2026 Woden Cup Rounds 5-9
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39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 23 Mar 2026 in Canberra, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1782, and top seed was Jordan Brown (🇦🇺 AUS, 1836).
Will Knight (🇦🇺 AUS, 1702) won with 3.5/9, ahead of Nivin Vinothkumar (3.0) and Victor Braguine (3.0). Knight shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Srihari Prabhu (1460) beat Bill Sargent (1815), a +355-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Canberra, Australia
Dates
02 Mar 2026 → 23 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWill Knight led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 50 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9–R9 · LEAD HELD
Will Knight held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Will Knight | * | — | — | — |
| 2Nivin Vinothkumar | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Roy Teymant | — | — | * | — |
| 4Victor Braguine | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knight, Will | 1702 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | +36N | =7N | +13B | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2133 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Vinothkumar, Nivin | 1748 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | +22N | +3B | =14N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1929 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Braguine, Victor | 1760 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +18N | +21B | −2N | +16B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1791 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Teymant, Roy | 1552 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | −5N | +15B | +22N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2308 | +27.0 |
| 5 | Kien, Satra | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | +4B | =21N | −6B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hegde, Lohit | 1704 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =16N | +26B | +5N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.50 | 1676 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Brown, Jordan | 1836 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +36B | +14N | =1B | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 2078 | +17.4 |
| 8 | Robinson, Colin | 1591 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | F | +25B | =10N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1718 | +20.0 |
| 9 | Radisich, Matt | 1735 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | F | =17N | +28N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1982 | +16.2 |
| 10 | Hogben, Tim | 1580 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | F | +39N | =8B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1525 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Ingham, Glenn | 1724 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +37B | =26N | F | +24B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 1757 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Buckley, James | 1613 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | F | =33N | +32B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 2281 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Pearce, Tim | 1744 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =2N | +28N | =14B | −1N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1785 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Macmullin, Owen | 1763 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | −7B | =13N | =2B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1781 | -18.4 |
| 15 | Rahul, Amay | 1620 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =19N | =18B | −4N | +23B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1469 | -13.2 |
| 16 | Prabhu, Srihari | 1460 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | =6B | +34N | −3N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1732 | +50.8 |
| 17 | Jones, Mitchell | 1641 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =16B | +24N | =9B | −21N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1626 | -1.2 |
| 18 | Kumar, Deepan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | =15N | =22B | +36N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mullumby, Keith | 1434 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =15B | −27N | +32N | =34B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1628 | +16.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 573001449 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | +37N | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Butler, Brian J | 1793 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −14B | −3N | =5B | +17B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1631 | -14.0 |
| 22 | Gibson, Bernard | 1566 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +32N | −2B | =18N | −4B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1460 | -8.6 |
| 23 | Macmullin, Jake | 1414 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | +29B | =24B | −15N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1252 | -20.8 |
| 24 | Rosic, Jozo | 1471 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +39N | −17B | =23N | −11N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1300 | -12.8 |
| 25 | Stubbs, Mark | 1518 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =32B | −8N | +33B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1310 | -20.0 |
| 26 | Mackillop, Clive | 1493 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | −6N | =35N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1503 | -0.4 |
| 27 | Vangala, Abhinav | 1731 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | +19B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1606 | -5.2 |
| 28 | Hegde, Sanat | 1787 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | +38N | −9B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1633 | -31.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 573001457 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | −23N | +?N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Gonzalez, Jose Roberto | 1447 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | F | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 573001430 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jain, Aaron | 1463 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −22B | =25N | −19B | −12N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1213 | -48.0 |
| 33 | King, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | −25N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Sargent, Bill | 1815 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | =19N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1267 | -25.8 |
| 35 | Bhasin, Gaurish | 1451 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =26B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 36 | De Noskowski, Adrian | 1814 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | −1B | F | −18B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 979 | -22.8 |
| 37 | Parrish, Matt | 1465 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | F | −20B | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 874 | -9.6 |
| 38 | Grcic, Milan | 1759 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | F | −28B | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 973 | -19.8 |
| 39 | FIDE 573000540 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | F | −10B | −?N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Prabhu, SrihariAUS+50.82.0 pts · #8
- 2Vinothkumar, NivinAUS+41.63.0 pts · #2
- 3Knight, WillAUS+38.43.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Jain, AaronAUS-48.00.5 pts · #28
- 2Hegde, SanatAUS-31.21.0 pts · #22
- 3Sargent, BillAUS-25.80.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R8+355 Elo gap
- R9+119 Elo gap
- R7+112 Elo gap