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Yao, Shimeng
Current rating: 1850 (#1175)

Grand Prix Sydney 2019 (RNA limited) starting rating: 1832
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3sealed 66 Rashad, Brandon (1463) Won 2-0 +121844
4sealed 22 Harris, Colin (1800) Won 2-0 +171861
5sealed 11 James, Kurtis (1650) Won 2-0 +141875
6sealed 3 Silveira, Luke (1584) Won 2-0 +131888
7sealed 3 Kakumae, Teruya (2228) Lost 0-2 -121876
8sealed 10 Gibson, Kyle (1581) Lost 0-2 -231853
9sealed 39 Wang, Arthur (1667) Lost 0-2 -211832
10draft 27 Cheung, Justin (1782) Lost 1-2 -191813
11draft 30 Tolonen, Lewis (1573) Won 2-1 +131826
12draft 26 Turner, Christopher (1640) Won 2-0 +151841
13draft 18 Davila, Daniel (1620) Lost 1-2 -221819
14draft 7 Robb, Justin (1832) Won 2-0 +181837
15draft 31 Wang, Mengchen (1545) Won 2-0 +131850
top average opponent: 1690record: 8-5 new rating: 1850

Grand Prix Shizuoka 2018 (standard) (GRN standard) starting rating: 1784
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3standard 185 Oikawa, Hakudou (1774) Won 2-0 +171801
4standard 220 Jiang, Yiren (1763) Lost 0-2 -181783
5standard 526 Chan, Russell (1595) Won 2-0 +141797
6standard 397 Takimoto, Yusuke (1597) Won 2-0 +151812
7standard 266 Kyo, Ifu (1722) Won 2-1 +161828
8standard 270 Wada, Yasutaka (1789) Lost 0-2 -191809
9standard 161 Kobayashi, Hiroya (1581) Lost 1-2 -221787
10standard 143 Hiroi, Genki (1687) Won 2-1 +171804
11standard 131 Kubota, Sin (1556) Won 2-0 +131817
12standard 74 Kuroda, Yoshirou (1488) Lost 0-2 -241793
13standard 101 Sakai, Yoshiki (1504) Won 2-1 +131806
14standard 62 Tabei, Hirotomo (1564) Won 2-1 +141820
15standard 54 Okuyama, Sanshirou (1513) Won 2-1 +121832
top average opponent: 1626record: 9-4 new rating: 1832

Grand Prix Shizuoka 2018 (legacy) (legacy) starting rating: 1794
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3legacy 102 Aoyagi, Motohiko (1621) Lost 0-2 -211773
4legacy 387 Matsumura, Shinya (1414) Won 2-1 +111784
5legacy 247 Suzuki, Yuuhei (1400) Won 2-0 +121796
6legacy 99 Hirosawa, Yuki (1430) Lost 0-2 -251771
7legacy 176 Michibata, Tatsuya (1690) Won 2-1 +171788
8legacy 137 Sagara, Taketo (1556) Draw 1-1 -41784
top average opponent: 1519record: 3-2-1 new rating: 1784

Grand Prix Melbourne 2018 (GRN limited) starting rating: 1682
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3sealed 43 Tolonen, Lewis (1535) Won 2-1 +151697
4sealed 14 Gelfand, Jesse (1527) Won 2-0 +151712
5sealed 3 Liu, Calvin (1488) Lost 0-2 -221690
6sealed 28 Hughes, Brett (1750) Lost 1-2 -171673
7sealed 68 Edwards, Mitch (1444) Won 2-1 +141687
8sealed 94 Gibson, Kyle (1509) Won 2-1 +151702
9sealed 25 Dale, Hayden (1585) Won 2-1 +161718
10draft 67 Ang, Kelvin (1603) Won 2-0 +161734
11draft 49 Kawaguchi, Tetsu (1741) Won 2-0 +181752
12draft 22 Gottstein, Jeff (1718) Won 2-1 +171769
13draft 63 Pathirana, Prads (2035) Lost 1-2 -131756
14draft 32 Wong, Garry (1916) Won 2-0 +211777
15draft 45 Deane, Joe (1722) Won 2-0 +171794
top average opponent: 1660record: 10-3 new rating: 1794

Grand Prix Singapore 2017 (XLN limited) starting rating: 1712
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3sealed 91 Lin, Ruizi (1923) Won 2-1 +221734
4sealed 16 Lu, Liguo (1713) Won 2-0 +171751
5sealed 21 Lee, Jefferson (1686) Lost 1-2 -191732
6sealed 63 Liu, Yuchen (1998) Lost 1-2 -131719
7sealed 72 Zhai, Fengyang (1564) Lost 0-2 -211698
8sealed 128 Tan, Chin Heng (1788) Lost 0-2 -161682
top average opponent: 1779record: 2-4 new rating: 1682

