NZCF Interschools 2024 Results
Tournament report by Gordon Lyall
Wellington College justified their top seeding when they edged out Takapuna Grammar School to become this years national school champions. The key match up came in round 5, with both teams on maximum points, Wellington College prevailed with a solid 3-1 win. This was the only loss for Takapuna, who took Silver ahead of Auckland Grammar who needed a tie break to separate them from Avondale College.
In the Intermediate Division, the tournament favourites Northcross Intermediate won in fine style with a perfect, 7 wins from 7 games. ACG Sunderland performed admirably to secure second place losing only one match in the process. Somerville Intermediate School took out the bronze.
The Primary section was dominated by Willow Park, who only lost 2 games across all boards over the 7 rounds. Kristin School came second dropping only one match to the winners, and Scott Point outperformed some higher rated teams to clinch the bronze position.
2024 NZCF Interschool Final Results:
Secondary Division:
1st – Wellington College
2nd – Takapuna Grammar School
3rd – Auckland Grammar School
South Island Champions – Christchurch Boy’s High School
Board Prizes
Board 1 – Daniel Wang (Takapuna Grammar School)
Board 2 – Ollie Archer (Wellington College)
Board 3 – Kayden Loke (Wellington College)
Board 4 – Zachary Thirkell (Wellington College)
Intermediate Division:
1st – Northcross Intermediate
2nd – ACG Sunderland
3rd – Somerville Intermediate
South Island Champions – Avonhead School
Board Prizes
Board 1 – Muhammad Mangera (Newlands Intermediate)
Board 2 – Jerome Tao (ACG Sunderland) & Justin Zhide Wang (Northcross Intermediate)
Board 3 – Max Xia (ACG Sunderland) & Ryan Chen ( (Northcross Intermediate)
Board 4 – Harvey Zhang (Somerville Intermediate)
Primary Division:
1st – Willow Park Primary
2nd – Kristin School
3rd – Scott Point Primary School
South Island Champions – George Street Normal School
Board Prizes
Board 1 – Luna Lu (ACG Sunderland)
Board 2 – Maksim Korolev (Murrays Bay Primary) & Tilden Wang (Willow Park Primary)
Board 3 – Jayden Pan (Kristin School) & Eric Liu (Willow Park Primary)
Board 4 – Dillon Sina’au (Willow Park Primary)
Qualifiers for National Finals
Primary
- Canterbury – Avonhead School
- Canterbury – Tūora Fendalton School
- Canterbury – Ilam School
- Wellington – Kelson School
- Wellington – AmesburySchool
- East Auckland – Kings School
- East Auckland – Pigeon Mountain Primary
- East Auckland – Point View School
- North Shore – Willow Park
- North Shore – Murrays Bay
- North Shore – Scott Point
- North Shore – Kristin School *Wildcard*
- Otago – George Street Normal
- Northland – Onerahi School
- West Auckland – Western Heights School
- West Auckland – ACG Sunderland
- West Auckland – Green Bay Primary
- South Auckland – Holy Cross
- Taranaki – Te Pihipihinga Kakano Mai Rangiatea
- Taranaki – Mangorei School
- Hawke’s Bay – Henry Hill School
- Bay of Plenty – St Mary’s Rotorua
- Bay of Plenty – Pillans Point Primary
- Central Auckland – Remuera
- Central Auckland – ACG Parnell
- Waikato – Hillcrest
Intermediate
- Canterbury – St Mark’s School
- Canterbury – Wairarapa Cobham Intermediate School
- Canterbury – Avonhead School
- Wellington – Hutt International Boys’ School
- Wellington – Newlands Intermediate
- East Auckland – Somerville Intermediate School
- North Shore – Northcross Intermediate
- North Shore – Pinehurst
- North Shore – Albany Junior High
- Otago – Oamaru Intermediate
- Northland – Te Kamo Intermediate
- West Auckland – Blockhouse Bay Intermediate
- West Auckland – ACG Sunderland
- South Auckland – Randwick Park
- Taranaki – Highland Intermediate
- Hawke’s Bay – Napier Intermediate
