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2025-26 IOMCA Manx Cup and Plate - Finals

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13 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 31 Mar 2026 in Douglas, Isle of Man. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1861, and top seed was Keith Allen (🇮🇪 IRL, 2084).

John Costello (🇮🇲 IOM, 1807) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Alan Ormsby (1.0) and Brian Woodard (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Brian Woodard (1797) beat Silvester Sipos (1974), a +177-point gap.

Location
🇮🇲Douglas, Isle of Man
Dates
31 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 2 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇪Keith Allen2084
Avg top 10
1,861
Participants
13
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇲Unknown (IOM)×12
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Costello, John1807IOM+10NF1.00.00.00.002630+10.8
2Ormsby, Alan1854IOM+12BF1.00.00.00.002501+5.8
3Woodard, Brian1797IOM+8NF1.00.00.00.002774+14.6
4Dobson, Howard1833IOM+9NF1.00.00.00.002590+8.8
5Allen, Keith2084IRLF+8B1.00.00.00.002774+7.0
6Cross, Glenn1844IOM+13NF1.00.00.00.002599+8.8
7Talas, Sandor1778IOM+11BF1.00.00.00.002408+5.6
8Sipos, Silvester1974IOM3B5N0.01.02.00.001141-21.6
9Smith, Paul1790IOM4BF0.01.01.00.001033-8.8
10Towers, Brian1830IOM1BF0.01.01.00.001001-10.8
11Watkinson, Colin1591IOM7NF0.01.01.00.00978-5.6
12Quayle, Harry1701IOM2NF0.01.01.00.001055-11.6
13Miah, Zahed1799IOM6BF0.01.01.00.001044-8.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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