2025 Spring Showdown
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2050, and top seed was Randheer Thogata (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2160).
Randheer Thogata (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2160) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nicholas Ilic (3.5) and Jesse Zafirakos (3.0). Thogata won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Xavier Hong (1932) beat Haran Salasan (CM, 2056), a +124-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Randheer Thogata led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Randheer Thogata never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Randheer Thogata beat FM Nicholas Ilic (White).
FM Randheer Thogata won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇺FMThogata, Randheer | 2160 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 9.00 | 10.5 | +45.6 | 2394 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺FMIlic, Nicholas | 2047 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.25 | 11.5 | +20.2 | 2200 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺CMZafirakos, Jesse | 2122 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 12.0 | -1.6 | 2108 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺CMSalasan, Haran | 2056 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.25 | 13.5 | -21.0 | 1900 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺CMHartley, James | 1983 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 2.50 | 13.5 | -9.2 | 1915 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Hong, Xavier | 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 14.0 | -22.4 | 1834 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Thogata, RandheerFMAUS+45.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Ilic, NicholasFMAUS+20.23.5 pts · #2
- 3Zafirakos, JesseCMAUS-1.63.0 pts · #3
- 1Hong, XavierAUS-22.41.0 pts · #6
- 2Salasan, HaranCMAUS-21.01.5 pts · #4
- 3Hartley, JamesCMAUS-9.21.5 pts · #5
- R1+124 Elo gap