2026 UQ FIDE Winter Weekender
Open SwissStandard
65 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in St Lucia, Australia. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2011, and top seed was Sravan Renjith (🇳🇿 NZL, IM, 2333).
Joel Leong (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2143) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Zerui Xing (5.0) and Sravan Renjith (4.5). Leong won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rohan Pyne (1713) beat Bruce Williams (2108), a +395-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺St Lucia, Australia
Dates
20 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×52
🇯🇵Japan×2
🇳🇿New Zealand×2
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Joel Leong led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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11
3
1
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Joel Leong never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
CM Joel Leong won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
R4 · LATE SURGE
Bruce Williams was #16 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJoel Leong | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2CMZerui Xing | — | * | — | — |
| 3Bruce Williams | — | — | * | — |
| 4Alex Devin | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leong, JoelCM | 2143 | AUS | +25N | +41B | +9N | +3B | +14N | +5B | 6.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 2719 | +60.4 |
| 2 | Xing, ZeruiCM | 1988 | AUS | +29N | +35B | =8N | =14B | +9N | +10B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 17.25 | 2068 | +22.8 |
| 3 | Renjith, SravanIM | 2333 | NZL | +24B | +10N | +16B | −1N | +26B | =4N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 15.75 | 2165 | -16.6 |
| 4 | Li, Terrence | 1959 | AUS | +15N | +31B | =7N | =8B | +11N | =3B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 17.00 | 2038 | +23.6 |
| 5 | Devin, Alex | 1895 | AUS | =28N | +30B | +52N | +7B | +19B | −1N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 13.50 | 1934 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Williams, Bruce | 2108 | AUS | +43B | =12N | +36B | −19N | +8B | +25N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 13.50 | 1925 | -18.4 |
| 7 | Field, Alex | 1773 | AUS | +62B | +59N | =4B | −5N | +18B | +16N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1890 | +34.8 |
| 8 | McCarthy, Oliver | 1818 | AUS | +18N | +34B | =2B | =4N | −6N | +29B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.25 | 1917 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Godinho, Isaac | 1820 | AUS | +22B | +32N | −1B | +31N | −2B | +27N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1884 | +22.0 |
| 10 | Liu, Mike | 1770 | AUS | +53N | −3B | +20N | +42B | +33N | −2N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1945 | +44.4 |
| 11 | Holliday, Bruce M | 1817 | AUS | −32B | +62N | +22B | +27N | −4B | +24N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1765 | -4.8 |
| 12 | Pai, Avaneesh | 1739 | AUS | +49N | =6B | =33N | −13B | +35N | +37B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 10.25 | 1889 | +46.8 |
| 13 | Turner, Jai | 1898 | AUS | +65B | −19N | +54B | +12N | +24B | F | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1910 | +1.8 |
| 14 | Baneshi, Kiamehr | 1980 | IRI | +23B | +17N | +26B | =2N | −1B | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 2009 | +6.0 |
| 15 | Benemile, John | 1621 | AUS | −4B | +63N | +17B | =21N | −16B | +38N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1776 | +26.4 |
| 16 | Kirby, Oscar | 1866 | AUS | +51N | +48B | −3N | =35B | +15N | −7B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1828 | -12.0 |
| 17 | Nguyen, Quan | 1723 | AUS | +61N | −14B | −15N | +32B | +39B | =22N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.25 | 1634 | -11.8 |
| 18 | Robertson, Samuel | 1506 | AUS | −8B | =58N | +43B | +36N | −7N | +35B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.25 | 1788 | +85.6 |
| 19 | Pyne, Rohan | 1713 | AUS | +60N | +13B | F | +6B | −5N | =40B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 2041 | +32.4 |
| 20 | Xing, Zeqi | 1846 | AUS | =39B | +37N | −10B | +49N | −25B | +36N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1650 | -51.2 |
| 21 | Jabur, Majid | 1903 | AUS | =30N | =28B | F | =15B | +52N | +31B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 1778 | -26.0 |
| 22 | Raichura, Dev | 1518 | AUS | −9N | +60B | −11N | +59B | +48N | =17B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1676 | +27.6 |
| 23 | Weller, Tony | 1652 | AUS | −14N | +61B | F | =37N | +41B | +26N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1855 | +20.0 |
| 24 | Inukai, Kotaro | 1680 | JPN | −3N | +53B | +34N | +45B | −13N | −11B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1756 | +19.6 |
| 25 | Dewadasa, Imira | 1672 | AUS | −1B | +57N | F | +30B | +20N | −6B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1894 | +38.0 |
| 26 | Vujasin, Nikola | 1796 | AUS | +47N | +42B | −14N | +29B | −3N | −23B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1727 | -11.2 |
| 27 | Jain, Kamal | 1696 | AUS | −42N | +47B | +28N | −11B | +34N | −9B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1720 | +3.8 |
