SA Closed tournament: Candidates 2019 results
The 2019 Candidates was held on April 6 and 7. The results were as follows:
== day one == 1: Paul Edwards 2: Paul Steyn 3: Michael Rapson 4: Ben Bredenkamp 5: Christiaan Maasdorp 6: Vincent Varkevisser 7: Fred Strauss
== day two == 1: Paul Edwards 2: Sam Scott 3: James Nicolson 4: Ben Bredenkamp 5: Lloyd Rubidge 6: Paul Steyn 7: Dave Gale 8: Michael Rapson
The top four players of Candidates day two are through to the next round, the Contenders in September. Congratulations to Paul Edwards, Sam Scott*, James Nicolson, and Ben Bredenkamp. They join Chris Welsh, Victor Chow, Andre Connell, and Andrew Davies who qualify for Contenders as the top four players at Contenders 2018.
*Sam Scott was unavailable for Contenders, so his place went to Lloyd Rubidge instead.