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The American Cup was a double elimination knockout tournament held in Saint Louis. There is an open and women's event.

Players Open event: Fabiano, Caruana, Wesley So, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Levon Aronian, Awonder Liang, Samuel Sevian, Ray Robson and Abhimanyu Mishra

Players Women's event: Carissa Yip, Alice Lee, Irina Krush, Tatev Abrahamyan, Anna Sargsyan, Zoey Tang, Anna Zatonskih and Rachael Li.

Wesley So won the final against Fabiano Caruana and the Grand Final against Levon Aronian. Alice Lee won the women's event, she beat Carissa Yip in the final, then lost a long tie to the same opponent in the Grand Final setting up a final Grand Final Reset which she won 1.5-0.5.

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American Cup Champ Saint Louis USA Mon 2nd Mar 2026 - Fri 13th Mar 2026 Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
Rk	Name	Pts
	Grand Final
1	So, Wesley	1.5
2	Aronian, Levon	0.5
	Final
1	So, Wesley	2.5
2	Caruana, Fabiano	1.5
	Semifinal
1	Caruana, Fabiano	2.5
2	Liang, Awonder	1.5
1	So, Wesley	2.5
2	Sevian, Samuel	1.5
	Round 1
1	Caruana, Fabiano	1.5
2	Mishra, Abhimanyu	0.5
1	Liang, Awonder	2.5
2	Aronian, Levon	1.5
1	So, Wesley	2.5
2	Robson, Ray	1.5
1	Sevian, Samuel	1.5
2	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	0.5
8 players

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American Cup Elim Saint Louis USA Mon 2nd Mar 2026 - Fri 13th Mar 2026 Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
Rk	Name	Pts
	Final
1	Aronian, Levon	2.5
2	Caruana, Fabiano	1.5
	Semi-final
1	Aronian, Levon	2.5
2	Liang, Awonder	1.5
	Quarter-final
1	Aronian, Levon	1.5
2	Sevian, Samuel	0.5
1	Liang, Awonder	2.5
2	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	1.5
	Round 1
1	Aronian, Levon	1.5
2	Mishra, Abhimanyu	0.5
1	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2.0
2	Robson, Ray	0.0
7 players

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American Cup Champ w Saint Louis USA Mon 2nd Mar 2026 - Fri 13th Mar 2026 Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
Rk	Name	Pts
	Grand Final Reset
1	Lee, Alice	1.5
2	Yip, Carissa	0.5
	Grand Final
1	Yip, Carissa	4
2	Lee, Alice	3
	Final
1	Lee, Alice	3.0
2	Yip, Carissa	1.0
	Quarter-final
1	Yip, Carissa	1.5
2	Abrahamyan, Tatev	0.5
1	Lee, Alice	1.5
2	Tang, Zoey	0.5
	Round 1
1	Yip, Carissa	1.5
2	Zatonskih, Anna	0.5
1	Abrahamyan, Tatev	1.5
2	Sargsyan, Anna M.	0.5
1	Lee, Alice	2.0
2	Li, Rachael	0.0
1	Tang, Zoey	3.5
2	Krush, Irina	2.5
8 players

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American Cup Elim w Saint Louis USA Mon 2nd Mar 2026 - Fri 13th Mar 2026 Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
Rk	Name	Pts
	Final
1	Yip, Carissa	2.0
2	Abrahamyan, Tatev	0.0
	Semi-final
1	Abrahamyan, Tatev	3.5
2	Sargsyan, Anna M.	2.5
	Quarter-final
1	Sargsyan, Anna M.	1.5
2	Tang, Zoey	0.5
1	Abrahamyan, Tatev	1.5
2	Li, Rachael	0.5
	Round 1
1	Sargsyan, Anna M.	4.0
2	Zatonskih, Anna	3.0
1	Li, Rachael	3.0
2	Krush, Irina	1.0
7 players

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American Cup Blitz 2026 Saint Louis USA Mon 2nd Mar 2026 - Fri 13th Mar 2026 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts
1	2	So, Wesley	USA	2789	7
2	11	Woodward, Andy	USA	2631	7
3	12	Mishra, Abhimanyu	USA	2629	7
4	3	Aronian, Levon	USA	2749	6.5
5	8	Pranav, V	IND	2641	6.5
6	13	Durarbayli, Vasif	AZE	2612	6.5
7	31	Kevlishvili, Robby	NED	2527	6.5
8	1	Caruana, Fabiano	USA	2795	6
9	6	Oparin, Grigoriy	USA	2676	6
10	16	Lodici, Lorenzo	ITA	2590	6
11	19	Warmerdam, Max	NED	2575	6
12	23	Quesada Perez, Yasser	CUB	2562	6
13	7	Tari, Aryan	NOR	2642	5.5
14	9	Bok, Benjamin	NED	2633	5.5
15	15	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	IND	2595	5.5
16	25	Akobian, Varuzhan	USA	2549	5.5
17	32	Matviishen, Viktor	UKR	2523	5.5
18	41	Boros, Denes	HUN	2479	5.5
19	42	Raja, Harshit	IND	2472	5.5
20	45	Kuru, Atilla	TUR	2450	5.5
21	4	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	USA	2738	5
22	10	Aryan, Chopra	IND	2631	5
23	14	Cordova, Emilio	PER	2602	5
24	17	Hong, Andrew	USA	2587	5
25	21	Hardaway, Brewington	USA	2569	5
26	29	Harsha, Bharathakoti	IND	2538	5
27	33	Kantor, Gergely	HUN	2515	5
28	48	Pyrih, Roman	UKR	2440	5
29	49	Rorrer, Grayson	USA	2416	5
30	52	Lee, Alice	USA	2399	5
31	20	Fier, Alexandr	BRA	2572	4.5
32	26	Kadric, Denis	MNE	2547	4.5
33	30	Gazik, Viktor	SVK	2537	4.5
34	51	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2402	4.5
35	22	Can, Isik	TUR	2562	4
36	24	Sonis, Francesco	ITA	2553	4
37	27	Stremavicius, Titas	LTU	2547	4
38	34	Heimann, Mark	USA	2513	4
39	35	Kacharava, Nikolozi	GEO	2508	4
40	37	Budisavljevic, Luka	SRB	2501	4
41	38	Celik, Hasan Huseyin	TUR	2495	4
42	39	Mikaelyan, Arman	ARM	2494	4
43	40	Boyer, Mahel	FRA	2486	4
44	43	Putnam, Liam	USA	2472	4
45	46	Bilovil, Bogdan	UKR	2442	4
46	47	Bilych, Oleksii	UKR	2441	4
47	56	Li, Rachael	USA	2375	4
48	59	Kavutskiy, Kostya	USA	2330	4
49	18	Dudin, Gleb	HUN	2585	3.5
50	44	Amilal, Munkhdalai	MGL	2455	3.5
67 players

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