2026 SACA Australia Day Weekender

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37 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 26 Jan 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1818, and top seed was William Jordan (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2050).

Weng Yang Joel Su (🇲🇾 MAS, 1763) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Preshaan Thavarajah (4.5) and Edgar Mdinaradze (4.5). Su shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Luthira Lesandul Wijerathne (1548) beat Danial Germano Abdurramane (1914), a +366-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Adelaide, Australia

Dates

24 Jan 2026 → 26 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺FMWilliam Jordan2050

Avg top 10

1,818

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇦🇺Australia×30

🇮🇳India×1

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

🇵🇹Portugal×1

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

🇬🇪Georgia×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Weng Yang Joel Su
🇲🇾MAS·1763
5.0pts·1873perf+14.6
🥈
Preshaan Thavarajah
🇦🇺AUS
4.5pts·1779perf0.0
🥉
Edgar Mdinaradze
🇬🇪GEO·1755
4.5pts·1803perf+7.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Weng Yang Joel Su led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Su5Thavarajah4.5Wijerathne4.5Mdinaradze4.5Bayliss4Hariharan Ayyar4— ex-leaders:Barkerled R3, #9

R6 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan

Weng Yang Joel Su takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Weng Yang Joel Su 4 wins (R3–R6)Luthira Lesandul Wijerathne 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Weng Yang Joel Su	*	—	—	—
2Preshaan Thavarajah	—	*	—	—
3Luthira Lesandul Wijerathne	—	—	*	½
4Edgar Mdinaradze	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Su, Weng Yang Joel	1763	MAS	+13B	−12N	+21B	+18N	+8B	+6N	5.0	17.0	19.5	16.50	1873	+14.6
2	Thavarajah, Preshaan	0	AUS	+14B	+22N	−5B	=7N	+12B	+11N	4.5	17.5	20.0	14.00	1779	0.0
3	Mdinaradze, Edgar	1755	GEO	+27B	+7N	=12B	=5N	+28B	=4N	4.5	17.5	19.5	13.75	1803	+7.2
4	Wijerathne, Luthira Lesandul	1548	SRI	+34B	−5N	+22B	+30N	+9B	=3B	4.5	17.0	18.0	11.75	1945	+120.0
5	Barker, Daniel	1667	AUS	+25N	+4B	+2N	=3B	=6N	−10B	4.0	21.5	23.5	15.25	1754	+18.0
6	Drogemuller, Mathew	1822	AUS	+29B	+31N	=11B	+12N	=5B	−1B	4.0	17.5	19.5	10.75	1800	-2.8
7	Zang, Chen Bi	1699	AUS	+17N	−3B	+25N	=2B	=30N	+15B	4.0	17.0	19.0	11.25	1661	-5.6
8	Hariharan Ayyar R	1681	IND	+21B	−11N	+31B	+13N	−1N	+35B	4.0	16.0	16.5	8.00	1705	+8.0
9	Bayliss, James	1802	AUS	+26N	−28B	+15N	+20B	−4N	+14B	4.0	15.5	17.5	11.00	1637	-19.4
10	Charters, Jamie D	1892	ENG	F	F	+14B	+23N	+11B	+5N	4.0	13.0	13.0	13.00	2542	+40.4
11	Jordan, WilliamFM	2050	AUS	+15N	+8B	=6N	+19B	−10N	−2B	3.5	19.5	22.5	12.00	1887	-15.0
12	Carrigan, William	1722	AUS	+36N	+1B	=3N	−6B	−2N	=30B	3.0	20.0	20.0	8.25	1761	+4.2
13	Colliver, Scott	1527	AUS	−1N	+36B	+16N	−8B	+23B	−19N	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	1509	-3.6
14	Lian, Mark	1508	AUS	−2N	+33B	−10N	+29B	+22B	−9N	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.50	1663	+18.8
