Johor U1800 2026
63 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Kah Yii Yap (🇲🇾 MAS, 1794).
Muhd Danish Arif Mohd Afif (🇲🇾 MAS, 1745) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Han Yang Luiz Tan (5.5) and Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran (5.5). Mohd Afif won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Joo Sheng Judson Soh (1486) beat Ding Yu Toh (1747), a +261-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMuhd Danish Arif Mohd Afif led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Muhd Danish Arif Mohd Afif held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
Muhd Danish Arif Mohd Afif 4 wins (R1–R4)Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran 3 wins (R1–R3)Han Yang Luiz Tan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif | 1745 | MAS | +9N | +37B | +21N | +4B | =2N | +11B | =8N | 6.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 26.75 | 1955 | +64.4 |
| 2 | Tan, Han Yang Luiz | 1697 | MAS | +47N | +38B | +31N | =3N | =1B | =8B | +11N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 21.75 | 1844 | +46.0 |
| 3 | Poovendtiran, Thamil Chelvan | 1749 | MAS | +45N | +20B | +55N | =2B | =4N | =7N | +12B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 21.25 | 1873 | +41.2 |
| 4 | Yap, Kah Yii | 1794 | MAS | +33B | +30N | +7B | −1N | =3B | +14N | =5B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 22.25 | 1824 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Lim, Lucian | 1680 | MAS | +15N | +40B | =6N | =13B | +16N | =22B | =4N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 21.25 | 1766 | +24.4 |
| 6 | Imran, Azzubayr | 1707 | MAS | +29B | +43N | =5B | =10N | +23B | =18N | =7B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.75 | 1795 | +27.2 |
| 7 | Sarawana Kumar, Darsvin Kumar | 1682 | MAS | +48B | +42N | −4N | +24B | +9N | =3B | =6N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 19.75 | 1728 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Khor, Zhi Chong | 1779 | MAS | −59N | +36B | +39B | +21N | +10B | =2N | =1B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 21.25 | 1741 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Soh, Joo Sheng Judson | 1486 | MAS | −1B | +60N | +30B | +32N | −7B | +20B | +22N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1808 | +100.0 |
| 10 | Wong, Qian You Ryan | 1668 | MAS | =51N | +34B | +12N | =6B | −8N | +41B | +18B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 19.25 | 1786 | +31.6 |
| 11 | Goh, Jing Hee | 1601 | MAS | +52N | =17B | +22N | +55B | +14N | −1N | −2B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 15.25 | 1768 | +55.6 |
| 12 | Tan, Yean Shin | 1563 | MAS | +49B | =19N | −10B | +35N | +27N | +17B | −3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 16.50 | 1709 | +38.8 |
| 13 | Muhamad Rosli, Nur Aufa Hana | 1695 | MAS | +54B | +28N | =14B | =5N | −18B | +26B | =15N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 1780 | +18.0 |
| 14 | Muhd Rosli, Muhd Harith Hazimi | 1658 | MAS | +44N | +59B | =13N | +19N | −11B | −4B | +31N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 1659 | +0.4 |
| 15 | Abd Rasih, Radzi | 0 | MAS | −5B | +49N | +42B | =25N | =32B | +21N | =13B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chiam, Yi Hong Eric | 0 | MAS | =34N | =27B | +33B | +43N | −5B | =23N | +32B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mohd Azaharuddin, Muhd Imran | 1761 | MAS | +41B | =11N | −19B | +31B | +38N | −12N | +24B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 1587 | -45.2 |
| 18 | Chan, Rong Sean | 0 | MAS | −55N | +45B | +40N | +37B | +13N | =6B | −10N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lim, Zi Hao | 1684 | MAS | +24N | =12B | +17N | −14B | −26N | =38B | +40N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1690 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Wong, Jing Yuan Rafael | 1607 | MAS | +60B | −3N | +29B | −23N | +50B | −9N | +33B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1533 | -24.4 |
| 21 | Ng, Yi Han | 1573 | MAS | +62B | +32N | −1B | −8B | +47N | −15B | +37N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1723 | +40.4 |
| 22 | Toh, Ding Yu | 1747 | MAS | =39B | +50N | −11B | +48N | +25B | =5N | −9B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 1554 | -58.0 |
| 23 | Khaw, Wei Zhe Jayden | 1523 | MAS | +46N | −55B | +44N | +20B | −6N | =16B | =27N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 14.25 | 1577 | +10.0 |
| 24 | Mohd Al Hafis, Muhd Danial Al Aisy | 0 | MAS | −19B | +62N | +28B | −7N | +42B | +37B | −17N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Tan, Hong Jun | 1633 | MAS | +36N | −31B | +41N | =15B | −22N | +48B | =26N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1625 | -0.8 |
| 26 | Thong-Thor, Hengxuan Ivan | 0 | MAS | −42B | =54N | +45B | +39N | +19B | −13N | =25B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mohd Afif, Abdur Rahman | 1685 | MAS | −50B | =16N | +58B | +51N | −12B | +39N | =23B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1490 | -50.0 |
| 28 | Mohd Shohod, Shahrulnizam | 1569 | MAS | +56N | −13B | −24N | +44B | −31N | +47B | +38N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1700 | +10.6 |
| 29 | Mohd Rahmat, Nur Afrina | 1479 | MAS | −6N | +56B | −20N | +40B | −37N | +58B | +43N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1576 | +30.8 |