Grand Prix Beijing 2017 (AKH limited) starting rating: 1721
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3sealed 186 Gu, Zhuoming (1456) Won 2-1 +131734
4sealed 81 Jiao, Shichen (1472) Won 2-0 +131747
5sealed 6 Goh, Guo Wei (1694) Won 2-1 +171764
6sealed 19 Yu, Weilong (1685) Won 2-1 +171781
7sealed 16 Lv, Yanan (1561) Won 2-1 +141795
8sealed 1 Li, Meng 4256 (1544) Lost 0-2 -231772
9sealed 13 Quan, Bin (1776) Lost 0-2 -181754
10draft 82 Yang, Liyan (1759) Lost 1-2 -181736
11draft 7 Oomori, Yasutomo (1722) Lost 0-2 -181718
12draft 79 Ni, Ziyue (1579) Lost 0-2 -201698
13draft 89 Ding, Yi (1679) Won 2-1 +171715
14draft 89 Jiang, Yiren (1662) Won 2-1 +171732
15draft 85 Wang, Zihe (1600) Lost 0-2 -201712
top average opponent: 1630record: 7-6 new rating: 1712

Grand Prix Brisbane 2017 (modern) starting rating: 1791
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2modern 165 Ge, Daniel (1518) Won 2-1 +131804
3modern 190 Walker, Lyndon (1636) Lost 0-2 -211783
4modern 130 Durant, Dean (1558) Won 2-1 +141797
5modern 67 Solano, Jonathan (1535) Won 2-1 +131810
6modern 75 Huang, Robin (1590) Lost 1-2 -221788
7modern 161 Kennedy, Blake (1537) Lost 1-2 -221766
8modern 205 Cook, Tristan (1460) Lost 0-2 -241742
9modern 211 Naughton, Paul (1532) Lost 1-2 -211721
top average opponent: 1546record: 3-5 new rating: 1721

Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur 2016 (KLD standard) starting rating: 1789
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2standard 57 Aoki, Yoshitsugu (1682) Lost 1-2 -201769
3standard 633 Sy, Harold (1500) Won 0-0 +131782
4standard 170 Tong, Eugene (1600) Won 2-1 +151797
5standard 123 Zhang, Hongqiang (1700) Lost 0-2 -201777
6standard 186 Tang, Nicholas (1685) Lost 1-2 -201757
7standard 245 Catan, Albern (1597) Won 2-1 +151772
8standard 165 Shirakihara, Ryuuichi (1514) Won 2-0 +141786
9standard 135 Hosokawa, Yuya (1794) Won 2-0 +181804
10standard 65 Cheung, Justin (1788) Lost 0-2 -181786
11standard 96 Gan, Meng San (1583) Lost 0-2 -221764
12standard 94 Tan, Adrian [MYS] (1519) Won 2-0 +141778
13standard 86 Khor, Wee Yuen Ian (1599) Won 2-0 +141792
14standard 74 Yamagami, Yudai (1705) Lost 0-2 -191773
15standard 80 Goshima, Akito (1771) Won 2-1 +181791
top average opponent: 1645record: 8-6 new rating: 1791

Grand Prix Sydney 2016 (EMN limited) starting rating: 1758
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 171 Ruse, Kayne (1518) Won 2-1 +141772
3sealed 196 Wright, James [AUS] (1536) Won 2-0 +141786
4sealed 86 Bhuta, Anish (1554) Won 2-0 +141800
5sealed 14 Sheehan, Anthony (1640) Lost 0-2 -211779
6sealed 153 Nakamura, Shuhei (2066) Lost 1-2 -131766
7sealed 152 Price, Joel (1546) Won 2-1 +141780
8sealed 165 Kowalski, Grzegorz (2110) Lost 1-2 -121768
9sealed 146 Lucas, Jeremy (1463) Won 2-1 +121780
10draft 126 Yuen, Jonathan (1593) Lost 0-2 -211759
11draft 119 Brumby, Gene (1741) Won 2-1 +181777
12draft 99 Wilson, Max (1642) Won 2-1 +151792
13draft 24 Schilha, Eric (1775) Draw 1-1 01792
14draft 22 Iranmanesh, Hamoun (1655) Won 2-0 +151807
15draft 20 Benincasa, Giuliano (1764) Lost 1-2 -181789
top average opponent: 1686record: 8-5-1 new rating: 1789

