West Rand Closed 2025 (U18)

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Oct 2025 in Randfontein, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

Kgotatso Molosiwa (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Edubechukwu Udodi (4.0) and Wayde Fritz (3.5). Molosiwa broke clear in the final round.

Location

🇿🇦Randfontein, South Africa

Dates

18 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Avg top 10

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×14

Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Kgotatso Molosiwa led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Kgotatso Molosiwa held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Kgotatso Molosiwa won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kgotatso Molosiwa	*	½	1	—
2Edubechukwu Udodi	½	*	½	1
3Wayde Fritz	0	½	*	—
4Rethabile Diseko	—	0	—	*

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Molosiwa, Kgotatso	RSA	+7B	+8N	+5B	=2N	+3N	4.5	13.0	15.0	13.00	1913	+46.4
2	Udodi, Edubechukwu	RSA	+14N	+12B	=3N	=1B	+4B	4.0	12.0	12.0	8.00	1597	-0.8
3	Fritz, Wayde	RSA	+6B	+9N	=2B	+8N	−1B	3.5	13.0	15.0	8.50	1660	+22.8
4	Diseko, Rethabile	RSA	+5B	−6N	+9B	+10B	−2N	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.50	1563	0.0
5	Motlhaping, Letlhogonolo	RSA	−4N	+13B	−1N	+12B	+8N	3.0	10.5	11.5	4.00	840	-19.6
6	Manqayi, Vuyo	RSA	−3N	+4B	=10N	+11B	−9B	2.5	10.0	11.5	5.25	1407	-17.2
7	Pillay, Leeyah	RSA	−1N	=11B	−13N	+14N	+10B	2.5	8.5	8.5	2.25	1398	-12.4
8	Shai, Koketso	RSA	+11N	−1B	+12N	−3B	−5B	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.50	1399	0.0
9	Badenhorst, Junaid	RSA	F	−3B	−4N	+13B	+6N	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.50	1535	+3.6
10	Ceylon, Jay-Ron	RSA	−12N	+14B	=6B	−4N	−7N	1.5	9.0	9.0	1.25	1327	0.0
11	Mojaki, Tshegofatso	RSA	−8B	=7N	+14B	−6N	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.25	1327	-22.8
12	Perry-Fisher, Iain Eric	RSA	+10B	−2N	−8B	−5N	F	1.0	10.5	12.0	1.50	817	0.0
13	Magodongo, Emihle	RSA	F	−5N	+7B	−9N	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1427	0.0
14	Arlow, Jonathan	RSA	−2B	−10N	−11N	−7B	F	0.0	9.5	10.5	0.00	755	0.0

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