ACF Zonal Selections Outcomes

AUSTRALIA - Abril 2013

The ACF is entitled to nominate two men and two women players to participate in the 2013 Oceania Zonal in Fiji. A selection process to choose those nominees commenced in mid-January 2013 and it was anticipated that it would be completed by the end of February 2013.

Selectors were used to chose the women's nominees. As only one male player responded to the initial call for applications, it was necessary to make a second call for applications to fill the remaining place. Because of the timeframes involved, this selection process was conducted in accordance with the alternative selection process - ie players were ranked in accordance with their average ACF and FIDE ratings rather than on the votes of selectors.

The announcement of the final results was delayed until now because of an appeal lodged in respect the selection of the women's nominees. That appeal was unsuccessful.

The ACF nominees originally selected to attend were Emma Guo, Irina Berezina, Max Illingworth and Zong-Yuan Zhao. Subsequently, Zong-Yuan Zhao withdrew and has been replaced by David Smerdon.

I would like to thank the selectors for the women's nominees - Ian Rogers, Guy West, Leonid Sandler, Zong Yuan Zhao and Stephen Solomon - and members of the ACF Appeals Tribunal - Graeme Gardiner (Convenor), Denis Jessop and Haydn Barber - for their efforts.

Tom Saltmarsh

Selections Director

Update: Smerdon has since withdrawn and been replaced by Darryl Johansen – ed.

Fuente: Australian Chess Federation