Overview
- The Pipers clinched the final with back-to-back rapid wins, taking the first mini-match 4-2 with Black and the second 4.5-1.5 with White.
- They reached the title match by edging Ganges Grandmasters on a single game point despite a 6-11 loss to PBG Alaskan Knights in their last league fixture.
- Anish Giri defeated Wei Yi in both mini-matches, R. Praggnanandhaa beat Vidit Gujrathi in the second, and Fabiano Caruana scored against Alireza Firouzja when the latter lost on time.
- PBG Alaskan Knights secured third place by defeating Ganges Grandmasters in a playoff that ended with D Gukesh overcoming Viswanathan Anand in the deciding sequence.
- Alireza Firouzja was named Male Player of the Tournament, and Hou Yifan’s late-round wins were highlighted as pivotal to the Pipers’ run.