2026 Hobsons Bay Purdy Cup

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34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1934, and top seed was Poorna Sharma Mithrakanth (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2198).

Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2137) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Poorna Sharma Mithrakanth (4.0) and Anh Kiet Nguyen (3.5). Annapureddy shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ashwin Ramanathan (1698) beat Daniel Gusain (1970), a +272-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia

Dates

03 Mar 2026 → 31 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳IMPoorna Sharma Mithrakanth2198

Avg top 10

1,934

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×1

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇺Australia×31

🇮🇳India×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
FMRheyansh Reddy Annapureddy
🇦🇺AUS·2137
4.5pts·2240perf+12.0
🥈
IMPoorna Sharma Mithrakanth
🇮🇳IND·2198
4.0pts·2106perf-2.6
🥉
CMAnh Kiet Nguyen
🇦🇺AUS·1924
3.5pts·1942perf+6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Annapureddy4.5Mithrakanth4Davis3.5Nguyen3.5Hogg3.5Lacson3.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE31 Mar

FM Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy beat IM Poorna Sharma Mithrakanth (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy 3 wins (R3–R5)IM Poorna Sharma Mithrakanth 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMRheyansh Reddy Annapureddy	*	1	—	1
2IMPoorna Sharma Mithrakanth	0	*	—	—
3CMTony J Davis	—	—	*	—
4CMAnh Kiet Nguyen	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM	2137	AUS	+23N	=15B	+28N	+2B	+3N	4.5	12.0	13.5	12.25	2240	+12.0
2	Mithrakanth, Poorna SharmaIM	2198	IND	+17B	+11N	+16B	−1N	+4B	4.0	13.5	16.0	11.50	2106	-2.6
3	Nguyen, Anh KietCM	1924	AUS	+13B	+21N	=4B	+10N	−1B	3.5	14.0	16.0	9.75	1942	+6.4
4	Paul, Cijo	1788	USA	+25N	+33B	=3N	+7B	−2N	3.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	1943	+15.8
5	Davis, Tony JCM	1911	AUS	+6N	−10B	+24N	+17B	=9N	3.5	12.5	14.5	9.75	1825	-6.2
6	Ashok, Arjun	1527	AUS	−5B	+29N	+11B	+16N	=8B	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.75	1925	+75.2
7	Lacson, Joemar	1849	AUS	+26B	+20N	=10B	−4N	+12B	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.50	1848	+2.6
8	Hogg, Dean	1916	AUS	=18N	=19B	+22N	+15B	=6N	3.5	11.0	13.0	8.75	1789	-12.0
9	Gusain, Daniel	1970	AUS	−22B	+18B	+23N	+20N	=5B	3.5	10.0	12.0	8.25	1838	-12.0
10	Bodke, Krishna	1759	AUS	+29B	+5N	=7N	−3B	=21N	3.0	12.5	14.0	7.75	1861	+22.4
11	Whitford, Matthew	1721	AUS	+32N	−2B	−6N	+24B	+23N	3.0	11.5	11.5	4.00	1699	-2.6
12	Hibberd, Nathan	1869	AUS	+24N	=28B	=15N	+13B	−7N	3.0	11.0	12.5	7.00	1718	-15.2
13	Wilkinson, Greg	1478	AUS	−3N	+32B	+19N	−12N	+20B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.50	1767	+34.4
14	O`brien, Ned	0	AUS	−20B	+30N	=21B	+28B	=15N	3.0	8.0	9.5	5.25	1681	0.0
15	Hill, James	1776	AUS	+31B	=1N	=12B	−8N	=14B	2.5	14.0	15.0	6.25	1858	+8.0
16	McIntyre, Julian	1774	AUS	+30B	+22N	−2N	−6B	=17N	2.5	12.0	13.5	4.75	1695	-11.4
17	Matijas, Dejan	1614	AUS	−2N	+25B	+33N	−5N	=16B	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.25	1696	+5.0
18	Annapureddy, Dhruthin Reddy	1513	AUS	=8B	−9N	+26B	F	+28N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.25	1821	+54.8
19	Davis, Sophie	1690	AUS	F	=8N	−13B	+31N	+22B	2.5	9.5	9.5	4.75	1743	+5.8
20	Hogan, Steven	1635	AUS	+14N	−7B	+27N	−9B	−13N	2.0	13.0	15.0	5.00	965	-21.2
21	Ruaya, Chris Rodson	1760	AUS	+27N	−3B	=14N	F	=10B	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.00	1647	-11.2
22	Ramanathan, Ashwin	1698	AUS	+9N	−16B	−8B	+33N	−19N	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.50	1645	-6.0
23	Paul, Nikash	1643	AUS	−1B	+31N	−9B	+32N	−11B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1658	-1.0
24	Clerk, Max	1453	AUS	−12B	+34N	−5B	−11N	+29B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.50	1002	-6.6
25	Jyothi Nikhil, Neev	1438	AUS	−4B	−17N	=29B	=30N	+33B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	1352	-12.8
26	Kostakakis, Angelo	1405	AUS	−7N	−27B	−18N	+34B	+32B	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1453	+1.6
27	Krishnan, Sanjay	0	AUS	−21B	+26N	−20B	−29N	+31B	2.0	7.5	8.5	3.00	1578	0.0
28	Nowak, Ruben	1664	AUS	+34B	=12N	−1B	−14N	−18B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.50	1544	-10.2
29	Gali, Joyel Evan	0	AUS	−10N	−6B	=25N	+27B	−24N	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.00	1218	0.0
30	Ruaya, Rohan	1475	AUS	−16N	−14B	F	=25B	+34N	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.00	1411	-8.4
31	Singh, Abhyuday	1512	AUS	−15N	−23B	+34N	−19B	−27N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	902	-31.2
32	Veeragandham, Gowtham	1407	AUS	−11B	−13N	F	−23B	−26N	0.0	10.0	11.5	0.00	760	0.0
33	FIDE 3292487	0	—	F	−4N	−17B	−22B	−25N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	831	0.0
34	Krishnan, Sanjit	0	AUS	−28N	−24B	−31B	−26N	−30B	0.0	7.0	8.0	0.00	699	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ashok, ArjunAUS
+75.2
3.5 pts · #13
2Annapureddy, Dhruthin ReddyAUS
+54.8
2.5 pts · #15
3Wilkinson, GregAUS
+34.4
3.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Singh, AbhyudayAUS
-31.2
1.0 pts · #33
2Hogan, StevenAUS
-21.2
2.0 pts · #34
3Hibberd, NathanAUS
-15.2
3.0 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R1+272 Elo gap
Ramanathan, Ashwin1698 beat Gusain, Daniel1970
R4+247 Elo gap
Ashok, Arjun1527 beat McIntyre, Julian1774
R3+212 Elo gap
Wilkinson, Greg1478 beat Davis, Sophie1690