 1429 | AUS | F | +79N | +72B | −4N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1663 | +39.2 |
| 26 | Zhang, Kaylin | 1452 | AUS | F | −3N | +74B | +72N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1499 | +10.8 |
| 27 | Li, Harry | 1678 | AUS | F | +74N | +47B | −41N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1600 | +19.2 |
| 28 | Fan, Aiden | 1443 | AUS | F | =42B | +83B | =65N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1647 | +6.4 |
| 29 | Wang, Cunmeng | 1934 | AUS | F | −45N | =3B | +32N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1622 | -49.6 |
| 30 | Zhang, Jayden | 1722 | AUS | F | +46B | =31N | −5B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1857 | +6.8 |
| 31 | Sim, Zun De Kai | 0 | SGP | F | +24N | =30B | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1805 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Lu, Qingnan | 1455 | AUS | F | =67B | +38N | −29B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1686 | +17.6 |
| 33 | De Silva, Amaya | 1479 | AUS | F | −16B | +80N | =36B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1360 | -10.8 |
| 34 | Alphonso, Aaron | 0 | AUS | F | =?B | +46N | −17B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Raine, Marcus | 1868 | AUS | F | =63N | +64B | −14N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1626 | -18.0 |
| 36 | Zhang, Xiaoyao | 1468 | AUS | F | −48N | +73B | =33N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1486 | -2.8 |
| 37 | Thompson, Selby | 1502 | AUS | F | F | +43B | =54N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1831 | +13.2 |
| 38 | Suthakaran, Kesigan | 0 | AUS | F | =69N | −32B | +73N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1483 | -1.6 |
| 39 | Fan, Licheng | 1500 | AUS | F | +14N | −11B | −8N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1608 | +7.8 |
| 40 | Kurmanov, Yestay | 0 | AUS | F | −2N | −21B | +51N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1571 | -12.0 |
| 41 | Cook, Geoff L | 1590 | AUS | F | −9B | F | +27B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1633 | +1.6 |
| 42 | Mao, Victoria | 0 | AUS | F | =28N | =71B | −19N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Lin, Le-Syuan | 0 | AUS | F | +52B | −37N | −16B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Marathe, Satish | 1829 | AUS | F | −49B | −6N | +52B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1516 | -35.6 |
| 45 | Wu, Alice | 1652 | AUS | F | +29B | F | −6B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1906 | +24.4 |
| 46 | Sucevic, Milic | 1570 | AUS | F | −30N | −34B | +53N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1639 | +4.0 |
| 47 | Gupta, Aadyah | 1613 | AUS | F | −18B | −27N | +76B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1394 | -34.0 |
| 48 | Liu, Preston | 0 | AUS | F | +36B | F | −10N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1536 | +1.2 |
| 49 | Clark, Peter | 1611 | AUS | F | +44N | −12B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1836 | +10.8 |
| 50 | Mao, Yimin | 0 | AUS | F | +61N | F | −20B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Zhang, Nathan | 1756 | AUS | F | +58N | F | −40B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 815 | -17.2 |
| 52 | Katakam, Aadhya Sai | 1506 | AUS | F | −43N | +58B | −44N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 945 | -8.4 |
| 53 | Mondal, Jahnavi | 0 | AUS | F | +80B | −17N | −46B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 781 | -34.0 |
| 54 | Kempen, LeonCM | 1831 | AUS | F | F | =56N | =37B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1616 | -10.6 |
| 55 | Wolffs, Walter | 1543 | AUS | F | −12N | F | +69B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1716 | +6.6 |
| 56 | Lennard, Archer | 1643 | AUS | F | =68N | =54B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.75 | 1741 | +6.4 |
| 57 | Jathar, Ved | 1795 | AUS | F | +66B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 2317 | +6.8 |
| 58 | Ihalagedara, Thehan | 0 | AUS | F | −51B | −52N | +74B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Zhou, Teng | 0 | AUS | F | −22N | +78B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Marasinghe, Claire | 1514 | AUS | F | =70B | =66N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1591 | +6.4 |
| 61 | Yuan, Erin | 1453 | AUS | F | −50B | F | +79B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2287 | +24.0 |
| 62 | Tanin, Erkut | 1676 | AUS | F | F | F | +77N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2268 | +9.2 |
| 63 | Dinh, Thien | 1614 | AUS | F | =35B | −5N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1741 | +10.4 |
| 64 | Veldon, Rino | 1527 | AUS | F | =6B | −35N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1644 | +3.2 |
| 65 | Milic, James | 1643 | AUS | F | −15N | F | =28B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1597 | -4.8 |
| 66 | Dinh, Cuong | 1535 | AUS | F | −57N | =60B | −24N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1437 | -6.0 |
| 67 | Lian, Hongxuan | 0 | AUS | F | =32N | −24B | −?N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Mrinalini S | 1653 | IND | F | =56B | F | −3N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1410 | -25.2 |
| 69 | Mondal, Chiranjib | 1544 | AUS | F | =38B | F | −55N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1333 | -18.0 |
| 70 | Fu, Ken | 1665 | AUS | F | =60N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1530 | -3.6 |
| 71 | Xiao, Sridatta | 0 | AUS | F | F | =42N | −?B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Chi, Jaden | 1509 | AUS | F | −23B | −25N | −26B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 729 | -53.2 |
| 73 | Ariyathilaka, Saheli | 1476 | AUS | F | −19N | −36N | −38B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 707 | -35.2 |
| 74 | FIDE 3292878 | 0 | — | F | −27B | −26N | −58N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Majety, Rohan | 1500 | AUS | F | −20N | F | −23B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 824 | -24.8 |
| 76 | Guo, Audrey | 1481 | AUS | F | −4B | F | −47N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 833 | -24.0 |
| 77 | Zhang, Ethan | 1470 | AUS | F | F | −13N | −62B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 904 | -16.4 |
| 78 | FIDE 3276546 | 0 | — | F | −21N | −59N | −?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Wang, Adelyn | 1464 | AUS | F | −25B | F | −61N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 613 | -48.0 |
| 80 | Zhou, Zichen | 0 | AUS | F | −53N | −33B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Xiang, Junhao | 1583 | AUS | F | F | F | −18B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -16.0 |
| 82 | Gardiner, Thomas | 0 | AUS | F | F | −22B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Bhatia, Sannah | 0 | AUS | F | F | −28N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dissanayake, NaveenAUS+56.82.5 pts · #6
- 2Liyanage, TinukaAUS+39.22.0 pts · #13
- 3Wu, AliceAUS+24.41.0 pts · #29
Top rating losers
- 1Chi, JadenAUS-53.20.0 pts · #83
- 2Wang, CunmengAUS-49.61.5 pts · #18
- 3Wang, AdelynAUS-48.00.0 pts · #76
Biggest upsets
- R2+299 Elo gap
- R2+282 Elo gap
- R2+223 Elo gap