CAWA Grand Prix (Paul Meyer Awards)
Grand Prix awards are determined by accumulating points in each CAWA Grand Prix tournament. For classical tournaments points are awarded as follows: 1st = 24, 2nd = 20, 3rd = 16, 4th = 14, 5th = 12, 6th = 10, 7th = 8, 8th = 6 and participation = 2 (if no other points are scored).
For 2024, the CAWA Grand Prix will be made up of classical, rapid, allegro and blitz tournaments with points awarded in the ratio of 4: 3: 2: 1 so, for example, the winner of a classical tournament will gain 24 points, a rapid tournament 18 points, an allegro tournament 12 points and a blitz tournament 6 points. Participation points are only awarded for classical tournaments.
All players are included in the Premier, all players Under 1850 will qualify for the Major, and all players Under 1550 for the Minor. For 2024 ratings are taken from the March 2024 ratings list. These ratings continue for rest of the year despite official periodic changes.
The awards, known as the PAUL MEYER AWARDS, commemorate the life and work in chess of the late Paul Meyer. The awards seek to encourage regular participation and therefore will not necessarily be won by the best players in each category but by those who not only perform well but also, of equal importance, are prepared to front up regularly.
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2024 WA Grand Prix
The 2024 CAWA Grand Prix comprises the following 11 tournaments - Perth Open (classical), WA Allegro Championship, Autumn Blitz, Gufeld Cup (classical), WA Rapid Championship, WA Blitz Championship, Willetton Open (classical), South West Open (classical), Kingsley Open (classical), Spring Allegro, and Christmas Blitz.
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Leading Scores after the 2024 South West Open
Previous Grand Prix Winners
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PREMIER |
MAJOR |
MINOR |
JUNIOR |
COUNTRY |
| 1996 |
Danny Dwyer |
Michael Wilkins |
Petar Rados |
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| 1997 |
David Ellis |
Tristan Boyd |
Leon Taylor |
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| 1998 |
Timo Farber |
Leon Taylor |
Natalie Taylor |
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| 1999 |
Michael Wilkins |
Leon Taylor |
Andrew Hardegen |
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| 2000 |
David Ellis |
Leon Taylor |
Zhengbo Wang |
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| 2001 |
Jay Lakner |
Andrew Hardegen |
Zhengbo Wang |
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| 2002 |
Jay Lakner |
John Fedec |
Daniel Van Heerden |
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| 2003 |
Tim Hare |
Nedeljko Tomic |
Dennis Holland |
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| 2004 |
Tristan Boyd |
Tom Donaldson |
Yita Choong & Alex DeHeer |
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| 2005 |
Haydn Barber |
Tom Donaldson |
Mick Pavlovic |
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| 2006 |
David Ellis |
Gordon Dunlop |
Gary Donaldson |
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| 2007 |
Michael Wilkins |
Robert Galvin |
Ryan Sam |
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| 2008 |
Stephanus Kurniawan |
Nedeljko Tomic |
Chris Cuellar |
Tom Donaldson |
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| 2009 |
Dennis Holland |
Dennis Holland |
Gary Donaldson |
Yita Choong |
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| 2010 |
Stephanus Kurniawan |
Nedeljko Tomic |
Gary Donaldson |
George Carolin-Unkovich |
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| 2011 |
Tom Donaldson & Dave Dempster |
Nedeljko Tomic |
Gary Donaldson |
George Carolin-Unkovich |
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| 2012 |
Marc Vlietstra |
Gordon Dunlop |
Gary Donaldson |
George Carolin-Unkovich |
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| 2013 |
David Ellis |
George Carolin-Unkovich |
Gary Donaldson |
George Carolin-Unkovich |
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| 2014 |
Ihsan Ferozkohi |
Nedeljko Tomic |
Ignatius Yap |
Ignatius Yap |
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| 2015 |
Yita Choong |
Gordon Dunlop |
Paul Moseley |
Ignatius Yap |
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| 2016 |
Ihsan Ferozkohi |
Andrey Lugovsky |
Gary Donaldson |
Patrick Gong |
Gary Donaldson |
| 2017 |
Andrew Hardegen |
Sri Krishnan Dharmapuri |
David Barry |
Patrick Gong |
Gary Donaldson |
| 2018 |
Andrew Hardegen |
Brent Geronimo |
Gary Donaldson |
Brent Geronimo |
Gary Donaldson |
| 2019 |
Kathryn Hardegen |
Nedeljko Tomic |
Gary Donaldson |
Oscar Gao |
Gary Donaldson |
| 2020 |
Jamie Laubbacher |
Nedeljko Tomic |
Geoffrey Owen |
Jamie Laubbacher |
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| 2021 |
Yihe Fu (Rebo) |
Dylan Gough |
Celine Ong |
Yihe Fu (Rebo) |
John Prince |
| 2022 |
Yihe Fu (Rebo) |
Rui Gen Teh |
Eric Deng |
Yihe Fu (Rebo) |
Boyd McCammon |
| 2023 |
Tim Hare |
Hui Huang |
Kobe Wu |
Ashvin Balavignan |
John Prince & Michael Molenaar |