2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group G Rounds 3-6
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Perth, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 936, and top seed was Sebastian Gough (🇦🇺 AUS, 1616).
Sebastian Gough (🇦🇺 AUS, 1616) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Gavin Brophy (3.0) and Darren Powell (3.0). Gough shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
05 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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16
6
2
5
4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.0/6. Gough takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Sebastian Gough 3 wins (R4–R6)Gavin Brophy 3 wins (R3–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gough, Sebastian | 1616 | AUS | F | F | F | +9N | +7B | +8N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2343 | +46.4 |
| 2 | Brophy, Gavin | 0 | AUS | F | F | +?B | F | +5B | +6N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Powell, Darren | 1539 | AUS | F | F | +11B | +5N | −6B | +7N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1710 | +14.6 |
| 4 | Ayles, Jesse | 0 | AUS | F | F | +?N | +11B | −?B | +12N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Brooke, John | 1581 | AUS | F | F | +10N | −3B | −2N | +11B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 731 | -11.4 |
| 6 | Kereopa, Seth | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −7B | +3N | −2B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1557 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Lanham, Bruce | 1574 | AUS | F | F | −9B | +6N | −1N | −3B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1379 | -21.0 |
| 8 | Owen, Geoffrey | 1511 | AUS | F | F | +12N | F | F | −1B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -6.8 |
| 9 | Dawoud, Ahmad | 1536 | AUS | F | F | +7N | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1604 | +3.6 |
| 10 | Rennie, Mike | 0 | AUS | F | F | −5B | −?N | +11N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Markou, Victor | 0 | AUS | F | F | −3N | −4N | −10B | −5N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Stonehouse, Nicholas | 0 | AUS | F | F | −8B | −?N | F | −4B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gough, SebastianAUS+46.43.0 pts · #1
- 2Powell, DarrenAUS+14.63.0 pts · #3
- 3Dawoud, AhmadAUS+3.61.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Lanham, BruceAUS-21.01.0 pts · #5
- 2Brooke, JohnAUS-11.42.0 pts · #8
- 3Owen, GeoffreyAUS-6.81.0 pts · #10