2026 MCC Royal Ladder Round Robin - Crown
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 13 May 2026 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1703, and top seed was David Hemphrey (🇨🇦 CAN, 1810).
Vesal Karami (🇮🇷 IRI, 1803) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Aaryan Kovuru (6.0) and Jovan Momic (5.5). Karami took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jayden Henry Tan (1598) beat David Hemphrey (1810), a +212-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsVesal Karami led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
Vesal Karami takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Vesal Karami opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Jovan Momic); the title is out of reach before R9.
Vesal Karami drew with Aaryan Kovuru (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇷Karami, Vesal | 1803 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 32.25 | 37.0 | +88.0 | 2040 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦Kovuru, Aaryan | 1617 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +106.4 | 1835 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦Momic, Jovan | 1647 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 39.5 | +34.0 | 1786 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦Hemphrey, David | 1810 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | -18.0 | 1731 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦Krishnamurthi, Shashwath Raaghav | 1728 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | -33.6 | 1655 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦Wang, William Kaiyuan | 1642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | +12.0 | 1664 |
| 8 | 🇨🇦Cheung, Oscar | 1792 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -71.3 | 1611 |
| 7 | 🇨🇦Streegan, Michael | 1758 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -71.2 | 1614 |
| 9 | 🇨🇦Wang, Eric Jiachen | 1635 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | -4.0 | 1628 |
| 10 | 🇨🇦Tan, Jayden Henry | 1598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.50 | 43.0 | -21.6 | 1492 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kovuru, AaryanCAN+106.46.0 pts · #2
- 2Karami, VesalIRI+88.08.0 pts · #1
- 3Momic, JovanCAN+34.05.5 pts · #3
- 1Cheung, OscarCAN-71.33.5 pts · #8
- 2Streegan, MichaelCAN-71.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Krishnamurthi, Shashwath RaaghavCAN-33.64.0 pts · #6
- R4+212 Elo gap
- R9+194 Elo gap
- R5+175 Elo gap