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KPMC Tournaments

KPMC 2020

Victor Chow represented South Africa in the 15th Korea Prime Minister Cup, held in August. The tournament was held online, so the usual round robin format was replaced by a double elimination qualifying round, followed by a knock out tournament for the top 32 players.

Victor finished top of his group with straight wins and progressed to the knock out tournament. He beat the representatives from the Czech Republic and Ukraine in round of 32 and round of 16 respectively. In the round of 8, he faced Minoru Ozeki from Japan, who unfortunately proved too strong. Ozeki went on to face China in the final.

Congratulations to Victor for a solid performance at the 15th KPMC, where he showed his fighting spirit on many occasions. Full results are available on the KPMC site.

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Cape Town Rank Changes Tournaments Western Cape

Cape Town Open 2020

The 2020 Cape Town Open was held on May 23. This year it was played on OGS rather than “over the board”. This allowed a number of Gauteng based players to participate and made for a competitive tournament.

The top spot was taken by Chris Welsh, in a bit of a repeat of the 1Q internet tournament. Congratulations also to Pico on his promotion to 17k after his round one win.

Final standings:
1: Chris Welsh, 3d, MMS 33
2: Andrew Davies, 4d, MMS 32 SOS 94
3: Andre Connell, 2d, MMS 32 SOS 92
4: Lloyd Rubidge, 1d, MMS 31 SOS 92 SOSOS 276
5: Paul Edwards, 1d, MMS 31 SOS 92 SOSOS 267
6: Christiaan Maasdorp, 4k, MMS 27 SOS 88
7: Michael Rapson, 5k, MMS 27 SOS 79
8: Fred Strauss, 8k, MMS 23
9: Pico Geyer, 18k, MMS 14

Thanks to everyone who took part.

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Rank Changes SAGA Tournaments Uncategorized

Candidates 2020 day two results

Candidates day two was played on OGS today, April 19. This tournament selects four players to progress to Contenders later in the year. Paul Edwards, Paul Steyn, Ben Bredenkamp, and Lloyd Rubidge are the four who qualified. Congratulations especially to Paul Steyn who made it through for the first time this year, having come close the last few years.

Final standings:
1: Paul Edwards, 3 wins
2: Paul Steyn, 2 wins, 2nd by SOS
3: Ben Bredenkamp, 2 wins, 3rd by SOSOS
4: Lloyd Rubidge, 2 wins
5: Michael Rapson, 1 win, 5th by SOS
6: Christiaan Maasdorp, 1 win, 6th by SOS
7: James Nicolson, 1 win
8: David Gale, 0 wins

Congratulations also to the players who earned rank changes during the Candidates tournament. They are:
David Gale, 1k
Christiaan Maasdorp, 4k
James Gelant, 4k

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SAGA Tournaments

Candidates 2020 day one results

Candidates day one was held today, April 18, on OGS. Sam Scott, David Gale, and Paul Steyn progressed to day two without much incident. Christiaan Maasdorp nudged out the other 4-5k players to secure the final spot for day two tomorrow. They join Lloyd Rubidge, Ben Bredenkamp, James Nicolson, and Paul Edwards who prequalified for day two.

The games will be on OGS again tomorrow, with start times approximately 09h00, 11h30, and 14h30. Find us in the SA chat room, see sa-internet-go for more info.

Final standings:
1: David Gale, 3 wins
2: Sam Scott, 2 wins, 2nd by SOS
3: Christiaan Maasdorp, 2 wins, 3rd by SOSOS
4: Paul Steyn, 2 wins
5: James Gelant, 1 win, 5th by SOS
6: Michael Rapson, 1 win, 6th by SOS
7: Fred Strauss, 1 win
8: Gordon Wells, 0 wins

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Tournaments

1Q iNet Tournament 2020

The 1Q internet tournament was held on Sunday 29 March, on OGS. 10 players participated.

Andre Connell secured a good win against the number one seed, Andrew Davies, in round two. He unfortunately faltered against Chris Welsh in round three, leaving the way open for Chris to take the tournament. Congratulations to Chris on his win.

Final standings:
1: Chris Welsh, 3d
2: Andre Connell, 2d
3: Andrew Davies, 4d
4: Ben Bredenkamp, 1k
5: Lloyd Rubidge, 1d
6: Paul Edwards, 1d
7: David Gale, 2k
8: Michael Rapson, 4k
9: Vincent Varkevisser, 4k
10: Christiaan Maasdorp, 5k