West Rand Women's Day Open (Open)
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBokang Letlhoo led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bokang Letlhoo | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Lethabo Makatwane | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Bongani Ndlovu | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Mpho Nyoka | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letlhoo, Bokang | 1819 | RSA | +10B | +6N | +3B | =2N | +5B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2100 | +28.8 |
| 2 | Ndlovu, Bongani | 1879 | RSA | +16N | +5B | =4N | =1B | +6N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2018 | +9.6 |
| 3 | Makatwane, Lethabo | 1721 | RSA | +14B | +13N | −1N | +7B | +9N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1884 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Nyoka, Mpho | 0 | RSA | +7N | +8N | =2B | −5B | +10N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 1771 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Landitho, Mzwandile | 1782 | RSA | +12B | −2N | +10B | +4N | −1N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1702 | -14.8 |
| 6 | Fihla, Lonwabo Luvuyo | 1633 | RSA | +9N | −1B | +13N | +8B | −2B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1790 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Naidoo, Kajol | 1701 | RSA | −4B | +12N | +15B | −3N | +14N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1715 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Kalimashe, Tshireletso | 1667 | RSA | +11N | −4B | =9N | −6N | +12B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1696 | +12.0 |
| 9 | Visi, Moloko | 1593 | RSA | −6B | +14N | =8B | +15N | −3B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1580 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Phala, Arthur | 0 | RSA | −1N | +11B | −5N | +14B | −4B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1692 | +4.4 |
| 11 | Maseko, Unathi | 1721 | RSA | −8B | −10N | =14B | −12N | +15B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1383 | -86.8 |
| 12 | Mutsambwa, Trevor | 1458 | RSA | −5N | −7B | F | +11B | −8N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1518 | +9.2 |
| 13 | Phakathi, Siyinqaba | 1661 | RSA | +15N | −3B | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1481 | -28.4 |
| 14 | Miya, Minentle | 1446 | RSA | −3N | −9B | =11N | −10N | −7B | 0.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1312 | -22.4 |
| 15 | Maseko, Tshiamo | 1522 | RSA | −13B | F | −7N | −9B | −11N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 869 | -38.4 |
| 16 | Mngadi, Linda | 0 | RSA | −2B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1079 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Letlhoo, BokangRSA+28.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Fihla, Lonwabo LuvuyoRSA+20.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Makatwane, LethaboRSA+20.44.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Maseko, UnathiRSA-86.81.5 pts · #11
- 2Maseko, TshiamoRSA-38.40.0 pts · #16
- 3Phakathi, SiyinqabaRSA-28.41.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R4+263 Elo gap