Liberty Bell Open 2023
January 13, 2023 - January 16, 2023
478 entries(!) including 97 partial entries, @ (70)% (4 GMs + 14 re-entries + 79 Under 1000 section entries)
= 448.90 total net adjusted paid entries ≈ 128.26% of 350 projected paid entries--
ALL PRIZES RAISED ≈ 28.26%!!
Major Section
1st - $3,206 - and 24 Grand Prix Points!
2nd - $1,924 - and 20 Grand Prix Points!
3rd - $1,283 - and 17 Grand Prix Points!
4th - $ 898 - and 14 Grand Prix Points!
5th - $ 641 - and 11 Grand Prix Points!
MAJOR SECTION FIRST PLACE BONUS PRIZE - $128!
(Open Section First Place Ties Broken by Modified Median, Solkoff, Cumulative, Then Opponents' Cumulative Tiebreaks)
Top Scorer, Under 2300 - $1,539
Second Place, Under 2300 - $770
Under 2100 Section
1st - $1,539 2nd - $898 3rd - $641 4th - $385 5th - $257
Under 1900 Section (No unrated may win over $500)
1st - $1,539 2nd - $898 3rd - $641 4th - $385 5th - $257
Under 1700 Section (No unrated may win over $400)
1st - $1,283 2nd - $770 3rd - $513 4th - $385 5th - $257
Under 1500 Section (No unrated may win over $300)
1st - $1,283 2nd - $770 3rd - $513 4th - $385 5th - $257
Under 1300 Section (No unrated may win over $200)
1st - $1,154 2nd - $770 3rd - $513 4th - $385 5th - $257
Under 1000 Section (No unrated may win over $100)
1st - $898 2nd - $513 3rd - $385 4th - $257 5th - $128
Prize limits: If Online Regular Official Rating is more than 50 points over section or prize maximum, prize limit $300 (prize limits do not include Mixed Doubles prizes). The balance of any limited prizes goes to the next eligible player(s).
Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes!
1st Team $1,283 2nd Team $770 3rd Team $513
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Under 1300 Section:
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Cls | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | Prize! | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Lyon Auerbacher | 16945167 | 1236 | PA | W18 (b) | W9 (w) | W11 (b) | W3 (w) | W2 (w) | D4 (b) | W6 (w) | 6.5 | $1,154.00 | First! | ||
| 2 | Farhan Alam | 30850489 | 1053 | NJ | W48 (w) | W26 (b) | W6 (w) | W21 (w) | L1 (b) | W17 (b) | W4 (w) | 6.0 | $770.00 | 2nd | ||
| 3 | George Cui | 16178783 | 831 | NJ | W16 (b) | W17 (w) | W10 (w) | L1 (b) | W15 (w) | D8 (b) | W12 (w) | 5.5 | $449.00 | 3rd/4th | ||
| 4 | Lane Mergler | 12791360 | 579 | NY | W50 (w) | W29 (b) | W42 (w) | W22 (b) | W23 (w) | D1 (w) | L2 (b) | 5.5 | $449.00 | 3rd/4th | ||
| 5 | Ephraim Schafli | 30029512 | 1295 | PA | L8 (w) | W24 (b) | L30 (w) | W40 (b) | W44 (w) | W23 (b) | W16 (w) | 5.0 | $51.40 | 5th | ||
| 6 | Onyedikachi Osondu | 15920056 | 1227 | RANOSA | NJ | W39 (b) | W34 (w) | L2 (b) | W45 (w) | W21 (b) | W9 (w) | L1 (b) | 5.0 | $51.40 | 5th | |
| 7 | Howard S Serota | 14445261 | 1200 | PA | L11 (w) | W19 (b) | D37 (w) | D42 (b) | W29 (w) | X28 | W17 (b) | 5.0 | $51.40 | 5th | ||
| 8 | Andrew Yao | 30596516 | 1020 | PA | W5 (b) | W14 (w) | L21 (b) | D26 (b) | W22 (w) | D3 (w) | W15 (b) | 5.0 | $51.40 | 5th | ||
| 9 | Jatan Bhatt | 30426807 | 1003 | NJ | W15 (w) | L1 (b) | W16 (b) | W28 (w) | W26 (w) | L6 (b) | W21 (b) | 5.0 | $51.40 | 5th | ||
