2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 5-7
21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2013, and top seed was Ethan Chang (🇦🇺 AUS, 2126).
Henry Cronin (🇦🇺 AUS, 1969) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Seth Peramunetilleke (2.0) and Kristine Quek (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Henry Cronin (1969) beat Ethan Chang (2126), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 6 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 24 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
6 players finish on 2.0/7. Cronin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
CM Seth Peramunetilleke lost to WFM Kristine Quek (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMSeth Peramunetilleke | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2WFMKristine Quek | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Darryl Chan | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMVladimir Feldman | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cronin, Henry | 1969 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +4B | +3N | −2B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2145 | +10.8 |
| 2 | Peramunetilleke, SethCM | 2004 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3N | +10B | +1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2095 | +7.4 |
| 3 | Quek, KristineWFM | 1904 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +2B | −1B | +13N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2101 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Chang, Ethan | 2126 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1N | +13B | +7N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2071 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Chan, Darryl | 1817 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =8B | =14N | +16B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 2000 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Feldman, VladimirIM | 2062 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +17B | −7N | +15B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1978 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Wang, DanielCM | 1912 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =18N | +6B | −4B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 2065 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Anup Kumar, Vihaan | 1895 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =5N | F | +14B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 2057 | +17.2 |
| 9 | Miscenko, Dmitry | 1963 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +10N | =19B | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2242 | +14.8 |
| 10 | He, Andrew | 1991 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9B | −2N | +20B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1828 | -26.0 |
| 11 | Li, Shing Hei | 1890 | HKG | F | F | F | F | +16B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2626 | +8.2 |
| 12 | Ni, LucasCM | 1954 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +15B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2649 | +13.6 |
| 13 | Tefanis, Frank | 1896 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =21N | −4N | −3B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1717 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Cheok, Oliver | 1918 | SGP | F | F | F | F | F | =5B | −8N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1659 | -13.2 |
| 15 | Siva Sankaran, Anup Kumar | 1839 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12N | =17B | −6N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1667 | -13.0 |
| 16 | Ball, ChristopherCM | 1848 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −11N | =20B | −5N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1594 | -16.4 |
| 17 | Kuncoro, Leo | 1802 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | =15N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1758 | -4.8 |
| 18 | Williams, Oliver | 2015 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =7B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1912 | -4.8 |
| 19 | Lo, Willis | 2114 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1960 | -4.0 |
| 20 | Luchtmeijer, Anthonie Pieter | 1933 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =16N | −10N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1715 | -9.4 |
| 21 | Murray, Bruce DCM | 1888 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =13B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1919 | +0.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wang, DanielCMAUS+24.01.5 pts · #8
- 2Anup Kumar, VihaanAUS+17.21.5 pts · #9
- 3Quek, KristineWFMAUS+15.22.0 pts · #2
- 1He, AndrewAUS-26.01.0 pts · #12
- 2Ball, ChristopherCMAUS-16.40.5 pts · #21
- 3Tefanis, FrankAUS-14.80.5 pts · #18
- R5+157 Elo gap
- R6+150 Elo gap