2021 Willetton Open

2021 Willetton Open 2021 Willetton Open 2021 Willetton Open

The 2021 Willetton Open, a WA GP event, played on the weekend of October 9 & 10 at Leeming Primary School, resulted in the state's two top juniors taking out the first two prizes with Rebo Fu (5.5/6) edging out Jamie Laubbaccher (4.5) who drew three games.

Winner of the Under 1800 group was another junior, Iker Hernandez Mendez (4) while two of the youngest competitors, Eric Deng and Eu Ming Khaw (both 2.5) shared the Under 1500 prizes. Juniors comprised half the entries and gained a lion's share of the prizes which bodes well for the future of the game in WA.

Other prizewinners in the 20 player event were:

Open: =3rd - Oscar Gao, David Ellis and David Barry (4); Under 1800: =3rd - Hui Huang, Kundan Dharmapuri, Tjermin Gunawan (3).

Report kindly provided by David Ellis.

Final Standings


 Pos Pts  ID  NAME                    | Rtg  PRtg Fed |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  5.5   2  Fu,Yihe (Rebo)          | 2216 2241  WA |  17.5  19.0
  2  4.5   1  Laubbacher,Jamie        | 2302 1966  WA |  20.5  22.5
  3  4.0  14  Hernandez Mendez,Iker   | 1571 2005  WA |  18.5  20.0
  4  4.0   4  Gao,Oscar               | 1891 1676  WA |  18.0  20.0
  5  4.0   3  Ellis,David             | 2023 1665  WA |  15.5  17.5
  6  4.0   7  Barry,David             | 1800 1444  WA |  14.5  16.5
  7  3.5  16  Huang,Hui               | 1500 1792  WA |  17.5  18.5
  8  3.5   6  Dharmapuri,Kundan       | 1823 1514  WA |  14.5  16.5
  9  3.0   8  Gunawan,Tjermin         | 1783 1686  WA |  20.0  21.0
 10  3.0  11  Gough,Dylan             | 1691 1482  WA |  19.5  21.5 
 11  3.0  13  Ong,Celine              | 1616 1561  WA |  19.5  21.0 
 12  3.0   5  McAteer,Ian             | 1831 1590  WA |  15.5  16.5
 13  2.5  20  Deng,Eric               |    0 1371  WA |  14.5  16.0
 14  2.5  18  Khaw,Eu Ming            |  800  994  WA |  11.5  12.5
 15  2.0  15  Donaldson,Gary          | 1526 1525  WA |  17.0  18.5
 16  2.0  10  Simonds,Marcus          | 1693 1072  WA |  14.5  16.5
 17  2.0  12  Clarke,Daniel           | 1636 1338  WA |  14.0  15.0 
 18  2.0  19  Chen,Angus              |    0 1349  WA |  14.0  15.0 
 19  1.5   9  Tomic,Nedeljko          | 1757 1368  WA |  17.0  19.0
 20  1.0  17  Khaw,Eu Jin             | 1000  985  WA |  14.0  16.0


Cross Table


 Pos NAME                 Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6   |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  Fu,Yihe (Rebo)       2216      WA  5.5 | +B11  +W19  =B2   +W10  +B9   +W4   |  17.5  19.0 
  2  Laubbacher,Jamie     2302      WA  4.5 | +W17  +B3   =W1   =B4   +W8   =B7   |  20.5  22.5 
  3  Hernandez Mendez,Ike 1571      WA  4.0 | +B5   -W2   +B19  +B11  -W4   +W10  |  18.5  20.0 
  4  Gao,Oscar            1891      WA  4.0 | =B15  +W18  +B16  =W2   +B3   -B1   |  18.0  20.0 
  5  Ellis,David          2023      WA  4.0 | -W3   +B14  -W11  +B17  +W12  +B9   |  15.5  17.5 
  6  Barry,David          1800      WA  4.0 | =BYE  -B7   +W15  =B12  +W11  +B13  |  14.5  16.5 
  7  Huang,Hui            1500      WA  3.5 | =B12  +W6   -W9   +B20  =B10  =W2   |  17.5  18.5 
  8  Dharmapuri,Kundan    1823      WA  3.5 | =BYE  +W15  -B10  +W16  -B2   +W18  |  14.5  16.5 
  9  Gunawan,Tjermin      1783      WA  3.0 | +B20  =W10  +B7   =BYE  -W1   -W5   |  20.0  21.0 
 10  Gough,Dylan          1691      WA  3.0 | +W13  =B9   +W8   -B1   =W7   -B3   |  19.5  21.5 
 11  Ong,Celine           1616      WA  3.0 | -W1   +B13  +B5   -W3   -B6   +W19  |  19.5  21.0 
 12  McAteer,Ian          1831      WA  3.0 | =W7   -B16  +B20  =W6   -B5   +W15  |  15.5  16.5 
 13  Deng,Eric               0      WA  2.5 | -B10  -W11  =W14  +BYE  +B16  -W6   |  14.5  16.0 
 14  Khaw,Eu Ming          800      WA  2.5 | -B19  -W5   =B13  =W18  =B15  +W20  |  11.5  12.5 
 15  Donaldson,Gary       1526      WA  2.0 | =W4   -B8   -B6   +W19  =W14  -B12  |  17.0  18.5 
 16  Simonds,Marcus       1693      WA  2.0 | =B18  +W12  -W4   -B8   -W13  =B17  |  14.5  16.5 
 17  Clarke,Daniel        1636      WA  2.0 | -B2   -W20  +B18  -W5   =B19  =W16  |  14.0  15.0 
 18  Chen,Angus              0      WA  2.0 | =W16  -B4   -W17  =B14  +W20  -B8   |  14.0  15.0 
 19  Tomic,Nedeljko       1757      WA  1.5 | +W14  -B1   -W3   -B15  =W17  -B11  |  17.0  19.0 
 20  Khaw,Eu Jin          1000      WA  1.0 | -W9   +B17  -W12  -W7   -B18  -B14  |  14.0  16.0