New Zealand Rapid Championship
The New Zealand Rapid Championship has been contested at Congress since 1993. The Robert Jones Trophy is awarded to the winner. Sadly, we still await a decent photograph of this trophy.
Rapid Champions
The table below lists all New Zealand Rapid champions.
| Location | Year | Champion | City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington | 1993 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 2 | Invercargill | 1994 | Anthony Dowden | Dunedin |
| 3 | Wanganui | 1995 | Kendall Boyd Martin Dreyer Mark Noble |
Dunedin Auckland Wellington |
| 4 | Wellington | 1996 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 5 | North Shore | 1997 | Russell Dive | Auckland |
| 6 | Hamilton | 1998 | Alexei Kulashko | Auckland |
| 7 | Dunedin | 1999 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 8 | Auckland | 2000 | Matthew Barlow Russell Dive Robert Smith John L. Sutherland |
Auckland Wellington Auckland Dunedin |
| 9 | Waitakere City | 2001 | Murray Chandler | London |
| 10 | Christchurch | 2002 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 11 | Wanganui | 2003 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 12 | Wellington | 2004 | Paul Garbett Stephen Lukey |
Auckland Wellington |
| 13 | Wanganui | 2005 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 14 | Queenstown | 2006 | Puchen Wang | Auckland |
| 15 | Wanganui | 2007 | Puchen Wang | Auckland |
| 16 | Auckland | 2008 | Robert Smith Michael Steadman |
Auckland Auckland |
| 17 | Queenstown | 2009 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 18 | Auckland | 2010 | Nicolas Croad | Wellington |
| 19 | Auckland | 2011 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 20 | Auckland | 2012 | Ben Hague Bruce Watson |
Wanganui Auckland |
| 21 | Wellington | 2013 | Paul Garbett Anthony Ker |
Auckland Wellington |
| 22 | Auckland | 2014 | Puchen Wang | Auckland |
| 23 | Auckland | 2015 | Russell Dive Hans Gao |
Wellington Auckland |
| 24 | Auckland | 2016 | Paul Garbett Mark Noble Robert Smith Puchen Wang |
Auckland Palmerston North Mount Maunganui Auckland |
| 25 | Wellington | 2017 | Hans Gao Anthony Ker |
Auckland Wellington |
| 26 | Palmerston North | 2018 | Michael Steadman | Auckland |
| 27 | Auckland | 2019 | Ralph Hart | Auckland |
| 28 | Tauranga | 2020 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 29 | Palmerston North | 2021 | Felix Xie | Auckland |
| 30 | Christchurch | 2022 | Russell Dive | Wellington |