Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 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. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. 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. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 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. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. 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. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds).

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2025 April Blitz

8 April 2025

Format
Swiss
Type
Blitz
Time control
5+5
Rounds
11
Players
20

Final standings

#PlayerRatingScoreR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11
1Morris,Jordan211210.0/11+W13+B7+W2+B3+W5-B4+W9+B6+W8+B15+W10
2Clouston,Bevan19219.0/11+B14+W4-B1+W5+B8+W9-B3+W7+B11+W6+B13
3Planiden,Chayne18389.0/11+W15+B12+W7-W1-B4+B6+W2+B9+W5+B8+W11
4Mahanidis,Jet9619.0/11+W10-B2+W13+B6+W3+W1+B7-B5+W12+B9+W14
5Kanostrevac,Zeljko19327.5/11+W17+B11+W6-B2-B1+W8=B10+W4-B3+W7+W12
6Hill,Martin19566.0/11+B9+W8-B5-W4+B10-W3+B11-W1+B14-B2+W15
7Serfontein,Louis17296.0/11+B18-W1-B3+W14+B15+W11-W4-B2+W13-B5+B19
8Ascic,Steve16676.0/11+W16-B6+W17+B12-W2-B5+W15+W10-B1-W3+B20
9Soutter,Jake15106.0/11-W6+B16+W10+B11+W12-B2-B1-W3+B18-W4+B17
10Morrow,Alan16575.5/11-B4+W15-B9+W18-W6+B13=W5-B8+B19+W20-B1
11Bermingham,Brendan16065.0/11+W19-W5+B14-W9+B16-B7-W6+B20-W2+W18-B3
12Quaranta,Marco15755.0/11+B20-W3+B18-W8-B9+W17-B14+W16-B4+W19-B5
13Romic,Mile15295.0/11-B1-W18-B4+W20+B14-W10+B16+W19-B7+W17-W2
14Booth,Kyle13865.0/11-W2+B19-W11-B7-W13+B20+W12+B17-W6+W16-B4
15Wu,Siyuan13645.0/11-B3-B10+W19+B17-W7+W16-B8+W18+B20-W1-B6
16Mailow,John11663.5/11-B8-W9+B20=W19-W11-B15-W13-B12+W17-B14+B18
17Cox,Matthew14403.0/11-B5+W20-B8-W15+B18-B12+W19-W14-B16-B13-W9
18Sweeney,Matthew13213.0/11-W7+B13-W12-B10-W17+B19+W20-B15-W9-B11-W16
19Emmett,Cooper-1.5/11-B11-W14-B15=B16+W20-W18-B17-B13-W10-B12-W7
20King,Michael-0.0/11-W12-B17-W16-B13-B19-W14-B18-W11-W15-B10-W8

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

Rounds

Round 1, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Morris,JordanRomic,Mile1-0
2Booth,KyleClouston,Bevan0-1
3Planiden,ChayneWu,Siyuan1-0
4Mahanidis,JetMorrow,Alan1-0
5Kanostrevac,ZeljkoCox,Matthew1-0
6Soutter,JakeHill,Martin0-1
7Sweeney,MatthewSerfontein,Louis0-1
8Ascic,SteveMailow,John1-0
9Bermingham,BrendanEmmett,Cooper1-0
10King,MichaelQuaranta,Marco0-1

Round 2, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Serfontein,LouisMorris,Jordan0-1
2Clouston,BevanMahanidis,Jet1-0
3Quaranta,MarcoPlaniden,Chayne0-1
4Bermingham,BrendanKanostrevac,Zeljko0-1
5Hill,MartinAscic,Steve1-0
6Mailow,JohnSoutter,Jake0-1
7Morrow,AlanWu,Siyuan1-0
8Romic,MileSweeney,Matthew0-1
9Emmett,CooperBooth,Kyle0-1
10Cox,MatthewKing,Michael1-0

Round 3, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Morris,JordanClouston,Bevan1-0
2Planiden,ChayneSerfontein,Louis1-0
3Mahanidis,JetRomic,Mile1-0
4Kanostrevac,ZeljkoHill,Martin1-0
5Ascic,SteveCox,Matthew1-0
6Soutter,JakeMorrow,Alan1-0
7Booth,KyleBermingham,Brendan0-1
8Sweeney,MatthewQuaranta,Marco0-1
9Wu,SiyuanEmmett,Cooper1-0
10King,MichaelMailow,John0-1

