Hong Kong Open Championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 17 Oct 2025 in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1793, and top seed was Chun Hei Wong (🇭🇰 HKG, 1947).
Brandon Jun Qiao Fang (🇭🇰 HKG, 1829) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jake Chong (6.5) and King Hei Kenneth Chik (6.0). Fang won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Duncan Ray Chiu (1437) beat Chor Yuen Chong (1799), a +362-point gap.
Location
🇭🇰Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
Dates
22 Aug 2025 → 17 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×38
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBrandon Jun Qiao Fang led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Brandon Jun Qiao Fang never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Brandon Jun Qiao Fang lost to Jake Chong (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Brandon Jun Qiao Fang 6 wins (R1–R6)Jake Chong 3 wins (R5–R7)King Hei Kenneth Chik 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brandon Jun Qiao Fang | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Jake Chong | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3King Hei Kenneth Chik | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Chi Ngo Chan | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fang, Brandon Jun Qiao | 1829 | HKG | +26B | +4N | +11B | +12N | +5B | +8N | −2B | +13N | +7B | 8.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 34.00 | 2006 | +59.2 |
| 2 | Chong, Jake | 1618 | HKG | F | +39N | +26B | =11N | +21B | +7B | +1N | −3B | +5N | 6.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 26.00 | 1862 | +65.6 |
| 3 | Chik, King Hei Kenneth | 1728 | HKG | +40N | =7B | =5B | +33N | −8B | +37N | +12B | +2N | F | 6.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 1728 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Chan, Chi Ngo | 1518 | HKG | +32N | −1B | =28N | +14B | +15B | +5N | −13B | =11N | =8B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 20.00 | 1778 | +86.8 |
| 5 | Wong, Sze Hon | 1770 | HKG | +23N | +43B | =3N | +7B | −1N | −4B | =17N | +20B | −2B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 16.50 | 1584 | -72.8 |
| 6 | Lau, Clayton Hunter | 1497 | HKG | +18B | F | −24N | +19B | −9N | +26B | +33N | F | +21B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 14.00 | 806 | -29.2 |
| 7 | Chiu, Duncan Ray | 1437 | HKG | +25B | =3N | +10B | −5N | +11B | −2N | +8B | F | −1N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 19.00 | 1697 | +83.2 |
| 8 | Cheung, Hei Ming | 1702 | HKG | F | +22N | +20B | F | +3N | −1B | −7N | +19B | =4N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 18.25 | 1593 | -13.2 |
| 9 | Wong, Kainos | 1485 | HKG | F | +29N | +41B | −13N | +6B | −12B | +18N | −10B | =19N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1562 | +16.4 |
| 10 | Ip, Chei Bing Matthew | 1436 | HKG | =36N | +33B | −7N | F | +32B | +27N | −11B | +9N | F | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1449 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Chong, Chor Yuen | 1799 | HKG | +22B | F | −1N | =2B | −7N | +18B | +10N | =4B | F | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 17.00 | 1495 | -36.8 |
| 12 | Chen, Kyle | 1752 | HKG | +35B | +37N | +30B | −1B | F | +9N | −3N | F | F | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.00 | 1715 | -6.4 |
| 13 | Zhou, Tony | 1769 | HKG | F | +36B | +16N | +9B | F | F | +4N | −1B | F | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1786 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Cao, Ethan | 0 | HKG | −30B | +19N | +15B | −4N | F | −16B | +32N | F | +37B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Lau, Chloe Hailey | 1654 | HKG | +38B | F | −14N | +42B | −4N | −20N | +22B | F | +18N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 685 | -58.0 |
| 16 | Say, Hoi Wang Isaac | 1544 | HKG | +34N | F | −13B | −18N | +29B | +14N | +37B | F | F | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 968 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Man, Chun Hin | 1548 | HKG | F | +34B | F | =32N | +35B | =21N | =5B | =26N | F | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1771 | +11.2 |
| 18 | Leung, Ka Wai David Wilck | 0 | HKG | −6N | =21B | =42N | +16B | +33B | −11N | −9B | =23N | −15B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 9.00 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ma, Yung King Lucas | 0 | HKG | F | −14B | F | −6N | +34B | +?N | +21B | −8N | =9B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.75 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mariprasath Sivasankari, Aswin | 1454 | HKG | F | F | −8N | −31B | +23N | +15B | +27B | −5N | F | 3.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 1537 | +12.8 |
| 21 | Lam, Cheuk Nam | 0 | HKG | F | =18N | +27B | F | −2N | =17B | −19N | +33B | −6N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.75 | 1281 | -32.0 |
| 22 | Chan, Hiu Ying | 0 | HKG | −11N | −8B | =34N | +23B | −27N | =32B | −15N | +38B | −25N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 5.50 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lin, Pak Ming | 0 | HKG | −5B | −41N | +29B | −22N | −20B | F | =?N | =18B | +27N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1302 | -40.0 |
| 24 | Mahajan, Ritesh | 1727 | HKG | +39B | −30N | +6B | +37N | −28B | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1629 | -7.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 6018688 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −39B | −29N | F | +40B | −26N | +34N | +22B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kong, Shun Heng Nathan | 0 | HKG | −1N | +32B | −2N | −?B | F | −6N | +25B | =17B | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.50 | 1243 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Hung, Kwok Hei Lyndon | 0 | HKG | F | =42B | −21N | +38N | +22B | −10B | −20N | F | −23B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Wong, Chun Hei | 1947 | HKG | +42N | F | =4B | F | +24N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1830 | -4.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 8661448 | 0 | — | −43N | −9B | −23N | +25B | −16N | =34N | F | −?B | =38N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Shah, Krishiv | 1819 | HKG | +14N | +24B | −12N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1740 | -8.8 |
| 31 | Lopez de Anda, Edgar | 1787 | HKG | F | F | +38B | +20N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2254 | +2.4 |
| 32 | Lau, Wing Fai | 0 | HKG | −4B | −26N | F | =17B | −10N | =22N | −14B | F | =33N | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.25 | 1227 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Chan, Wai Man | 0 | HKG | +41B | −10N | F | −3B | −18N | F | −6B | −21N | =32B | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.75 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Han, Zhiping | 0 | CHN | −16B | −17N | =22B | −35N | −19N | =29B | =38N | −25B | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Chan, Chi Wang | 0 | HKG | −12N | =?B | −36N | +34B | −17N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ngai, Chun Yin | 0 | HKG | =10B | −13N | +35B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Zhou, Richard | 0 | HKG | F | −12B | +?N | −24B | F | −3B | −16N | F | −14N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 6019170 | 0 | — | −15N | −?B | −31N | −27B | −40N | F | =34B | −22N | =29B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.75 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Chan, Long | 0 | HKG | −24N | −2B | +25N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 6019099 | 0 | — | −3B | −?N | F | F | +38B | −25N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Sarwate, Rohit | 1716 | HKG | −33N | +23B | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 684 | -15.8 |
| 42 | Wu, Yee Lam | 0 | HKG | −28B | =27N | =18B | −15N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1004 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Bautista, Miguel Luis Reyes | 1537 | HKG | +29B | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 971 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chan, Chi NgoHKG+86.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Chiu, Duncan RayHKG+83.24.5 pts · #3
- 3Chong, JakeHKG+65.66.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Wong, Sze HonHKG-72.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Lau, Chloe HaileyHKG-58.04.0 pts · #31
- 3Lin, Pak MingHKG-40.03.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R5+362 Elo gap
- R7+265 Elo gap
- R6+252 Elo gap