2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group D Rounds 3-5 plus postponed
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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Perth, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1684, and top seed was Tristan Weijermars (🇦🇺 AUS, 1719).
Mark Hagendoorn (🇦🇺 AUS, 1716) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Ashley Michael (2.5) and A.n Hapugala (2.0). Hagendoorn shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
05 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×5
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMark Hagendoorn led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Nov
Mark Hagendoorn takes the sole lead (3.0/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mark Hagendoorn beat Ashley Michael (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Mark Hagendoorn won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Hagendoorn, Mark | 1716 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3.0 | 6.00 | 6.0 | +28.4 | 2468 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Michael, Ashley | 1668 | 0 | * | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 5.5 | +12.8 | 1788 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Hapugala, A.n | 1640 | 0 | — | * | 1 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 4.5 | +12.8 | 1812 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Bhatia, Abhay | 1693 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1.5 | 2.25 | 8.5 | -10.4 | 1593 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Weijermars, Tristan | 1719 | — | 0 | — | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -12.6 | 1556 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Garang, Kuol Awan | 1668 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | -31.0 | 878 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hagendoorn, MarkAUS+28.43.0 pts · #1
- 2Michael, AshleyAUS+12.82.5 pts · #2
- 3Hapugala, A.nSRI+12.82.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Garang, Kuol AwanAUS-31.00.0 pts · #6
- 2Weijermars, TristanAUS-12.61.0 pts · #5
- 3Bhatia, AbhayAUS-10.41.5 pts · #4