South Sudan determined the team for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 after the selection process which featured three tournaments.
More than 120 players took part in the first phase with the top 40 proceeding to the second stage. The second event determined 12 players who competed in the final 11 rounds round robin event for five seats in the South Sudan National Team. The 6th player will be the team’s captain.
The top seed of the last stage, Gong Thon Gong won the event scoring 8.5/11 points. Peter Majur Manyang was second with 8 points, Ajak Mach Duany claimed bronze with 7.5 points, while Rehan Deng Cypriano came fourth with 7 points. Madol Garang Panthoum and Manyok Chaderek tied for the fifth and last place in the National Team with 6.5 points, each, but both shall travel to India, one taking the role of the player, and another taking the role of the captain. (scroll down for final rankings)
A number of countries already revealed the composition of their teams for Chennai, such as: Norway, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Monaco, Kenya, India, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Malawi…
Final rankings – South Sudan Olympiad Qualifiers Final phase:
Rk.
Name
Rtg
FED
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
TB4
TB5
1
Gong Thon Gong
2159
SSD
8.5
0
41.3
3.5
8.6
5
2
Peter Majur Manyang
2023
SSD
8
0
37.8
2.5
8
5
3
Ajak Mach Duany
1888
SSD
7.5
0
38
3
7.4
6
4
Rehan Deng Cypriano
2109
SSD
7
0
32
2
7
5
5
Madol Garang Panthoum
1851
UGA
6.5
1
27.3
1.5
6.4
6
6
Manyok Chaderek P
2020
SSD
6.5
0
33
2.5
6.4
5
7
Mabior Anyuat Mabior
2019
SSD
5
0
25.8
3
5
6
8
Deng Ateny Riak Joseph
2023
SSD
4.5
1
18
1
4.6
5
9
Wech Adol Chol
1892
SSD
4.5
0
20.8
1
4.6
6
10
Deng Garang Wek
1986
SSD
4
0
18.5
1
4
6
11
Yuot Mabut Deng Yal
2010
SSD
2.5
0
13
1
2.6
6
12
Chol Akoy Aluong
2050
SSD
1.5
0
4.75
0
1.4
5