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Fountains Mall Open 2026 (Ladies)

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10 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 739, and top seed was Anaya Cassidy Ludick (🇿🇦 RSA, 1608).

Aishwarya Ranjith (🇿🇦 RSA, 1486) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Lathitha Magadla (5.0) and Faith Elizabeth Bruton (4.0). Ranjith won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Lathitha Magadla (1458) beat Anaya Cassidy Ludick (1608), a +150-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Dates
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Anaya Cassidy Ludick1608
Avg top 10
739
Participants
10
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Aishwarya Ranjith led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Ranjith6Magadla5Labuschagne4Bruton4Charlie4Janse Van Rensburg3.5
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Aishwarya Ranjith never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aishwarya Ranjith beat Lathitha Magadla (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Aishwarya Ranjith 3 wins (R1–R3)Lathitha Magadla 5 wins (R3–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Aishwarya Ranjith*
1
1
1
2Lathitha Magadla
0
*
1
1
3Margaret Labuschagne
0
0
*
1
4Faith Elizabeth Bruton
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ranjith, Aishwarya1486RSA+8B+2N+4B=6B+3N+7N=5N6.023.025.021.251811+57.6
2Magadla, Lathitha1458RSAF−1B+3N+8N+4B+6B+7N5.022.023.016.001675+22.6
3Bruton, Faith Elizabeth0RSA+7B+5N−2B−4N−1B+10N+6B4.025.025.010.0014930.0
4Labuschagne, Margaret0RSA+6B+7N−1N+3B−2NF+8B4.023.024.012.0014970.0
5Charlie, Sinovuyo0RSA+10N−3B−6N=7N+9B+8N=1B4.019.019.07.2514820.0
6Janse Van Rensburg, Sanmarie1419RSA−4N+10B+5B=1N+8B−2N−3N3.525.025.09.001453+5.2
7Ludick, Anaya Cassidy1608RSA−3N−4B+9N=5B+10N−1B−2B2.524.024.03.00672-54.8
8Booysen, Tamia1415RSA−1N+9B+10N−2B−6N−5B−4N2.023.523.51.00654-53.2
9Petrus, Lenique0RSAF−8N−7B+10B−5NFF1.017.517.50.007120.0
10FIDE 5340197900—−5B−6N−8B−9N−7B−3BF0.017.017.00.006810.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets