Contenders was held in Johannesburg this year, with 5 Gauteng-based and 3 Cape-based players. Thanks to Andre Connell for hosting and directing the tournament.
The tournament produced a number of close games (four finishing within 10 points), and the top three positions were separated by just a game each. The final standings were as follows:
1) Victor Chow โ 7 wins
2) Andrew Davies โ 6 wins
3) Andre Connell โ 5 wins
4) Chris Welsh โ 3 wins
5) Lloyd Rubidge โ 3 wins
6) Ben Bredenkamp โ 2 wins
7) James Nicolson โ 1 win
8) Paul Edwards โ 1 win
Two way ties are broken in favour of the winner of the head to head match (Chris and James).
Victor, Andrew, Andre, and Chris automatically qualify for the event next year.