2026 Q1 SCF Training Tournament
50 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Singapore, Singapore. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1717, and top seed was Zheng He Sherman Ng (🇸🇬 SGP, 1829).
Sichen Song (🇸🇬 SGP, 1729) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Judith Supatra Sophie (4.5) and Yu Heng Lucas John Wee (4.5). Song shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jing Xun Jayden Tan (1447) beat Si Xun Shaun Yeo (1655), a +208-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 4.5/6. Song takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
Judith Supatra Sophie 3 wins (R1–R3)Sichen Song 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yu Heng Lucas John Wee | * | — | — | — |
| 2Judith Supatra Sophie | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Sichen Song | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Si Xu Shane Yeo | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song, Sichen | 1729 | SGP | +20B | +14N | +6B | =2N | =5B | =10N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 16.50 | 1797 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Sophie, Judith Supatra | 1660 | SGP | +43N | +41B | +8N | =1B | =10B | =5N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 13.00 | 1802 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Wee, Yu Heng Lucas John | 1779 | SGP | +30N | =21B | =13B | =31N | +14B | +9N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 14.50 | 1760 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Yeo, Si Xu Shane | 1633 | SGP | +34B | =27N | +38B | −5N | +26B | +12B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 1627 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Chu, Wa Ching David | 1615 | SGP | F | +37B | +29N | +4B | =1N | =2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 1926 | +79.6 |
| 6 | Tay, Jing Yi | 1631 | SGP | +48N | +39B | −1N | =14B | +13N | =7B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 9.25 | 1639 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Manjunathan Janani, Yokgan | 1665 | SGP | +47B | −13N | +35B | =17N | +27B | =6N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1657 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Nitin Chandok | 1628 | SGP | +40B | +44N | −2B | =26N | +17B | =11N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1608 | -2.8 |
| 9 | Ho, Rui Jie Jonathan | 1613 | SGP | F | +34N | +47B | +11N | +20B | −3B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1762 | +30.4 |
| 10 | Lin, Yi Christopher | 1701 | SGP | F | =28B | +21N | +12B | =2N | =1B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 1808 | +27.2 |
| 11 | Huang, Junren | 1654 | SGP | =38N | +15B | =28N | −9B | +23N | =8B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1632 | -2.8 |
| 12 | Yeo, Si En Faith | 1759 | SGP | =22B | +26N | +27B | −10N | +31B | −4N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1566 | -48.0 |
| 13 | Jin, Yi | 1567 | SGP | +46N | +7B | =3N | F | −6B | +32N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1710 | +25.6 |
| 14 | Gu, Yimo | 1578 | SGP | +45N | −1B | +44B | =6N | −3N | +38B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1433 | -19.2 |
| 15 | Ho, Hao Wei Jayden | 1449 | SGP | =49B | −11N | +24B | =16N | =21N | +28B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1665 | +70.0 |
| 16 | Chow, Jia Li Declan | 1622 | SGP | F | =22N | +40B | =15B | =28N | +20N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1576 | -10.0 |
| 17 | Sim, Ming Yi | 1524 | SGP | +50N | −29B | +42N | =7B | −8N | +39B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1371 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Wong, Tzejin Zavier | 1621 | SGP | F | +32N | −20B | +34N | =38B | +30N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 1574 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Tan, Yu Yang | 1478 | MAS | F | F | =48N | +44B | +42N | +31B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.25 | 2334 | +23.2 |
| 20 | Tan, Jing Xun Jayden | 1447 | SGP | −1N | +46B | +18N | +29B | −9N | −16B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1573 | +32.0 |
| 21 | Wong, Ming Wei Benjamin | 1589 | SGP | +36B | =3N | −10B | =38N | =15B | =22N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1509 | -18.8 |
