Latest tournament results

Updated 24.09.2026
Here are some recent tournaments (and winners).

We have an archive of 3705 tournaments since 1993.

13.09.2026
NSW
Lansvale Mindsport 8
OPEN Jean Noonan
Ratings 
OPEN
       4 games
  1 Jean Noonan          1165  +33 1198
  2 Tony Hunt            1617  -15 1602
  3 Lucas Luu            1067  +18 1085
  4 Cecilia Khoo         1073  +10 1083
  5 Huy Lam             ( 830)    ( 881)
  6 Moana Nepia          1262  -26 1236
  7 Phi Long Ma           850  +10  860
  8 Oliver Klistorner     960   +7  967
  9 James Lo              712   +1  713
 10 Eric Phan             818  +11  829
 11 Brendan Tia           753  +11  764
 12 Estrella Ileto        634   -8  626
 13 Josie Mally          1062  -25 1037
 14 Kevin Lam           ( 633)    ( 616)
 15 Jayco Lo            ( 608)    ( 596)
 16 Justin Eng            640  -30  610
Huy Lam is provisional (30 games)
Kevin Lam is provisional (35 games)
Jayco Lo is provisional (46 games)
Placings 
OPEN
       4 games
                         
  1    4  +220 Jean Noonan
  2    3  +466 Tony Hunt
  3    3  +386 Lucas Luu
  4    3  +211 Cecilia Khoo
  5    3   +15&Huy Lam
  6    2  +396 Moana Nepia
  7    2  +117 Phi Long Ma
  8    2   +98 Oliver Klistorner
  9    2   -19 James Lo
 10    2  -147 Eric Phan
 11    2  -147 Brendan Tia
 12    1  -115 Estrella Ileto
 13    1  -238 Josie Mally
 14    1  -333&Kevin Lam
 15    1  -544&Jayco Lo
 16    0  -366 Justin Eng
High game: Tony Hunt 538 
High word: Phi Long Ma TESTING 98
VIC
Geelong Open
OPEN Rob York
Ratings 
OPEN
       8 games
  1 Rob York             1333  +18 1351
  2 John Rider           1202  +32 1234
  3 Rob Hutchinson       1367  -17 1350
  4 Craig Murdoch        1344  -20 1324
  5 Daniel Carillo      ( 877)    ( 926)
  6 Cherry Chapman        894   -6  888
  7 Julie Hanson        ( 982)    ( 837)
       5 games
  1 Jenny Kearney         995  -11  984
  2 Angela Thomson      (1003)    ( 884)
  3 Sue Cracknell                 ( 635)
       3 games
  1 Carol Rollmann        954  +13  967
  2 Pauline Young       ( 738)    ( 887)
  3 Danielle Gibbs      ( 612)    ( 534)
Sue Cracknell was previously unrated
Angela Thomson is provisional (10 games)
Pauline Young is provisional (10 games)
Danielle Gibbs is provisional (11 games)
Julie Hanson is provisional (16 games)
Daniel Carillo is provisional (28 games)
Placings 
OPEN
       8 games
                         
  1    6  +457 Rob York
  2    6  +103 John Rider
  3    5  +475 Rob Hutchinson
  4    5    +6 Craig Murdoch
  5    4   +66&Daniel Carillo
  6  3.5  +175 Cherry Chapman
  7    2  -505&Julie Hanson
       5 games
  1    2    +1 Jenny Kearney
  2  1.5  -230&Angela Thomson
  3    1  -264*Sue Cracknell
       3 games
  1    2  +138 Carol Rollmann
  2    2  +110&Pauline Young
  3    0  -532&Danielle Gibbs
High game: Rob York 493 
High word: Rob York TARRIERS 122
OPEN Ian Ting
Ratings 
OPEN
       7 games
  1 Ian Ting             1568  +13 1581
  2 Louise Love          1350  +27 1377
  3 Anne Zion            1381  +14 1395
  4 Benjamin Lee         1354   -3 1351
  5 Janet Kirk            918  +48  966
  6 John Salmon          1244  -21 1223
  7 Cori Lodder          1138   -9 1129
  8 Pauline Coulter       844  +29  873
  9 Faye Williams        1364  -52 1312
 10 Delys Carbon         1066  -24 1042
 11 Alan Mathews         1168  -28 1140
 12 Marge Roberts         914   +7  921
Placings 
OPEN
       7 games
                         
