21st KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
72 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1723, and top seed was Leonardo Alidani (🇵🇭 PHI, 1792).
Raja Bazil Bot Raja Badli (🇲🇾 MAS, 1727) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Yuan Hao Jovian Yeoh (6.0) and Hooi Chin See (5.5). Raja Badli shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rui Ern Tan (1402) beat Adam Thaqif Mohd Luqman Hakim (1559), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Raja Bazil Bot Raja Badli held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Raja Badli takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
Raja Bazil Bot Raja Badli 5 wins (R1–R5)Yuan Hao Jovian Yeoh 4 wins (R4–R7)Leonardo Alidani 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Raja Bazil Bot Raja Badli | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Yuan Hao Jovian Yeoh | — | * | — | — |
| 3Leonardo Alidani | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Hooi Chin See | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Badli, Raja Bazil Bot | 1727 | MAS | +39N | +54B | +21N | +16B | +14N | =6B | =4N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 23.75 | 1941 | +32.6 |
| 2 | Yeoh, Yuan Hao Jovian | 1639 | MAS | +52B | +49N | −5B | +35N | +18B | +7B | +6N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 22.50 | 1896 | +75.6 |
| 3 | See, Hooi Chin | 1764 | MAS | =37N | +17B | +9N | +24B | −6N | +26B | +5B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 23.75 | 1824 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Alidani, Leonardo | 1792 | PHI | =41B | +43N | +40B | +18N | =5B | +16N | =1B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 21.00 | 1819 | +5.0 |
| 5 | Yong, Yanhe Jasper | 1736 | MAS | +71N | +25B | +2N | =6B | =4N | +22B | −3N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 19.25 | 1795 | +23.2 |
| 6 | Jivan Rao, Gauthm | 1688 | MAS | +67N | +31B | +33N | =5N | +3B | =1N | −2B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1803 | +49.2 |
| 7 | Lee, Jun Hoong | 1737 | MAS | +28B | +23N | −16B | +12N | +33B | −2N | +11B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 20.50 | 1721 | -5.2 |
| 8 | Ethan Reece Fernandez | 1728 | MAS | +34B | +35N | −18B | +61N | −16N | +29B | +24N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 17.00 | 1673 | -7.8 |
| 9 | Azahadi, Amsyar Ziqri | 1648 | MAS | =43B | +50N | −3B | =40N | +20B | +46N | +16B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 16.50 | 1678 | +10.4 |
| 10 | Mahmood, Mohd Ezmi | 1626 | MAS | −19N | +64B | +41N | −22B | +27B | +43N | +17B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 15.00 | 1665 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Azahadi, Aimy Humairah | 0 | MAS | +30B | +13N | −12B | +42N | =21N | +14B | −7N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Young, Teck Kang | 1674 | MAS | +29N | =19B | +11N | −7B | +31N | =24B | =35N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 17.75 | 1654 | -2.2 |
| 13 | Yang, Hong Jie | 1646 | MAS | +27N | −11B | +19N | =31B | −17N | +38B | +22N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 17.25 | 1842 | +30.4 |
| 14 | Yap, Hao Ran | 1703 | MAS | +20B | =40N | +51B | +32N | −1B | −11N | +53B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1796 | +27.6 |
| 15 | Yap, Zhi Kuan Clayton | 0 | MAS | =51B | =36N | +23B | −30N | +42B | =53N | +33B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 14.75 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Lai, Zhi You | 1594 | MAS | +66N | +59B | +7N | −1N | +8B | −4B | −9N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 13.00 | 1654 | +17.2 |
| 17 | Tay, Hoe Sen | 0 | MAS | +46B | −3N | +47B | =36N | +13B | =21B | −10N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.25 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Azhar, Puteri Delisya Zhansaya | 1590 | MAS | +58N | +63B | +8N | −4B | −2N | +44B | F | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1595 | +0.8 |
