2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini

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70 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Canberra, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1700, and top seed was Charles Hou (🇦🇺 AUS, 1772).

John Shu (🇦🇺 AUS, 1608) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Chris Belton (5.5) and Nick Beare (5.5). Shu won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rohan Ruaya (1475) beat Enock He (1723), a +248-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Canberra, Australia

Dates

03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺Charles Hou1772

Avg top 10

1,700

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇺Australia×65

🇫🇷France×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

Top 3

🥇
John Shu
🇦🇺AUS·1608
6.0pts·1844perf+63.6
🥈
Chris Belton
🇦🇺AUS·1613
5.5pts·1831perf+75.2
🥉
Nick Beare
🇦🇺AUS·1717
5.5pts·1839perf+16.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

John Shu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Shu6Wang5.5Belton5.5Beare5.5He5Thulasidas5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

John Shu held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

John Shu 5 wins (R1–R5)Chris Belton 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1John Shu	*	—	1	½
2Isaac (Yijun) Wang	—	*	—	—
3Chris Belton	0	—	*	—
4Nick Beare	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shu, John	1608	AUS	+56B	+43N	+24B	+12N	+2N	=5B	=3N	6.0	27.5	30.0	24.75	1844	+63.6
2	Belton, Chris	1613	AUS	+53B	+52N	+11B	+6N	−1B	+19N	=7B	5.5	27.0	29.5	21.00	1831	+75.2
3	Beare, Nick	1717	AUS	=54N	=20B	+26N	+55B	+16B	+6N	=1B	5.5	26.0	28.5	22.25	1839	+16.6
4	Wang, Isaac (Yijun)	1680	AUS	+50N	=65B	+40N	+32B	−5N	+11N	+22B	5.5	22.5	24.0	18.25	1776	+27.4
5	Vangala, Abhinav	1657	AUS	+14B	=8N	+44B	+13N	+4B	=1N	−10B	5.0	30.5	33.5	23.00	1730	+24.0
6	Thulasidas, Manish	1607	AUS	+61N	+31N	+15B	−2B	+42N	−3B	+21N	5.0	26.5	29.0	18.00	1686	+22.7
7	He, Enock	1723	AUS	−39N	+36N	=14B	+49B	+34N	+32B	=2N	5.0	23.5	26.0	18.00	1694	-6.1
8	Zhang, Kyle	1627	AUS	+62N	=5B	−33N	=44B	+41N	+23N	+24B	5.0	22.5	25.0	17.50	1703	+16.0
9	Knight, Will	1757	AUS	=36B	+45N	F	=43N	+14B	+27N	+13B	5.0	22.5	22.5	19.25	1791	+4.4
10	Guan, Zheng	1667	AUS	+47B	+60N	F	F	+12B	+21B	+5N	5.0	19.0	19.0	19.00	2319	+37.2
11	Vijay, Ayaansh	1576	AUS	+51B	+21N	−2N	=18B	+20N	−4B	+45N	4.5	26.5	29.0	15.75	1464	-25.6
12	Zhang, Tianyu	0	AUS	+23B	+22N	+35N	−1B	−10N	=33B	+34N	4.5	26.0	29.5	16.75	1654	0.0
13	Jago, Stephen	1605	AUS	+28N	+39B	=34N	−5B	+18N	+25B	−9N	4.5	26.0	29.0	17.25	1680	+14.8
14	Jyothi Nikhil, Neev	1428	AUS	−5N	+64B	=7N	+40B	−9N	+35B	+32N	4.5	25.0	27.0	14.50	1684	+79.2
15	Adler, Sven	0	AUS	+41N	+18B	−6N	−19B	+53N	+39N	=17B	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.25	1582	+10.0
16	Cutting, Luke	1650	AUS	F	+54B	+20N	+34B	−3N	=17N	+19B	4.5	24.0	24.0	16.25	1754	+21.2
17	Raappana-Ezzy, Ryan	0	AUS	−40N	+28B	+59N	+35B	=25N	=16B	=15N	4.5	23.5	26.0	16.50	1638	0.0
