Fingal Open Championships 2026 Group A Rounds 4-5
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 24 Feb 2026 to 17 Mar 2026 in Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Clubs, 73B Strand Street, Skerries,, Ireland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1843, and top seed was Will Sidney (🇮🇪 IRL, CM, 2036).
Will Sidney (🇮🇪 IRL, CM, 2036) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Fred Armstrong (1.5) and Mark Allidine (1.0). Sidney broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mark Allidine (1756) beat Padraig Hughes (1920), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Clubs, 73B Strand Street, Skerries,, Ireland
Dates
24 Feb 2026 → 17 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 2 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×6
Top 3
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇪CMSidney, Will | 2036 | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | +7.6 | 2569 |
| 2 | 🇮🇪Armstrong, Fred | 1740 | — | * | — | — | ½ | 1 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +11.0 | 2008 |
| 4 | 🇮🇪Allidine, Mark | 1756 | 0 | — | * | 1 | — | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3.0 | +11.2 | 1981 |
| 3 | 🇮🇪Hughes, Padraig | 1920 | — | — | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1.5 | -7.4 | 1800 |
| 5 | 🇮🇪Loughran, John | 1819 | — | ½ | — | 0 | * | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 2.5 | -8.8 | 1676 |
| 6 | 🇮🇪Johnston, Owen | 1785 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -13.6 | 1108 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Allidine, MarkIRL+11.21.0 pts · #4
- 2Armstrong, FredIRL+11.01.5 pts · #2
- 3Sidney, WillCMIRL+7.62.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Johnston, OwenIRL-13.60.0 pts · #6
- 2Loughran, JohnIRL-8.80.5 pts · #5
- 3Hughes, PadraigIRL-7.41.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+164 Elo gap