| 19 | Mohd Hazriman, Iffat Huzaiman | 0 | MAS | +10B | =12N | −13B | +51N | =32B | =33N | =30B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Balan, Praneal | 1490 | MAS | −14N | +45B | =53N | +25B | −9N | +31B | =26N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1608 | +37.2 |
| 21 | Sree Ganesh, Veneishann | 1613 | MAS | +62B | +44N | −1B | +55N | =11B | =17N | F | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 927 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Shu, Jun Hao Eloysius | 1516 | MAS | =50B | =41N | +69B | +10N | +30B | −5N | −13B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 1627 | +26.0 |
| 23 | Thavaraj, Keshvin | 1566 | MAS | +65N | −7B | −15N | +37B | +49N | =32B | =25N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1631 | +14.0 |
| 24 | Ting, Ji Yan Triston | 1606 | MAS | +70B | +69N | =32B | −3N | +36B | =12N | −8B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1613 | +0.8 |
| 25 | R Balan, Thivyasiny | 1590 | MAS | +61B | −5N | =34B | −20N | +62B | +48N | =23B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 1380 | -40.4 |
| 26 | Mohd Faizal, Elman Azfar | 1593 | MAS | −49B | =52N | +48B | +34N | +50B | −3N | =20B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1547 | -10.4 |
| 27 | Tan, Rui Ern | 1402 | MAS | −13B | −42N | +58B | +54B | −10N | +57N | +41B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1515 | +27.6 |
| 28 | Mohd Izuan, Alisya Zehra | 1501 | MAS | −7N | +58B | −30B | +68N | =48B | =36N | +42B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1539 | +6.8 |
| 29 | Wong, Xiang Liang | 1453 | MAS | −12B | −30N | +66B | +69N | +57B | −8N | +40B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1441 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Teoh, Ban Tat | 1611 | MAS | −11N | +29B | +28N | +15B | −22N | −35B | =19N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1510 | -10.8 |
| 31 | Lee, Kai Zhe | 1553 | MAS | +48B | −6N | +44B | =13N | −12B | −20N | +50B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1300 | -44.4 |
| 32 | Dahlan, Aiman | 1683 | MAS | F | +38B | =24N | −14B | =19N | =23N | +34B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 1655 | -4.2 |
| 33 | Murugan, Anushga | 1609 | MAS | +60B | +55N | −6B | +57N | −7N | =19B | −15N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 907 | -29.6 |
| 34 | Diwakaran, Tharun Adithya | 1496 | MAS | −8N | +65B | =25N | −26B | +37N | +56B | −32N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1555 | +16.8 |
| 35 | Anuar, Nik Aqbar Hafiz | 1556 | MAS | +72N | −8B | +63N | −2B | F | +30N | =12B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1576 | +2.8 |
| 36 | Kumaran, Shaktii Vishaakan | 1570 | MAS | =64N | =15B | +59N | =17B | −24N | =28B | =39N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1408 | -26.4 |
| 37 | Tan, Guan Yi | 1509 | MAS | =3B | −51N | +52B | −23N | −34B | +62N | +56N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1515 | -5.2 |
| 38 | Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel | 1538 | MAS | +57B | −32N | −55B | =62N | +54B | −13N | +48B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1506 | -4.8 |
| 39 | Kwan, Li Geng | 1492 | MAS | −1B | +68N | −42B | −48N | +69B | +63N | =36B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1355 | -18.8 |
| 40 | Mohd Yunus, Isa Al Farouq | 1524 | MAS | +45N | =14B | −4N | =9B | −44N | +55B | −29N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 10.25 | 1456 | -14.4 |
| 41 | Rahimie Mustafa | 1510 | MAS | =4N | =22B | −10B | −44N | +65N | +45B | −27N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 8.75 | 1395 | -13.2 |
| 42 | Ch ng, Kai Xue Edric | 1588 | MAS | −59N | +27B | +39N | −11B | −15N | +49B | −28N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1590 | +0.4 |
| 43 | Jivaratnam, Kanchanassri | 1422 | MAS | =9N | −4B | =64N | +63B | +45N | −10B | −47N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1331 | -18.8 |
| 44 | Ahmad Justin, Maryam Khadijah | 0 | MAS | +53N | −21B | −31N | +41B | +40B | −18N | F | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Praneela S | 0 | IND | −40B | −20N | +60B | +52N | −43B | −41N | +62B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1242 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Razali, Radzy | 1512 | MAS | −17N | +66B | −57N | +64B | +55N | −9B | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 846 | -6.4 |
