The 2023 O2C Doeberl Cup was held from 6-10th April at the Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden in Canberra, Australia.
The event had five playing sections: Premier, Major, Minor, Mini and Lightning. The total prize fund was $AUD 25,790, with $5,000 reserved for the winner of Premier.
The Premier section was a 9-round Swiss with 69 participants. Armenian Grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan took a clear first place with 8,0/9 points, half a point ahead of Australian GM Temur Kuybokarov.
Premier section final standings:
1 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2645 – 8
2 GM Kuybokarov Temur AUS 2562 – 7.5
3 IM Morris James AUS 2462 – 6.5
4 IM Sardana Rishi AUS 2449 – 6.5
5 GM Fernandez Daniel Howard ENG 2512 – 6.5
6 FM Litchfield Frederick AUS 2134 – 6.5
7 IM Solomon Stephen J AUS 2271 – 6
8 GM Shoker Samy EGY 2493 – 6
9 IM Dale Ari AUS 2331 – 6
10 FM Winkelman Albert AUS 2261 – 6
11 FM Cannon David AUS 2114 – 6
12 FM Clarke Matthew AUS 2075 – 6
13 IM McClymont Brodie AUS 2414 – 5.5
14 FM Kethro Michael AUS 2126 – 5.5
15 FM Bayaca Sterling AUS 2098 – 5.5
16 Press Harry AUS 2078 – 5.5
17 IM Lane Gary W AUS 2361 – 5.5
18 Gao Arthur AUS 1781 – 5.5
19 Asaka Samuel AUS 2235 – 5.5
20 FM Stojic Dusan AUS 2226 – 5
21 Koh Cedric AUS 1964 – 5
22 Merenciano Alexandre FRA 2216 – 5
23 IM Ikeda Junta AUS 2417 – 5
24 Leong Benjamin AUS 1865 – 5
25 Teh Rui Gen AUS 1987 – 5
26 Shen Zhiyuan CHN 1921 – 5
27 FM Fu Yihe AUS 2154 – 4.5
28 Yadao Israel PHI 2253 – 4.5
29 Ooi Jayden AUS 1913 – 4.5
30 Hartley James AUS 1951 – 4.5
31 FM Liu Yi AUS 2319 – 4.5
32 CM Prasad Lalit AUS 2025 – 4.5
33 Yin Wenlin AUS 1944 – 4.5
34 CM Milligan Helen NZL 1968 – 4.5
35 Park-Tamati Philli NZL 1834 – 4.5
36 FM Dragicevic Domagoj AUS 2082 – 4.5
37 Hu Yifei AUS 1936 – 4.5
38 Ruan Harry AUS 1923 – 4.5
39 Li Tedric AUS 1935 – 4.5
40 Lin Kerry AUS 1961 – 4.5
41 CM Zhang Kendrick Botong NZL 1845 – 4.5
42 Datar Tejas AUS 1921 – 4.5
43 Odenthal Aidan AUS 1858 – 4
44 CM Bassig Hamish AUS 1979 – 4
45 CM Li Hui MAC 1954 – 4
46 Dai Cheng AUS 2017 – 4
47 Li Jackie AUS 1873 – 4
48 Lane Ryan AUS 1915 – 4
49 Plunkett Jeremy AUS 1919 – 3.5
50 Lee Lachlan AUS 1840 – 3.5
51 Anderson Brendan AUS 1984 – 3.5
52 Coy Rupert AUS 1793 – 3.5
53 Zafirakos Jesse AUS 1890 – 3.5
54 O’Mahoney Keegan IRL 1908 – 3.5
55 Galea Patrick AUS 1852 – 3.5
56 Saisiddharth Naraharasetty AUS 1947 – 3
57 CM Dowden R.A. Tony NZL 1949 – 3
58 FM Stojic Svetozar AUS 1978 – 3
59 WCM Cheng Chao Xin AUS 1785 – 3
60 Broekhuyse Paul AUS 2003 – 3
61 Pant Shivam AUS 0 – 3
62 CM Castor David AUS 2070 – 3
63 Safarian Alek AUS 1961 – 3
64 Lee Daniel AUS 1728 – 2.5
65 Liu William Rui NZL 1900 – 2.5
66 O’Carroll Jeremy AUS 2002 – 2.5
67 Badrinarayan Sankeertan AUS 1881 – 2
68 Anup Kumar S. AUS 1818 – 2
69 Testolin Ryder AUS 2146 – 0.5
Chief Arbiter: IA Alana Chibnall
Deputy Chief Arbiter: FA Andrew Hardegen
Arbiter: FA Nicholas Kordahi, FA Casey Goh