Finalized the Campeonato Sudamericano de Montevideo (ROU) 2012, these are the new Southamerican Rankings:
In the Open and ladies categories, Miguel Villas Boas and Leda Pain y Miguel Villas Boas continue first in both categories respectively.
In the Open: Noteworthy is the Chilean athletes progress, they have win four of the last five championships. Leading these group of athletes from Chile which threatens to end the hegemony imposed by Brazilian athletes over the past 40 years, is the South American Grandmaster Pacareu Joaquin, with only 25 years, is the youngest of the group.
In the Ladies: In this category is remarkable the Brazil supremacy. But this year was Chile who won the category; attention!
It is worth a special mention for the pair of Sylvia Figueira de Mello and Paul David who won the 2012 Open Pairs Championship, this is the first time that a ladies partnership win this prestigious event.
2012 Open Ranking
| 1 | Villas Boas, Miguel | Bra | 531 |
| 2 | Pacareu, Joaquin | Chi | 498 |
| 3 | Robles, Benjamin | Chi | 488 |
| 4 | Chagas, Gabriel | Bra | 468 |
| 5 | Caracci, Marcelo | Chi | 434 |
| 6 | Robles, Jose Manuel | Chi | 422 |
| 7 | Castello Branco, Marcelo | Bra | 352 |
| 8 | Brenner, Diego | Bra | 315 |
| 9 | Brum, Paulo | Bra | 248 |
| 10 | Lambardi, Pablo Andrés | Arg | 245 |
Complete Open Ranking:Click Aqui
2012 Ladies Ranking
| 1 | Pain, Leda | 158 | |
| 2 | Nogueira, Heloisa | 148 | |
| 3 | Figueira de Mello, Silvia | 135 | |
| 4 | Mandelot, Agota | 119 | |
| 5 | David, Paula | 105 | |
| 6 | Poncioni, Maria das Graças | 101 | |
| 7 | Budkin, Diana | 67 | |
| 8 | Garateguy, Maria del Rosario | 63 | |
| 8 | Iacapraro, Malena | 63 | |
| 10 | Vargas de Andrade, Isabella | 60 |
Complete 2012 Ladies Ranking: Click Here