2026 Hobsons Bay C.J.S. Purdy Rookies and Juniors Cup Round 5
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38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 09 May 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1578, and top seed was Lucas Parker (🇦🇺 AUS, 1709).
Candice Fang (🇦🇺 AUS, 1447) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Vivaan Verma (1.0) and Andrew Wei (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vivaan Verma (1450) beat Srikrishna Yendru (1618), a +168-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
09 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×30
🇮🇳India×2
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 15 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 81 co-leaders at R4 to 33 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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33
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
15 players finish on 1.0/5. Fang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fang, Candice | 1447 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Verma, Vivaan | 1450 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +24B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2416 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Wei, Andrew | 1601 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2214 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Ruaya, Rohan | 1475 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2244 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Ashok, Arjun | 1527 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2216 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Husain, Lamiah | 1467 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +22B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2258 | +21.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 573002259 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Parker, Lucas | 1709 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2304 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Alwani Manav | 0 | IND | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Huang, Michael | 1601 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2311 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Mai Nhuan Phat | 0 | VIE | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Arora, Daanish | 1407 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2583 | +35.2 |
| 13 | Goh, Nicholas | 1444 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2235 | +20.8 |
| 14 | Nowak, Ruben | 1664 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2360 | +7.4 |
| 15 | Alwani Manas | 0 | IND | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nema, Nivaan | 1538 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =18B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1545 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Gajula, Karan | 1528 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =19B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1612 | +6.8 |
| 18 | Batyrbekov, Aidan | 1498 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =16N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1536 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Balaji, Sai Sivesh | 1465 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =17N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1485 | -6.8 |
| 20 | Ganesh Kumar, Mukunth | 1456 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 666 | -18.8 |
| 21 | Annadasu, Shreyansh | 1490 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 856 | -14.8 |
| 22 | Guggilla, Krithvik | 1491 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 627 | -21.6 |
| 23 | Das, Ayush | 1459 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 821 | -9.6 |
| 24 | Yendru, Srikrishna | 1618 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 637 | -14.6 |
| 25 | Dhar, Shubham | 1491 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 794 | -15.6 |
| 26 | Martin, Dion | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 642 | -35.2 |
| 27 | Yendru, Sriram | 1424 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 787 | -10.8 |
| 28 | Krishnan, Sanjit | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −13B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 621 | -20.8 |
| 29 | Watson, Jacob | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 930 | -8.4 |
| 30 | Lavars, Jesse | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Luan, William | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 3297403 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Bodke, Aryan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 573002194 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 3297934 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 3297438 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Veeragandham, Gowtham | 1407 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Venkat, Nyra | 1404 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Arora, DaanishAUS+35.21.0 pts · #12
- 2Verma, VivaanAUS+29.21.0 pts · #2
- 3Husain, LamiahAUS+21.61.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Martin, DionAUS-35.20.0 pts · #31
- 2Guggilla, KrithvikAUS-21.60.0 pts · #23
- 3Krishnan, SanjitAUS-20.80.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R5+168 Elo gap