The Winter Cup got underway last night with 24 players in two divisions. Sean leads the Juniors with 3 points, while Stefan and William share equal first in the Open division, each on three points. Three more rounds next week.
Winter Cup Junior
| 1 | Sean Clark | 3.0 | +W4 | +B7 | +W2 |
| 2 | Adam Hasan-Stein | 2.0 | +B8 | +W9 | -B1 |
| 3 | Perry Taylor | 2.0 | +B11 | +W6 | -B5 |
| 4 | Nithin Perumal | 2.0 | -B1 | +W11 | +B10 |
| 5 | Jeff Xiang | 2.0 | =B9 | =W8 | +W3 |
| 6 | Suriya Srinivasan | 2.0 | +W10 | -B3 | +W7 |
| 7 | Diny Zhou | 1.0 | +BYE | -W1 | -B6 |
| 8 | Joel Crombie | 1.0 | -W2 | =B5 | =W9 |
| 9 | Jarvis Xiang | 1.0 | =W5 | -B2 | =B8 |
| 10 | Jenny Xiang | 1.0 | -B6 | +BYE | -W4 |
| 11 | Calib Wilson | 1.0 | -W3 | -B4 | +BYE |
Winter Cup Open
| 1 | Stefan Wagner | 3.0 | +B12 | +W10 | +B3 |
| 2 | William Lynn | 3.0 | +B11 | +W6 | +B10 |
| 3 | Graham Nolan | 2.0 | +W13 | +B7 | -W1 |
| 4 | Richard Dare | 2.0 | -W7 | +W8 | +B11 |
| 5 | Richard Jackson | 2.0 | -W10 | +BYE | +B12 |
| 6 | Murray Tuatini | 1.5 | +BYE | -B2 | =W7 |
| 7 | Daniel Davis | 1.5 | +B4 | -W3 | =B6 |
| 8 | Sivaram Manoharan | 1.5 | =W9 | -B4 | +W13 |
| 9 | Matt Crombie | 1.5 | =B8 | -W12 | +BYE |
| 10 | Christopher Symon | 1.0 | +B5 | -B1 | -W2 |
| 11 | Saied Shahosseirni | 1.0 | -W2 | +B13 | -W4 |
| 12 | Gary Judkins | 1.0 | -W1 | +B9 | -W5 |
| 13 | Ian Kennedy | 0.0 | -B3 | -W11 | -B8 |
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