The following list shows all the players that have qualified for the Champions Trophy 2026. This list has been updated till Sunday 10th May 2026.
A qualified player can enter either the onsite Champions Trophy event or the ONLINE Champions Trophy event.
You qualify for the Champions Trophy if you:
- Come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in your division in any Chess Power Regional event (minimum of 4 points unless division is merged) - the Rookies division is excluded
- Come 1st in the Rookies division in any Chess Power Regional event
- Be the top girl in any Chess Power Regional event (minimum of 4 points)
- Come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Kings division of any Online Sarapu Cup
- Come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Rooks division of any regional Sarapu Cup
- Come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any division of a School's Checkmate Challenge event
| Name | Event | Division | Place |
| Abheek Dev Mishra | February Sarapu Cup Hamilton | Rooks | 2nd |
| Adeesha Gamarallage | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Akaran Ragulan | March Sarapu Cup Auckland | Rooks | Tied 1st |
| Alvin Biju | April Sarapu Cup Rotorua | Rooks | Tied 2nd |
| Andy (Jinyi) Shi | February Sarapu Cup Rotorua March Sarapu Cup Hamilton March Sarapu Cup Online April Sarapu Cup Auckland April Sarapu Cup Online | Rooks Rooks Kings Rooks Kings | 3rd Tied 2nd Tied 3rd Tied 1st Tied 2nd |
| Aniti Daunakamakama | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Annsh Yadav | April Sarapu Cup Auckland | Rooks | Tied 3rd |
| Arlo Muller-Brennan | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Arthur Yu | March Sarapu Cup Auckland | Rooks | Tied 1st |
| Avyukt Yadav | April Sarapu Cup Auckland | Rooks | Tied 1st |
| Bjorn Pearse-Danker | March Schools Checkmate Challenge May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior Senior | Tied 1st Tied 2nd |
| Bruce Wang | March Sarapu Cup Hamilton April Sarapu Cup Hamilton | Rooks Rooks | Tied 2nd Tied 2nd |
| Caitlin Dequilla | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Junior | 1st |
| Caleb Gonsalves | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| D'Arcy Beckett | February Sarapu Cup Hamilton | Rooks | 3rd |
| Dan Yang McKeogh | March Sarapu Cup Hamilton | Rooks | 1st |
| Daniel Coles | April Sarapu Cup Auckland | Rooks | Tied 3rd |
| Dun Dun Zhang | February Sarapu Cup Hamilton April Sarapu Cup Hamilton | Rooks Rooks | 1st Tied 2nd |
| Elisha Sherman | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Senior | Tied 2nd |
| Felix (Yifeng) Zuo | April Sarapu Cup Hamilton | Rooks | 1st |
| Hong En Xu | March Schools Checkmate Challenge April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Junior Junior | 1st Tied 1st |
| Ishaan Prasoon | March Schools Checkmate Challenge Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior Senior | Tied 3rd Tied 3rd |
| Jack Thomas | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Jacob Askin | March Sarapu Cup Online | Kings | 1st |
| Jasmine Williamson | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Senior | Top girl |
| Jeremiah Kelly | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Senior | 1st |
| JM Koki Hara | February Sarapu Cup Rotorua | Rooks | 1st |
| Josh Bright | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Joshua Wang | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Joshya Banker | March Sarapu Cup Rotorua April Sarapu Cup Rotorua | Rooks Rooks | 2nd 1st |
| Jusof Jomakhanzada | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Kaiyzah Ngaia | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Kotua Newton | March Sarapu Cup Rotorua April Sarapu Cup Rotorua | Rooks Rooks | 3rd Tied 2nd |
| Lucas Muller-Brennan | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Intermediate | 3rd |
| Ma'a Pau'u | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Mathidu Gunasekara | March Schools Checkmate Challenge April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate Intermediate | Tied 1st Tied 1st |
| Mindi Gallage | March Sarapu Cup Auckland April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Rooks Intermediate | Tied 1st Tied 1st |
| Nate Moolman | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Nate Whitaker | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Nicholas Chen | April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Quinn Stevenson | February Sarapu Cup Rotorua March Sarapu Cup Rotorua April Sarapu Cup Rotorua | Rooks Rooks Rooks | 2nd 1st Tied 2nd |
| Rex Chen | April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 1st |
| Ryan (Rui'en) Chen | April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | 3rd |
| Ryan (Yueyan) Chen | April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 1st |
| Ryan Smith | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Sam Cui | April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Sanay Sainath Pai | March Sarapu Cup Online | Kings | 2nd |
| Shashank Gavini | March Sarapu Cup Online | Kings | Tied 3rd |
| Siyoon Lee | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Sushen Janaki Mangaldeep | March Schools Checkmate Challenge April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Junior Junior | Tied 2nd 3rd |
| Teerth Rao | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Tahir Te'o | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Vidhur Kannan | March Schools Checkmate Challenge April Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate Intermediate | Tied 1st Tied 1st |
| Yaroslav Sidorenko | March Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 1st |
| Youseff Rajab | Term 2 Northland Regionals | Senior | Tied 2nd |
| Jayden Chen | Term 2 Auckland Central (Junior) Regionals | Junior | 1st |
| Ethan Stephen | Term 2 Auckland Central (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Aston Gu | Term 2 Auckland Central (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Laxmithaa Rasakanthan | Term 2 Auckland Central (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Michael Bazanov | April Sarapu Cup Online | Kings | 1st |
| Okitha Babaranda | April Sarapu Cup Online | Kings | Tied 2nd |
| Jason Lam | April Sarapu Cup Online | Kings | Tied 2nd |