18	Nair Abhilash, Dhyan	1485	AUS	+27B	−15N	+52B	=11N	−13B	+40N	+42B	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.75	1694	+83.2
19	Liang, Nancy	1496	NZL	−21B	+51N	+29B	+15N	+22B	−2B	−16N	4.0	26.5	29.0	15.00	1630	+36.8
20	Paudel, Prakarsha	0	AUS	+48B	=3N	−16B	+30N	−11B	+36N	=27B	4.0	26.0	29.0	15.25	1601	0.0
21	Canudas, Mar	0	AUS	+19N	−11B	+39N	+33B	+24B	−10N	−6B	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.50	1594	0.0
22	Zhang, Xiaoyao	1540	AUS	+46N	−12B	+37N	+53B	−19N	+29B	−4N	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.00	1561	+1.4
23	Kadouch, Ezechiel	1583	FRA	−12N	−41B	+62N	+28B	+26N	−8B	+47N	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.50	1696	+22.8
24	Fan, Licheng	1498	AUS	+67N	+58B	−1N	+41B	−21N	+42B	−8N	4.0	23.5	25.0	10.00	1629	+17.8
25	Fitzgerald, Michael	1644	AUS	+66B	+33B	=32N	=42N	=17B	−13N	=30B	4.0	23.0	24.5	12.50	1612	-11.6
26	Luyen, Andy	1487	AUS	−33N	+62B	−3B	+31N	−23B	+51B	+41N	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.00	1506	+4.4
27	Lee, Thiam Woon	1603	AUS	−18N	=49B	+67N	+58B	+43N	−9B	=20N	4.0	21.5	23.0	10.25	1583	-2.0
28	Meredith, Zoe	1438	AUS	−13B	−17N	+64B	−23N	+68B	+57N	+43B	4.0	20.5	21.5	8.50	1434	-0.8
29	Ansary, Abhiq	0	AUS	−34N	+50B	−19N	+38B	+55N	−22N	+59B	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.00	1592	0.0
30	Mididuddi, Varshini	1448	AUS	+63N	−32B	=58N	−20B	+66N	+46B	=25N	4.0	19.5	21.0	10.25	1504	+9.6
31	Ong, Yun Li (Charlotte)	1466	AUS	−35N	−6B	+69N	−26B	+60B	+65N	+39B	4.0	19.5	19.5	7.00	1528	+20.0
32	Rajpura, Palash	1509	AUS	+49B	+30N	=25B	−4N	+36B	−7N	−14B	3.5	26.5	29.0	12.00	1584	+28.0
33	Stokes, Mark C	1693	AUS	+26B	−25N	+8B	−21N	=50B	=12N	=37B	3.5	25.0	27.5	14.25	1630	-7.6
34	Woo, Eric	1583	AUS	+29B	+57N	=13B	−16N	−7B	+50N	−12B	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.25	1522	-14.4
35	Chang, Ike	1603	AUS	+31B	+61N	−12B	−17N	=37B	−14N	+56B	3.5	23.5	26.0	10.75	1612	+2.4
36	Bryant, Sam	1635	AUS	=9N	−7B	+63N	+65B	−32N	−20B	+61N	3.5	22.5	24.0	9.00	1591	-10.8
37	Xu, James	1576	AUS	−42B	+70N	−22B	+57N	=35N	=43B	=33N	3.5	19.5	19.5	7.50	1442	-34.0
38	Kevork, Leo	1564	AUS	−57B	−66N	+51B	−29N	+64B	=44N	+49B	3.5	16.5	18.0	8.50	1590	+3.6
39	Ruaya, Rohan	1475	AUS	+7B	−13N	−21B	+56N	+44N	−15B	−31N	3.0	25.0	27.5	10.50	1486	+1.6
40	Prabhu, Srihari	1516	AUS	+17B	=42N	−4B	−14N	+49N	−18B	=46N	3.0	25.0	27.5	10.00	1394	-32.4
41	Deng-Xia, Brandon	0	AUS	−15B	+23N	+60B	−24N	−8B	+55N	−26B	3.0	24.0	26.5	9.00	1486	0.0
42	Buckley, James	1619	AUS	+37N	=40B	+65N	=25B	−6B	−24N	−18N	3.0	24.0	25.5	8.50	1506	-21.8
43	Horikawa, Tomoki	1512	AUS	+68N	−1B	+66N	=9B	−27B	=37N	−28N	3.0	24.0	25.0	6.75	1448	-14.4
44	Lander, Kieran	0	AUS	F	+59B	−5N	=8N	−39B	=38B	+50N	3.0	21.5	21.5	9.25	1592	0.0
45	Hegde, Mahi	0	AUS	=59N	−9B	F	=54B	+65N	+52N	−11B	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1634	0.0
46	Tan, Mia	0	AUS	−22B	−55N	+70B	+60N	=52B	−30N	=40B	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.25	1411	0.0