Round 4, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Planiden,ChayneMorris,Jordan0-1
2Clouston,BevanKanostrevac,Zeljko1-0
3Hill,MartinMahanidis,Jet0-1
4Serfontein,LouisBooth,Kyle1-0
5Quaranta,MarcoAscic,Steve0-1
6Bermingham,BrendanSoutter,Jake0-1
7Morrow,AlanSweeney,Matthew1-0
8Romic,MileKing,Michael1-0
9Cox,MatthewWu,Siyuan0-1
10Mailow,JohnEmmett,Cooper1/2-1/2

Round 5, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Morris,JordanKanostrevac,Zeljko1-0
2Ascic,SteveClouston,Bevan0-1
3Mahanidis,JetPlaniden,Chayne1-0
4Morrow,AlanHill,Martin0-1
5Wu,SiyuanSerfontein,Louis0-1
6Soutter,JakeQuaranta,Marco1-0
7Mailow,JohnBermingham,Brendan0-1
8Booth,KyleRomic,Mile0-1
9Sweeney,MatthewCox,Matthew0-1
10Emmett,CooperKing,Michael1-0

Round 6, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Mahanidis,JetMorris,Jordan1-0
2Clouston,BevanSoutter,Jake1-0
3Hill,MartinPlaniden,Chayne0-1
4Kanostrevac,ZeljkoAscic,Steve1-0
5Serfontein,LouisBermingham,Brendan1-0
6Romic,MileMorrow,Alan0-1
7Quaranta,MarcoCox,Matthew1-0
8King,MichaelBooth,Kyle0-1
9Wu,SiyuanMailow,John1-0
10Emmett,CooperSweeney,Matthew0-1

Round 7, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Morris,JordanSoutter,Jake1-0
2Planiden,ChayneClouston,Bevan1-0
3Serfontein,LouisMahanidis,Jet0-1
4Morrow,AlanKanostrevac,Zeljko1/2-1/2
5Bermingham,BrendanHill,Martin0-1
6Ascic,SteveWu,Siyuan1-0
7Booth,KyleQuaranta,Marco1-0
8Mailow,JohnRomic,Mile0-1
9Cox,MatthewEmmett,Cooper1-0
10Sweeney,MatthewKing,Michael1-0

Round 8, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Hill,MartinMorris,Jordan0-1
2Clouston,BevanSerfontein,Louis1-0
3Soutter,JakePlaniden,Chayne0-1
4Kanostrevac,ZeljkoMahanidis,Jet1-0
5Ascic,SteveMorrow,Alan1-0
6King,MichaelBermingham,Brendan0-1
7Quaranta,MarcoMailow,John1-0
8Romic,MileEmmett,Cooper1-0
9Cox,MatthewBooth,Kyle0-1
10Wu,SiyuanSweeney,Matthew1-0

Round 9, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Morris,JordanAscic,Steve1-0
2Bermingham,BrendanClouston,Bevan0-1
3Planiden,ChayneKanostrevac,Zeljko1-0
4Mahanidis,JetQuaranta,Marco1-0
5Booth,KyleHill,Martin0-1
6Serfontein,LouisRomic,Mile1-0
7Sweeney,MatthewSoutter,Jake0-1
8Emmett,CooperMorrow,Alan0-1
9King,MichaelWu,Siyuan0-1
10Mailow,JohnCox,Matthew1-0

Round 10, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Wu,SiyuanMorris,Jordan0-1
2Clouston,BevanHill,Martin1-0
3Ascic,StevePlaniden,Chayne0-1
4Soutter,JakeMahanidis,Jet0-1
5Kanostrevac,ZeljkoSerfontein,Louis1-0
6Morrow,AlanKing,Michael1-0
7Bermingham,BrendanSweeney,Matthew1-0
8Quaranta,MarcoEmmett,Cooper1-0
9Romic,MileCox,Matthew1-0
10Booth,KyleMailow,John1-0

Round 11, Tue 8 Apr 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Morris,JordanMorrow,Alan1-0
2Romic,MileClouston,Bevan0-1
3Planiden,ChayneBermingham,Brendan1-0
4Mahanidis,JetBooth,Kyle1-0
5Kanostrevac,ZeljkoQuaranta,Marco1-0
6Hill,MartinWu,Siyuan1-0
7Emmett,CooperSerfontein,Louis0-1
8King,MichaelAscic,Steve0-1
9Cox,MatthewSoutter,Jake0-1
10Sweeney,MatthewMailow,John0-1