Jynxzi sweeps final to claim PogChamps 6 7 title

Jynxzi, a Twitch streamer and student of IM Levy Rozman, won the $100,000 PogChamps 6 7 tournament on April 10 by sweeping top seed ohnePixel in the final. The 24-year-old went undefeated through 13 straight games, drawing over 200,000 concurrent viewers to the broadcast. All eight entrants started with Chess.com blitz ratings under 700.

Jynxzi dominated Group A, winning all six of his games in the double round-robin stage against StableRonaldo, Joe Bartolozzi, and PlaqueBoyMax. Bartolozzi advanced as the second-place finisher after a tight battle. In Group B, ohnePixel and Steak secured knockout spots despite some blunders, including ohnePixel's stalemate against ExtraEmily and a loss to Agent00.

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