2026 St George Club Championship Division 2 Rounds 7-9 plus postponed
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 May 2026 to 26 May 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1811, and top seed was Laughlan James (🇦🇺 AUS, 1936).
Avinav Sivaraj (🇦🇺 AUS, 1713) won with 3.5/9, ahead of Yik Wai Zhou (2.5) and Stevo Acevski (2.5). Sivaraj shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Stevo Acevski (1790) beat Laughlan James (1936), a +146-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
05 May 2026 → 26 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×10
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sivaraj, Avinav | 🇦🇺AUS | 1713 | 3.5 | 1828 | 1977 | +59.2 |
| 3 | Zhou, Yik Wai | 🇦🇺AUS | 1787 | 2.5 | 1789 | 1884 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Acevski, Stevo | 🇦🇺AUS | 1790 | 2.5 | 1820 | 2093 | +22.2 |
| 6 | Li, Ashton | 🇦🇺AUS | 1816 | 2.0 | 1831 | 1956 | +32.8 |
| 7 | Escribano, Jose | 🇦🇺AUS | 1744 | 2.0 | 1790 | 1790 | +2.8 |
| 4 | Babic, Michael S | 🇦🇺AUS | 1847 | 2.0 | 1792 | 1792 | -3.4 |
| 5 | Rewais, Sarwat | 🇦🇺AUS | 1809 | 2.0 | 1809 | 2609 | +20.4 |
| 9 | Mavroidis, Jim | 🇦🇺AUS | 1815 | 0.5 | 1792 | 1470 | -33.8 |
| 8 | Belz, Anthony J | 🇦🇺AUS | 1853 | 0.5 | 1786 | 1464 | -61.6 |
| 10 | James, Laughlan | 🇦🇺AUS | 1936 | 0.5 | 1766 | 1493 | -33.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sivaraj, AvinavAUS+59.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Li, AshtonAUS+32.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Acevski, StevoAUS+22.22.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Belz, Anthony JAUS-61.60.5 pts · #8
- 2James, LaughlanAUS-33.80.5 pts · #10
- 3Mavroidis, JimAUS-33.80.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R9+146 Elo gap
- R4+140 Elo gap
- R7+120 Elo gap