Lenderman Wins World Open in a Playoff
Monday, July 6, 2015 at 11:11PM
Dennis Monokroussos in 2015 World Open, Aleksander Lenderman

Congratulations to Aleks Lenderman, who beat Rauf Mamedov in an Armageddon playoff to win the title of World Open Champion (and an extra $300). Eight players tied for first with 7/9 and won $5162.50 apiece: Lenderman, Mamedov, Ilya Smirin, Alexander Ipatov, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, Illia Nyzhnyk, Romain Edouard and Axel Bachmann.

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