2025 Box Hill Winter Swiss Rounds 5-7
Open SwissStandard
81 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 15 Aug 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1996, and top seed was David Cannon (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2281).
Bonney Zheng (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Malhaar Bipin Mehta (3.0) and Cheng Dai (2.5). Zheng won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Naveen Dissanayake (1494) beat Lucas Zhao (CM, 1838), a +344-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 15 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×77
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 88 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
88
88
88
88
29
10
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Zheng takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Bonney Zheng 3 wins (R5–R7)Malhaar Bipin Mehta 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zheng, Bonney | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +73N | +12B | +40N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2311 | +72.4 |
| 2 | Mehta, Malhaar Bipin | 1816 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +68N | +69B | +11N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2358 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Dai, ChengFM | 2151 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =9N | +16B | +14B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 2299 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Veldon, Rino | 1527 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +22B | +45N | =10B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 1747 | +9.0 |
| 5 | Fu, Ken | 1665 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =10B | +46N | +42B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1931 | +19.8 |
| 6 | Marathe, Satish | 1829 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +48N | =68B | +19N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 1818 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Kempen, LeonCM | 1831 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =28N | +40B | +69N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1810 | -0.2 |
| 8 | Zhang, Ethan | 1470 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +72N | =71B | +33N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1726 | +40.4 |
| 9 | Cannon, DavidIM | 2281 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =3B | +29B | =13N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 2277 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Wu, Alice | 1652 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =5N | +58B | =4N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1724 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Dissanayake, Naveen | 1494 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +36N | +32B | −2B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1900 | +49.2 |
| 12 | Zhang, Nathan | 1756 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +60N | −1N | +26B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1433 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Testolin, RyderIM | 2211 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =29N | +18B | =9B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 2183 | -0.2 |
| 14 | He, Zhi Yu (Paul) | 1937 | NZL | F | F | F | F | +15N | +49B | −3N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1990 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Dissanayake, Vidushi | 1719 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14B | +31N | +43B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1803 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Dissanayake, Himath | 1832 | SRI | F | F | F | F | +43B | −3N | +50B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1915 | +4.8 |
| 17 | Milic, James | 1643 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −30N | +44B | +35N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1570 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Khurram, Mikyle | 1784 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +47B | −13N | +53B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2075 | +19.4 |
| 19 | Fan, Licheng | 1500 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +79B | +59N | −6B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1657 | +9.6 |
| 20 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1448 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +44N | +52B | −49N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1682 | +31.2 |
| 21 | Xiang, Junhao | 1583 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +61N | −50B | +52N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1702 | +21.2 |
| 22 | Mao, Yimin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4N | +70B | +?N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Wang, Cunmeng | 1934 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +41B | +57N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2448 | +11.2 |
| 24 | Dinh, Cuong | 1535 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +63N | +45B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2266 | +17.4 |
| 25 | Katakam, Aadhya Sai | 1506 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −51B | +72N | +70B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2269 | +35.6 |
| 26 | Ariyathilaka, Saheli | 1476 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +80N | +78B | −12N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 700 | -16.0 |
| 27 | Lu, Qingnan | 1455 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +77B | −41N | +74B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1632 | +22.0 |
| 28 | Zhou, Emma | 1617 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =7B | +62N | −34N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1661 | +8.8 |
| 29 | Datar, TejasFM | 2077 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =13B | −9N | +47B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2101 | +3.2 |
| 30 | Ozernov, Michael | 1468 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +17B | −43N | =31B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1583 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Gupta, Aadyah | 1613 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +56N | −15B | =30N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1597 | +9.2 |
| 32 | Zhao, LucasCM | 1838 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =54B | −11N | +41B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1585 | -34.4 |
| 33 | Guo, Audrey | 1481 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =38B | +77N | −8B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1444 | -1.6 |
| 34 | Jansen, Tony | 1656 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =42B | −53N | +28B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1713 | +3.0 |
| 35 | De Silva, Amaya | 1479 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =75N | +48B | −17B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1612 | +24.4 |
| 36 | Tanin, Erkut | 1676 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −11B | =74N | +71B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1520 | -26.0 |