  1    6  +579 Ian Ting
  2    6  +358 Louise Love
  3    5  +260 Anne Zion
  4    4  +220 Benjamin Lee
  5    4  -211 Janet Kirk
  6    3   +98 John Salmon
  7    3   +89 Cori Lodder
  8    3  -461 Pauline Coulter
  9    2   +89 Faye Williams
 10    2  -282 Delys Carbon
 11    2  -363 Alan Mathews
 12    2  -376 Marge Roberts
High game: Louise Love 546 
High word: Janet Kirk JOSHING 98
20.09.2026
QLD
Townsville Open 2026
OPEN Max Mason
Ratings 
OPEN
      14 games
  1 Max Mason            1683  +76 1759
  2 Liz Fagerlund        1561  +28 1589
  3 Arnold Appelhof      1320  +67 1387
  4 Cicely Bruce         1614   +1 1615
  5 Paul Richards        1532   +2 1534
  6 Liz Blanch           1497   -3 1494
  7 Caroline Scowcroft   1279  +25 1304
  8 Zande Ayub                    (1532)
  9 Ryan Anderson        1677  -20 1657
 10 Karen Richards       1576   -3 1573
 11 Val Mills            1565  -52 1513
 12 Murray Rogers        1555  -56 1499
 13 Brenton Gray         1348  +20 1368
 14 Gail Hamilton        1100  +26 1126
 15 Tim Walton           1239   +3 1242
 16 Rob York             1351  -24 1327
 17 Pam Bennett          1273  -18 1255
 18 Megan Marks           893  +57  950
 19 Martin Waterworth    1369  -46 1323
 20 Patti Ashwin          997  +30 1027
 21 Mary Wilmott          683  +57  740
 22 Kay Anderson         1094  -51 1043
 23 Julie Walder         1070  -83  987
      13 games
  1 Julie Brice          1587   -6 1581
       7 games
  1 Maureen Harrison      699  -23  676
       6 games
  1 Helen Hynes          1434   -6 1428
Zande Ayub was previously unrated
WESPA ratings 
                     -- RATING ----   K
Max Mason            1836  +58 1894 15.9
Liz Fagerlund        1670  +42 1712 19.3
Arnold Appelhof      1514  +61 1575 18.4
Cicely Bruce         1734   +7 1741 16.9
Paul Richards AUS    1680   +5 1685 18.8
Julie Brice          1731   -7 1724 26.9
Liz Blanch           1638   +5 1643 15.2
Caroline Scowcroft   1419  +43 1462 19.6
Ayub Zande           1633  +35 1668 45.2
Ryan Anderson        1822  -17 1805 14.2
Karen Richards       1698   +2 1700 14.2
Val Mills            1685  -37 1648 20.1
Murray Rogers        1673  -37 1636 20.4
Brenton Gray         1596   +4 1600 18.5
Gail Hamilton        1449   +5 1454 40.3
Tim Walton           1469   +2 1471 21.5
Rob York             1495   -1 1494 14.7
Pam Bennett          1523  -41 1482 39.7
Megan Marks          1281  +35 1316 26.6
Martin Waterworth    1550  -35 1515 18.9
Patti Ashwin         1280  +38 1318 35.5
Mary Wilmott         1114  +70 1184 50.8
Kay Anderson         1374  -49 1325 18.5
Helen Hynes          1661  -14 1647 31.3
Julie Walder         1413 -171 1242 34.0
Maureen Harrison      996  -90  906 70.9


See WESPA
Rating change = K*(wins - expected wins)
K is larger when a player is fairly new
or has not been rated recently.
(In ASPA ratings the multiplier K is 20
for established players
but larger for provisional players.)
Placings 
OPEN
      14 games
                         
  1   13 +1133 Max Mason
  2   10  +355 Liz Fagerlund
  3    9  +247 Arnold Appelhof
  4    8  +519 Cicely Bruce
  5    8  +445 Paul Richards
  6    8  +208 Liz Blanch
  7    8  +127 Caroline Scowcroft
  8    8   +85*Zande Ayub
  9    8   +80 Ryan Anderson
 10    7  +330 Karen Richards
 11    7  +237 Val Mills
 12    7  +105 Murray Rogers
 13    7   +83 Brenton Gray
 14    7   -85 Gail Hamilton
 15    7  -285 Tim Walton
 16    7  -455 Rob York
 17    6    +7 Pam Bennett
 18    6  -114 Megan Marks
 19    6  -160 Martin Waterworth
 20    6  -181 Patti Ashwin
 21    5  -668 Mary Wilmott
 22    4  -688 Kay Anderson
 23    2  -792 Julie Walder
      13 games
  1    7  +231 Julie Brice
       7 games
  1    0  -794 Maureen Harrison
       6 games
  1    3   +30 Helen Hynes
High game: Karen Richards 574 
High word: Val Mills SURPRISE 158
23.09.2026
QLD
Magnetic Is Wednesday
A Karen Richards
B Caroline Scowcroft
Ratings 
A
       7 games
  1 Karen Richards       1573  +27 1600
  2 Howard Warner        1842  -19 1823
  3 Cicely Bruce         1615  +11 1626
  4 Liz Fagerlund        1589  +15 1604
  5 Max Mason            1759  -18 1741
  6 Val Mills            1513   +5 1518
  7 Paul Richards        1534   +2 1536
  8 Julie Brice          1581  -24 1557
B
       7 games
  1 Caroline Scowcroft   1304  +53 1357
  2 Tim Walton           1242  +20 1262
  3 Murray Rogers        1499  -27 1472
  4 Liz Blanch           1494  -27 1467
  5 Rob York             1327  -10 1317
  6 Kate Black          ( 500)    ( 723)
  7 Julie Walder          987  -26  961
  8 Megan Allford       ( 788)    ( 789)
Kate Black is provisional (15 games)
Megan Allford is provisional (41 games)
WESPA ratings 
                     -- RATING ----   K
Karen Richards       1700  +20 1720 13.7
Howard Warner        2009  -11 1998  9.0
Cicely Bruce         1741   +9 1750 13.7
Liz Fagerlund        1712  +12 1724 13.7
Max Mason            1894  -11 1883 11.4
Val Mills            1648   +5 1653 14.6
Paul Richards AUS    1685   +1 1686 13.7
Julie Brice          1724  -17 1707 14.0

