70 players wielded the pieces throughout the two hours of Bullwinkle’s 2023 Christmas Arena Battle. 8 clubs were represented with the top 6 scores counting for each team. Time controls were 7+5
With arena streaks on, bonus points were on offer for players putting together three or more consecutive wins. As a result the lead fluctuated a number of times. Bullwinkle Alphas eventually snuck home in a thriller, with Excessive Epicness finishing second and Bullwinkle Zetas third (only two points ahead of Redcliffe Dolphins).
Top individual point-scorers were: Jayden Ooi (28, Bullwinkle Alphas); Sravan Renjith (28, Excessive Epicness); Bruce Williams (27, Bullwinkle Alphas); Yi Liu (26, Team Yi); Nicholas Johnson (23, Bullwinkle Zetas); David Beaumont (22, Redcliffe Dolphins).
| Round | Points | Result | Player | Handle | Rating | Team |
| 28 | Jayden Ooi | RedemptionTime | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| 12 | 2 | ½ | FM GIFCM2007 | 2309 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | ElwynT | 2056 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Datchne | 2179 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | ChescapeArtist | 2001 | UQ | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | FM DiseasedDonkey | 2346 | Team Yi | |
| 7 | 2 | ½ | FM sravanrenjith | 2310 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Cromiad | 1787 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Michael_D_Arcy | 2177 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Enceladusian | 2043 | UQ | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | soggyhealer | 1905 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | michael7000 | 1255 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | FM DiseasedDonkey | 2252 | Team Yi | |
| 27 | Bruce Williams | EpicEffects | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| 11 | 4 | 1 | NJohnson64 | 2048 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | cuttings | 2033 | Logan Squires | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | AidozM9 | 2107 | Logan Squires | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | NJohnson64 | 2106 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Clownboots | 2183 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2421 | UQ | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Terrence0429 | 2047 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Bubamania | 1603 | Team Yi | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | tgccar | 1800 | The Gap | |
| 2 | 1 | ½ | Garry_Kasparov999 | 2094 | Team Yi | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2414 | UQ | |
| 23 | Nicholas Johnson | NJohnson64 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | EpicEffects | 2503 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | FM sravanrenjith | 2349 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | [forfeit] | ElwynT | 2039 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | michael7000 | 2010 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | EpicEffects | 2484 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Iris_W | 1448 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Bubamania | 1559 | Team Yi | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | KingHenry02 | 1642 | Team Yi | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | FluffyMiau | 1916 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | soggyhealer | 1988 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Bubamania | 1703 | Team Yi | |
| 1 | 1 | ½ | Iris_W | 1271 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 19 | David Smerdon | InvadedDorms | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| * | 1 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2411 | UQ | ||
| 9 | 4 | 1 | ubertyce | 2131 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | michael7000 | 2131 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lixingzhou | 1567 | Team Yi | |
| 6 | 1 | ½ | FM DiseasedDonkey | 2328 | Team Yi | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | [forfeit] | gracewang2014 | 934 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| 4 | 2 | ½ | FM sravanrenjith | 2276 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Filkastan | 2022 | Gold Coast | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | StuartJH | 2150 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | lollipophugo | 2356 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 14 | Brian Thomas | shoalabre | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Iris_W | 1446 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | FM sravanrenjith | 2318 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | chessisasport2020 | 2154 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 4 | 2 | ½ | Garry_Kasparov999 | 2155 | Team Yi | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | LukaViduka | 2001 | Team Yi | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Cromiad | 1647 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | chessisasport2020 | 2172 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 14 | Michael D’Arcy | Michael_D_Arcy | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| * | 1 | Eden2007 | 1646 | Gold Coast | ||
| 8 | 2 | ½ | FM sravanrenjith | 2358 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | KingHenry02 | 1605 | Team Yi | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Snake_in_my_boot | 1953 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Enceladusian | 2047 | UQ | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | CM RedemptionTime | 2402 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 3 | 1 | ½ | ConnorMcCartney | 2232 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | finlessfish | 1936 | Logan Squires | |
| 1 | 1 | ½ | AidozM9 | 2156 | Logan Squires | |
| 14 | Ross Lam | Ross_Lam | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| * | 1 | ElwynT | 1981 | Redcliffe Dolphins | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | MaxPhillips | 1929 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Cromiad | 1785 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | pinkfluffyunicorns12 | 2111 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | bazmc1985 | 1978 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | zwolf71 | 1535 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | DylanPu | 1327 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 13 | Jacob Edwards | Jacob_Edwards | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| 6 | 1 | ½ | chessisasport2020 | 2152 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | KingHenry02 | 1600 | Team Yi | |
| 4 | 2 | ½ | Niksta5 | 2026 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | [forfeit] | FluffyMiau | 1796 | Excessive Epicness |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Iris_W | 1404 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Bubamania | 1605 | Team Yi | |
