Contenders was once again held as a combination of “over the board” matches and online matches. Games between players in the same area were “over the board” and the remainder were online.
The top four kept their 2022 positions, with Andrew’s victory over Andre breaking their points tie. David Lubinsky qualified for Contenders for the first time, and caused some upsets. His wins against Andrew, Rocco, and Ben secured him fifth place.
| Player | NBW | Notes | |
| 1 | Victor Chow, 7d | 7 | |
| 2 | Chris Welsh, 4d | 6 | |
| 3 | Andrew Davies, 3d | 4 | Tie breaker: head-to-head |
| 4 | Andre Connell, 2d | 4 | Tie breaker: head-to-head |
| 5 | David Lubinsky, 1k | 3 | |
| 6 | Rocco Vivier, 1d | 2 | |
| 7 | Ben Bredenkamp, 1k | 1 | Tie breaker: head-to-head |
| 8 | Paul Edwards, 1d | 1 | Tie breaker: head-to-head |