| Charlie Yang | April Sarapu Cup Online May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Kings Intermediate | Tied 2nd Tied 1st |
| Leo Morley | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Junior | 1st |
| Lily Shin | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Junior | 2nd |
| Ellie Hodge | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Junior | Tied 3rd |
| Finn Emms | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Junior | Tied 3rd |
| Macklin Murphy | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Rookies | 1st |
| Zane Lott | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Senior | Tied 1st |
| Christian Lordan | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Senior | Tied 1st |
| Shruthi Ramkumar | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Senior | 3rd |
| LJ Mason | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| James Horbelt III | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Finn Morrison | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 3rd |
| Lachlan Simmonds | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 3rd |
| Edwyn Jones | Term 2 Blenheim Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 3rd |
| Mark Zou | Term 2 Auckland West (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Ian Huang | Term 2 Auckland West (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Huankai (Eden) Xu | Term 2 Auckland West (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Sahasra Aetukuru | Term 2 Auckland West (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Demyra Kaluwila | Term 2 Auckland West (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Nate Corby | Term 2 Nelson (Junior) Regionals | Rookies | 1st |
| Charlie Reid-Dark | Term 2 Nelson (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Jacob Apondar | Term 2 Nelson (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Zan Anderson | Term 2 Nelson (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Liam Roche-Thin | Term 2 Nelson (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 1st |
| Madelyn Peli | Term 2 Nelson (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Luna Lu | Term 2 Auckland (Intermediate) Regionals | Intermediate | 1st |
| Tamoghna Degapudi | Term 2 Auckland (Intermediate) Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 2nd |
| Jayden Zhang | Term 2 Auckland (Intermediate) Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 2nd |
| David Gorst | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Joshua Paramundayil | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Diego Tihema Pokoati Ramirez | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | 3rd |
| Emily Gravatt | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | Top Girl |
| Ali Taylor-Krabo | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | Top Girl |
| Felix Lindstrom | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | 1st |
| Addison Burke | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | 2nd |
| Troy Kelso | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| George Maughan | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Isabella Edgar | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Jude Lovegrove | Term 2 Nelson (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Lucius Fenwick | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Rookies | 1st |
| Alistair Stone | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Junior | 1st |
| Umair Khan | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Xeuz Osorio | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 2nd |
| Fern Roeszler | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Zahara Hillerby | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Natalya Ross | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Meadow Minto | Term 2 West Coast (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Top Girl |
| Maksim Korolev | Term 2 Auckland North (Junior) Regionals | Junior | 1st |
| Cyrus Wang | Term 2 Auckland North (Junior) Regionals | Junior | 2nd |
| Eric Chen | Term 2 Auckland North (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 3rd |
| Mitchell Xin-Wen Wang | Term 2 Auckland North (Junior) Regionals | Junior | Tied 3rd |
| Jonty Revie | Term 2 Auckland South/East (Junior) Regionals | Junior | 1st |
| Olivia Lee | Term 2 Auckland South/East (Junior) Regionals | Junior | 2nd |
| Shane Lee | Term 2 Auckland South/East (Junior) Regionals | Junior | 3rd |
| Thomas Voyce | May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Arash Yarmand | May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Zion Han | May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Max Zhao | May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Intermediate | Tied 1st |
| Nithilan Nithilan | May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | 1st |
| Kim Endino | May Schools Checkmate Challenge | Senior | Tied 2nd |
| Julian Salazar | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | 1st |
| Dyani Ilton | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 2nd |
| Rory Murphy | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 2nd |
| Adam Colville | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Intermediate | Tied 2nd |
| Jacob Roper | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 1st |
| Betsy Steggles | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 1st |
| Molly Meek | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Fletcher Roper | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Hamish Gunn | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Daniel Rhodes | Term 2 West Coast (Intermediate/Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Junqing Jerome Tao | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 1st |
| JM Richard Jingjie Liu | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 1st |
| JM Ayaan Vasudeva | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Matthew Clement | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Chris Lin | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Yash Kohli | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Tied 3rd |
| Sayuni Pathiranage | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Top Girl |
| Amy Hawke | Term 2 Auckland (Senior) Regionals | Senior | Top Girl |