| 13 | Nik Stawski | Niksta5 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| * | 0 | Enceladusian | 2035 | UQ | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Cromiad | 1820 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 6 | 2 | ½ | Jacob_Edwards | 2348 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | CrazyBugger | 1791 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | zwolf71 | 1660 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | DylanPu | 1242 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | FM DiseasedDonkey | 2299 | Team Yi | |
| 1 | 1 | ½ | FluffyMiau | 1811 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 11 | Stuart Holt | StuartJH | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| * | 1 | GalaleioChess | 1864 | Gold Coast | ||
| 7 | 1 | ½ | Snake_in_my_boot | 1986 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2394 | UQ | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | bazmc1985 | 1897 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | FluffyMiau | 1826 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | snoovy | 1880 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | InvadedDorms | 2455 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | finlessfish | 1948 | Logan Squires | |
| 8 | Ben McPhee | bazmc1985 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| * | 1 | ruwanf | 1460 | Excessive Epicness | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | FluffyMiau | 1893 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | StuartJH | 2165 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | FM sravanrenjith | 2289 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drumdog54 | 1318 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Ross_Lam | 1462 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | AidozM9 | 2206 | Logan Squires | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | KingHenry02 | 1339 | Team Yi | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | snoovy | 1928 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 8 | Terrence Tang | Terrence0429 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Dumbledom | 1719 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 6 | 1 | ½ | ConnorMcCartney | 2232 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | EpicEffects | 2509 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2383 | UQ | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Datchne | 1969 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 2 | 1 | ½ | FM sravanrenjith | 2230 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | yasa1805 | 1893 | UQ | |
| 8 | Tom Slater-Jones | Scinterplex01 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | lollipophugo | 2084 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2398 | UQ | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | CrazyBugger | 1765 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Iris_W | 1359 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | thebas2560 | 1984 | Gold Coast | |
| 7 | Halim Nataprawira | zwolf71 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| * | 1 | ChescapeArtist | 1989 | UQ | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | chessisasport2020 | 2149 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 7 | 1 | ½ | lollipophugo | 2149 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | gracewang2014 | 1022 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Niksta5 | 1973 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 4 | 1 | ½ | Filkastan | 2015 | Gold Coast | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Cromiad | 1644 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Ross_Lam | 1667 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 1 | 1 | ½ | Cromiad | 1554 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 4 | Dominic Olm-Milligan | Dumbledom | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Terrence0429 | 2066 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | FM GIFCM2007 | 2310 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | michael7000 | 2085 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | pynero | 1309 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Clownboots | 2098 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2379 | UQ | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Lixingzhou | 1624 | Team Yi | |
| 4 | Ricky Nash | UlrikNash | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| * | 0 | sravanrenjith | 2357 | Excessive Epicness | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | GalaleioChess | 1821 | Gold Coast | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Erotic_Pigeon | 2392 | UQ | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | ruwanf | 1514 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | snoovy | 1865 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | chessisasport2020 | 2165 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | thebas2560 | 1975 | Gold Coast | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | snoovy | 1849 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | CrazyBugger | 1695 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | Jason Chan | jason_c14 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| * | 0 | blackrollsroyce | 1960 | UQ | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | FM DiseasedDonkey | 2375 | Team Yi | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | ChescapeArtist | 2037 | UQ | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | cuttings | 2037 | Logan Squires | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | lollipophugo | 2076 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ConnorMcCartney | 2245 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | Elizabeth Williams | ApplePuzzle | Bullwinkle Alphas | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | yasa1805 | 1876 | UQ | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | DylanPu | 1237 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | tgccar | 1798 | The Gap | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | pinkfluffyunicorns12 | 1500 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 2 | Russell Mowles | Drumdog54 | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | ConnorMcCartney | 2232 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | bazmc1985 | 1901 | Bullwinkle Alphas | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | finlessfish | 1925 | Logan Squires | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Clownboots | 2095 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | gracewang2014 | 951 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | SomnumHypnos | 1500 | UQ | |
| 2 | Nina Vayssière | Nivay | Bullwinkle Zetas | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | pynero | 1746 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | cuttings | 2044 | Logan Squires | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | GalaleioChess | 1803 | Gold Coast | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Iris_W | 1401 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | JonnoJones | 1599 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | ubertyce | 2127 | Excessive Epicness | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | thebas2560 | 1973 | Gold Coast | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Iris_W | 1281 | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Bubamania | 1668 | Team Yi |