- Bay of Plenty – John Paul College
- Central Auckland – St Kentigerns
- Waikato – Berkley
Secondary
- Canterbury – Christ’s College
- Canterbury – St Andrews College
- Wellington – Wellington High School
- Wellington – Wellington College
- Wellington – Onslow College
- East Auckland – Saint Kentigern College
- East Auckland – Macleans College
- East Auckland – Pakuranga College *Wildcard*
- North Shore – Rangitoto College
- North Shore – Takapuna Grammar
- North Shore – Kristin School *Wildcard*
- Otago – Logan Park High School
- Northland – Northland Home School
- Southland – James Hargest College
- West Auckland – Avondale College
- Taranaki – Inglewood High School
- Hawke’s Bay – Napier Boys’ High School
- Hawke’s Bay – Taradale High School
- Bay of Plenty – Rotorua Boys’ High
- Central Auckland – St Cuthbert’s
- Waikato – Hamilton Boys’ High
- King’s College * Wildcard*
- Pakuranga College * Wildcard*
- Kristin Auckland * Wildcard*
- Auckland Grammar * Wildcard*
Results
South Auckland Regionals
Primary
1st Holy Cross (qualify for Nationals)
Intermediate
1st Randwick Park (qualify for Nationals)
Secondary – not held yet
West Auckland Regionals
Primary – not held yet
Intermediate
1st Blockhouse Bay Intermediate (qualify for Nationals)
2nd ACG Sunderland (qualify for Nationals)
Secondary
1st Avondale College (qualify for Nationals)
Northland Regionals
Primary
1st Onerahi School (qualify for Nationals)
Intermediate
1st Te Kamo Intermediate (qualify for Nationals)
Secondary
1st Northland Home School (qualify for Nationals)
Otago Regionals
Primary
1st George St Normal A (qualify for Nationals)
2nd George St Normal B
3rd Maori Hill
Intermediate
1st Oamaru Intermediate (qualify for Nationals)
2nd John McGlashan College
3rd Dunedin North Intermediate
Secondary
1st Logan Park High School (qualify for Nationals)
Southland Regionals
Secondary
- 1st – James Hargest College (qualifies for nationals)
- 2nd Verdon College
North Shore Regionals
Primary
Gold: Willow Park A
(Patrick Di Jiang, Tilden Wang, Eric Jianchi Liu, & Dillon Sina’au)
Silver: Murrays Bay
(Aleksei Korolev, Maksim Korolev, Patrick Aohua Sun, & Mitchell Wang)
Bronze: Scott Point
(Vidhur Kannan, Mindi Vivanya Gallage, Shreyaan Arora, Teerth Rao, & Jaris Anndria Jacoba)
All three schools qualify for the National Finals, as we had more than 30 teams participating. (This will be held in the Alan Gibbs Centre, Wellington College, Wellington, 28-29 September).
Medals for 6/6 will also be awarded to:
Daric Li of Upper Harbour
Dillon Sina’au of Willow Park A
Martin Zhang of Oteha Valley B
Intermediate
Gold: Northcross A
(William Rui Liu, Justin Zhide Wang, Rex Xiaoyu Chen, & Maximilian Fang)
Silver: Pinehurst A
(Ethan Yichen Han, Kai Bo Jin, Isaac Gu, Kevin Zhou, & Junchen Jiang)
Bronze: Albany Junior High B
(Savith Wijayasinghe, Kayal Naya Vignesh Kumar, Finn Morgan-Cao, & Syed Hasan
All three schools qualify for the National Finals, as we had more than 30 teams participating. (This will be held in the Alan Gibbs Centre, Wellington College, Wellington, 28-29 September).
Medals for 6/6 will also be awarded to:
William Rui Liu of Northcross A
Uri Mayer of Belmont A
Justin Zhide Wang of Northcross A
Charlie Bernstein of Wairau Monkeys
Secondary
Gold: Rangitoto A
(FM Felix Xie, Zachary Yu, Wanyao Sarah Sun, & Roul Preeyansh)
Silver: Takapuna Grammar A
(Daniel Wang, Hayden Steele, Samuel Moffitt, & Qixuan Liang)
Bronze: Kristin A
(CM Kendrick Botong Zhang, CM Isabelle Yixuan Ning, Lucas Barnett-Harris, & Frank Deng)
Rangitoto College and Takapuna Grammar qualify for the National Finals, as we had more than 20 teams participating. (This will be held in the Alan Gibbs Centre, Wellington College, Wellington, 28-29 September).
