2025-26 Welsh Premier League Round 1
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22 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 09 Nov 2025 in Bridgend, Wales. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2000, and top seed was Alexis M Harakis (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2192).
Jonathan Thomas (🇬🇧 WLS, 0) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Andrew Gibbons (1.0) and Adam J May (1.0).
Location
🇬🇧Bridgend, Wales
Dates
09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 1 rounds
Avg top 10
2,000
Participants
22
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧Wales×21
🇲🇺Mauritius×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas, Jonathan | 🇬🇧WLS | 0 | 1.0 | 1747 | 2547 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Gibbons, Andrew | 🇬🇧WLS | 1950 | 1.0 | 1852 | 2652 | +7.4 |
| 3 | May, Adam J | 🇬🇧WLS | 1861 | 1.0 | 1937 | 2737 | +12.0 |
| 4 | McCarthy, Maurice | 🇬🇧WLS | 0 | 1.0 | 1864 | 2664 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Jones, Derek | 🇬🇧WLS | 1928 | 1.0 | 1770 | 2570 | +5.8 |
| 6 | Williams, Duncan | 🇬🇧WLS | 1897 | 1.0 | 1779 | 2579 | +6.6 |
| 7 | Musson, Adam J | 🇬🇧WLS | 1984 | 1.0 | 1858 | 2658 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Pleasants, Allan J | 🇬🇧WLS | 2003 | 0.5 | 2003 | 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FMPhillips, Roy | 🇲🇺MRI | 2160 | 0.5 | 1862 | 1862 | -7.0 |
| 10 | Hatchett, Paul | 🇬🇧WLS | 1934 | 0.5 | 1951 | 1951 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Yeo, Gareth | 🇬🇧WLS | 1992 | 0.5 | 2085 | 2085 | +2.6 |
| 12 | Esteves, Sergio | 🇬🇧WLS | 1862 | 0.5 | 2160 | 2160 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Heaven, Pete | 🇬🇧WLS | 2001 | 0.5 | 2003 | 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Brown, Thomas | 🇬🇧WLS | 2094 | 0.5 | 1992 | 1992 | -2.6 |
| 15 | Young, Alan | 🇬🇧WLS | 1951 | 0.5 | 1934 | 1934 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Jones, Gavin | 🇬🇧WLS | 1779 | 0.0 | 1902 | 1102 | -13.2 |
| 17 | CMAdams, Mark | 🇬🇧WLS | 1851 | 0.0 | 1979 | 1179 | -6.8 |
| 18 | Prabhu, Vismith | 🇬🇧WLS | 1769 | 0.0 | 1928 | 1128 | -11.6 |
| 19 | Thomas, Roy | 🇬🇧WLS | 1783 | 0.0 | 1866 | 1066 | -6.8 |
| 20 | Wilmot, Daniel | 🇬🇧WLS | 1828 | 0.0 | 1949 | 1149 | -14.8 |
| 21 | James, Dai | 🇬🇧WLS | 1864 | 0.0 | 1961 | 1161 | -7.4 |
| 22 | Van Kemenade, Rudy | 🇬🇧WLS | 1933 | 0.0 | 1861 | 1061 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McCarthy, MauriceWLS+14.81.0 pts · #4
- 2Esteves, SergioWLS+14.00.5 pts · #12
- 3Thomas, JonathanWLS+13.61.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Wilmot, DanielWLS-14.80.0 pts · #20
- 2Jones, GavinWLS-13.20.0 pts · #16
- 3Van Kemenade, RudyWLS-12.00.0 pts · #22