Tournament centreFinished#1502917
Mpumalanga Closed Championship 2026 Under 16 Boys
Updating tournament data: player details. Some sections are temporarily unavailable.
Tournament details
- Tournament
- Mpumalanga Closed Championship 2026 Under 16 Boys
- Federation
- South Africa ( RSA )
- Location
- Secunda ↗
- Date
- 2026-09-26
- Format
- Swiss
- Rounds
- 5
- Time control
- Standard · 55/55 + 5sipm
- Chief arbiter
- Leisa Mphosi
- Deputy chief arbiter
- Zach Roets
- Arbiters
- Rethabile Mphosi, Marlize Johnstone, Job Sibiya, Steven Masemola
- Tournament director
- Paulina Seotsanyana
- Organizer
- Mpumalanga Chess
- Rating calculation
- Rating national
- Average rating / Average age
- 1207 / 14
- Entrants
- 17
- Pairing program
- Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog ↗
Source information
View sourceSource information
View sourceFinal ranking after 5 rounds
| Rank | No. | Player | FED | Rating | Points | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sgudhla, Bafana | — | 1748 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | 12 | Khuzwayo, Mazwi | RSA | 1209 | 3,5 | 0 | 18 | 11,25 |
| 3 | 5 | Green, Marques | — | 1268 | 3,5 | 0 | 16,5 | 8,25 |
| 4 | 2 | Nel, Demar | — | 1354 | 3,5 | 0 | 14,5 | 7,75 |
| 5 | 3 | Gangel, Ivan Carel | — | 1313 | 3,5 | 0 | 14 | 7,25 |
| 6 | 13 | Lombard, Roan | — | 1171 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6,5 |
| 7 | 7 | McAlister, Cruden | — | 1260 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4,5 |
| 8 | 4 | Ayele Lendamo, Hanke | RSA | 1291 | 3 | 0 | 12,5 | 6 |
| 9 | 9 | Mhlanga, Mvuselelo | RSA | 1244 | 2,5 | 0 | 15,5 | 5,75 |
| 10 | 14 | Kubheka, Lindokuhle | RSA | 1150 | 2,5 | 0 | 14 | 6,25 |
| 11 | 6 | Delport, Lourens | — | 1262 | 2 | 1 | 10,5 | 3 |
| 12 | 11 | Nhlapo, Olwethu | — | 1242 | 2 | 2 | 11,5 | 3 |
| 13 | 15 | Brouwers, Bandile Sheldon | — | 847 | 1,5 | 0 | 12,5 | 2,25 |
| 14 | 17 | Sibanda, Minenhle Nelson | — | 823 | 1,5 | 0 | 12 | 2,25 |
| 15 | 16 | Mofokeng, Lwazi | — | 837 | 1 | 0 | 11,5 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | Maseko, Gift | RSA | 1254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Mkhangwana, Philani | RSA | 1243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By final rank · 17 players
Tiebreaks ▾
TB1: Direct Encounter (DE) · TB2: Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2023) (Gamepoints) · TB3: Sonneborn Berger Tie-Break Variable (2026) (Gamepoints)
RankPlayerPoints
1Sgudhla, Bafana · 1748 · No. 15TB1 0 · TB2 16 · TB3 16
2Khuzwayo, MazwiRSA · 1209 · No. 123,5TB1 0 · TB2 18 · TB3 11,25
3Green, Marques · 1268 · No. 53,5TB1 0 · TB2 16,5 · TB3 8,25
4Nel, Demar · 1354 · No. 23,5TB1 0 · TB2 14,5 · TB3 7,75
5Gangel, Ivan Carel · 1313 · No. 33,5TB1 0 · TB2 14 · TB3 7,25
6Lombard, Roan · 1171 · No. 133TB1 0 · TB2 13 · TB3 6,5
7McAlister, Cruden · 1260 · No. 73TB1 0 · TB2 13 · TB3 4,5
8Ayele Lendamo, HankeRSA · 1291 · No. 43TB1 0 · TB2 12,5 · TB3 6
9Mhlanga, MvuseleloRSA · 1244 · No. 92,5TB1 0 · TB2 15,5 · TB3 5,75
10Kubheka, LindokuhleRSA · 1150 · No. 142,5TB1 0 · TB2 14 · TB3 6,25
11Delport, Lourens · 1262 · No. 62TB1 1 · TB2 10,5 · TB3 3
12Nhlapo, Olwethu · 1242 · No. 112TB1 2 · TB2 11,5 · TB3 3
13Brouwers, Bandile Sheldon · 847 · No. 151,5TB1 0 · TB2 12,5 · TB3 2,25
14Sibanda, Minenhle Nelson · 823 · No. 171,5TB1 0 · TB2 12 · TB3 2,25
15Mofokeng, Lwazi · 837 · No. 161TB1 0 · TB2 11,5 · TB3 1
16Maseko, GiftRSA · 1254 · No. 80TB1 0 · TB2 0 · TB3 0
17Mkhangwana, PhilaniRSA · 1243 · No. 100TB1 0 · TB2 0 · TB3 0