Junior Online Oceania Chess League (JOOC)

Saturday's From: Saturday 11 July 2020 - Saturday 22 August 2020
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

What is the Junior Online Oceania Chess League?

In early 2020 COVID-19 forced us to isolate indoors. During isolation a few enthusiastic chess administrators shared an idea - an Online Teams Chess Tournament where junior players can represent their city and compete against players from all over Oceania.

​And that's how JOOC (pronounced like juice) was born!

Season 2 starts 11 July!



Here is the run-down for the JOOC League season 2:

  • The JOOC league is open to all juniors (under 18) that reside anywhere in Oceania.
  • The JOOC league is open to players of all levels
  • All players play 7 games
  • All games are online administered by a professional tournament arbiter
  • In New Zealand, all games are on Saturdays starting at 6pm
  • You play one game each week
  • The fee to join is AUD$35 per player for the whole season
  • You form a team with the other players in your city within specific age groups. The age groups are Under 18, Under 16, Under 14, Under 12, Under 10 and Under 8. If you are really strong for your age, you can play in a higher age group but you cannot play below your age group. Age goes by the year of birth, not by the date or month.
  • Players from the same team will not play against one another.


Read more on the JOOC League website

How do I join a Team?

The JOOC League is open to all juniors in Oceania. Simply register online through Tornelo (click Register Now) and if you don't have a Team Manager yet, email us with which City you'd like to represent and we'll find you a Manager!

Your team will compete online against teams from 20 other cities!

Rotorua Team Captain

Miu Philips
Email: miuphillips@gmail.com

Tauranga Team Captain

Richard Totton
Email: 2rtotton@hotmail.co.nz

All other cities Team Captain

Paul Macdonald
Email: paul@chesspower.co.nz

To find out more about becoming a Team Manager, connect through our private Facebook group or email.


Who will win the JOOC League Season 2?

Check out the selection of JOOC League MASCOTS and TEAM NAMES

Each city captain should choose one Mascot/Team. To request a mascot, email joocmascot@chesspower.co.nz.


Congratulations to the winners of Season 1!

Under 18/Under 16
Sunshine Coast Mammoths
Henry Slater-Jones
Keenan Poon

Under 14
Sydney Racoons
Seth Peramunetilleke
Ralph Tsui
Aidan Seifert
Lachlan Hu
David Wu

Under 12
Melbourne Tigers
Samuel Kleiner
Leo Kalina
Liam Bowler
Sanuk Herath

Under 10
Brisbane Spies
Joel Leong
Micah Young
Suvan Nag
Jeeva Praveen
Ometh Perera

Under 8
Brisbane Spies
Lachlan Wang
Dario Tsai
Harvey Zhu
Ada Sun

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