Hamilton Boys High (A) consisting of Nathan Sun, Ryan Zhou, Jacob Haughey, and Aarya Vivekanandan achieved first place in the Waikato Secondary Schools tournament to decide which school will represent the region at the National Tournament in Christchurch later in the year. Final standings for teams and players are below.
| Rank | Pts | Team | Win Draw Loss | Match Point | Game Point |
| 1 | 8 | HBHS (A) | 4-0-0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | 6 | St Pauls | 3-0-1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Hillcrest (A) | 2-0-2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | HBHS (B) | 1-0-3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | Hillcrest (B) | 0-0-4 | 0 | 2 |
Best player in board 1
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Nathan Sun | HBHS (A) | 3.0 |
| 2 | Tatva Patel | HBHS (B) | 2.0 |
| 3 | Kaeden Govender | St Pauls | 2.0 |
| 4 | Noah Hsiao | Hillcrest (A) | 2.0 |
| 5 | Nico Giles | Hillcrest (B) | 1.0 |
Best player in board 2
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Ryan Zhou | HBHS (A) | 4.0 |
| 2 | Yuheng Li | St Pauls | 2.5 |
| 3 | Aaryan lal | Hillcrest (A) | 2.0 |
| 4 | Lawrence Xie | HBHS (B) | 1.5 |
| 5 | Bala Anga | Hillcrest (B) | 0.0 |
Best player in board 3
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Jacob Haughey | HBHS (A) | 4.0 |
| 2 | Obaidullah Zaman | HBHS (B) | 2.5 |
| 3 | Aaron Li | St Pauls | 1.5 |
| 4 | Allen Feng | Hillcrest (A) | 1.0 |
| 5 | Robert heide | Hillcrest (B) | 1.0 |
Best player in board 4
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Aarya Vivekanandan | HBHS (A) | 4.0 |
| 2 | Luke Wen | St Pauls | 3.0 |
| 3 | Tokushu Littlewood | Hillcrest (A) | 2.0 |
| 4 | Anzar Shafiq | HBHS (B) | 1.0 |
| 5 | Chris Gao | Hillcrest (B) | 0.0 |
Hamilton Chess Club 