2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 8-9
13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Apr 2026 to 21 Apr 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1994, and top seed was Ethan Chang (🇦🇺 AUS, 2126).
Christopher Ball (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1848) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Seth Peramunetilleke (2.0) and Willis Lo (2.0). Ball won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Christopher Ball (CM, 1848) beat Vladimir Feldman (IM, 2062), a +214-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 2.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 24 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 2.0/9. Ball takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball, ChristopherCM | 1848 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +4B | +12N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2806 | +30.6 |
| 2 | Peramunetilleke, SethCM | 2004 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | +5B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2824 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Lo, Willis | 2114 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | +11N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2672 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Feldman, VladimirIM | 2062 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +8B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1840 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Chang, Ethan | 2126 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1988 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Cronin, Henry | 1969 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | =10B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2003 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Miscenko, Dmitry | 1963 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =6B | =9N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1991 | +1.0 |
| 8 | Tefanis, Frank | 1896 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | −4N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2006 | +6.4 |
| 9 | Quek, KristineWFM | 1904 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | =7B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1862 | -5.4 |
| 10 | Wang, DanielCM | 1912 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2015 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Murray, Bruce DCM | 1888 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −3B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1257 | -12.4 |
| 12 | He, Andrew | 1991 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | −1B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1040 | -53.2 |
| 13 | Chan, Darryl | 1817 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1304 | -3.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ball, ChristopherCMAUS+30.62.0 pts · #1
- 2Peramunetilleke, SethCMAUS+20.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Lo, WillisAUS+8.42.0 pts · #2
- 1He, AndrewAUS-53.20.0 pts · #11
- 2Chang, EthanAUS-15.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Murray, Bruce DCMAUS-12.40.0 pts · #12
- R8+214 Elo gap
- R9+143 Elo gap
- R9+122 Elo gap