2025-26 U1650 Ladder Champion – Ibrahim Ali
This is a “W&WCC closed” event – open to Members only.
The popular Ladder competition is a standard-play event for members rated below 1650. It is a play-as-you-please event based on “challenges” made. Members rated under 1650 may join the Ladder at any time. All games are submitted for ECF standard play rating.
The 2026-27 Ladder Competition runs from Tuesday 8 September 2026
Players make progress by beating players above them on the Ladder. A player may challenge a player up to five places above them on the Ladder. Challenges should be accepted or players may fall foul of Rule 17:
17) Any player who in the opinion of the Tournament Secretary unreasonably declines a challenge shall be relegated to the bottom of the ladder.
Ladder competition Rule 17
Links: Ladder Rules | U1650 Ladder 2026-27 on ECF LMS
The entry starts in reverse rating order, so the strongest players begin at the bottom! The player on the lower rung in each game has to win to make progress, moving up to take the place of the higher placed opponent, who moves down one rung.
To win the Ladder tournament entrants must be on the top rung of the Ladder at the finishing date. The winner holds the John Langford trophy for a year.
Ladder games counting towards the Roy Wagstaff Memorial Shield 2026-27
The results of games played in the Ladder competition between 1 June 2026 and 31 May 2027 count towards each player’s Match record in the Roy Wagstaff Memorial Shield for 2026-27 and are listed below, followed by player stats, for interest only.
The table and stats below are not to be confused with the current standings in the 2026-27 Ladder as they measure different criteria.
Link to: Roy Wagstaff Memorial Shield 2026-27
| Date | White | v | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | Jestico, John V 1353 (1325K) | 1-0 | Fryer, Jack 1650 (1267P) |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Le Gassicke, Mark 1286 () | 0-1 | Read, Paul 1233 (1143K) |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Sanger, Jagdeep 1089 (872K) | 1-0 | O’Regan, A Fin 0980 (869K) |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Kumaran, Arjun 1605 (1589A) | 1-0 | McDonnell Bond, Alex 1554 (1366K) |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Harris, Dai 1650 (1413P) | 1-0 | Gailans, Voldi 1253 () |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Whetham, Daniel 1437 (1367K) | 0-1 | Fryer, Jack 1650 (1267P) |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Pang, Toby 1370 (1403A) | 1-0 | Jestico, John V 1353 (1325K) |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Lachani, Vishal 1010 (1297A) | ½-½ | Hoxha, Oliver Siupiur 1083 (1182A) |
| 15 Sep 2026 | O’Regan, A Fin 0980 (869K) | 0-1 | Sharma, Aryaman 1113 (1063A) |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Lachani, Vishal 1010 (1297A) | 1-0 | Sanger, Jagdeep 1089 (872K) |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Sharma, Aryaman 1113 (1063A) | 1-0 | Read, Paul 1233 (1143K) |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Fryer, Jack 1250 (1267P) | 0-1 | Pang, Toby 1370 (1403A) |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Jestico, John V 1353 (1325K) | 1-0 | Le Gassicke, Mark 1286 () |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Whetham, Daniel 1437 (1367K) | 1-0 | Gailans, Voldi 1253 () |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Jacob, Huw D 1515 (1425K) | 0-1 | Green, Alfie 1551 (1370A) |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Tshimuanga, Christian 1456 (1062K) | 0-1 | Kumaran, Arjun 1605 (1589A) |
| 06 Oct 2026 | Harris, Dai 1450 (1413P) | 1 – 0 | Jestico, John V 1353 (1325K) |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Pang, Toby 1370 (1403A) | ½-½ | Sharma, Aryaman 1113 (1063A) |
| Ladder games stats at 13 Oct 2026 | Rtg | P | W | D | L | Pts | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Pang | 1370 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2½ | 83.33 |
| Aryaman Sharma | 1113 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2½ | 83.33 |
| Arjun Kumaran | 1605 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Dai Harris | 1413P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
| John Jestico | 1353 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Vishal Lachani | 1010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 75.00 |
| Alfie Green | 1551 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Paul Read | 1233 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Jagdeep Sanger | 1089 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Daniel Whetham | 1437 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Jack Fryer | 1650 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Oliver Hoxha | 987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 50.00 |
| Mark Le Gassicke | 1286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fin O’Regan | 980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alex McDonnell Bond | 1554 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Voldi Gailans | 1253 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Huw Jacob | 1515 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Christian Tshimuanga | 1503 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Players | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 50.00 |