Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know The Returner, biggest gap between two WCC tournaments by an active regular: Mehmed Ceylan sat out 31 months between the Wollongong 2023 Spring Holiday Rapid and the 2026 April Holiday Rapid. Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Did you know Biggest final-round flip: at the 2023 Top and Tail Rapid 2, Steve Ascic took a 1-point lead into the last round, lost to Vincent Qiang, and watched the title walk away. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know The Returner, biggest gap between two WCC tournaments by an active regular: Mehmed Ceylan sat out 31 months between the Wollongong 2023 Spring Holiday Rapid and the 2026 April Holiday Rapid. Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Did you know Biggest final-round flip: at the 2023 Top and Tail Rapid 2, Steve Ascic took a 1-point lead into the last round, lost to Vincent Qiang, and watched the title walk away. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship.

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2024 Spring Holiday Rapid

1 October 2024 – 8 October 2024

Format
Swiss
Type
Rapid
Time control
15+5
Rounds
8
Players
36

Final standings

#PlayerRatingScoreR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
1Passioura,Toby17817.0/8+W26+B16-W14+B22+W13+B5+B2+W3
2Barakat,Martin19676.5/8+W17+B15+W13=B5+W12+B4-W1+B6
3Raichle,Joerg21416.0/8+W9+B22+W4+B14-W5+B6+W12-B1
4Yashora,Tiumi17426.0/8+B29+W10-B3+W23+B14-W2+B15+B5
5Clouston,Bevan19805.5/8+B11+W21+B6=W2+B3-W1+B14-W4
6Alsamirae,Yousif17185.0/8+W35+B20-W5+B15+W16-W3+B9-W2
7Bryant,Ben17045.0/8=BYE=BYE··+W24+B25+W16+B18
8Romic,Mile15285.0/8=BYE=BYE··+W36+B30+W13+B12
9Soutter,Jake13755.0/8-B3+W19-B18+W31+B28+B16-W6+W14
10Wansbrough,Taras15454.5/8+W32-B4+W34=BYE-B23=W18+B28=BYE
11Bowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe13604.5/8-W5+B31-W12-B16=W30+W19+B29+W23
12Planiden,Chayne19604.0/8+B25-W14+B11+W21-B2+W23-B3-W8
13Ascic,Steve17184.0/8+B30+W23-B2+W18-B1-W14-B8+W28
14Goldstein,Albert15634.0/8+W27+B12+B1-W3-W4+B13-W5-B9
15Quaranta,Marco15574.0/8+B28-W2+B33-W6=B18+W29-W4=B17
16Parker,Paul14864.0/8+B33-W1+B28+W11-B6-W9-B7+W26
17Sweeney,Matthew13144.0/8-B2-W28-B31+W33=B19+W31+B20=W15
18Wang,Linchuan-4.0/8-W20+B35+W9-B13=W15=B10+B23-W7
19Strachan,Mackewin9353.5/8-W22-B9-W26+B35=W17-B11+W36+B29
20Maghaireh,Tamara-3.5/8+B18-W6-B23+W30=B29-W28-W17+B25
21Bermingham,Brenda16503.0/8+W31-B5+W25-B12=BYE=BYE··
22Morrow,Alan16453.0/8+B19-W3+B29-W1=BYE=BYE··
23Jacob,Flynn14803.0/8+W34-B13+W20-B4+W10-B12-W18-B11
24Valencic,Janez13623.0/8=BYE=BYE··-B7+W35-W26+B30
25Howard,Michael Colin12853.0/8-W12+B27-B21-W28+B35-W7+B31-W20
26Robeille,John12843.0/8-B1-W33+B19-W27-B31+W36+B24-B16
27Brett,John-3.0/8-B14-W25+W35+B26=BYE=BYE··
28Daly,Alexander-3.0/8-W15+B17-W16+B25-W9+B20-W10-B13
29Mailow,John11292.5/8-W4+B32-W22+B34=W20-B15-W11-W19
30Passioura,Orly10512.0/8-W13-B34+W32-B20=B11-W8=B35-W24
31Olivares,Alex10432.0/8-B21-W11+W17-B9+W26-B17-W25-B35
32Passioura,Max-2.0/8-B10-W29-B30+BYE=BYE=BYE··
33Sharma,Reyansh-2.0/8-W16+B26-W15-B17=BYE=BYE··
34Waller,Cooper-2.0/8-B23+W30-B10-W29=BYE=BYE··
35Van Elsland,Zavier10521.5/8-B6-W18-B27-W19-W25-B24=W30+W31
36Gilmour,Mihkail-1.0/8=BYE=BYE··-B8-B26-B19·

Crosstable notation: +W3 = win as white against rank 3; -B7 = loss as black against rank 7; = = draw.