| 22 | Kelmendi, Paolo | 1471 | SGP | =12N | =16B | −37N | +50B | =29N | =21B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1609 | +32.0 |
| 23 | Arunprasad, Krithik | 1551 | SGP | −26B | =40N | +33B | =35N | −11B | +34N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1384 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Tan, Xuan Ying Calyn | 1489 | SGP | F | F | −15N | +45B | +46B | +26N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 646 | -22.4 |
| 25 | Zhang, Yunyi | 1682 | SGP | F | F | F | +36N | +40B | +41B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2322 | +11.6 |
| 26 | Tandiono, Nelvin Eliam | 0 | SGP | +23N | −12B | +41N | =8B | −4N | −24B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Yang, Jialu | 1511 | SGP | F | =4B | −12N | +28B | −7N | +29B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1647 | +36.4 |
| 28 | Ang, Jun Yi Gabriel | 1570 | SGP | +33B | =10N | =11B | −27N | =16B | −15N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1436 | -34.4 |
| 29 | Yeo, Si Xun Shaun | 1655 | SGP | +32B | +17N | −5B | −20N | =22B | −27N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1437 | -67.2 |
| 30 | Chan, Weng Yan Shane | 1504 | SGP | −3B | +36N | F | =39B | +33N | −18B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 887 | -20.8 |
| 31 | Rajesh, Nathaniel | 1593 | SGP | F | +48B | +39N | =3B | −12N | −19N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1392 | -20.8 |
| 32 | Rajendran, I | 1409 | SGP | −29N | −18B | +45N | =42B | +41N | −13B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1400 | -1.2 |
| 33 | Ng, Jing Qi Ashley | 0 | SGP | −28N | +43B | −23N | =41B | −30B | +40N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Arihaan Mantoo | 0 | IND | −4N | −9B | +46N | −18B | +50N | −23B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Lee, Junwoo A | 1510 | KOR | −37N | +45B | −7N | =23B | −39N | =44B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1395 | -16.4 |
| 36 | Goh, Xuan Yi Jireh | 0 | SGP | −21N | −30B | −43N | −25B | +48N | +50B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Karl, Sutanto | 1795 | SGP | +35B | −5N | +22B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1657 | -18.0 |
| 38 | Goh, Grant Nathaniel | 0 | SGP | =11B | F | −4N | =21B | =18N | −14N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ding, Ziyu Brayden | 0 | SGP | F | −6N | −31B | =30N | +35B | −17N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Chee, Jin Xian Brandon | 0 | SGP | −8N | =23B | −16N | +48B | −25N | −33B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Liang, Zi Ye | 1523 | SGP | +42B | −2N | −26B | =33N | −32B | −25N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 780 | -50.8 |
| 42 | Wong, Kenjin Kyzen | 0 | SGP | −41N | F | −17B | =32N | −19B | +43N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Lee, Chloe Ling En | 1413 | SGP | −2B | −33N | +36B | F | =44N | −42B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 857 | -9.6 |
| 44 | Goh, Jia Rui | 0 | SGP | F | −8B | −14N | −19N | =43B | =35N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 1.75 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Lee, Yu Zheng Cayson | 0 | SGP | −14B | −35N | −32B | −24N | F | +47N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1243 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Tan, Jing Hern Julian | 0 | SGP | −13B | −20N | −34B | F | −24N | +48B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Foo, En Ze David | 1431 | SGP | −7N | +50B | −9N | F | F | −45B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 838 | -18.8 |
| 48 | FIDE 5876923 | 0 | — | −6B | −31N | =19B | −40N | −36B | −46N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Liang, Yuchen | 1742 | SGP | =15N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1446 | -14.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 5876575 | 0 | — | −17B | −47N | F | −22N | −34B | −36N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chu, Wa Ching DavidSGP+79.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Ho, Hao Wei JaydenSGP+70.03.5 pts · #7
- 3Sophie, Judith SupatraSGP+45.24.5 pts · #2
- 1Yeo, Si Xun ShaunSGP-67.22.5 pts · #12
- 2Liang, Zi YeSGP-50.81.5 pts · #50
- 3Yeo, Si En FaithSGP-48.03.5 pts · #11
- R4+208 Elo gap
- R2+180 Elo gap
- R3+174 Elo gap