| 37 | Lennard, Archer | 1643 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =70N | F | +64B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1486 | -10.4 |
| 38 | Lin, Le-Syuan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =33N | +73B | −?N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Zhang, Jayden | 1722 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =42N | +68B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 1832 | +6.8 |
| 40 | Zhang, Xiaoyao | 1468 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +76B | −7N | −1B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 829 | -15.0 |
| 41 | Wolffs, Walter | 1543 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −23N | +27B | −32N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1633 | +2.8 |
| 42 | Rathore, Akshobhya | 1610 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =34N | =39B | −5N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1573 | -17.2 |
| 43 | Kolak, Tanya | 1539 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −16N | +30B | −15N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1568 | -1.2 |
| 44 | Li, Harry | 1678 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −20B | −17N | +51B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 767 | -26.0 |
| 45 | Majety, Rohan | 1500 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +71N | −4B | −24N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1387 | -8.0 |
| 46 | Bai, Dylan | 1605 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +55N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1537 | -8.8 |
| 47 | Jathar, Ved | 1795 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −18N | +54B | −29N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1700 | -15.6 |
| 48 | Thompson, Selby | 1502 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6B | −35N | +76B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 784 | -38.4 |
| 49 | Rehill, Paul | 1616 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | +20B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1710 | +3.0 |
| 50 | Clark, Peter | 1611 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | −16N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1710 | +4.4 |
| 51 | Xiao, Sridatta | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25N | −56B | −44N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Kurmanov, Yestay | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +81B | −20N | −21B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 729 | -48.4 |
| 53 | Raine, Marcus | 1868 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +34B | −18N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1739 | -6.2 |
| 54 | Cook, Geoff L | 1590 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =32N | −47N | =57B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1654 | +3.4 |
| 55 | Zhang, Kaylin | 1452 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −46B | F | +58N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1596 | +18.8 |
| 56 | Fan, Aiden | 1443 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −31B | +51N | −59B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 769 | -39.2 |
| 57 | Li, Chuyue Angie | 1723 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =69N | −23B | =54N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1564 | -13.4 |
| 58 | Sucevic, Milic | 1570 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +74B | −10N | −55B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1409 | -12.4 |
| 59 | Dinh, Thien | 1614 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −19B | +56N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1518 | -9.6 |
| 60 | Zhou, Zichen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12B | +66N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Liu, Preston | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −21B | +81N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 769 | -16.4 |
| 62 | Mondal, Chiranjib | 1544 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +65B | −28B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 802 | -13.6 |
| 63 | Mondal, Jahnavi | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +78N | −24B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 711 | -18.8 |
| 64 | Mao, Victoria | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?B | +80N | −37N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Devlin, Phil | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −62N | −?B | +77B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Ihalagedara, Thehan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?N | −60B | +?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Marasinghe, Claire | 1514 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +75B | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2426 | +24.8 |
| 68 | Le, Ingrid | 1603 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2B | =6N | −39N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1491 | -14.0 |
| 69 | Wang, Michael (zining) | 1461 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =57B | −2N | −7B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1518 | +2.0 |
| 70 | Suthakaran, Kesigan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =37B | −22N | −25N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1402 | -8.4 |
| 71 | Liyanage, Tinuka | 1429 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −45B | =8N | −36N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1254 | -29.2 |
| 72 | Nandakumar, Vedant | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8B | −25B | =73N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1218 | -33.2 |
| 73 | Zhou, Teng | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | −38N | =72B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1251 | -28.0 |
| 74 | Ihalagedara, Yehara | 1537 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −58N | =36B | −27N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1310 | -30.4 |
| 75 | Mrinalini S | 1653 | IND | F | F | F | F | =35B | −67N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1304 | -33.6 |
| 76 | Gardiner, Thomas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −40N | =?B | −48N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 77 | Yuan, Erin | 1453 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −27N | −33B | −65N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 676 | -35.6 |
| 78 | Bhatia, Sannah | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −63B | −26N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Alphonso, Aaron | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 80 | FIDE 3292878 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −26B | −64B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Wan, Oscar | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −52N | −61B | −?N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zheng, BonneyAUS+72.43.0 pts · #1
- 2Dissanayake, NaveenAUS+49.22.0 pts · #17
- 3Zhang, EthanAUS+40.42.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kurmanov, YestayAUS-48.41.0 pts · #81
- 2Fan, AidenAUS-39.21.0 pts · #80
- 3Thompson, SelbyAUS-38.41.0 pts · #64
Biggest upsets
- R6+344 Elo gap
- R5+230 Elo gap
- R5+182 Elo gap