New York State Open 2025
June 20, 2025 - June 22, 2025
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Standings for Open Section!:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSO25: Open Section!
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Probable Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sham Raguraman | 31946968 | 2200 | TA | W27 (b) | D18 (w) | W10 (b) | W15 (w) | W5 (w) | 4.5 | 400.00 | ||
| 2 | 2-4 | Priyansh Garg | 17279963 | 2207 | WADGAR | NY | L11 (w) | W27 (b) | W19 (w) | W16 (b) | W7 (w) | 4.0 | 116.67 | |
| 3 | Andrew Walden | 30484276 | 2151 | NY | W32 (b) | W24 (w) | D15 (b) | D5 (b) | W13 (w) | 4.0 | 116.67 | |||
| 4 | Shawn Xu | 30264362 | 2138 | MA | W13 (w) | D16 (b) | D17 (w) | W18 (b) | W8 (w) | 4.0 | 116.67 | |||
| 5 | 5-6 | FM Nelson Castaneda | 12564228 | 2306 | CT | W9 (b) | W11 (w) | W14 (b) | D3 (w) | L1 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 6 | Elizabeth Zhou | 30081108 | 1884 | ZHOZHO | NY | D26 (b) | L10 (w) | W29 (w) | W21 (b) | W15 (b) | 3.5 | 240.00 | ||
| 7 | 7-13 | Eric Cheng | 16921202 | 2059 | NY | W23 (b) | D17 (w) | D18 (b) | W9 (w) | L2 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 8 | Kenneth Patrick Thomas | 10773571 | 2004 | MA | W36 (w) | H--- | W26 (b) | H--- | L4 (b) | 3.0 | 20.00 | |||
| 9 | Eric Luce | 11421431 | 1951 | NY | L5 (w) | W36 (b) | W23 (w) | L7 (b) | W25 (w) | 3.0 | 20.00 | |||
| 10 | Dave Finnerman | 12671728 | 1945 | NY | H--- | W6 (b) | L1 (w) | D22 (b) | W23 (w) | 3.0 | 20.00 | |||
| 11 | Ernest T. Johnson | 10089115 | 1933 | NY | W2 (b) | L5 (b) | W33 (w) | H--- | H--- | 3.0 | 20.00 | |||
| 12 | WCM Abigail Zhou | 30290965 | 1850 | ZHOHUA | NY | L14 (b) | W31 (w) | W25 (b) | U--- | W20 (w) | 3.0 | 20.00 | ||
| 13 | Karim Naba | 15169093 | 1845 | CT | L4 (b) | W33 (b) | W24 (w) | W20 (w) | L3 (b) | 3.0 | 20.00 | |||
| 14 | 14-19 | Charles Hua | 14763433 | 2124 | ZHOHUA | NY | W12 (w) | W19 (b) | L5 (w) | D17 (b) | U--- | 2.5 | ||
| 15 | Vincent Zhiwen Yu | 17165368 | 2009 | YUAYUV | NY | W28 (b) | W25 (w) | D3 (w) | L1 (b) | L6 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 16 | Gilad Gitman Drillich | 13618381 | 1916 | CT | W29 (b) | D4 (w) | H--- | L2 (w) | D19 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 17 | Glen K Gausewitz | 12536027 | 1908 | NY | W34 (w) | D7 (b) | D4 (b) | D14 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | ||||
| 18 | Samuel Cheng | 30067638 | 1836 | NY | W35 (w) | D1 (b) | D7 (w) | L4 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | ||||
| 19 | Lucas Fugate | 30670466 | 1805 | NY | W20 (b) | L14 (w) | L2 (b) | W24 (b) | D16 (w) | 2.5 | 200.00 | |||
| 20 | 20-25 | Nicholas Cody Polizzi | 30173244 | 2018 | NY | L19 (w) | W32 (b) | W28 (w) | L13 (b) | L12 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 21 | Dean Howard | 10126797 | 2000 | NY | L33 (w) | D29 (b) | H--- | L6 (w) | W28 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 22 | Christopher Keefe | 13490842 | 1759 | NY | H--- | L26 (w) | W35 (b) | D10 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | 25.00 | |||
| 23 | Matthew Huai-en Huang | 31085114 | 1752 | NY | L7 (w) | W34 (b) | L9 (b) | W30 (w) | L10 (b) | 2.0 | 25.00 | |||
| 24 | Allyson Yu | 30721310 | 1738 | YUAYUV | NY | W30 (w) | L3 (b) | L13 (b) | L19 (w) | W32 (b) | 2.0 | 25.00 | ||
| 25 | Sujay Kunamneni | 16433982 | 1652 | MA | W31 (b) | L15 (b) | L12 (w) | W29 (w) | L9 (b) | 2.0 | 25.00 | |||
| 26 | 26-29 | John Riddell | 10084369 | 2200 | NY | D6 (w) | W22 (b) | L8 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 27 | Aiden Kennedy | 17268125 | 1924 | NJ | L1 (w) | L2 (w) | W34 (b) | D28 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | ||||
| 28 | Cory Northrup | 12760541 | 1778 | NY | L15 (w) | W30 (b) | L20 (b) | D27 (w) | L21 (w) | 1.5 | ||||
| 29 | Yash Godkar | 31393958 | 1540 | MA | L16 (w) | D21 (w) | L6 (b) | L25 (b) | W36 (w) | 1.5 | ||||
| 30 | 30-34 | Dale Eugene Sharp | 10254451 | 2000 | NY | L24 (b) | L28 (w) | W32 (w) | L23 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 31 | Sri Srikantia | 10261074 | 1982 | OH | L25 (w) | L12 (b) | W36 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 32 | Jhon Rodriguez | 32290685 | 1862 | NY | L3 (w) | L20 (w) | L30 (b) | W36 (b) | L24 (w) | 1.0 | ||||
| 33 | Justin T Pickett | 12725290 | 1583 | NY | W21 (b) | L13 (w) | L11 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 34 | Sanjay Vinesh Singh | 31330651 | 1463 | NY | L17 (b) | L23 (w) | L27 (w) | W37 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 35 | 35 | Steven A Taylor | 11282008 | 2100 | NY | L18 (b) | H--- | L22 (w) | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |||
| 36 | 36-37 | Justin Scott Rosales | 12769690 | 1764 | NJ | L8 (b) | L9 (w) | L31 (b) | L32 (w) | L29 (b) | 0.0 | |||
| 37 | Lew A Millenbach | 10120985 | 1500 | NY | U--- | U--- | U--- | L34 (w) | U--- | 0.0 |