| 30 | Lee, San Seng | 1627 | MAS | +57N | −4B | −9N | −47B | +60N | +59B | +41N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1478 | -40.4 |
| 31 | Lum, Mun Lik | 0 | MAS | +?B | +25N | −2B | −17N | +28B | =33N | −14B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Lim, Yee Ler | 1689 | MAS | +58N | −21B | +59N | −9B | =15N | +34B | −16N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1602 | -21.2 |
| 33 | Mohd Afif, Aishah | 1523 | MAS | −4N | +52B | −16N | +56B | +46N | =31B | −20N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 901 | -22.0 |
| 34 | Mahfar Adib, Khairul Mustaqim | 1632 | MAS | =16B | −10N | −35B | +58N | +51B | −32N | +46N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1474 | -24.8 |
| 35 | Mohd Azaharuddin, Luqmanul Hakim | 0 | MAS | −38N | =58B | +34N | −12B | −40N | +51B | +48N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Chee, Jun Bing | 0 | MAS | −25B | −8N | =62B | +54N | −39B | +49N | +?B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Tan, Huai Mint | 1595 | MAS | +63B | −1N | +50B | −18N | +29B | −24N | −21B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1558 | -8.0 |
| 38 | Nor Halim, Nor Hariz | 1582 | MAS | +35B | −2N | =48B | +57N | −17B | =19N | −28B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 8.75 | 1356 | -39.6 |
| 39 | Ammar, Nuha Zinnirah | 1490 | MAS | =22N | +51B | −8N | −26B | +36N | −27B | =44N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1464 | -3.6 |
| 40 | Zaidani, Zinneerah Annour | 1528 | MAS | +53B | −5N | −18B | −29N | +35B | +50N | −19B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1377 | -31.6 |
| 41 | Tan, Yi En Ivonne | 1503 | MAS | −17N | +61B | −25B | +49N | +43B | −10N | −30B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 1414 | -20.4 |
| 42 | Saw, Lye Guan | 1543 | MAS | +26N | −7B | −15N | +61B | −24N | −46B | +57N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 882 | -6.2 |
| 43 | Hareedaven, Ahrment Dev | 1579 | MAS | +61N | −6B | +47N | −16B | −41N | +45N | −29B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1456 | -34.4 |
| 44 | Ang, Tong Chalmers | 0 | MAS | −14B | +53N | −23B | −28N | =49B | +54N | =39B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Tan, Yean Chee | 1501 | MAS | −3B | −18N | −26N | +63B | +56N | −43B | +59N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1491 | -2.0 |
| 46 | Wong, Yi Heng | 0 | MAS | −23B | −48N | +63B | +?N | −33B | +42N | −34B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Zaidani, Nusaybah Annayla | 1448 | MAS | −2B | +63N | −43B | +30N | −21B | −28N | =50B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1387 | -18.8 |
| 48 | Yeo, Ying Hao Ervan | 0 | MAS | −7N | +46B | =38N | −22B | +57B | −25N | −35B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Teo, Yoey | 0 | MAS | −12N | −15B | +52N | −41B | =44N | −36B | +58N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 5.50 | 1377 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Tey, Yu Liang | 1435 | MAS | +27N | −22B | −37N | +59B | −20N | −40B | =47N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1488 | +15.2 |
| 51 | Alex Arul, Abir Arivan | 0 | MAS | =10B | −39N | +?B | −27B | −34N | −35N | +60B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 35890240 | 0 | — | −11B | −33N | −49B | =53N | =?B | +60N | =54B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 565010671 | 0 | — | −40N | −44B | −61N | =52B | −58N | +62B | +63N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Lee, Junwoo A | 1442 | KOR | −13N | =26B | −57N | −36B | +62N | −44B | =52N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 3.75 | 895 | -7.6 |
| 55 | R. Ashockumar Viswaa | 1656 | MAS | +18B | +23N | −3B | −11N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1499 | -12.6 |
| 56 | FIDE 565001796 | 0 | — | −28B | −29N | +60B | −33N | −45B | −?N | +62B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Goo, Chen En | 0 | MAS | −30B | =?N | +54B | −38B | −48N | =63N | −42B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Lue, Ruo Chuan | 1439 | MAS | −32B | =35N | −27N | −34B | +53B | −29N | −49B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 4.25 | 821 | -42.8 |
| 59 | Sarawanan, Kaartiga | 1521 | MAS | +8B | −14N | −32B | −50N | F | −30N | −45B | 1.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 1342 | -51.6 |
| 60 | FIDE 35881488 | 0 | — | −20N | −9B | −56N | +62N | −30B | −52B | −51N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 0.50 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 5787343 | 0 | — | −43B | −41N | +53B | −42N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 35866950 | 0 | — | −21N | −24B | =36N | −60B | −54B | −53N | −56N | 0.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.75 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 565002830 | 0 | — | −37N | −47B | −46N | −45N | F | =57B | −53B | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Soh, Joo Sheng JudsonMAS+100.05.0 pts · #9
- 2Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish ArifMAS+64.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Goh, Jing HeeMAS+55.64.5 pts · #13
- 1Toh, Ding YuMAS-58.04.0 pts · #16
- 2Sarawanan, KaartigaMAS-51.61.0 pts · #45
- 3Mohd Afif, Abdur RahmanMAS-50.04.0 pts · #26
- R7+261 Elo gap
- R1+258 Elo gap
- R1+250 Elo gap