Cheshire Chase Tournament Results 2026
Cheshire Chase: Side tournament to the 2026 Cheshire Open. All games were played with handicap being rank difference minus 2, capped at 9 stones, with nigiri for even games.
Scoring: All players began with a score of 0 and scored 1 for each win, with a bonus 0.5 if they beat up – these games are in bold below. Ties were broken by SOS (sum of opponents' scores) followed by SOR (sum of opponents' ranks).
| Posn | No | Name | Rank | Club | Cy | 1 | 2 | 3 | Wins | Score | SOS | SOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Caleb Tin Nam Fai | 8k | No Club | UK | 6+ | 8+ | 7+ | 3 | 3.5 | 0 | -33 |
| 2 | 2 | Joshua Sing Ching Fai | 6k | No Club | UK | ... | 6+ | 9+ | 2 | 2 | 0 | -28 |
| 3 | 3 | Leo Zhang | 18k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 11+ | 10+ | ... | 2 | 2 | 0 | -51 |
| 4 | 4 | Olivia Jennison | 18k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 12+ | ... | ... | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | -10 |
| 5 | 5 | Ai Guan | 1d | Nottingham | UK | 13+ | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Clinton Yu | 16k | Manchester | UK | 1- | 2- | ... | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | -14 |
| 7 | 7 | Helen Harvey | 3k | Manchester | UK | ... | ... | 1- | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | -8 |
| 8 | Daffyd Robinson | 14k | Lincoln | UK | ... | 1- | ... | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | -8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Jiasheng Xing | 12k | Lancaster | UK | ... | ... | 2- | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| 10 | 10 | Hei Yu Fong | 33k | Manchester | UK | ... | 3- | ... | 0 | 0 | 2 | -18 |
| 11 | Soorena Zarafshani | 18k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 3- | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 2 | -18 | |
| 12 | 12 | James Zhao | 10k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 4- | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | -18 |
| 13 | 13 | Richard Wheeldon | 1d | London Go Centre | UK | 5- | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cheshire Endurance: The 2026 Cheshire Endurance ranking was produced by combining the results of the 2026 Cheshire Chase and the 2026 Cheshire Open. Players must have played both tournaments to qualify.
Scoring: Players were awarded 1 point for each win and 0.5 for each loss in the Cheshire Chase, which was added to their number of wins in the Cheshire Open. Ties were broken by MMS in the Cheshire Open.
| Posn | Name | Rank | Club | Cy | Score | MMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Tin Nam Fai | 8k | No Club | UK | 5 | -8 |
| 2 | Joshua Sing Ching Fai | 6k | No Club | UK | 4 | -4 |
| 3 | Leo Zhang | 18k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 4 | -16 |
| 4 | Clinton Yu | 16k | Manchester | UK | 3 | -14 |
| 5 | Daffyd Robinson | 14k | Lincoln | UK | 2.5 | -12 |
| 6 | Soorena Zarafshani | 18k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 2.5 | -16 |
| 7 | Hei Yu Fong | 33k | Manchester | UK | 1.5 | -31 |
| 8 | Olivia Jennison | 18k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 2 | -17 |
| 9 | Richard Wheeldon | 1d | London Go Centre | UK | 1.5 | 1 |
| 10 | Jiasheng Xing | 12k | Lancaster | UK | 1.5 | -11 |
| 11 | James Zhao | 10k | Cheadle Hulme School | UK | 0.5 | -10 |
Did not play Cheshire Open: Ai Guan, Helen Harvey
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