15th Annual Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions
Open SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2025 in Middleton, WI, United States. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2129, and top seed was Siddharth Singh (🇺🇸 USA, 2280).
Siddharth Singh (🇺🇸 USA, 2280) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Andrew Wu (5.0) and Kyle Zhuang (4.5). Singh shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dhairya M Mehta (1884) beat Benjamin Tang (FM, 2132), a +248-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Middleton, WI, United States
Dates
28 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×41
🇮🇳India×2
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
21
4
1
2
3
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Singh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Andrew Wu 3 wins (R4–R6)Siddharth Singh 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew Wu | * | — | — | — |
| 2Siddharth Singh | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3John Z Abraham | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kyle Zhuang | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singh, Siddharth | 2280 | USA | F | +26B | +6N | +5N | +3B | +10N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 2824 | +39.6 |
| 2 | Wu, Andrew | 2170 | USA | +25N | =31B | =13N | +24B | +14N | +16B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 16.00 | 2241 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Zhuang, Kyle | 2170 | USA | +33N | =13B | +31N | +7B | −1N | +14B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 14.25 | 2227 | +17.1 |
| 4 | Abraham, John Z | 2108 | USA | =38B | =27N | +25B | +18N | =13B | +15N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 14.50 | 2064 | -6.3 |
| 5 | Qian, BobbyCM | 2012 | USA | +29N | +20B | =14N | −1B | +21N | =8B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 13.75 | 2082 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Santosh, Saharsh | 2068 | USA | +21N | =19B | −1B | +40N | +22B | =9N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 12.75 | 1979 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Zheng, Marcus | 1942 | USA | +35B | +28N | +9B | −3N | −10B | +25N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 2013 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Tang, BenjaminFM | 2132 | USA | +23B | =17N | −15B | +20B | +31N | =5N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 13.25 | 2023 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Jagirapu, Harshin Reddy | 2083 | USA | +36N | +24B | −7N | +26B | =15N | =6B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 2027 | -14.8 |
| 10 | Goodrich, Elliott | 1990 | USA | =45N | +34B | +32N | =15B | +7N | −1B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 2044 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Sethuraman, Roshan | 2079 | USA | +40B | =18N | =17B | −13N | +28B | +24N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 2008 | -18.8 |
| 12 | Khanbutaev, Artemii | 2126 | USA | =32N | +45B | +19N | −14B | =17N | +13B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 1944 | -39.2 |
| 13 | Gui, Suyuan | 1992 | USA | +43B | =3N | =2B | +11B | =4N | −12N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 2131 | +36.8 |
| 14 | Luo, Wesley | 1996 | USA | +30B | +37N | =5B | +12N | −2B | −3N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 2057 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Mehta, Dhairya M | 1884 | USA | +51N | =16B | +8N | =10N | =9B | −4B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 2076 | +49.2 |
| 16 | Williams, Oscar | 2066 | ISR | +22B | =15N | =18B | =17N | +27B | −2N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1961 | -27.6 |
| 17 | Soni, Arjun | 1871 | USA | +42N | =8B | =11N | =16B | =12B | =18N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 2071 | +50.4 |
| 18 | Ramesh, Nehanraj | 1949 | USA | +41N | =11B | =16N | −4B | +26N | =17B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.50 | 1986 | +9.6 |
| 19 | Marshal, Jason | 1774 | USA | +47B | =6N | −12B | =29N | =35B | +36N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 2003 | +43.6 |
| 20 | Wang, LaceyWFM | 1919 | USA | +46B | −5N | +30B | −8N | =33B | +35N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1748 | -24.0 |
| 21 | Pratheek Madasu | 0 | IND | −6B | +50N | =28B | +37N | −5B | +33N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1921 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mathimaran, Krish | 0 | USA | −16N | =43B | +45N | +34B | −6N | +32B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1816 | -0.4 |
