2025 WA Junior State Chess Championships

2025 WA Junior Chess Championship Winners

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The 2025 WA Junior Championship was held at Gibney Hall, Trinity College, 2 Trinity Ave, East Perth WA 6004, from Monday, July 7th, to Thursday, July 10th. We welcomed 110 players with a total of 152 entries, including 16 girls, across various sections - the main Open games, Blitz, and problem-solving competitions.



Under 8s

U8s Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9   |    BH   BH-C1  
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  1  Luong,Daniel                    777      WA  7.5 | +W10  +B13  +W7   +B4   +W6   -W2   +B3   +B12  =W5   |   49.5   45.5 
  2  Chang, Yi Chen                    0      WA  7.0 | +B15  -W8   +B9   +W3   +W7   +B1   +W4   -B6   +W12  |   49.0   45.0 
  3  Karthick Kumar,Dhanwant         273      WA  6.0 | +W17  -B4   +W10  -B2   +W9   +B5   -W1   +W7   +B6   |   50.5   47.5 
  4  Watts, Flynn                      0      WA  6.0 | +B14  +W3   +B8   -W1   -B5   +W13  -B2   +W10  +B11  |   49.0   45.0 
  5  Sun,Tristan                     482      WA  6.0 | =HPB  +B12  +W13  -B7   +W4   -W3   +B11  +W8   =B1   |   48.5   42.5 
  6  Brackenridge,Zeno               651      WA  6.0 | -B9   +W11  +B18  +W8   -B1   +W14  +B7   +W2   -W3   |   46.0   44.0 
  7  Dillon,Charlie Jones            342      WA  5.0 | +B19  +W9   -B1   +W5   -B2   +W8   -W6   -B3   +B17  |   46.5   45.5 
  8  Alahakoon,Dinuth Nimsara        365      WA  5.0 | +W16  +B2   -W4   -B6   +W12  -B7   +W14  -B5   +W15  |   46.5   42.5 
  9  Dush, Erdem                       0      WA  5.0 | +W6   -B7   -W2   +B17  -B3   -W11  +PAB  +B16  +W13  |   44.5   41.5 
 10  Dichiera, Rocco                   0      WA  5.0 | -B1   +W19  -B3   +W11  -B14  +PAB  +W16  -B4   +W18  |   40.0   39.0 
 11  Low,Alex                          0      WA  4.5 | =W12  -B6   +W17  -B10  +W15  +B9   -W5   +B14  -W4   |   43.5   40.5 
 12  Lin,Lily                        111      WA  4.5 | =B11  -W5   +B19  +W14  -B8   +W18  +B13  -W1   -B2   |   41.0   40.0 
 13  Arrowsmith, Bernard               0      WA  4.0 | +W18  -W1   -B5   +B15  +W16  -B4   -W12  +PAB  -B9   |   43.0   41.0 
 14  Deshpande, Sharvil                0      WA  4.0 | -W4   +B17  +W16  -B12  +W10  -B6   -B8   -W11  +B19  |   39.0   38.0 
 15  Stegar, Sebastian                 0      WA  4.0 | -W2   -B16  +PAB  -W13  -B11  +W17  +B18  +W19  -B8   |   34.5   33.5 
 16  Hickey, Amelia                    0      WA  4.0 | -B8   +W15  -B14  +W18  -B13  +W19  -B10  -W9   +PAB  |   34.0   33.0 
 17  Louro, Gabriel                    0      WA  3.0 | -B3   -W14  -B11  -W9   +PAB  -B15  +B19  +W18  -W7   |   34.5   33.5 
 18  Sethuraman, Lia Sai               0      WA  2.0 | -B13  +PAB  -W6   -B16  +W19  -B12  -W15  -B17  -B10  |   33.5   32.5 
 19  Hoj-Hansen, Linus                 0      WA  1.0 | -W7   -B10  -W12  +PAB  -B18  -B16  -W17  -B15  -W14  |   32.5   31.5 
 20  Lawson-Lee, Elijah         (W)    0      WA  0.0 |  --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |    0.0    0.0 

Results for the Under 8s Division

1st: Daniel Luong (7.5), 2nd: Yi Chen Chang (7.0), 3rd: Dhanwant Karthick Kumar (6.0).

Merit Awards: Flynn Watts, Tristan Sun, Zeno Brackenridge, Charlie Jones Dillon, Dinuth Nimsara Alahakoon, Erdem Dush & Rocco Dichiera.

Best Girl: Lily Lin.



