2026 Australian Junior Championship U12 Girls
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21 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Canberra, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1565, and top seed was Sahasra Selva Muthukumar (🇦🇺 AUS, 1721).
Suria Daniel (🇦🇺 AUS, 1694) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Emma Zhou (6.5) and Sahasra Selva Muthukumar (6.5). Daniel shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Emma Zhou (1570) beat Sahasra Selva Muthukumar (1721), a +151-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Canberra, Australia
Dates
21 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×15
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsSuria Daniel led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jan
Sahasra Selva Muthukumar takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Suria Daniel drew with Emma Zhou (Black).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Emma Zhou won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suria Daniel | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Emma Zhou | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Sahasra Selva Muthukumar | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Victoria Mao | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel, Suria | 1694 | AUS | +4B | −14N | +8B | +18N | =11B | +12N | +3B | =2N | +6B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 36.50 | 1692 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Zhou, Emma | 1570 | AUS | −12B | +20N | +4B | +7N | +3B | =11N | =6B | =1B | +5N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 33.00 | 1706 | +50.0 |
| 3 | Selva Muthukumar, Sahasra | 1721 | AUS | +21N | +5B | =11B | +12N | −2N | +13B | −1N | +4B | +9N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 28.75 | 1644 | -21.6 |
| 4 | Mao, Victoria | 1413 | AUS | −1N | +19B | −2N | +10B | +18B | +8N | +12B | −3N | +13N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 1585 | +52.4 |
| 5 | Wang, Iris | 1635 | AUS | +9B | −3N | +16B | −8N | +14B | +7N | +11B | =6N | −2B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 26.75 | 1552 | -25.2 |
| 6 | Wu, Ruixi (adela) | 0 | AUS | +20B | =8N | +14B | =11N | =12B | +9N | =2N | =5B | −1N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 23.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mondal, Jahnavi | 1446 | AUS | +10N | −13B | +17N | −2B | =15N | −5B | +16N | +14N | +11B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 24.75 | 1492 | +11.2 |
| 8 | De Vas, Senudi | 1516 | AUS | +15N | =6B | −1N | +5B | =13N | −4B | −9N | +19B | +18N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 21.50 | 1485 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Wong, Olivia | 0 | AUS | −5N | +21B | −18N | +17B | +?N | −6B | +8B | +15N | −3B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Pabla, Arya | 0 | AUS | −7B | −16N | +20B | −4N | +19B | −18N | +21B | +?N | +17N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dudipalli, Hamsini | 1473 | AUS | +17N | +18B | =3N | =6B | =1N | =2B | −5N | =13B | −7N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 22.50 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Zuo, Sarah | 1457 | AUS | +2N | +15B | +13N | −3B | =6N | −1B | −4N | −18B | +19N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 21.25 | 1517 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Liang, Nancy | 1548 | NZL | +16B | +7N | −12B | +14N | =8B | −3N | =18B | =11N | −4B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 21.00 | 1466 | -33.6 |
| 14 | Bo, Jamie | 1591 | AUS | +19N | +1B | −6N | −13B | −5N | +15B | =17N | −7B | +21N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 1388 | -41.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 573000817 | 0 | — | −8B | −12N | +19B | +16N | =7B | −14N | +?N | −9B | +20B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.25 | 1180 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 3280047 | 0 | — | −13N | +10B | −5N | −15B | =17N | +21B | −7B | +20N | +?B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Feng, Echo | 0 | AUS | −11B | +?N | −7B | −9N | =16B | +20N | =14B | +21N | −10B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.50 | 1229 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Meredith, Zoe | 0 | AUS | F | −11N | +9B | −1B | −4N | +10B | =13N | +12N | −8B | 3.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 16.75 | 1324 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 573000825 | 0 | — | −14B | −4N | −15N | +21B | −10N | +?B | +20B | −8N | −12B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 2.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 573000388 | 0 | — | −6N | −2B | −10N | +?B | −21N | −17B | −19N | −16B | −15N | 1.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 573000809 | 0 | — | −3B | −9N | −?B | −19N | +20B | −16N | −10N | −17B | −14B | 1.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mao, VictoriaAUS+52.46.0 pts · #7
- 2Zhou, EmmaAUS+50.06.5 pts · #2
- 3Zuo, SarahAUS+12.84.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Bo, JamieAUS-41.64.5 pts · #13
- 2Liang, NancyNZL-33.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Wang, IrisAUS-25.25.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R5+151 Elo gap
- R8+145 Elo gap
- R9+135 Elo gap