Sushanth Kamabathula wins 1st Festival du Manoir Hotel Touquet Golf Resort Open 2024
Sushanth Kamabathula and WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) scored an unbeaten 4.5/5 each at 1st Festival du Manoir Hotel Touquet Golf Resort Open 2024. Sushanth won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Nino secured second place. Nicolas Laposte (FRA) scored 3.5/5 to finish third. Sushanth drew against the top seed and sole WGM taking part in the event in the third round. The total prize fund in the Master Tournament was €1200. The first prize was €350 and a trophy. This is Sushanth's first rating tournament triumph of his career. The five-day five round Swiss League Rating tournament was organized by Romain Christophe-Hayot at Le Manoir Hotel in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France from 25th to 29th February. Photos: Romain Christophe-Hayot / Official site
Sushanth's first rating tournament triumph of his career
Sushanth Kamabathula and WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) were the coleaders 3.5/4 heading into the final round. Sushanth and Nino defeated Antoine Chauvin (FRA) and Hasini Kamabathula to finish first and second respectively. The festival had three more events apart from this. GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR) won the 2nd edition of the Open event scoring 8.5/9. Nino secured second place in it 7.5/9. Last year, the inaugural edition was won by IM Harshavardhan G B. Nino also won the Blitz Open event 6/7. Marcel Thirion (BEL) won the Amateur (<2250) event 4.5/5.
Thanks to Romain Christophe-Hayot, Tournament Organizer, for sharing the photos.
A total of 16 players including a WGM took part from Belgium, France and India countries all over the world in this five-day five round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Romain Christophe-Hayot at Le Manoir Hotel in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France from 25th to 29th February 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Pl | Nom | Elo | Cat. | Fede | Ligue | Club | Pts | Tr. | Bu. | Perf | |
| 1 | SUSHANTH KAMABATHULA | 1864 F | MinM |  | 4½ | 14 | 16 | 2123 | |||
| 2 | gf | MAISURADZE Nino | 2246 F | SenF |  | EST | Bischwiller | 4½ | 13½ | 16 | 2224 |
| 3 | LAPOSTE Nicolas | 1889 F | JunM | | MAR | Arsenal | 3½ | 13½ | 15½ | 1917 | |
| 4 | ASMAI Ali | 1695 F | SenM | | IDF | Cergy Philidor | 3½ | 12 | 12 | 1845 | |
| 5 | CHAUVIN Antoine | 1793 F | SenM | | IDF | Asnières - Le Grand Echiquier | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1831 | |
| 6 | DA CES Philippe | 1828 F | SepM |  | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1749 | |||
| 7 | PERRUQUON Laetitia | 1420 F | SenF | | IDF | Noisiel Echecs | 3 | 8½ | 8½ | 1467 | |
| 8 | MORVAN Gabriel | 1553 F | VetM | | IDF | Cergy Philidor | 2½ | 12½ | 14½ | 1610 | |
| 9 | HASINI KAMABATHULA | 1354 F | BenF | | 2½ | 12 | 14 | 1666 | |||
| 10 | FAUCHART Francois | 1588 F | SepM | | EST | Club d'Echecs de la Francheville T.G.V. | 2 | 13½ | 14½ | 1489 |
