| Tournament Name | 2018 Waikato Open |
| Place | Hamilton |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 27/07/2018 |
| Date End | 29/07/2018 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Keong Ang (4303660) |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 6 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | DirE Cmlt BucT S-B Buc1 |
| Registered Players | 28 |
| Number of Federations | 5 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1896 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1908 |
| Players from NZL Federation | 23 |
| Players NOT from NZL Federation | 5 |
| FIDE rated players | 27 |
| unrated players | 1 |
| unrated players from NZL Federation | 1 |
| unrated players NOT from NZL Federation | 0 |
| unrated Federations | 1 |
| FIDE titled players | 13 |
| GM players | 0 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 1 |
| WIM players | 1 |
| FM players | 4 |
| WFM players | 0 |
| CM players | 5 |
| WCM players | 2 |
| FIDE titled player from NZL Federation | 12 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from NZL Federation | 1 |