2026 Woden Cup Rounds 2-5
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44 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Canberra, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1782, and top seed was Jordan Brown (🇦🇺 AUS, 1836).
Jordan Brown (🇦🇺 AUS, 1836) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Owen Macmullin (4.0) and Brian J Butler (3.0). Brown shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Keith Mullumby (1434) beat Colin Robinson (1591), a +157-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Canberra, Australia
Dates
02 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
46
14
5
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Brown takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Owen Macmullin 4 wins (R2–R5)Jordan Brown 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Owen Macmullin | * | — | — | — |
| 2Jordan Brown | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Brian J Butler | — | — | * | — |
| 4Srihari Prabhu | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, Jordan | 1836 | AUS | F | +15B | +4N | +6B | +11N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2405 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Macmullin, Owen | 1763 | AUS | F | +29B | +21N | +13B | +5N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2497 | +56.0 |
| 3 | Butler, Brian J | 1793 | AUS | F | +25N | −5B | +24N | +22N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1887 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Prabhu, Srihari | 1460 | AUS | F | +35N | −1B | +37N | +26B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1700 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Grcic, Milan | 1759 | AUS | F | +23B | +3N | =22B | −2B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1829 | +7.4 |
| 6 | Pearce, Tim | 1744 | AUS | F | +36N | =7B | −1N | +19B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1759 | +1.0 |
| 7 | De Noskowski, Adrian | 1814 | AUS | F | +14B | =6N | F | +12B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 1992 | +11.8 |
| 8 | Hegde, Sanat | 1787 | AUS | F | =21B | −11N | +36B | +14N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1718 | -20.4 |
| 9 | Mullumby, Keith | 1434 | AUS | F | +16N | −25B | +35N | =24B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1677 | +25.4 |
| 10 | Bhasin, Gaurish | 1451 | AUS | F | +34N | +30N | −12B | =23N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1671 | +43.6 |
| 11 | Braguine, Victor | 1760 | AUS | F | −13N | +8B | +25N | −1B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1766 | +0.2 |
| 12 | Vinothkumar, Nivin | 1748 | AUS | F | F | +18B | +10N | −7N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1705 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Knight, Will | 1702 | AUS | F | +11B | F | −2N | +25B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1881 | +14.2 |
| 14 | Vangala, Abhinav | 1731 | AUS | F | −7N | +32B | +26N | −8B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1568 | -16.4 |
| 15 | Rosic, Jozo | 1471 | AUS | F | −1N | −16B | +27N | +34B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1573 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Mackillop, Clive | 1493 | AUS | F | −9B | +15N | F | +28B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1595 | +18.0 |
| 17 | Sargent, Bill | 1815 | AUS | F | −22N | F | +23B | +21N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1805 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Jain, Aaron | 1463 | AUS | F | +41B | −12N | +40B | −20N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1651 | +19.2 |
| 19 | Jones, Mitchell | 1641 | AUS | F | +31N | +39B | F | −6N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1607 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Kumar, Deepan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +38N | +18B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Hegde, Lohit | 1704 | AUS | F | =8N | −2B | +33N | −17B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1669 | -5.0 |
| 22 | Radisich, Matt | 1735 | AUS | F | +17B | F | =5N | −3B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1793 | +3.2 |
| 23 | Rahul, Amay | 1620 | AUS | F | −5N | +42B | −17N | =10B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1407 | -24.8 |
| 24 | Gibson, Bernard | 1566 | AUS | F | F | +27B | −3B | =9N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1556 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Ingham, Glenn | 1724 | AUS | F | −3B | +9N | −11B | −13N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1481 | -21.4 |
| 26 | Kien, Satra | 0 | AUS | F | F | +28N | −14B | −4N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Gonzalez, Jose Roberto | 1447 | AUS | F | −28B | −24N | −15B | +44B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 715 | -47.6 |
| 28 | Stubbs, Mark | 1518 | AUS | F | +27N | −26B | F | −16N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1462 | -5.6 |
| 29 | Rawat, Aarav | 1609 | AUS | F | −2N | +34B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1679 | +7.2 |
| 30 | Bhasin, Sumit | 1455 | AUS | F | F | −10B | +34N | −31B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1366 | -12.8 |
| 31 | Parrish, Matt | 1465 | AUS | F | −19B | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1545 | +8.4 |
| 32 | Macmullin, Jake | 1414 | AUS | F | F | −14N | F | +38B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 877 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Teymant, Roy | 1552 | AUS | F | F | F | −21B | +43N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 912 | -5.8 |
| 34 | Bhasin, Gitansh | 1566 | AUS | F | −10B | −29N | −30B | −15N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 696 | -91.6 |
| 35 | Robinson, Colin | 1591 | AUS | F | −4B | F | −9B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 635 | -55.6 |
| 36 | King, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | −6B | F | −8N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 573001465 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −4B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 573001449 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −20B | −32N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 573001414 | 0 | — | F | F | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 573001457 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −18N | −?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Hogben, Tim | 1580 | AUS | F | −18N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 662 | -26.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 573001430 | 0 | — | F | F | −23N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 573001422 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −33B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 573001473 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −27N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 640 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Macmullin, OwenAUS+56.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Bhasin, GaurishAUS+43.62.5 pts · #5
- 3Mullumby, KeithAUS+25.42.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Bhasin, GitanshAUS-91.60.0 pts · #34
- 2Robinson, ColinAUS-55.60.0 pts · #44
- 3Gonzalez, Jose RobertoAUS-47.61.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R4+157 Elo gap
- R2+131 Elo gap
- R2+117 Elo gap