Under 10s

U10s Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9   |    BH   BH-C1  
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  1  Luong,Daniel                    777      WA  8.0 | +W13  +B8   =W7   +B15  =W2   +W3   +B12  +B4   +W11  |   52.5   47.5 
  2  Ho,Gia Bao                      968      WA  8.0 | +B5   +W12  +B11  =W3   =B1   +W19  +B7   +W10  +B8   |   52.0   47.5 
  3  Le,Quang Minh                  1200      WA  7.5 | +W29  +B19  +W10  =B2   +W7   -B1   +W14  +B12  +W13  |   49.5   46.0 
  4  Ong,Josiah                      566      WA  6.0 | +W16  +B26  +W15  -B7   -W19  +B13  +B11  -W1   +B10  |   47.0   43.0 
  5  Tan,Audrey                      303      WA  6.0 | -W2   +B38  +W26  +B17  -W10  +B24  -W8   +B14  +W12  |   41.5   41.5 
  6  Uuganbaatar,Uranbaigali         426      WA  6.0 | +W36  =B14  -W19  -B20  +W18  =B16  +W17  +B24  +W15  |   40.5   38.0 
  7  Law,Oliver                      541      WA  5.5 | +B37  +W17  =B1   +W4   -B3   +W9   -W2   -B8   +W20  |   52.0   50.0 
  8  Jayasinghe,Attiligoda           446      WA  5.5 | +B35  -W1   =B20  -W9   +B22  +W25  +B5   +W7   -W2   |   48.5   45.5 
  9  Downes,Manning                  652      WA  5.5 | -W20  =B32  +W18  +B8   +W16  -B7   -W15  +W22  +B24  |   41.5   38.5 
 10  Balasubramaniam,Pranav          602      WA  5.0 | +B30  +W20  -B3   +W22  +B5   -W12  +B19  -B2   -W4   |   49.0   45.5 
 11  Fleming,Alexandra               622      WA  5.0 | +W28  +B24  -W2   -B13  +W20  +B17  -W4   +B19  -B1   |   48.5   45.0 
 12  Pasare,Parth                    505      WA  5.0 | +W38  -B2   +W14  +B28  +W13  +B10  -W1   -W3   -B5   |   48.0   48.0 
 13  Koppolu,Asher Jayden            302      WA  5.0 | -B1   +W35  +B33  +W11  -B12  -W4   +B27  +W23  -B3   |   45.5   42.5 
 14  Brackenridge,Zeno               651      WA  5.0 | +B23  =W6   -B12  =B16  +W28  +W21  -B3   -W5   +B27  |   45.5   42.0 
 15  Cu,Ford                         657      WA  5.0 | +B22  +W31  -B4   -W1   -B23  +W34  +B9   +W21  -B6   |   44.0   41.0 
 16  Kattampallil,Anthony            248      WA  5.0 | -B4   +W25  +B31  =W14  -B9   =W6   -B23  +W30  +B22  |   41.0   38.0 
 17  Kelly, Neo                        0      WA  5.0 | +B34  -B7   +W30  -W5   +B25  -W11  -B6   +W33  +B23  |   40.0   37.0 
 18  Gao,Jo                          436      WA  5.0 |  --   =W30  -B9   +W35  -B6   =W36  +B34  +W25  +B31  |   35.5   30.5 
 19  Cheela,Saharsh                  493      WA  4.5 | +B33  -W3   +B6   +W23  +B4   -B2   -W10  -W11  =B21  |   49.0   46.0 
 20  Nyamdari,Khatangua              299      WA  4.5 | +B9   -B10  =W8   +W6   -B11  +W23  -B22  +W32  -B7   |   43.5   40.5 
 21  Temuulen,Orgil                    0      WA  4.5 | -W24  -B28  +W38  +B31  +W32  -B14  +W29  -B15  =W19  |   31.5   31.5 
 22  Lee,Daryl                       301      WA  4.0 | -W15  +B27  +W32  -B10  -W8   +B26  +W20  -B9   -W16  |   41.5   38.5 
 23  Agrawal,Aadhya                  284      WA  4.0 | -W14  +B36  +W24  -B19  +W15  -B20  +W16  -B13  -W17  |   40.5   38.0 
 24  Perera,Damsara                  368      WA  4.0 | +B21  -W11  -B23  +W36  +B34  -W5   +B33  -W6   -W9   |   39.5   37.0 
 25  Shea,Christian                  462      WA  4.0 | -W26  -B16  +W27  +B29  -W17  -B8   +W31  -B18  +W33  |   38.0   35.0 
 26  Dush,Anir                         0      WA  4.0 | +B25  -W4   -B5   -W34  +B37  -W22  +B36  -W27  +B32  |   34.5   32.5 
 27  Lawson-Lee,Ethan                  0      WA  4.0 | -W31  -W22  -B25  +B38  +W29  +B32  -W13  +B26  -W14  |   31.5   31.5 
 28  Low,Andrew                      273      WA  3.5 | -B11  +W21  +B34  -W12  -B14  -W33  -B30  +B37  =W29  |   34.5   32.5 
 29  Alahakoon,Dinuth Nimsara        365      WA  3.5 | -B3   -W33  +B35  -W25  -B27  +W38  -B21  +W34  =B28  |   32.5   32.5 
 30  Lye,Micah                       267      WA  3.5 | -W10  =B18  -B17  -W37  +B36  -W35  +W28  -B16  +W38  |   31.0   31.0 
 31  Alahakoon,Senuth Dinsara        434      WA  3.0 | +B27  -B15  -W16  -W21  -B33  +W37  -B25  +W35  -W18  |   35.5   33.5 
 32  Sun,Tristan                     482      WA  3.0 | =HPB  =W9   -B22  +W33  -B21  -W27  +B35  -B20  -W26  |   35.5   32.5 
 33  Deshpande, Sharvil                0      WA  3.0 | -W19  +B29  -W13  -B32  +W31  +B28  -W24  -B17  -B25  |   35.5   32.5 
 34  Kameni Fouedjio,Doryan Ael      437      WA  3.0 | -W17  +B37  -W28  +B26  -W24  -B15  -W18  -B29  +W36  |   34.5   32.5 
 35  Duvenage,Ben                      0      WA  3.0 | -W8   -B13  -W29  -B18  +W38  +B30  -W32  -B31  +W37  |   30.5   30.5 
 36  Mittal, Rudra                     0      WA  2.5 | -B6   -W23  +W37  -B24  -W30  =B18  -W26  +B38  -B34  |   31.5   31.5 
 37  Arambawela,Navya                  0      WA  2.0 | -W7   -W34  -B36  +B30  -W26  -B31  +B38  -W28  -B35  |   28.0   28.0 
 38  Breur, Roan                       0      WA  0.0 | -B12  -W5   -B21  -W27  -B35  -B29  -W37  -W36  -B30  |   34.0   32.0 