Grand Prix Melbourne 2016 (modern) starting rating: 1785
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1modern 339 Miller, Mason (1500) Won 2-0 +131798
2modern 158 Nguyen, Michael (1566) Won 2-1 +141812
3modern 154 Pinsky, Leo (1500) Won 2-1 +121824
4modern 34 Weyers, Beau (1502) Lost 0-2 -231801
5modern 150 Hearn, Kory (1518) Lost 1-2 -231778
6modern 237 Tampake, Jason (1519) Won 2-0 +131791
7modern 173 Naughton, Paul (1534) Lost 1-2 -231768
8modern 202 Garner, Matthew (1449) Won 2-0 +131781
9modern 147 Gardwell, Mani (1537) Lost 1-2 -231758
top average opponent: 1514record: 5-4 new rating: 1758

Grand Prix Singapore 2015 (modern) starting rating: 1743
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1modern 220 Mitchell, Andre Lawren (1500) Won 2-0 +131756
2modern 207 Wee, Wei Song Ray (1518) Won 2-1 +141770
3modern 21 Chua, Jeremy (1500) Won 2-0 +131783
4modern 47 So, Johannes James (1590) Lost 0-2 -211762
5modern 150 Barretto, Anthony Glen (1547) Won 2-1 +141776
6modern 131 Khoo, Aik Seng (1547) Won 2-1 +141790
7modern 27 Iskandar, Nik (1550) Won 2-1 +141804
8modern 23 Wang, Andy (1621) Won 2-1 +141818
9modern 16 Harris, Colin (1724) Won 2-1 +171835
10modern 15 Sclauzero, Joseph (1961) Won 2-1 +201855
11modern 7 Radloff, Tobias (1719) Lost 1-2 -211834
12modern 23 Moriyasu, Genki (1700) Lost 1-2 -201814
13modern 24 Samanta, Rupa (1574) Lost 1-2 -221792
14modern 32 Lim, Fang Wui Shaun (1603) Won 2-1 +141806
15modern 23 Tan, Kuan Ming Kevin (1625) Lost 0-2 -211785
top average opponent: 1619record: 10-5 new rating: 1785

Grand Prix Auckland 2015 (FRF limited) starting rating: 1777
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 18 Lee, Chris [NZL] (1519) Won 2-0 +131790
3sealed 78 McKay, Daniel (1695) Won 2-0 +171807
4sealed 27 Barta, Michael [AUS] (1582) Lost 0-2 -231784
5sealed 25 Pell, Kynan (1515) Draw 1-1 -41780
6sealed 51 McMahon, Jamie (1501) Won 2-0 +131793
7sealed 30 Kai Fong, Bryce H (1514) Won 2-0 +131806
8sealed 19 Jensen, Chris [NZL] (1571) Won 2-0 +141820
9sealed 11 Willis, Michael (1634) Won 2-0 +141834
10draft 13 Wei, Yifan (1896) Lost 1-2 -171817
11draft 30 Yukuhiro, Ken (1955) Lost 0-2 -151802
12draft 6 Yam, Wing Chun (1951) Lost 1-2 -151787
13draft 8 Willis, Michael (1603) Lost 0-2 -221765
14draft 21 Hao, Jia (1510) Lost 1-2 -221743
top average opponent: 1650record: 6-6-1 new rating: 1743

Grand Prix Sydney 2014 (M15 limited) starting rating: 1769
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 118 Wain, Jackson (1537) Lost 0-2 -221747
3sealed 304 Bryan-Whyte, Levi (1501) Lost 1-2 -231724
4sealed 245 Burke, Chris (1515) Won 2-0 +151739
5sealed 187 Watson, Nicholas (1539) Won 2-0 +141753
6sealed 101 Swords, Chester (1685) Won 2-1 +171770
7sealed 119 Paton, Jake (1616) Lost 1-2 -211749
8sealed 123 Macdonald, William (1515) Won 2-0 +141763
9sealed 97 Barta, Michael [AUS] (1543) Won 2-1 +141777
top average opponent: 1556record: 5-3 new rating: 1777

Grand Prix Manchester 2014 (Theros block) starting rating: 1702
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2block 167 Hussain, Shaban (1516) Won 2-0 +141716
3block 144 Budde, Christopher (1537) Lost 1-2 -211695
4block 201 McGovern, Mark (1593) Won 2-0 +161711
5block 160 Tonkin, Mathew (1539) Won 2-1 +151726
6block 178 Robesyn, Sean (1461) Won 2-0 +141740
7block 316 Nowak, Maciej (1604) Lost 1-2 -211719
8block 199 Zansavio, Nicola (1551) Won 2-1 +151734
9block 101 Palmason, Heimir (1478) Won 2-1 +131747
10block 72 Goertzen, Dominik (1518) Won 2-1 +141761
11block 15 Wright, Stuart (1890) Lost 0-2 -151746
12block 40 Koch, Florian (1817) Won 2-1 +191765
13block 43 Zatlkaj, Matej (1963) Lost 0-2 -141751
14block 41 Danninger, Manuel (1771) Won 2-1 +181769
15block 34 Wurm, Frederic (1637) ID 01769
top average opponent: 1634record: 9-4-1 new rating: 1769

