Vestlandsserien Sor 2025-26 2. divisjon

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45 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Bryne, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1815, and top seed was Cyril Karlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1968).

Mark Shcherbyna (🇺🇦 UKR, 1864) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Andreas Leer-Helgesen (4.0) and Asbjorn Myhre (4.0). Shcherbyna shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Aleksandr Rabanal (1448) beat Frode Wiggen (1821), a +373-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Bryne, Norway

Dates

16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Team · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴Cyril Karlsen1968

Avg top 10

1,815

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇳🇴Norway×40

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Mark Shcherbyna
🇺🇦UKR·1864
4.5pts·1944perf+11.6
🥈
Andreas Leer-Helgesen
🇳🇴NOR·1716
4.0pts·2429perf+46.4
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Asbjorn Myhre
🇳🇴NOR·1762
4.0pts·2621perf+11.6

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Shcherbyna, Mark	🇺🇦UKR	1864	4.5	1608	1944	+11.6
3	Leer-Helgesen, Andreas	🇳🇴NOR	1716	4.0	1629	2429	+46.4
18	Myhre, Asbjorn	🇳🇴NOR	1762	4.0	1821	2621	+11.6
8	Kristiansen, Elias V.	🇳🇴NOR	1665	3.5	1629	1724	+6.6
23	Dahle, Harald M.	🇳🇴NOR	1488	3.5	1764	1764	+12.8
28	Ege, Andreas	🇳🇴NOR	1583	3.5	1701	1508	-7.6
2	Samuelsen, Kent Roger	🇳🇴NOR	1917	3.5	1636	1972	+4.8
4	Rabanal, Aleksandr	🇳🇴NOR	1448	3.5	1622	1895	+64.4
24	Andresen, Frank	🇳🇴NOR	1450	3.0	1677	1677	+22.8
34	Pawlak, Damian	🇳🇴NOR	0	3.0	1584	784	0.0
10	Jacobsen, Fredrik Lytomt	🇳🇴NOR	1811	3.0	1621	2421	+10.2
5	Mylam, Mahatej Reddy	🇳🇴NOR	1465	2.5	1669	1669	+48.4
6	Bulegenov, Danial	🇳🇴NOR	1461	2.5	1565	1565	+24.4
29	Hinman, Chris	🇳🇴NOR	1689	2.5	1517	1324	-18.8
7	Lindesteg, Orjan	🇳🇴NOR	1574	2.5	1647	1647	+15.2
13	Ege, Tor Arne	🇳🇴NOR	1713	2.0	1696	1624	-25.2
14	Breiland, John	🇳🇴NOR	1680	2.0	1629	1557	-16.2
11	Blikra, Per	🇳🇴NOR	1831	2.0	1683	1683	-13.8
9	Karlsen, Ciljan	🇳🇴NOR	1640	2.0	1693	1693	+11.6
12	Karlsen, Cyril	🇳🇴NOR	1968	2.0	1618	1743	-26.0
17	Holten, Terje	🇳🇴NOR	1525	2.0	1667	1667	+6.6
32	Ourir, Jad	🇳🇴NOR	0	1.5	1608	1335	0.0
15	Vagle, Inge Arvid	🇳🇴NOR	1513	1.5	1611	1462	-18.4
38	Hoyland, Atle	🇳🇴NOR	0	1.5	1761	961	0.0
33	De Joya, Adam	🇳🇴NOR	0	1.5	1689	889	0.0
16	Ferkingstad, Ludvik	🇳🇴NOR	0	1.0	1617	1424	0.0
37	Ferkingstad, Karsten	🇳🇴NOR	0	1.0	1673	873	0.0
21	Damiano, Sebastian	🇳🇴NOR	1533	1.0	1658	1465	-16.4
26	Wiggen, Frode	🇳🇴NOR	1821	1.0	1578	1453	-53.2
19	Kyrkjebo, Eirik	🇳🇴NOR	1716	1.0	1598	1473	-18.4
42	Fossheim, Matias Arhus	🇳🇴NOR	1415	1.0	1604	804	-43.2
27	Porter, Ross	🇳🇴NOR	1745	1.0	1698	1698	-4.4
25	Prabu, Sakthi	🇳🇴NOR	1560	1.0	1495	1495	-6.8
20	Hestholm, Freddy	🇳🇴NOR	1542	1.0	1702	1702	+6.2
22	Stenhaug, Andreas	🇳🇴NOR	0	1.0	1640	2440	+6.6
31	Vagen, Bjorn Vidar	🇳🇴NOR	1488	0.5	1597	1404	-4.4
30	Herland, Nikolai	🇳🇴NOR	1667	0.5	1465	1465	-10.4
44	Scherbyna, Danylo	🇳🇴NOR	0	0.0	1605	805	0.0
41	FIDE 556004613	—	0	0.0	1689	889	0.0
40	FIDE 556004621	—	0	0.0	1588	788	0.0
36	Londalen, Sindre	🇳🇴NOR	1587	0.0	1713	913	-13.2
35	Payyappilly, Paulson	🇳🇴NOR	0	0.0	1584	784	0.0
39	FIDE 556004605	—	0	0.0	1448	648	0.0
45	FIDE 556001088	—	0	0.0	1450	650	0.0
43	Vatne, Benjamin Ljosland	🇳🇴NOR	1562	0.0	1811	1011	-7.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rabanal, AleksandrNOR
+64.4
3.5 pts · #4
2Mylam, Mahatej ReddyNOR
+48.4
2.5 pts · #5
3Leer-Helgesen, AndreasNOR
+46.4
4.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Wiggen, FrodeNOR
-53.2
1.0 pts · #26
2Fossheim, Matias ArhusNOR
-43.2
1.0 pts · #42
3Karlsen, CyrilNOR
-26.0
2.0 pts · #12

Biggest upsets

R3+373 Elo gap
Rabanal, Aleksandr1448 beat Wiggen, Frode1821
R3+255 Elo gap
Ege, Tor Arne1713 beat Karlsen, Cyril1968
R1+248 Elo gap
Mylam, Mahatej Reddy1465 beat Ege, Tor Arne1713