Results for the Under 10s Division

1st: Gia Bao Ho (8.0), 2nd: Daniel Luong (8.0), 3rd: Quang Minh Le (7.5).

Merit Awards: Josiah Ong, Audrey Tan, Uranbaigali Uuganbaatar, Oliver Law, Attiligoda Jayasinghe & Manning Downes.

Equal Best Girl: Audrey Tan & Uranbaigali Uuganbaatar.


Note

In the Under 10 Best Girl category, a playoff between Audrey Tan and Uranbaigali Uuganbaatar was required under CAWA's tiebreak and playoff procedures (documented in 2022). However, due to an oversight by the arbiter team - and incorrect handling of a similar situation in 2024 - a precedent was set where the playoff was not conducted. By the time the error was identified, it was no longer practical to correct. In light of this, CAWA decided to award both girls the joint First Girl trophy in the U10 section and share the Best Girl title.



Under 12s

U12s Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9   |    BH   BH-C1  
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  1  Chen,Angus                     1427      WA  8.0 | +W27  +B4   +W6   -B3   +W5   +W2   +B10  +B7   +W11  |   52.5   49.0 
  2  Glick,Emil                     1157      WA  7.5 | +W23  +B11  +W7   +B18  =W3   -B1   +B4   +W8   +B12  |   51.5   47.5 
  3  Le,Quang Minh                  1200      WA  7.5 | +B17  +W10  +B16  +W1   =B2   =W4   +B12  +W15  =B5   |   51.5   47.0 
  4  Lim,Lucien                      770      WA  6.5 | +B20  -W1   +B31  +W16  +B13  =B3   -W2   +W19  +B10  |   49.5   46.5 
  5  Perera,Kaviru                   955      WA  6.0 | +W26  =B18  =B13  +W14  -B1   +W7   =B15  +W9   =W3   |   49.0   45.5 
  6  De Vas,Senudi                  1013      WA  6.0 | +B29  +W15  -B1   +W13  -B10  +W19  =B8   =W12  +B17  |   45.5   42.0 
  7  Ho,Gia Bao                      968      WA  5.5 | +B31  +W14  -B2   =W15  +B21  -B5   +W25  -W1   +B20  |   46.0   43.0 
  8  Page,Ethan                      708      WA  5.5 | +B28  -W13  =B9   +W17  =B15  +W14  =W6   -B2   +W21  |   45.5   42.0 
  9  Gopalakrishnan,Jayan              0      WA  5.5 | -W11  +B24  =W8   +B25  -W12  +B18  +W22  -B5   +B15  |   42.0   38.5 
 10  Batahena,Ayun                   774      WA  5.0 | +W22  -B3   +W23  +B11  +W6   -B12  -W1   +B21  -W4   |   50.0   46.0 
 11  Li,Jeremy                       727      WA  5.0 | +B9   -W2   +B19  -W10  +B16  -W15  +B14  +W13  -B1   |   49.5   45.0 
 12  Togtmol,Uudamkhishig            942      WA  5.0 | +B19  -W16  =B17  +W31  +B9   +W10  -W3   =B6   -W2   |   48.0   45.0 
 13  Lougheed,Liam                  1002      WA  5.0 | +W24  +B8   =W5   -B6   -W4   +B17  =W21  -B11  +W22  |   45.5   41.5 
 14  Ye,Daniel                       717      WA  5.0 | +W32  -B7   +W33  -B5   +W18  -B8   -W11  +B24  +W26  |   37.0   36.0 
 15  Yuen,Thomas                     754      WA  4.5 | +W30  -B6   +W22  =B7   =W8   +B11  =W5   -B3   -W9   |   48.5   45.0 
 16  Tibballs, Kouji                   0      WA  4.5 | +PAB  +B12  -W3   -B4   -W11  -B22  +W29  +B27  =W19  |   44.0   40.5 
 17  Law,Oliver                      541      WA  4.5 | -W3   +B25  =W12  -B8   +W23  -W13  +B28  +B26  -W6   |   43.5   40.0 
 18  Nyamdari,Shijirgun              665      WA  4.5 | +B33  =W5   +B21  -W2   -B14  -W9   -B19  +W28  +B25  |   40.5   39.5 
 19  Chandna,Vivek                   301      WA  4.5 | -W12  +B32  -W11  +B33  +W22  -B6   +W18  -B4   =B16  |   38.5   37.5 
 20  Kattampallil,Anthony            248      WA  4.5 | -W4   -B23  +W27  =B24  +W26  -W21  +B31  +B25  -W7   |   37.5   34.5 
 21  Dhanak,Ishaan                   706      WA  4.0 | =W25  +B27  -W18  +B26  -W7   +B20  =B13  -W10  -B8   |   40.5   37.0 
 22  Cheng,Aleck                     283      WA  4.0 | -B10  +W29  -B15  +W28  -B19  +W16  -B9   +W23  -B13  |   40.0   36.5 
 23  Kuzmin,Darren                   540      WA  4.0 | -B2   +W20  -B10  +W32  -B17  -W25  +W30  -B22  +W31  |   37.5   35.5 
 24  Pasare,Prishaa                  499      WA  4.0 | -B13  -W9   +B30  =W20  -B25  =W31  +PAB  -W14  +B32  |   36.0   34.0 
 25  Li,David                          0      WA  3.5 | =B21  -W17  +B28  -W9   +W24  +B23  -B7   -W20  -W18  |   40.0   36.5 
 26  Tan,Audrey                      303      WA  3.5 | -B5   =W28  +B29  -W21  -B20  +PAB  +W27  -W17  -B14  |   38.0   34.5 
 27  Nyamdari,Shijirkhutag           589      WA  3.5 | -B1   -W21  -B20  +W29  =B31  +W32  -B26  -W16  +B33  |   34.0   33.0 
 28  Law,Ian                           0      WA  3.5 | -W8   =B26  -W25  -B22  +W33  +B30  -W17  -B18  +PAB  |   33.5   32.5 
 29  Fuller,James                    499      WA  3.5 | -W6   -B22  -W26  -B27  +PAB  +W33  -B16  +B32  =W30  |   31.5   30.5 
 30  Lin,Leena                       177      WA  3.5 | -B15  -W31  -W24  +PAB  +B32  -W28  -B23  +W33  =B29  |   29.0   28.0 
 31  Nagaa,Vidhith                   481      WA  3.0 | -W7   +B30  -W4   -B12  =W27  =B24  -W20  +PAB  -B23  |   39.5   36.5 
 32  Ha,Elena                          0      WA  2.0 | -B14  -W19  +PAB  -B23  -W30  -B27  +B33  -W29  -W24  |   31.0   30.0 
 33  Narayanan, Narayan                0      WA  1.0 | -W18  +PAB  -B14  -W19  -B28  -B29  -W32  -B30  -W27  |   31.0   30.0  

Results for the Under 12s Division

1st: Angus Chen (8.0), 2nd: Emil Glick (7.5), 3rd: Quang Minh Le (7.5).

Merit Awards: Lucien Lim, Kaviru Perera, Senudi De Vas, Gia Bao Ho, Ethan Page & Jayan Gopalakrishnan.

Best Girl: Senudi De Vas.



