The 1st round of the championship was packed with intense, edge-of-your-seat action.There were wins John Joyce, Tony Fox, Rustem Abdullayev, Lorenzo Bianchi, Sergey Beryozkin and Paul Cassidy.
Results from round 1
- Joyce, John (1908) 1:0 Martin, Brian (1348)
- O’Neill, Tom (1343) 0:1 Fox, Tony (1902)
- Abdullayev, Rustem (1804) 1:0 Thornton, Luke (903)
- Ducker, Chris (856) 0:1 Bianchi, Lorenzo (1778)
- Beryozkin, Sergey (1737) 1:0 Daly, Richard (842)
- O’Reilly, Dermot (704) 0:1 Jackson, Peter (1661)
- Cassidy, Paul (1656) 1:0 Geraghty, Ryan (N/A)
- Joyce, Macdara (N/A) .5:.5 O’Daly, Liam (1526)
- Lohan, Martin (1714) .5:.5 BYE
Standing after Round 1:
| Place | Name | Rtg | Score | M-Buch. | Buch. | Progr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-7 | Joyce, John | 1908 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Fox, Tony | 1902 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Abdullayev, Rustem | 1804 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Bianchi, Lorenzo | 1778 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Beryozkin, Sergey | 1737 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Jackson, Peter | 1661 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Cassidy, Paul | 1656 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| 8-10 | Lohan, Martin | 1714 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| O’Daly, Liam | 1526 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Joyce, Macdara | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 11-17 | Martin, Brian | 1348 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| O’Neill, Tom | 1343 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Thornton, Luke | 903 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ducker, Chris | 856 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Daly, Richard | 842 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| O’Reilly, Dermot | 704 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Geraghty, Ryan | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