| 10 | Manvith Thavutam | 16962877 | 1052 | NJ | W20 (b) | W13 (w) | L3 (b) | L15 (b) | W34 (w) | D21 (w) | W22 (b) | 4.5 | ||||
| 11 | Caleb Yuen | 30131009 | 1036 | PA | W7 (b) | W36 (w) | L1 (w) | L17 (b) | W42 (w) | D26 (b) | W23 (w) | 4.5 | ||||
| 12 | Zachary Pepsin | 30192767 | 1012 | NJ | W41 (b) | W37 (w) | D22 (w) | L23 (b) | W36 (w) | X24 | L3 (b) | 4.5 | ||||
| 13 | Timothy Han | 16527044 | 1257 | PA | W28 (w) | L10 (b) | L23 (b) | L29 (w) | W41 (b) | W36 (w) | W30 (b) | 4.0 | ||||
| 14 | Samanyu Alluri | 30185788 | 1238 | MA | W38 (w) | L8 (b) | W35 (w) | W30 (b) | L17 (w) | L16 (b) | W32 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 15 | Greg Yardley | 30778979 | 1188 | PA | L9 (b) | W18 (w) | W31 (b) | W10 (w) | L3 (b) | X35 | L8 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 16 | Dustin Young | 16715052 | 1119 | PA | L3 (w) | W49 (b) | L9 (w) | W31 (b) | W30 (w) | W14 (w) | L5 (b) | 4.0 | ||||
| 17 | Logan White | 15580358 | 1107 | KY | W49 (w) | L3 (b) | W33 (b) | W11 (w) | W14 (b) | L2 (w) | L7 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 18 | Sathvik Birudavolu | 17230292 | 1065 | NJ | L1 (w) | L15 (b) | W20 (w) | W32 (b) | L35 (b) | W38 (w) | W33 (b) | 4.0 | ||||
| 19 | Charles Chengyu Hu | 30638717 | 1000 | DE | L36 (b) | L7 (w) | L32 (b) | B--- | W40 (w) | W42 (b) | W26 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 20 | Hrtha Rajiv | 16834573 | 1214 | RAJANA | PA | L10 (w) | L23 (w) | L18 (b) | W49 (b) | W31 (w) | W45 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | |||
| 21 | Atharva Sheernally | 30634578 | 1128 | PA | W40 (w) | W35 (b) | W8 (w) | L2 (b) | L6 (w) | D10 (b) | L9 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 22 | Sathiesh Arunagiri | 30198199 | 1109 | VA | W32 (b) | W33 (w) | D12 (b) | L4 (w) | L8 (b) | W25 (w) | L10 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 23 | Morgan Wang | 30334843 | 984 | PA | D42 (w) | W20 (b) | W13 (w) | W12 (w) | L4 (b) | L5 (w) | L11 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 24 | Jesse Hugh Osada | 30923492 | unr. | PA | H--- | L5 (w) | W34 (b) | W43 (b) | W37 (w) | F12 | U--- | 3.5 | ||||
| 25 | Shantanu Shukla | 30160776 | unr. | PA | H--- | W46 (b) | L28 (w) | L36 (b) | W27 (w) | L22 (b) | W41 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 26 | Collin Reiland | 30273939 | 1251 | PA | W45 (b) | L2 (w) | W40 (b) | D8 (w) | L9 (b) | D11 (w) | L19 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 27 | Alex Glashausser | 15785701 | 1161 | KS | L37 (b) | D31 (w) | D44 (b) | H--- | L25 (b) | D41 (w) | W36 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 28 | Aidan Daniel Elhyani | 17072530 | 1090 | PA | L13 (b) | W32 (w) | W25 (b) | L9 (b) | W45 (w) | F7 | U--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 29 | Darryl Clear | 12836704 | 1044 | PA | D31 (b) | L4 (w) | D41 (w) | W13 (b) | L7 (b) | L33 (w) | W42 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 30 | Dylan Guo | 30250896 | 1038 | DE | L35 (b) | W39 (w) | W5 (b) | L14 (w) | L16 (b) | W34 (b) | L13 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 31 | Christian Ryerson | 16727097 | 814 | RYERYE | PA | D29 (w) | D27 (b) | L15 (w) | L16 (w) | L20 (b) | W52 (b) | W43 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 32 | Tushar Mahajan | 30223396 | 771 | NJ | L22 (w) | L28 (b) | W19 (w) | L18 (w) | B--- | W43 (b) | L14 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 33 | Kyle Lu | 30833510 | 594 | NJ | B--- | L22 (b) | L17 (w) | L44 (w) | W49 (b) | W29 (b) | L18 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 34 | Taran Ranga Kesharaju | 16136141 | 535 | NJ | W43 (w) | L6 (b) | L24 (w) | W38 (b) | L10 (b) | L30 (w) | W51 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 35 | Johnathan Disantis | 30856921 | unr. | PA | W30 (w) | L21 (w) | L14 (b) | W39 (b) | W18 (w) | F15 | U--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 36 | Ali Hawkes | 15777743 | 1174 | PA | W19 (w) | L11 (b) | H--- | W25 (w) | L12 (b) | L13 (b) | L27 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 37 | Michael Howley | 12601816 | 1044 | PA | W27 (w) | L12 (b) | D7 (b) | W46 (w) | L24 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | ||||
| 38 | Atharv Nunemunthala | 15981917 | 819 | PA | L14 (b) | L43 (b) | W48 (w) | L34 (w) | W39 (w) | L18 (b) | D40 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 39 | James Lao | 30544937 | 810 | NJ | L6 (w) | L30 (b) | B--- | L35 (w) | L38 (b) | X48 | D49 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 40 | Brandon Howard Schell | 30788086 | 657 | NJ | L21 (b) | B--- | L26 (w) | L5 (w) | L19 (b) | W49 (w) | D38 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 41 | David Melnikov | 16743275 | 1156 | PA | L12 (w) | H--- | D29 (b) | H--- | L13 (w) | D27 (b) | L25 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 42 | Kavin Chandar Sathiesh | 30198201 | 1123 | SATSAT | VA | D23 (b) | W44 (w) | L4 (b) | D7 (w) | L11 (b) | L19 (w) | L29 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 43 | Paul Hart | 30685673 | 1078 | PA | L34 (b) | W38 (w) | L45 (b) | L24 (w) | W48 (b) | L32 (w) | L31 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 44 | Anderson Antoine | 16411893 | 1051 | NJ | D46 (w) | L42 (b) | D27 (w) | W33 (b) | L5 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | ||||
| 45 | Nathaniel B Torres | 30852209 | 1001 | PA | L26 (w) | W48 (b) | W43 (w) | L6 (b) | L28 (b) | L20 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | ||||
| 46 | Anton Hero Burgess | 30839409 | 1207 | PA | D44 (b) | L25 (w) | H--- | L37 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 47 | Tony Z Yu | 30752146 | 561 | H | DE | U--- | U--- | W49 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 48 | Khikmat Kudratov | 30929645 | unr. | PA | L2 (b) | L45 (w) | L38 (b) | B--- | L43 (w) | F39 | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 49 | Raghav Sambyal | 30170343 | 706 | NJ | L17 (b) | L16 (w) | L47 (b) | L20 (w) | L33 (w) | L40 (b) | D39 (w) | 0.5 | ||||
| 50 | Nicholas Vaneswaran | 30418213 | 507 | H | PA | L4 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 51 | Shivani Sathiesh | 30526905 | 314 | SATSAT | H | VA | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | L34 (b) | 0.0 | ||
| 52 | Brian S Kennedy | 30932828 | unr. | H | NJ | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | L31 (w) | U--- | 0.0 |