Open Division Under 18s, Under 16s & Under 14s

U18s/U16s/U14s Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9   |    BH   BH-C1  
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  1  Majidi,Issa                    1745      WA  7.0 | +B17  =W6   +B4   =W3   +B11  +W13  =B2   =W5   +W8   |   48.0   44.0 
  2  Harris,Eamon                   1658      WA  7.0 | +B15  -W11  +B14  +W8   +B9   +W3   =W1   =B4   +B5   |   47.5   43.5 
  3  Balavignan,Ashvin              2083  CM  WA  6.5 | +W10  +B8   =W9   =B1   +W5   -B2   +W7   +B6   =W4   |   51.5   46.5 
  4  De Vas,Yonal                   1819      WA  6.0 | =W12  +B10  -W1   +B17  +W7   =B5   +W8   =W2   =B3   |   50.0   46.0 
  5  Rafiei Darani,Daryoush         1940      WA  5.5 | +B18  +W13  =B11  +W6   -B3   =W4   +B9   =B1   -W2   |   49.5   45.5 
  6  Nguyen,Anthony                 1554      WA  5.5 | +W16  =B1   +W12  -B5   -B8   +W15  +B13  -W3   +B11  |   45.0   41.0 
  7  Sethuraman,Jaswanth Ram        1520      WA  5.5 | +B22  -W9   +B19  =W13  -B4   +W12  -B3   +W15  +B14  |   40.5   38.0 
  8  Huang,Yuqi (Ricky)             1606      WA  5.0 | +B21  -W3   +B15  -B2   +W6   +W11  -B4   +W9   -B1   |   48.5   45.5 
  9  Koh,Shannon                    1723      WA  5.0 | +W14  +B7   =B3   =W11  -W2   +B16  -W5   -B8   +W18  |   46.0   42.0 
 10  Raptis,Liam                    1407      WA  5.0 | -B3   -W4   +B21  -W15  +B23  =W14  +B12  =W11  +B16  |   38.0   36.5 
 11  Malik,Aidan                    1415      OS  4.5 | +W23  +B2   =W5   =B9   -W1   -B8   +W21  =B10  -W6   |   44.5   43.0 
 12  Gong,Leo                       1344      WA  4.5 | =B4   +W18  -B6   +W14  -B13  -B7   -W10  +PAB  +W22  |   41.0   38.5 
 13  Liyanage,Nithuli               1656      WA  4.0 | +W19  -B5   +W16  =B7   +W12  -B1   -W6   -B18  =W15  |   44.0   40.0 
 14  Ashok,Akash                    1283      WA  4.0 | -B9   +W21  -W2   -B12  +W17  =B10  =W18  +B19  -W7   |   42.0   39.0 
 15  Hunt,Benjamin                   987      WA  4.0 | -W2   +B23  -W8   +B10  =W18  -B6   +W16  -B7   =B13  |   41.5   40.0 
 16  Absolom,Logan                     0      WA  4.0 | -B6   +W17  -B13  +W18  +B19  -W9   -B15  +W21  -W10  |   38.5   35.5 
 17  Gough,Sebastian                1295      WA  4.0 | -W1   -B16  +W23  -W4   -B14  -B22  +PAB  +W20  +B21  |   35.5   34.0 
 18  Lowson,Jeremy                  1373      WA  4.0 | -W5   -B12  +W22  -B16  =B15  +W23  =B14  +W13  -B9   |   35.0   33.5 
 19  Agrawal,Atharv                  473      WA  4.0 | -B13  +W22  -W7   +B20  -W16  -B21  +B23  -W14  +PAB  |   32.0   30.5 
 20  Lanka,Nikita                      0      WA  3.5 | =HPB   --    --   -W19  -B21  +PAB  +W22  -B17  +B23  |   29.0   25.5 
 21  Richards,Jamie                  367      WA  3.0 | -W8   -B14  -W10  +B22  +W20  +W19  -B11  -B16  -W17  |   36.5   34.0 
 22  Lim,Sasha                         0      WA  2.5 | -W7   -B19  -B18  -W21  +PAB  +W17  -B20  =W23  -B12  |   32.5   31.0 
 23  Smyth, Osten                      0      WA  1.5 | -B11  -W15  -B17  +PAB  -W10  -B18  -W19  =B22  -W20  |   33.0   31.5 

Results for the Under 14s Division

1st: Ashvin Balavignan (6.5), 2nd: Jaswanth Ram Sethuraman (5.5), 3rd: Aiden Malik (4.5).

Merit Award: Leo Gong.

Results for the Under 16s Division

1st: Issa Majidi (7.0), 2nd: Anthony Nguyen (5.5), 3rd: Ricky Huang (5.0).