Caroline Scowcroft   1462  +55 1517 17.8
Tim Walton           1471  +18 1489 17.6
Murray Rogers        1636  -17 1619 16.5
Liz Blanch           1643  -17 1626 15.9
Rob York             1494   -2 1492 15.4
Kate Black           1027  +50 1077 84.9
Julie Walder         1242  -26 1216 17.5
Megan Allford        1147  -62 1085 63.3


See WESPA
Rating change = K*(wins - expected wins)
K is larger when a player is fairly new
or has not been rated recently.
(In ASPA ratings the multiplier K is 20
for established players
but larger for provisional players.)
Placings 
A
       7 games
                         
  1  4.5  +367 Karen Richards
  2    4  +124 Howard Warner
  3    4   +49 Cicely Bruce
  4    4   +37 Liz Fagerlund
  5  3.5   +17 Max Mason
  6    3   -46 Val Mills
  7    3  -514 Paul Richards
  8    2   -34 Julie Brice
High game: Howard Warner 528 
High word: Karen Richards GRATINGS 140 
B
       7 games
                         
  1    7  +512 Caroline Scowcroft
  2    5  +224 Tim Walton
  3    4  +509 Murray Rogers
  4    4  +362 Liz Blanch
  5    4  +112 Rob York
  6    2  -766&Kate Black
  7    1  -313 Julie Walder
  8    1  -640&Megan Allford
High game: Liz Blanch 588 
High word: Rob York SWIFTED 94
24.09.2026
QLD
Magnetic Is Thursday
A Val Mills
B Liz Blanch
Ratings 
A
       7 games
  1 Val Mills            1518  +64 1582
  2 Max Mason            1741   -5 1736
  3 Julie Brice          1557  +19 1576
  4 Howard Warner        1823  -16 1807
  5 Karen Richards       1600   -7 1593
  6 Paul Richards        1536   +2 1538
  7 Cicely Bruce         1626  -10 1616
  8 Liz Fagerlund        1604  -47 1557
B
       6 games
  1 Liz Blanch           1467  +15 1482
  2 Murray Rogers        1472   +4 1476
  3 Tim Walton           1262  +16 1278
  4 Julie Walder          961  +31  992
  5 Rob York             1317  -30 1287
  6 Caroline Scowcroft   1357  -44 1313
  7 Kate Black          ( 723)    ( 775)
Kate Black is provisional (21 games)
WESPA ratings 
                     -- RATING ----   K
Val Mills            1653  +52 1705 15.7
Max Mason            1883   -5 1878 13.0
Julie Brice          1707  +13 1720 14.1
Howard Warner        1998  -12 1986 10.4
Karen Richards       1720   -2 1718 11.5
Paul Richards AUS    1686   +1 1687 12.8
Cicely Bruce         1750   -5 1745 12.5
Liz Fagerlund        1724  -30 1694 13.6

Liz Blanch           1626  +13 1639 14.3
Murray Rogers        1619   +6 1625 13.3
Tim Walton           1489  +11 1500 15.3
Julie Walder         1216  +21 1237 16.3
Rob York             1492  -21 1471 16.2
Caroline Scowcroft   1517  -32 1485 16.4
Kate Black           1077   -6 1071 52.6


See WESPA
Rating change = K*(wins - expected wins)
K is larger when a player is fairly new
or has not been rated recently.
(In ASPA ratings the multiplier K is 20
for established players
but larger for provisional players.)
Placings 
A
       7 games
                         
  1    6  +164 Val Mills
  2    4  +269 Max Mason
  3    4   +94 Julie Brice
  4    4   -63 Howard Warner
  5    3   +83 Karen Richards
  6    3   +73 Paul Richards
  7    3  -135 Cicely Bruce
  8    1  -485 Liz Fagerlund
High game: Paul Richards 581 
High word: Paul Richards REQUITES 212 
B
       6 games
                         
  1    5  +429 Liz Blanch
  2  4.5  +555 Murray Rogers
  3    4  +254 Tim Walton
  4    3  -305 Julie Walder
  5    2  -287 Rob York
  6  1.5  -188 Caroline Scowcroft
  7    1  -458&Kate Black
High game: Murray Rogers 547


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