At the 2017/18 Welsh Championship held in Cardiff over Easter weekend, there was a three way tie for 1st place between Gerry Heap, David Jameson and Sven Zeidler.
The Ladies, Under 21 and Under 18 Championship was won by Venetia Sivarjasingam.
There was also a tie for 1st place in the Tom Weston Major between Nicholas Evans and Dominic Gibbs.
The Minor was won by Alun Smith.
Prize winners:
Welsh Championship (sponsored by Wholsesale Chess)
1st= Gerry Heap, David Jameson and Sven Zeidler
4th= Thomas Brown, Francis Rayner, David Sands and Matthew Staniforth
Ladies, Under 21 and Under 18 Champion
Venetia Sivarjasingam
Open Major
1st = Nicholas Evans and Dominic Gibbs (Nicholas Evans winning the Tom Weston Memorial Trophy)
3rd = Sam Jukes, John Mcgregor and Roy Thomas
Grading Prize winners: Hiya Ray, Mike Burrows and Rachel Mcintosh
Minor
1st Alun Smith (who also won the John Bishop Memorial Trophy)
2nd Kevin Langmaid
3rd Chris Fraser
Grading Prize winners: Callum Smith, Ellison Smith and Yuxuan Wu.