2025 Mid-Year Scholastic Cup - Section A
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1318, and top seed was Yash Syal (🇺🇸 USA, 1794).
Thrinay Subramanian (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Shawn Li (3.5) and Gavin Shi (3.0). Subramanian won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Shawn Li (1603) beat Yash Syal (1794), a +191-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
28 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsThrinay Subramanian led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Thrinay Subramanian never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Thrinay Subramanian beat Shawn Li (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Thrinay Subramanian won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thrinay Subramanian | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Shawn Li | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Gavin Shi | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Krishang Gupta | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subramanian, Thrinay | 0 | USA | +8B | +4N | +2B | +7N | +5B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2456 | +94.4 |
| 2 | Li, Shawn | 1603 | USA | +3B | +7N | −1N | =5B | +4N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2029 | +79.2 |
| 3 | Shi, Gavin | 1655 | USA | −2N | +9B | =4N | =6B | +10N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1756 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Syal, Yash | 1794 | USA | +6N | −1B | =3B | +10N | −2B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1621 | -27.6 |
| 5 | Chen, Andy | 1646 | USA | −7B | +10N | +9B | =2N | −1N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1726 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Gupta, Krishang | 0 | USA | −4B | +8N | −7B | =3N | +9B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gao, Ziqian | 1676 | USA | +5N | −2B | +6N | −1B | −8N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1479 | -31.6 |
| 8 | Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1563 | USA | −1N | −6B | =10B | −9N | +7B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1641 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Raja, Rian | 1642 | USA | =10B | −3N | −5N | +8B | −6N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1530 | -25.2 |
| 10 | He, Oliver Lang | 1604 | USA | =9N | −5B | =8N | −4B | −3B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1420 | -45.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Subramanian, ThrinayUSA+94.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Li, ShawnUSA+79.23.5 pts · #2
- 3Shi, GavinUSA+21.23.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1He, Oliver LangUSA-45.21.0 pts · #9
- 2Gao, ZiqianUSA-31.62.0 pts · #10
- 3Syal, YashUSA-27.62.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R5+191 Elo gap
- R5+113 Elo gap