Medals for 6/6 will also be awarded to:
FM Felix Xie of Rangitoto A
Zachary Yu of Rangitoto A
East Auckland Regionals
Primary
- 1st – Kings School (qualify for nationals)
- 2nd – Pigeon Mountain Primary (qualify for nationals)
- 3rd – Point View School (qualify for nationals)
Intermediate
- 1st – Somerville Intermediate School (Team A) (qualify for nationals)
- 2nd – Bucklands Beach Intermediate School (Team A)
- 3rd – Bucklands Beach Intermediate School (Team B)
Secondary
- 1st – Saint Kentigern College (Team A) (qualify for nationals)
- 2nd – Macleans College (Team A) (qualify for nationals)
- 3rd – Pakuranga College (Team A)
Canterbury Regionals
Secondary Division
A Grade
- 1st : Christ’s College A (Qualify for National Finals)
- 2nd : St Andrew’s College A (Qualify for National Finals)
- 3rd : Christchurch Boys’ High School A
B Grade
- 1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School B
- 2nd: Christ’s College B
- 3rd: St Andrew’s College B
Intermediate Division
A Grade
- 1st : St Mark’s School A (Qualify for National Finals)
- 2nd : Wairarapa Cobham Intermediate School A (Qualify for National Finals)
- 3rd : Avonhead School A (Qualify for National Finals)
B Grade
- 1st: Avonhead School B
- 2nd: Prebbleton School C
- 3rd: Lincoln Primary School C
Primary Division
A Grade
- 1st : Avonhead School A (Qualify for National Finals)
- 2nd : Tūora Fendalton School A (Qualify for National Finals)
- 3rd : Ilam School A (Qualify for National Finals)
B Grade
- 1st: Tūora Fendalton School B
- 2nd: Avonhead School C
- 3rd: Waitākiri Primary B
Wellington Regionals
Secondary Division
| Rk | Team | +=- | Pts | MatPnt | GamPnt | WBoard | CucM | SBMG |
| 1 | Wellington College A | 6-0-0 | 12 | 12 | 22.5 | 8.95 | 46 | 170 |
| 2 | Wellington College B | 5-0-1 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 7.60 | 43 | 123 |
| 3 | Wellington High School A | 4 1-1 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 7.60 | 37 | 94 |
With 22 teams participating, two teams qualify, although Wellington automatically qualify as hosts of the Final. Wellington College, Wellington High School and Onslow College qualify for the National Finals.
Board Prizes:
Board 1: Thomas van der Hoorn (Wellington High School A) 6/6
Board 2: Ollie Archer (Wellington College A) 6/6
Board 3: Benjamin Guo (Wellington College C) 6/6
Board 4: Zachary Thirkell (Wellington College A) 6/6
Intermediate Division
| Rk | Team | +=- | Pts | MatPnt | GamPnt | WBoard | CucM | SBMG |
| 1 | HIBS A | 6-0-0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 8.40 | 44 | 159 |
| 2 | Newlands Intermediate | 5-0-1 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 6.70 | 46 | 107 |
| 3 | Thorndon School A | 4 1-1 | 9 | 9 | 16.5 | 6.15 | 44 | 109 |
With 24 teams participating, two teams qualify, HIBS & Newlands Intermediate.
Board Prizes:
Board 1: Daniel (Evans Bay) 6/6 (Note “School don’t share names for things like this”)
Board 2: Conan Thingba (Hutt Intermediate A) 6/6
Board 3: Carrig Murray (HIBS A) & William Hamdan (Paraparaumu Beach School Rookies) , both 6/6
Board 4: Anthony Pham (Thorndon School A) & Leon Hotop (HIBS C), both 6/6
Primary Division
| Rk | Team | +=- | Pts | MatPnt | GamPnt | WBoard | CucM | SBMG |
| 1 | Kelson A | 4-2-0 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 6.90 | 44 | 131 |
| 2 | Amesbury | 6 4-2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 8.20 | 44 | 123 |
| 3 | Waterloo | 6 4-1 | 9 | 9 | 16.5 | 6.55 | 42 | 104.5 |
With 22 teams participating, both Kelson A and Amesbury qualify for the National Final.
Board Prizes:
Board 1: Andy (Amesbury A) 6/6
Board 2: Khoi Nguyen (Karori West) 6/6
Board 3: Catherine Coles & Abhiru Sahayne Vithanalage 6/6
Board 4: Orlando Liu (Raumati Beach A) 5.5/6