| 47 | Mohd Nor, Nik Muhammad Sharifudin | 1545 | MAS | −63N | +70B | −17N | −59B | F | +50N | +43B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2241 | +14.4 |
| 48 | Mohd Izuan, Muhd Aiman Zarif | 0 | MAS | −31N | +67B | −26N | +39B | =28N | −25B | −38N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Jasmi, Muhd Izzad | 0 | MAS | +26N | −2B | =56N | =53B | −23B | −42N | =51B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Ahmad Syah Izzat, Rizqi Azziyad | 0 | MAS | =22N | −9B | +67N | +56B | −26N | −47B | −31N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Idris, Ali Amir | 1606 | MAS | =15N | +37B | −14N | −19B | −56N | =52B | =49N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1471 | -14.8 |
| 52 | Chan, Lok Him | 1401 | MAS | −2N | =26B | −37N | −45B | +60N | =51N | =63B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1397 | -7.6 |
| 53 | Mohd Hairi, Muhd Haqimie Aisy | 1582 | MAS | −44B | +62N | =20B | =49N | F | =15B | −14N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1405 | -18.0 |
| 54 | Mohd Luqman Hakim, Adam Thaqif | 1559 | MAS | +68B | −1N | −61B | −27N | −38N | +58B | =55N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 756 | -60.8 |
| 55 | Syukur, Mikael Ikhwan | 0 | MAS | +56N | −33B | +38N | −21B | −46B | −40N | =54B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Saw, Ethan Yuhong | 1569 | MAS | −55B | +60N | =49B | −50N | +51B | −34N | −37B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1417 | -24.4 |
| 57 | Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel | 0 | MAS | −38N | F | +46B | −33B | −29N | −27B | +66N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Koh, Zhe Jie Joshua | 0 | MAS | −18B | −28N | −27N | +60B | F | −54N | +65B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Balaoro, Marc Steven | 0 | PHI | +42B | −16N | −36B | +47N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 35876263 | 0 | — | −33N | −56B | −45N | −58N | −52B | +65B | +69N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Liew, Kwok Han | 0 | MAS | −25N | +71B | +54N | −8B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 62 | M Poobalan, Thivyian | 0 | MAS | −21N | −53B | +65N | =38B | −25N | −37B | −45N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 1200 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Abd Rahman, Muhd Shafiq | 0 | MAS | +47B | −18N | −35B | −43N | F | −39B | =52N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 4.25 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Megat Zainal Abidin, Megat Muhd Irfan | 0 | MAS | =36B | −10N | =43B | −46N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 35876824 | 0 | — | −23B | −34N | −62B | +70N | −41B | −60N | −58N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Sivam, Haryshwa | 0 | MAS | −16B | −46N | −29N | −67B | F | +69N | −57B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Mustapha, Said | 1488 | MAS | −6B | −48N | −50B | +66N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 876 | -5.2 |
| 68 | FIDE 35871431 | 0 | — | −54N | −39B | +70N | −28B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 35864745 | 0 | — | F | −24B | −22N | −29B | −39N | −66B | −60B | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 35834870 | 0 | — | −24N | −47N | −68B | −65B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Mohd Fadzly, Abd Fatih Hizkil | 1499 | MAS | −5B | −61N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 938 | -7.6 |
| 72 | FIDE 35859075 | 0 | — | −35B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yeoh, Yuan Hao JovianMAS+75.66.0 pts · #5
- 2Jivan Rao, GauthmMAS+49.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Balan, PranealMAS+37.24.0 pts · #16
- 1Mohd Luqman Hakim, Adam ThaqifMAS-60.82.5 pts · #65
- 2Lee, Kai ZheMAS-44.43.5 pts · #58
- 3R Balan, ThivyasinyMAS-40.44.0 pts · #51
- R4+157 Elo gap
- R3+143 Elo gap
- R3+138 Elo gap