Another set of tense battles last night. Still four contenders for the ultimate accolade with three rounds still to go.
Standings currently
| 1 Peter Hulshof | 1500 | NC | 3.5 | +B8 | +W3 | +B2 | =W4 |
| 2 William Lynn | 1882 | NC | 3.0 | +B7 | +BYE | -W1 | +B6 |
| 3 Philip Rossiter | 1809 | NC | 3.0 | +W5 | -B1 | +W10 | +W9 |
| 4 Hilton Bennett | 2116 | NC | 3.0 | +W9 | +B10 | =W6 | =B1 |
| 5 Jess Fai | 1500 | NC | 2.0 | -B3 | +W12 | +B7 | — |
| 6 Stefan Wagner | 1941 | NC | 2.0 | +W11 | =BYE | =B4 | -W2 |
| 7 Craig Scott | 1500 | NC | 1.5 | -W2 | +B9 | -W5 | =BYE |
| 8 Murray Tuatini | 1249 | NC | 1.0 | -W1 | — | -B9 | +B10 |
| 9 Ian Kennedy | 1480 | NC | 1.0 | -B4 | -W7 | +W8 | -B3 |
| 10 Gary Judkins | 1619 | NC | 1.0 | +B12 | -W4 | -B3 | -W8 |
| 11 C. Barrett-Hogg | 1500 | NC | 1.0 | -B6 | — | +BYE | — |
| 12 Kaylash Raman | 1500 | NC | 0.0 | -W10 | -B5 | — | — |
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