2025 WBX Team Tournament
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2103, and top seed was Tymur Keleberda (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2385).
Amir Mohammad Bahmani (🇨🇦 CAN, 2263) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tymur Keleberda (4.0) and Belsar Valencia (4.0). Bahmani won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Michael Xu (1753) beat Butch Villavieja (2052), a +299-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAmir Mohammad Bahmani led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Amir Mohammad Bahmani held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Amir Mohammad Bahmani 4 wins (R1–R4)Belsar Valencia 3 wins (R1–R3)Roy Yearwood 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahmani, Amir Mohammad | 2263 | CAN | +17B | +13N | +28B | +35N | =2N | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 2457 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Keleberda, TymurIM | 2385 | CAN | +18B | +17N | =13B | +28N | =1B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2326 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Valencia, Belsar | 2194 | PHI | +13B | +18N | +23B | =17N | =10B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 8.50 | 2234 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Lee, Raphael | 1694 | CAN | +31N | +19B | +24N | =16B | =8N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1877 | +46.0 |
| 5 | Yearwood, Roy | 1866 | CAN | +30B | +34N | +14B | =25N | =9N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 2012 | +17.4 |
| 6 | Nikolov, Nikolai | 1604 | CAN | −24N | +33B | +31N | +19B | +11N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 1877 | +69.2 |
| 7 | Somadasa, A M T P S | 1811 | SRI | +34B | +32N | +30B | −15N | +14N | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1945 | +13.8 |
| 8 | Atwood, Matthew | 1629 | CAN | +19N | −12B | +33N | +24B | =4B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1857 | +29.4 |
| 9 | Ivanescu, Matthew | 1799 | CAN | +32B | +30N | =25B | =29N | =5B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1890 | +19.2 |
| 10 | Darvekar, Yash | 2004 | CAN | +28B | +23N | −17B | =18N | =3N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2088 | +24.0 |
| 11 | Zhang, Felix | 1642 | CAN | +33N | +24B | −12N | +26N | −6B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1764 | +31.2 |
| 12 | De Guzman, Jeff Anthony | 1971 | CAN | +26B | +8N | +11B | F | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2460 | +17.2 |
| 13 | Jin, Eric | 2032 | CAN | −3N | −1B | =2N | +23B | +36B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 2076 | +10.0 |
| 14 | Soco, Lester | 1769 | CAN | =15N | +20B | −5N | +32N | −7B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1746 | -3.0 |
| 15 | Zhang, Finley | 1771 | CAN | =14B | +25N | −16B | +7B | −20N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1811 | +10.4 |
| 16 | Tuvera, Mark | 1767 | CAN | F | F | +15N | =4N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1903 | +10.6 |
| 17 | Wu, JonathanCM | 2160 | CAN | −1N | −2B | +10N | =3B | =18N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 2094 | -18.8 |
| 18 | Haessel, Dale R.FM | 1980 | CAN | −2N | −3B | +35N | =10B | =17B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 2053 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Sajosh, Isaac | 1701 | CAN | −8B | −4N | +26B | −6N | +31B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1589 | -31.2 |
| 20 | Suominen, David | 1884 | CAN | F | −14N | +32B | F | +15B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1772 | -6.2 |
| 21 | Campbell, Adam | 1799 | CAN | F | F | F | +31B | +26N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2487 | +27.6 |
| 22 | Zeggelaar, Mike | 1808 | CAN | +37N | F | F | F | +29B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2537 | +16.4 |
| 23 | Xu, Michael | 1753 | CAN | +27N | −10B | −3N | −13N | =28B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1898 | +28.0 |
| 24 | Best, Daton | 1422 | CAN | +6B | −11N | −4B | −8N | −16N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Koperski, Dustin | 1824 | CAN | F | −15B | =9N | =5B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1688 | -10.8 |
| 26 | Yang, Anne | 1707 | CAN | −12N | +31B | −19N | −11B | −21B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1516 | -48.4 |
| 27 | Villavieja, Butch | 2052 | PHI | −23B | +28N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1873 | -8.8 |
| 28 | Hoekman, Samuel | 1991 | CAN | −10N | −27B | −1N | −2B | =23N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 1726 | -28.6 |
| 29 | Gueverra, Alvin | 1842 | CAN | F | F | F | =9B | −22N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1611 | -12.2 |
| 30 | McKenzie, Mike | 1648 | CAN | −5N | −9B | −7N | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1025 | -16.2 |
| 31 | Shopland, Mark | 1666 | CAN | −4B | −26N | −6B | −21N | −19N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 901 | -90.4 |
| 32 | McGarvey, Matthew | 0 | CAN | −9N | −7B | −20N | −14B | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1016 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Nalual, Bernie | 1753 | CAN | −11B | −6N | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 826 | -80.8 |
| 34 | Young, Joseph | 1818 | CAN | −7N | −5B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1038 | -18.8 |
| 35 | Briones, Dante | 1885 | CAN | F | F | −18B | −1B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1323 | -9.2 |
| 36 | Ivanescu, Cristian | 1782 | CAN | F | F | F | F | −13N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1232 | -3.8 |
| 37 | Siva Chowdeswar N | 1631 | IND | −22B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -5.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nikolov, NikolaiCAN+69.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Lee, RaphaelCAN+46.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Zhang, FelixCAN+31.23.0 pts · #11
- 1Shopland, MarkCAN-90.40.0 pts · #35
- 2Nalual, BernieCAN-80.80.0 pts · #32
- 3Yang, AnneCAN-48.41.0 pts · #25
- R1+299 Elo gap
- R1+182 Elo gap
- R2+149 Elo gap