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West Rand Women's Day Open (Open)

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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Randfontein, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1718, and top seed was Bongani Ndlovu (🇿🇦 RSA, 1879).

Bokang Letlhoo (🇿🇦 RSA, 1819) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bongani Ndlovu (4.0) and Lethabo Makatwane (4.0). Letlhoo won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Trevor Mutsambwa (1458) beat Unathi Maseko (1721), a +263-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Randfontein, South Africa
Dates
09 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Bongani Ndlovu1879
Avg top 10
1,718
Participants
16
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Bokang Letlhoo led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Bokang Letlhoo held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Bokang Letlhoo beat Lethabo Makatwane (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Bokang Letlhoo won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Bokang Letlhoo*
1
½
2Lethabo Makatwane
0
*
3Bongani Ndlovu
½
*
½
4Mpho Nyoka
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Letlhoo, Bokang1819RSA+10B+6N+3B=2N+5B4.514.016.014.002100+28.8
2Ndlovu, Bongani1879RSA+16N+5B=4N=1B+6N4.014.014.010.002018+9.6
3Makatwane, Lethabo1721RSA+14B+13N1N+7B+9N4.011.011.57.001884+20.4
4Nyoka, Mpho0RSA+7N+8N=2B5B+10N3.512.514.59.5017710.0
5Landitho, Mzwandile1782RSA+12B2N+10B+4N1N3.014.015.06.501702-14.8
6Fihla, Lonwabo Luvuyo1633RSA+9N1B+13N+8B2B3.013.514.56.001790+20.8
7Naidoo, Kajol1701RSA4B+12N+15B3N+14N3.09.09.01.501715+4.8
8Kalimashe, Tshireletso1667RSA+11N4B=9N6N+12B2.510.511.53.751696+12.0
9Visi, Moloko1593RSA6B+14N=8B+15N3B2.510.010.01.751580-3.2
10Phala, Arthur0RSA1N+11B5N+14B4B2.012.513.02.001692+4.4
11Maseko, Unathi1721RSA8B10N=14B12N+15B1.56.06.00.251383-86.8
12Mutsambwa, Trevor1458RSA5N7BF+11B8N1.010.010.01.501518+9.2
13Phakathi, Siyinqaba1661RSA+15N3B6BFF1.07.07.00.001481-28.4
14Miya, Minentle1446RSA3N9B=11N10N7B0.511.513.00.751312-22.4
15Maseko, Tshiamo1522RSA13BF7N9B11N0.08.08.00.00869-38.4
16Mngadi, Linda0RSA2BFFFF0.04.04.00.0010790.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets