2023 Rising Star Advanced event, a 4 Round Swiss at the DoubleTree Mesa by Hilton

August 5th, 2023

August Rising Star Advanced on August 5th, 2023

DoubleTree Mesa by Hilton
1011 West Holmes Ave
Mesa, AZ 85210

Entry Fees:

$25 on or before Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
$30 on Friday, August 4th, 2023
​$35 on Saturday, August 5th, 2023

Reentering the Tournament:

A player has the option of reentering the tournament after he/she loses in round 1 or both rounds 1 and 2. This player may wish to reenter the tournament with 1/2 point byes in place of 0 points for rounds 1 and 2. A player may reenter with a 1/2 point bye for $5.00 after losing in round 1 or for $10.00 after losing both rounds 1 and 2. Actually, if a player loses his 2nd round game after reentering with a 1/2 point bye for round 1, then he may reenter a 2nd time with two half point byes for an additional $5.00. Any requests to reenter must be done before the start of round 3.

Tournament Prizes:

Open (2000 and Up) :  1st – 30%, 2nd – 15%, 3rd – 10% , 1st Under 2200 – 6%

Class A (1800-1999) :   1st – 30%, 2nd – 15%, 3rd – 10%

​Class B (1600-1799 :    1st – 30%, 2nd – 15%, 3rd – 10%

​Class C (1400-1599) :  1st – 30%, 2nd – 15%, 3rd – 10%

​Class D (1200-1399) :  1st – 30%, 2nd – 15%, 3rd – 10%

​Under 1200 : 1st place trophy, 2nd place trophy , 3rd place trophy, 1st Under 700 trophy