Grand Prix Beijing 2014 (BNG standard) starting rating: 1654
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1standard 83 Liu, Jia kai (1500) Lost 1-2 -211633
2standard 368 Huang, Yi Miao (1482) Won 2-0 +151648
3standard 327 Wang, Dengnan (1500) Won 2-0 +151663
4standard 210 Lin, Shang-Wei (1502) Won 2-0 +151678
5standard 121 Zhang, Zhaoxi (1538) Draw 1-1 -21676
6standard 139 Gan, Zhaofeng 9383 (1534) Won 2-1 +151691
7standard 97 Zheng, Shuai (1525) Lost 0-2 -211670
8standard 148 Chu, Bin (1585) Won 2-0 +171687
9standard 113 Li, Ang 4241 (1523) Won 1-0 +151702
top average opponent: 1521record: 6-2-1 new rating: 1702

Grand Prix Bangkok 2013 (DGM limited) starting rating: 1616
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 2 Damrongwatanapokin, Thanat (1518) Won 2-1 +161632
3sealed 59 Withtayasat, Assawin (1539) Lost 1-2 -191613
4sealed 143 Mohd Khairul Anuar, Abdul Aziz (1424) Lost 1-2 -221591
5sealed 202 Lau, Wilfred (1494) Won 2-0 +171608
6sealed 169 Kitcharoenpinyo, Worap (1568) Won 2-0 +171625
7sealed 122 Ponpisit, Thonnapat (1537) Won 2-0 +161641
8sealed 113 Lee, Jim Tim (1566) Won 2-0 +171658
9sealed 33 Pangestu, Bushh Bonaldy (1683) ID 01658
10draft 53 Loh, Chuan Han (1670) Lost 1-2 -181640
11draft 5 Jinyuan, Ken Hu (1541) Won 2-0 +161656
12draft 41 Kotesiri, Teerawish (1569) Lost 1-2 -191637
13draft 31 Xu, Shiwei (1637) Lost 1-2 -181619
14draft 37 Disenborg, Johan (1637) Won 2-0 +181637
15draft 48 Toomhirun, Kamonphat (1561) Won 2-1 +171654
top average opponent: 1567record: 8-5-1 new rating: 1654

Grand Prix Beijing 2013 (DGM limited) starting rating: 1609
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1sealed 15 Hu, Ding (1500) Won 2-0 +161625
2sealed 172 Gong, Zheng (1518) Lost 0-2 -201605
3sealed 192 Han, Xiao (1500) Won 1-0 +161621
4sealed 210 Wu, Nan (1744) Lost 1-2 -151606
5sealed 267 Wu, Yu-Ta (1500) Won 2-0 +161622
6sealed 170 Liang, Mo (1566) Won 2-1 +171639
7sealed 113 Han, Chin Yao (1589) Won 2-0 +171656
8sealed 46 wang, xiao lin (1553) Lost 1-2 -201636
9sealed 151 Su, Yuzhe (1536) Lost 1-2 -201616
top average opponent: 1556record: 5-4 new rating: 1616

Grand Prix Taipei 2012 (RTR limited) starting rating: 1590
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3sealed 106 Chao, Peter (1569) Won 2-0 +181608
4sealed 40 Lee, Jackie (1756) Lost 0-2 -151593
5sealed 84 Wong, Nicholas Jonathan (1746) Lost 0-2 -161577
6sealed 209 Wu, Chia Yin (1551) Won 2-1 +181595
7sealed 147 Tsurifune, Takashi (1459) Won 2-1 +151610
8sealed 89 Li, Yi Chang (1569) Won 2-0 +181628
9sealed 68 Huang, Yung-Ling (1605) Lost 0-2 -191609
top average opponent: 1608record: 4-3 new rating: 1609

Grand Prix Shanghai 2012 (M13 limited) starting rating: 1500
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
4sealed 69 Zhu, Chen Xi (1513) Lost 0-2 -181482
5sealed 145 Xiang, Yu (1535) Won 2-1 +191501
6sealed 37 Chen, Jiabin (1503) Lost 1-2 -181483
7sealed 99 Tian, Nai Zhen (1538) Won 2-0 +191502
8sealed 79 Sui, Dong (1547) Won 2-1 +191521
9sealed 35 Yang, Yefan (1602) Draw 1-1 +21523
11draft 1 Huo, Guang (1606) Won 2-0 +191542
12draft 23 Asubaev, Amir (1617) Won 2-0 +191561
13draft 45 Zhou, Siyuan (1633) Won 2-0 +201581
14draft 35 Yasooka, Shota (2083) Lost 0-2 -101571
15draft 17 Zhao, Qifan (1635) Won 2-1 +191590
top average opponent: 1619record: 7-3-1 new rating: 1590