| Tournament Name | 2018 Norths John Purdy Memorial Open |
| Place | Sydney |
| Federation | AUS |
| Date Begin | 11/09/2018 |
| Date End | 13/11/2018 |
| Arbiter(s) | NA Cooper, Nicholas |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 9 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | DirE Buc1 ARO1 |
| Registered Players | 105 |
| Number of Federations | 2 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1333 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1643 |
| Players from AUS Federation | 3 |
| Players NOT from AUS Federation | 102 |
| FIDE rated players | 76 |
| unrated players | 29 |
| unrated players from AUS Federation | 0 |
| unrated players NOT from AUS Federation | 29 |
| unrated Federations | 1 |
| FIDE titled players | 7 |
| GM players | 0 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 0 |
| WIM players | 0 |
| FM players | 3 |
| WFM players | 0 |
| CM players | 4 |
| WCM players | 0 |
| FIDE titled player from AUS Federation | 0 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from AUS Federation | 7 |