Merit Award: Liam Raptis.

Results for the Under 18s Division

1st & State Champion: Eamon Harris (7.0), 2nd: Yonal De Vas (6.0), 3rd: Daryoush Darani (5.5).

Merit Award: Shannon Koh.


Note

No Best Girl titles were awarded in the Under 14, Under 16, or Under 18 sections, as none of the girls in these categories met the minimum requirement - winning at least half of the available points (4.5 out of 9) - to qualify for a title or individual prize. Consequently, no 2025 State Girl Champion title was awarded. Normally, the Under 18 Girl Champion is also recognised as the State Girl Champion and recorded on the perpetual honours list alongside the annual Women's Champion. However, since no girl in the U18 section achieved the required result this year, the State Girl Champion title remains vacant for 2025.



Problem Solving Competition

Results for the Problem Solving Competition

Under 18

1st: Ashvin Balavignan (96.7), 2nd: Ricky Huang (70), 3rd: Eamon Harris (69.2).

Merit Award: Shannon Koh (69.2).

Best Girl: Nithuli Liyanage (55.8).

Under 12

1st: Quang Minh Le (75), 2nd: Leo Gong (66.7), 3rd: Kaviru Perera (60).

Merit Awards: Jeremy Li (58.3), Akash Ashok (55.8), Shijirgun Nyamdari (53.3) & Daniel Luong (53.3).

Best Girl: Alexandra Fleming (48.3).



