JZMC Junior Grand Prix 2026

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  • Dates: Saturdays and Sundays from January to November

    Term 1: #1 Sunday 1 Feb, #2 Saturday 7 Feb, #3 Sunday 15 Feb, #4 Saturday 28 Feb, #5 Saturday 28 Mar, #6 Sunday 19 Apr.

    Term 2: #7 Sunday 3 May, #8 Saturday 16 May, #9 Sunday 24 May, #10 Saturday 30 May, #11 Saturday 13 Jun, #12 Sunday 21 Jun.

    Term 3: #13 Saturday 25 July, #14 Sunday 2 August, #15 Saturday 22 August, #16 Sunday 30 August, #17 Saturday 5 September, #18 Sunday 11 October.

    Confirmation emails will be sent prior to each events.

    Time: 1:00-6:00pm
    Location: 1A Jenkins Road, Carlingford 2118

  • 15’ + 5” per move per round. 7 round Swiss running from 1:00pm to 6:00pm.

  • Players must be 17 or under.

    Players must have a JCL rating of at least 550, or 500 for girls.

    There will be a limit of 40 players at each leg.

  • Trophies

    Each leg trophies will be given to First, Second and Third places as well as Best Girl, Best Performance of the Lower Half and the Biggest Upset.

    Annual Prizes

    Overall top scorers of the year will receive the annual awards including Overall First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Best Girl, and other special prizes.

    Grand Prix Points

    The top 10 players in each leg will get Grand Prix points, with participation in at least 10 of the legs needed to be counted in overall Grand Prix Scoring.

    Cash Prizes

    Players who have received the same trophy twice will receive a cash prize for every third trophy. $100 will replace the third first place trophies and $50 for the other third-time trophy e.g. the third second and third trophies, as can the third Biggest Upset and Best Performance of the Lower Half, while the Best Girl prize has to be won three times by itself for a cash prize of $50.

  • The entry fee for all players is $45 per leg of the tournament.

    Free entries for JCL rated 900+ players.

    $20 for JCL rated 800+ players.

  • Position Points
    1st 100
    2nd 80
    3rd 65
    4th 50
    5th 40
    6th 30
    7th 20
    8th 15
    9th 10
    10th 5
    11th -Last 0

    In the event of a tie for 1st through 10th, points are split equally between players. (E.g. four way tie for 4th place, each player will score (50+40+30+20)/4 = 35 points). All point scores are rounded up to the nearest whole number. (e.g. if two players tie for 2nd, they score (80+65)/2 = 72.5, round up to 73 AND in a 20 player tie for 10th place, all players will score 5/20=0.25, round up to 1 point).

  • At the end of all the tournaments, total Grand Prix Scores will be calculated by adding up the top 10 Grand Prix scores of each player.

    In the event of tied Grand Prix Scores, rankings will be determined by the following tie breaks: 1. Highest place finish in any tournament (Outright). 2. Number of outright 1st finishes (or 1st on tiebreak). 3. Head to Head scores from the series of 12 tournaments. 4. Raw score from each tournament included in the Grand Prix Scores.

  • Arbiters: Arthur Huynh and Brendan Anderson
    JCL supervisor and supporter: Charles Zworestine and Richard Gastineau-Hills
    Tournament Director: Jilin Zhang

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