| 23 | Sahoo, Ojas | 0 | USA | −8N | =42B | −41N | +45B | +34N | +31B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 2102 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Vedula, Hrishikesh Sai | 1911 | USA | +48B | −9N | +33B | −2N | +30B | −11B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1870 | -8.8 |
| 25 | Grover, Aastik | 1665 | USA | −2B | +39N | −4N | +46B | +41N | −7B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1709 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Le-Tran, Leo | 1805 | USA | +50B | −1N | +35B | −9N | −18B | +43N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1279 | -22.4 |
| 27 | Raman, Arjun | 1931 | USA | =34N | =4B | =36N | +32B | −16N | =29B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1916 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Wang, Leonardo Xirui | 1796 | SGP | +49N | −7B | =21N | =41B | −11N | +42B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1211 | -18.4 |
| 29 | Nguyen, John Thienhy | 0 | USA | −5B | +47N | =37B | =19B | =40N | =27N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Tabor, Patrick | 0 | USA | −14N | +44B | −20N | +49B | −24N | +40B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Kurup, Siddharth | 2071 | USA | +39B | =2N | −3B | +36N | −8B | −23N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1989 | -14.0 |
| 32 | Khasanov, Alisher Ulugbekovich | 1688 | USA | =12B | +38N | −10B | −27N | +37B | −22N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1916 | +53.2 |
| 33 | Natarajan, Neil | 1920 | USA | −3B | +48N | −24N | +42B | =20N | −21B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1727 | -28.0 |
| 34 | Qiang, Shannor | 0 | USA | =27B | −10N | +38B | −22N | −23B | +49N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1895 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ding, Ivan | 0 | USA | −7N | +49B | −26N | +44B | =19N | −20B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Maiti, Vedant | 1803 | USA | −9B | +46N | =27B | −31B | +38N | −19B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1775 | -10.4 |
| 37 | Yang, Vivian | 1807 | USA | +44N | −14B | =29N | −21B | −32N | +41B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1042 | -36.4 |
| 38 | Krishna Rajagopalan | 1763 | IND | =4N | −32B | −34N | +39B | −36B | +46N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1697 | -17.6 |
| 39 | Buchireddy, Aryan | 1536 | USA | −31N | −25B | =42N | −38N | +50B | +45B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 988 | -24.8 |
| 40 | Mehlhaff, Samuel | 1779 | USA | −11N | =41B | +43N | −6B | =29B | −30N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1274 | -12.4 |
| 41 | Serrette, Lenox | 0 | USA | −18B | =40N | +23B | =28N | −25B | −37N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Linder, Proverb Peace | 0 | USA | −17B | =23N | =39B | −33N | +49B | −28N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Chadive, Vivek | 0 | USA | −13N | =22N | −40B | =48N | +47B | −26B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 39988597 | 0 | — | −37B | −30N | +48B | −35N | =46N | =47B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Wernevi, Gustav | 0 | USA | =10B | −12N | −22B | −23N | +48B | −39N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 39988554 | 0 | — | −20N | −36B | +50N | −25N | =44B | −38B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 988 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Nosarev, Vladislav | 1636 | USA | −19N | −29B | −49N | +50B | −43N | =44N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 974 | -12.4 |
| 48 | FIDE 39988368 | 0 | — | −24N | −33B | −44N | =43B | −45N | +50N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1116 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 39988589 | 0 | — | −28B | −35N | +47B | −30N | −42N | −34B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 39988341 | 0 | — | −26N | −21B | −46B | −47N | −39N | −48B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 859 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 39988490 | 0 | — | −15B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1084 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khasanov, Alisher UlugbekovichUSA+53.22.5 pts · #11
- 2Soni, ArjunUSA+50.43.5 pts · #19
- 3Mehta, Dhairya MUSA+49.23.5 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Khanbutaev, ArtemiiUSA-39.24.0 pts · #10
- 2Yang, VivianUSA-36.42.5 pts · #44
- 3Natarajan, NeilUSA-28.02.5 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R3+248 Elo gap
- R3+141 Elo gap
- R4+130 Elo gap