Rounds

Round 1, Tue 1 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Passioura,TobyRobeille,John1-0
2Barakat,MartinSweeney,Matthew1-0
3Raichle,JoergSoutter,Jake1-0
4Mailow,JohnYashora,Tiumi0-1
5Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoeClouston,Bevan0-1
6Alsamirae,YousifVan Elsland,Zavier1-0
7Bryant,Ben(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
8Romic,Mile(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
9Wansbrough,TarasPassioura,Max1-0
10Howard,Michael ColinPlaniden,Chayne0-1
11Passioura,OrlyAscic,Steve0-1
12Goldstein,AlbertBrett,John1-0
13Daly,AlexanderQuaranta,Marco0-1
14Sharma,ReyanshParker,Paul0-1
15Wang,LinchuanMaghaireh,Tamara0-1
16Strachan,MackewinMorrow,Alan0-1
17Bermingham,BrendaOlivares,Alex1-0
18Jacob,FlynnWaller,Cooper1-0
19Valencic,Janez(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
20Gilmour,Mihkail(half-point bye)½ (HPB)

Round 2, Tue 1 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Parker,PaulPassioura,Toby0-1
2Quaranta,MarcoBarakat,Martin0-1
3Morrow,AlanRaichle,Joerg0-1
4Yashora,TiumiWansbrough,Taras1-0
5Clouston,BevanBermingham,Brenda1-0
6Maghaireh,TamaraAlsamirae,Yousif0-1
7Bryant,Ben(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
8Romic,Mile(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
9Soutter,JakeStrachan,Mackewin1-0
10Olivares,AlexBowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe0-1
11Planiden,ChayneGoldstein,Albert0-1
12Ascic,SteveJacob,Flynn1-0
13Sweeney,MatthewDaly,Alexander0-1
14Van Elsland,ZavierWang,Linchuan0-1
15Valencic,Janez(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
16Brett,JohnHoward,Michael Colin0-1
17Robeille,JohnSharma,Reyansh0-1
18Passioura,MaxMailow,John0-1
19Waller,CooperPassioura,Orly1-0
20Gilmour,Mihkail(half-point bye)½ (HPB)

Round 3, Tue 1 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Passioura,TobyGoldstein,Albert0-1
2Barakat,MartinAscic,Steve1-0
3Raichle,JoergYashora,Tiumi1-0
4Alsamirae,YousifClouston,Bevan0-1
5Wang,LinchuanSoutter,Jake1-0
6Wansbrough,TarasWaller,Cooper1-0
7Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoePlaniden,Chayne0-1
8Sharma,ReyanshQuaranta,Marco0-1
9Daly,AlexanderParker,Paul0-1
10Olivares,AlexSweeney,Matthew1-0
11Strachan,MackewinRobeille,John0-1
12Jacob,FlynnMaghaireh,Tamara1-0
13Bermingham,BrendaHoward,Michael Colin1-0
14Mailow,JohnMorrow,Alan0-1
15Brett,JohnVan Elsland,Zavier1-0
16Passioura,OrlyPassioura,Max1-0

Round 4, Tue 1 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Morrow,AlanPassioura,Toby0-1
2Clouston,BevanBarakat,Martin1/2-1/2
3Goldstein,AlbertRaichle,Joerg0-1
4Yashora,TiumiJacob,Flynn1-0
5Quaranta,MarcoAlsamirae,Yousif0-1
6Soutter,JakeOlivares,Alex1-0
7Wansbrough,Taras(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
8Parker,PaulBowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe1-0
9Planiden,ChayneBermingham,Brenda1-0
10Ascic,SteveWang,Linchuan1-0
11Sweeney,MatthewSharma,Reyansh1-0
12Van Elsland,ZavierStrachan,Mackewin0-1
13Maghaireh,TamaraPassioura,Orly1-0
14Howard,Michael ColinDaly,Alexander0-1
15Robeille,JohnBrett,John0-1
16Waller,CooperMailow,John0-1
17Passioura,Max(pairing-allocated bye)1 (PAB)