| 28 | Kim, Sungwoon | 1571 | KOR | =5B | =21N | −27B | =38N | =44B | +49N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1673 | +22.0 |
| 29 | Edwards, Regina | 1665 | AUS | −2B | +38N | +59B | −26N | +56B | −8N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1585 | -9.2 |
| 30 | Inukai, Rentaro | 1585 | JPN | =21B | −5N | +44B | −25N | =49B | +47N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1641 | +13.6 |
| 31 | Yousafi, Simon | 1705 | AUS | +63B | −4N | +55B | −9B | +42N | −21N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1094 | -30.8 |
| 32 | Sathe, Ameya | 1505 | AUS | +11N | −9B | −41N | −17N | +53B | +52B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1701 | +56.8 |
| 33 | Yelkhovsky, Daniil | 1907 | AUS | =36B | +50N | =12B | +41N | −10B | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1750 | -35.6 |
| 34 | Zhang, Jason | 1526 | AUS | +58B | −8N | −24B | +64N | −27B | +43N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1665 | +32.8 |
| 35 | Oakley, Brett | 1715 | AUS | +38B | −2N | +64B | =16N | −12B | −18N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1453 | -48.4 |
| 36 | Ghodosi, Hossein | 1587 | AUS | =33N | +46B | −6N | −18B | +50N | −20B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1655 | +5.8 |
| 37 | Aryan, Yasmin | 1538 | AUS | F | −20B | +46N | =23B | +45N | −12N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1691 | +19.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 573004693 | 0 | — | −35N | −29B | +53N | =28B | +46N | −15B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Stanton, John | 1544 | AUS | =20N | =45B | F | =40B | −17N | +41B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1788 | +59.2 |
| 40 | Bashirov, Ernest | 1882 | AUS | =50B | F | F | =39N | +54B | =19N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1710 | -30.8 |
| 41 | Bansal, Azaan | 1727 | AUS | +57B | −1N | +32B | −33B | −23N | −39N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1507 | -58.4 |
| 42 | Tan, David | 0 | AUS | +27B | −26N | +50B | −10N | −31B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Post, Martin | 1666 | NZL | −6N | −49B | −18N | +61N | +62B | −34B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1359 | -40.6 |
| 44 | Patel, Yug | 1453 | AUS | =45N | −52B | −30N | +51B | =28N | −50B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1493 | +10.8 |
| 45 | Wu, Elvis | 1760 | AUS | =44B | =39N | +56B | −24N | −37B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1473 | -73.6 |
| 46 | Ong, Yun Li (Charlotte) | 1457 | AUS | F | −36N | −37B | +55N | −38B | +51N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1436 | -2.8 |
| 47 | Aumuller, Ryan | 1504 | AUS | −26B | −27N | +61B | −54N | +60N | −30B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 878 | -44.4 |
| 48 | Stokes, Mark C | 1692 | AUS | +55B | −16N | F | F | −22B | +56N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1507 | -14.8 |
| 49 | Stanton, Shane | 1416 | AUS | −12B | +43N | F | −20B | =30N | −28B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1526 | +10.6 |
| 50 | Williams, Sebastian | 1569 | AUS | =40N | −33B | −42N | F | −36B | +44N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1620 | +4.4 |
| 51 | Choi, San | 1557 | AUS | −16B | −55N | =57B | −44N | +59N | −46B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 792 | -56.8 |
| 52 | Hamilton, Don | 1663 | AUS | F | +44N | −5B | F | −21B | −32N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1496 | -17.8 |
| 53 | Connell, Chris | 1453 | AUS | −10B | −24N | −38B | F | −32N | +60B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 852 | -30.8 |
| 54 | Lin, Ian C | 1635 | AUS | F | F | −13N | +47B | −40N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1636 | -2.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 3295958 | 0 | — | −48N | +51B | −31N | −46B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Chen, Sijia | 1511 | AUS | F | F | −45N | +60B | −29N | −48B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -29.6 |
| 57 | Gray, Garvin | 0 | AUS | −41N | −25B | =51N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Woodrow, Daniel | 1827 | AUS | −34N | =18B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1323 | -24.4 |
| 59 | FIDE 573007439 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −29N | −22N | −51B | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 573007420 | 0 | — | −19B | −22N | F | −56N | −47B | −53N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 573007412 | 0 | — | −17B | −23N | −47N | −43B | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Barnard, Ross | 1479 | AUS | −7N | −11B | F | F | −43N | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 952 | -21.2 |
| 63 | FIDE 3293270 | 0 | — | −31N | −15B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 573007447 | 0 | — | F | F | −35N | −34B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Wang, Ruoshui | 1585 | AUS | −13N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -5.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Robertson, SamuelAUS+85.63.5 pts · #12
- 2Leong, JoelCMAUS+60.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Stanton, JohnAUS+59.22.5 pts · #31
Top rating losers
- 1Wu, ElvisAUS-73.62.0 pts · #35
- 2Bansal, AzaanAUS-58.42.0 pts · #49
- 3Choi, SanAUS-56.81.5 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R4+395 Elo gap
- R1+312 Elo gap
- R1+301 Elo gap