Blitz Championship

Blitz Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11   |    BH   BH-C1  
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  1  Balavignan,Ashvin              1986  CM  WA 10.5 | +F41  +B12  +W5   +W7   +B2   +W3   =B6   +B4   +W8   +B11  +W10  |   82.5   76.5 
  2  Majidi,Issa                    1917      WA 10.0 | +W9   +B19  +W4   +B3   -W1   +B10  +W11  +W6   +B5   +W13  +B14  |   77.0   71.5 
  3  Harris,Eamon                   1505      WA  9.0 | +B20  +W8   +B14  -W2   +W5   -B1   +W18  +B12  +W4   +B6   +W11  |   77.5   72.0 
  4  Raptis,Liam                    1339      WA  7.5 | +B28  +W16  -B2   +W15  =B7   +W14  +B27  -W1   -B3   +W21  +B13  |   76.0   71.0 
  5  Huang,Yuqi (Ricky)             1357      WA  7.0 | +F23  +W27  -B1   +W13  -B3   =W7   +B19  +W15  -W2   +B9   =B6   |   79.5   74.5 
  6  Nguyen,Anthony                 1437      WA  7.0 | +B35  +W13  +W25  -B10  +W12  +B18  =W1   -B2   +B7   -W3   =W5   |   76.0   72.0 
  7  Koh,Shannon                    1468      WA  7.0 | +W22  +B17  +W18  -B1   =W4   =B5   +W10  -B8   -W6   +B15  +W12  |   73.5   68.0 
  8  Le,Quang Minh                  1200      WA  6.5 | +W33  -B3   +W26  -B25  +W9   =B19  +W20  +W7   -B1   -B12  +W18  |   70.0   65.5 
  9  Hunt,Benjamin                   715      WA  6.5 | -B2   +W40  -B13  +W28  -B8   =W23  +B22  +B20  +W18  -W5   +B21  |   62.0   62.0 
 10  De Vas,Yonal                   1419      WA  6.0 | +B32  +W15  -B11  +W6   +B21  -W2   -B7   -W13  +W30  +B26  -B1   |   72.0   67.5 
 11  Malik,Aidan                    1243      OS  6.0 | +W34  -B25  +W10  -B21  +B30  +W13  -B2   +W27  +B14  -W1   -B3   |   72.0   67.5 
 12  Gong,Leo                       1202      WA  6.0 | +B29  -W1   +B30  +W27  -B6   +W21  +B15  -W3   -B13  +W8   -B7   |   72.0   67.5 
 13  Glick,Emil                     1157      WA  6.0 | +W36  -B6   +W9   -B5   +W25  -B11  +W31  +B10  +W12  -B2   -W4   |   69.5   65.5 
 14  Chen,Angus                     1427      WA  6.0 | +W31  +B21  -W3   +B19  -W18  -B4   +W26  +B30  -W11  +B25  -W2   |   68.0   63.5 
 15  Ho,Gia Bao                      968      WA  6.0 | +W24  -B10  +W39  -B4   +W26  +B25  -W12  -B5   +W34  -W7   +B22  |   61.0   59.0 
 16  Perera,Damsara                  368      WA  6.0 | -W18  -B4   +W38  -B31  +B28  +W32  -B21  +W29  -B20  +W30  +W26  |   55.0   52.5 
 17  Perera,Kaviru                   955      WA  6.0 | +B40  -W7   -B32  +B33  =W22  -W20  +B23  =W19  -B25  +W29  +B28  |   53.0   53.0 
 18  Sethuraman,Jaswanth Ram        1170      WA  5.5 | +B16  +W29  -B7   +W32  +B14  -W6   -B3   =W21  -B9   +W20  -B8   |   68.5   64.0 
 19  De Vas,Senudi                  1013      WA  5.5 | +F42  -W2   +B20  -W14  +B32  =W8   -W5   =B17  -B21  =W34  +B35  |   65.0   61.0 
 20  Page,Ethan                      708      WA  5.5 | -W3   +B34  -W19  =B24  +W33  +B17  -B8   -W9   +W16  -B18  +W25  |   64.5   60.0 
 21  Gough,Sebastian                 935      WA  5.5 | +B38  -W14  +B23  +W11  -W10  -B12  +W16  =B18  +W19  -B4   -W9   |   63.0   60.5 