Round 5, Tue 8 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Passioura,TobyAscic,Steve1-0
2Barakat,MartinPlaniden,Chayne1-0
3Raichle,JoergClouston,Bevan0-1
4Goldstein,AlbertYashora,Tiumi0-1
5Alsamirae,YousifParker,Paul1-0
6Bryant,BenValencic,Janez1-0
7Romic,MileGilmour,Mihkail1-0
8Daly,AlexanderSoutter,Jake0-1
9Jacob,FlynnWansbrough,Taras1-0
10Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoePassioura,Orly1/2-1/2
11Wang,LinchuanQuaranta,Marco1/2-1/2
12Strachan,MackewinSweeney,Matthew1/2-1/2
13Mailow,JohnMaghaireh,Tamara1/2-1/2
14Bermingham,Brenda(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
15Morrow,Alan(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
16Van Elsland,ZavierHoward,Michael Colin0-1
17Olivares,AlexRobeille,John1-0
18Brett,John(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
19Passioura,Max(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
20Sharma,Reyansh(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
21Waller,Cooper(half-point bye)½ (HPB)

Round 6, Tue 8 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Clouston,BevanPassioura,Toby0-1
2Yashora,TiumiBarakat,Martin0-1
3Alsamirae,YousifRaichle,Joerg0-1
4Howard,Michael ColinBryant,Ben0-1
5Passioura,OrlyRomic,Mile0-1
6Parker,PaulSoutter,Jake0-1
7Wansbrough,TarasWang,Linchuan1/2-1/2
8Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoeStrachan,Mackewin1-0
9Planiden,ChayneJacob,Flynn1-0
10Ascic,SteveGoldstein,Albert0-1
11Quaranta,MarcoMailow,John1-0
12Sweeney,MatthewOlivares,Alex1-0
13Maghaireh,TamaraDaly,Alexander0-1
14Bermingham,Brenda(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
15Morrow,Alan(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
16Valencic,JanezVan Elsland,Zavier1-0
17Robeille,JohnGilmour,Mihkail1-0
18Brett,John(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
19Passioura,Max(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
20Sharma,Reyansh(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
21Waller,Cooper(half-point bye)½ (HPB)

Round 7, Tue 8 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Barakat,MartinPassioura,Toby0-1
2Raichle,JoergPlaniden,Chayne1-0
3Quaranta,MarcoYashora,Tiumi0-1
4Goldstein,AlbertClouston,Bevan0-1
5Soutter,JakeAlsamirae,Yousif0-1
6Bryant,BenParker,Paul1-0
7Romic,MileAscic,Steve1-0
8Daly,AlexanderWansbrough,Taras0-1
9Mailow,JohnBowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe0-1
10Maghaireh,TamaraSweeney,Matthew0-1
11Jacob,FlynnWang,Linchuan0-1
12Strachan,MackewinGilmour,Mihkail1-0
13Valencic,JanezRobeille,John0-1
14Olivares,AlexHoward,Michael Colin0-1
15Van Elsland,ZavierPassioura,Orly1/2-1/2

Round 8, Tue 8 Oct 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Passioura,TobyRaichle,Joerg1-0
2Alsamirae,YousifBarakat,Martin0-1
3Clouston,BevanYashora,Tiumi0-1
4Wang,LinchuanBryant,Ben0-1
5Planiden,ChayneRomic,Mile0-1
6Soutter,JakeGoldstein,Albert1-0
7Wansbrough,Taras(half-point bye)½ (HPB)
8Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoeJacob,Flynn1-0
9Ascic,SteveDaly,Alexander1-0
10Sweeney,MatthewQuaranta,Marco1/2-1/2
11Parker,PaulRobeille,John1-0
12Mailow,JohnStrachan,Mackewin0-1
13Howard,Michael ColinMaghaireh,Tamara0-1
14Passioura,OrlyValencic,Janez0-1
15Van Elsland,ZavierOlivares,Alex1-0