15	Caruso, Connor	1521	AUS	−11B	+29N	−9B	+36N	+18B	−7N	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1007	-20.4
16	Thompson, Bradley Clark	1750	AUS	+35B	−23N	−13B	=21N	+27B	=22N	3.0	12.5	13.0	5.00	1506	-23.0
17	Bannister, Jeremy	0	AUS	−7B	=27N	−26B	+?N	=21B	+25N	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.25	1366	0.0
18	Moramganti, Ansh	0	AUS	−28N	+24B	+37N	−1B	−15N	+?B	3.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1408	0.0
19	Karthikeyan, Manav	1626	AUS	+32N	F	+23B	−11N	F	+13B	3.0	11.0	11.0	7.50	1774	+11.6
20	Reiner, Declan	1611	AUS	F	F	+34B	−9N	+26B	+28N	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	1909	+23.0
21	Jerry, Eithen	1424	AUS	−8N	+26B	−1N	=16B	=17N	=23B	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.25	1455	+2.8
22	Dreyer, J Peter	1668	AUS	+33N	−2B	−4N	+25B	−14N	=16B	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.50	1330	-50.4
23	Dalay-On, Josh	1400	AUS	+?B	+16B	−19N	−10B	−13N	=21N	2.5	15.5	15.5	4.25	1493	0.0
24	Balasubramani, Vittal	0	AUS	−30B	−18N	=?B	+37N	−25B	+33N	2.5	8.0	8.0	1.00	1598	0.0
25	Wiltshire, Joel	0	AUS	−5B	+?N	−7B	−22N	+24N	−17B	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.50	877	0.0
26	Farah, James	1100	AUS	−9B	−21N	+17N	+32B	−20N	−31B	2.0	14.5	16.5	5.00	810	0.0
27	FIDE 45113858	1100	—	−3N	=17B	=32N	+31B	−16N	−29B	2.0	14.5	16.5	4.50	950	0.0
28	Perkins, Aaron	1637	AUS	+18B	+9N	F	F	−3N	−20B	2.0	14.5	14.5	7.00	1595	-3.2
29	Guiney, Wayne Bertram	0	AUS	−6N	−15B	F	−14N	+32B	+27N	2.0	14.0	15.0	4.00	818	0.0
30	Pattison, Hamish	1711	AUS	+24N	F	F	−4B	=7B	=12N	2.0	14.0	14.0	6.00	1531	-14.2
31	Zuo, Ella	0	AUS	F	−6B	−8N	−27N	+36B	+26N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	948	0.0
32	Simes, James	0	AUS	−19B	=35N	=27B	−26N	−29N	+37B	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.25	1506	0.0
33	Hope, Simon	0	AUS	−22B	−14N	F	F	+37B	−24B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1429	0.0
34	Abdurramane, Danial Germano	1914	POR	−4N	+37B	−20N	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1432	-33.6
35	Jeanes, David	1408	AUS	−16N	=32B	F	F	F	−8N	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	912	-6.0
36	Chen, Max	0	AUS	−12B	−13N	F	−15B	−31N	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	790	0.0
37	Sambell, David	1478	AUS	F	−34N	−18B	−24B	−33N	−32N	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1085	-3.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wijerathne, Luthira LesandulSRI
+120.0
4.5 pts · #2
2Charters, Jamie DENG
+40.4
4.0 pts · #8
3Reiner, DeclanAUS
+23.0
3.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Dreyer, J PeterAUS
-50.4
2.5 pts · #26
2Abdurramane, Danial GermanoPOR
-33.6
1.0 pts · #17
3Thompson, Bradley ClarkAUS
-23.0
3.0 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R1+366 Elo gap
Wijerathne, Luthira Lesandul1548 beat Abdurramane, Danial Germano1914
R2+350 Elo gap
Dalay-On, Josh1400 beat Thompson, Bradley Clark1750
R3+303 Elo gap
Reiner, Declan1611 beat Abdurramane, Danial Germano1914