 22  Nyamdari,Shijirgun              665      WA  5.5 | -B7   +W38  -B27  +W37  =B17  -W30  -W9   +B33  +W24  +B31  -W15  |   55.5   53.0 
 23  Balasubramaniam,Pranav          602      WA  5.5 | -F5   +B24  -W21  -B26  +W36  =B9   -W17  =W35  =B32  +B37  +W33  |   54.5   49.0 
 24  Absolom,Logan                     0      WA  5.5 | -B15  -W23  +B29  =W20  +B35  -W27  -B32  +W39  -B22  +W36  +F34  |   52.5   50.5 
 25  Shah,Janav                        0      WA  5.0 | +F30  +W11  -B6   +W8   -B13  -W15  -B30  +B31  +W17  -W14  -B20  |   63.0   58.5 
 26  Li,Jeremy                       727      WA  5.0 | +B37  -W30  -B8   +W23  -B15  +W34  -B14  +W28  +B27  -W10  -B16  |   58.5   55.0 
 27  Ashok,Akash                     941      WA  5.0 | +W39  -B5   +W22  -B12  +W31  +B24  -W4   -B11  -W26  -B28  +W38  |   56.5   54.5 
 28  Law,Oliver                      541      WA  5.0 | -W4   -B39  +W36  -B9   -W16  +B33  +W38  -B26  +B35  +W27  -W17  |   53.0   51.0 
 29  Fuller,James                    499      WA  5.0 | -W12  -B18  -W24  +B38  +W39  -B31  +W36  -B16  +W40  -B17  +W37  |   45.5   45.5 
 30  Luong,Daniel                    777      WA  4.5 | -F25  +B26  -W12  +B34  -W11  +B22  +W25  -W14  -B10  -B16  =W31  |   59.0   54.5 
 31  Brackenridge,Zeno               651      WA  4.5 | -B14  -W37  +B35  +W16  -B27  +W29  -B13  -W25  +B36  -W22  =B30  |   54.5   51.0 
 32  Fleming,Alexandra               622      WA  4.5 | -W10  +B36  +W17  -B18  -W19  -B16  +W24  -B34  =W23  -B33  +W40  |   53.0   53.0 
 33  Cheela,Saharsh                  493      WA  4.5 | -B8   =W35  +B37  -W17  -B20  -W28  +B40  -W22  +B38  +W32  -B23  |   48.5   48.5 
 34  Kuzmin,Darren                   540      WA  4.5 | -B11  -W20  +B40  -W30  +B37  -B26  +W39  +W32  -B15  =B19  -F24  |   47.0   42.5 
 35  Downes,Manning                  652      WA  4.0 | -W6   =B33  -W31  +B39  -W24  -B36  +W37  =B23  -W28  +B40  -W19  |   47.0   47.0 
 36  Nyamdari,Khatangua              299      WA  4.0 | -B13  -W32  -B28  +W40  -B23  +W35  -B29  +B38  -W31  -B24  +W39  |   44.5   44.5 
 37  Swarup, Saket                     0      WA  3.5 | -W26  +B31  -W33  -B22  -W34  =B38  -B35  +W40  +B39  -W23  -B29  |   43.0   43.0 
 38  Law,Ian                           0      WA  2.5 | -W21  -B22  -B16  -W29  +B40  =W37  -B28  -W36  -W33  +B39  -B27  |   46.0   46.0 
 39  Deshpande, Sharvil                0      WA  2.0 | -B27  +W28  -B15  -W35  -B29  +W40  -B34  -B24  -W37  -W38  -B36  |   45.0   45.0 
 40  Breur, Roan                       0      WA  0.0 | -W17  -B9   -W34  -B36  -W38  -B39  -W33  -B37  -B29  -W35  -B32  |   47.0   45.0 
 41  Ye,Daniel                  (W)  717      WA  0.0 | -F1    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |    0.0    0.0 
 42  Lim,Sasha                  (W)  111      WA  0.0 | -F19   --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |    0.0    0.0 
 43  Duvenage,Ben               (W)    0      WA  0.0 |  --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |    0.0    0.0 
  