47	Anderson, Rinch	1467	AUS	−10N	+68B	−55B	−52N	+69B	+54N	−23B	3.0	17.5	17.5	3.50	1352	-27.2
48	Cunningham, Campbell	1438	AUS	−20N	=67B	−49N	=66B	−51N	+69B	+64N	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	1286	-15.4
49	Singh, Abhyuday	1512	AUS	−32N	=27N	+48B	−7N	−40B	+58B	−38N	2.5	22.0	24.5	7.50	1433	-32.0
50	Dunn, Paul	1448	AUS	−4B	−29N	+61B	+68N	=33N	−34B	−44B	2.5	22.0	23.0	5.25	1503	+3.6
51	Jain, Aaron	1433	AUS	−11N	−19B	−38N	+63B	+48B	−26N	=55B	2.5	21.5	24.0	6.75	1330	-30.8
52	Tobler, Peter	1682	AUS	+69N	−2B	−18N	+47B	=46N	−45B	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	4.50	1394	-45.2
53	Gajula, Karan	1497	AUS	−2N	+69B	+57B	−22N	−15B	=59N	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	3.75	1298	-34.4
54	Carruthers, Ethan	1446	AUS	=3B	−16N	=56B	=45N	=59N	−47B	=57B	2.5	21.0	23.5	8.00	1462	-0.4
55	Nelson, James	1584	AUS	−58N	+46B	+47N	−3N	−29B	−41B	=51N	2.5	21.0	23.5	7.25	1417	-36.8
56	Chen, Taiming	1446	AUS	−1N	=63B	=54N	−39B	=61N	+66B	−35N	2.5	20.0	21.5	5.25	1375	-23.2
57	Tiffen, Rodney E	0	AUS	+38N	−34B	−53N	−37B	+58N	−28B	=54N	2.5	19.5	22.0	7.25	1398	0.0
58	Goh, Nicholas	1400	AUS	+55B	−24N	=30B	−27N	−57B	−49N	+67B	2.5	19.5	21.0	6.00	1471	+21.2
59	Hou, Charles	1772	AUS	=45B	−44N	−17B	+67N	=54B	=53B	−29N	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.50	1611	-20.8
60	Lane, Jasmine	1427	AUS	+64N	−10B	−41N	−46B	−31N	=62B	+66N	2.5	19.5	21.0	4.75	1403	-5.2
61	Duncan, Atticus	1405	AUS	−6B	−35B	−50N	+70N	=56B	+67N	−36B	2.5	18.5	18.5	2.75	1352	-16.0
62	Zhao, Oscar	0	AUS	−8B	−26N	−23B	−64N	+70B	=60N	+69N	2.5	17.5	17.5	1.25	1209	0.0
63	Te Whare, Cameron	0	AUS	−30B	=56N	−36B	−51N	−67B	+70N	+65B	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.75	1316	0.0
64	FIDE 573000540	0	—	−60B	−14N	−28N	+62B	−38N	+68B	−48B	2.0	20.0	21.0	3.50	660	0.0
65	Gough, Joel	1567	AUS	+70B	=4N	−42B	−36N	−45B	−31B	−63N	1.5	21.5	21.5	2.75	1278	-52.4
66	Gajula, Nishitha	1450	AUS	−25N	+38B	−43B	=48N	−30B	−56N	−60B	1.5	20.0	22.5	5.00	1268	-62.8
67	Zhang, Kelvin	1519	AUS	−24B	=48N	−27B	−59B	+63N	−61B	−58N	1.5	18.5	21.0	4.00	1117	-101.6
68	FIDE 3286312	0	—	−43B	−47N	F	−50B	−28N	−64N	+70B	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	663	0.0
69	FIDE 3285618	0	—	−52B	−53N	−31B	F	−47N	−48N	−62B	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	709	0.0
70	Goh, Daphne	0	AUS	−65N	−37B	−46N	−61B	−62N	−63B	−68N	0.0	15.5	16.5	0.00	713	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nair Abhilash, DhyanAUS
+83.2
4.5 pts · #9
2Jyothi Nikhil, NeevAUS
+79.2
4.5 pts · #18
3Belton, ChrisAUS
+75.2
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Zhang, KelvinAUS
-101.6
1.5 pts · #63
2Gajula, NishithaAUS
-62.8
1.5 pts · #50
3Gough, JoelAUS
-52.4
1.5 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R1+248 Elo gap
Ruaya, Rohan1475 beat He, Enock1723
R3+197 Elo gap
Nair Abhilash, Dhyan1485 beat Tobler, Peter1682
R1+184 Elo gap
Goh, Nicholas1400 beat Nelson, James1584