Results for the Blitz Division

Under 18

1st: Ashvin Balavignan (10.5), 2nd: Liam Raptis (7.5), 3rd: Anthony Nguyen (7.0).

Under 16

1st: Issa Majidi (10.0), 2nd: Ricky Huang (7.0), 3rd: Yonal De Vas (6.0).

Under 14

1st: Eamon Harris (9.0), 2nd: Benjamin Hunt (6.5), 3rd: Aiden Malik (6.0).

Merit Awards: Shannon Koh, Angus Chen & Kaviru Perera.

Best Girl U18: Senudi De Vas.

Under 12

1st: Quang Minh Le (6.5), 2nd: Leo Gong (6.0), 3rd: Emil Glick.

Under 10

Equal 1st: Gia Bao Ho & Damsara Perera (6.0), 3rd: Pranav Balasubramaniam (5.5).

Under 8

Equal 1st: Daniel Luong & Zeno Brackenridge (4.5), 3rd: Sharvil Deshpande (2.0).

Merit Awards: Ethan Page, Oliver Law & Khatangua Nyamdari.

Best Girl U12: Alexandra Fleming.


Notes

1. In the Under 10 Blitz Open section (where a playoff should have been held between Gia Bao Ho and Damsara Perera) and in the Under 8 Blitz Open section (where a playoff should have been held between Daniel Luong and Zeno Brackenridge). In these cases, Equal First Place trophies will be awarded to both Damsara and Zeno.

2. In a single tournament, players are eligible for prizes in only one age group, receiving only the highest prize they qualify for. In some tournaments, female players may win both a female prize and an open prize. However, no female player can receive two female prizes from the same tournament. Therefore, Senudi De Vas won the U18 Best Girl in Blitz with 5.5 points, and Alexandra Fleming won the U12 Best Girl in Blitz with 4.5 points.



Best Behaviour Award

This year the Best Behaviour Award was introduced, recognising players who consistently demonstrated sportsmanship and community spirit. The award acknowledges players who:

wReset the board properly after their games.
wReport results to both the section arbiter and the data entry team.
wCongratulate their opponent graciously when winning.
wAccept defeat respectfully and thank their opponent for the challenge.
wPlay their best even against friends - helping each other grow.

As our Secretary Kobe shared, this award honoured players who reported results promptly, helped with setup, and remained quiet and respectful while others were still playing - with even first-time participants conducting themselves like seasoned professionals.

Day 1 Best Behaviour Awards

Ben Duvenage, Roan Breur & Doryan Ael Kameni Fouedjio.

Day 2 Best Behaviour Awards

Amelia Hickey, Linus Hoj-Hansen & Rocco Dichiera.

Day 3 Best Behaviour Awards

Liam Lougheed, Audrey Tan, Sebastian Gough & Jeremy Lowson.



SportWest Visit

On Day 2 afternoon, we were pleased to welcome Matt Bamford, Member & Partnerships Manager from SportWest, who introduced the True Sport program (https://www.truesport.com.au).

The program supports volunteers' mental health and promotes positive parent behaviour at tournaments. His visit sparked valuable discussions, and CAWA looks forward to working more closely with SportWest in the future.



Thanks & Acknowledgements

Special thanks to:

Our volunteer photographers: David Luong, for capturing the awards presentation, and Hui Huang, for documenting the entire week of games.

Chief Arbiter: Dylan Gough - who stepped in at short notice and did an excellent job, handling the pressures and responsibilities of the role with professionalism.

Chief Arbiter Assistants: Alan Wolstencroft & Kobe Wu, supported by Dr Andrew Hardegen.

Arbiters: Ryan Yao (Days 1 to 4), Dennis Holland (Days 2 & 4), Anish Ashok (Day 2 Assistant).

Data Entry: Glenda Raptis & Peter Brackenridge. Glenda also collected overdue CAWA junior memberships during the event, as the WAJC is intended to be a members-exclusive event.

Property Manager: Tim Hare.

Trophy Officers: Faith Tee & Alan Wolstencroft -- especially for managing the perpetual trophies.


Report kindly provided by CAWA Junior Vice President Rosa Tu.




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