As the rounds went on, so the number of draws increased, as one would expect, but not to the point where interest in the eventual outcome waned. Arkell did win a difficult endgame with Black against McMichael in the morning, though when he found he was Black again in the afternoon, it left him inclined to agree a short draw against his nearest-rated opponent, Jack Rudd.
| Rd. 5 WECU Open 2016 | ||||||
| Bd | White | Black | ||||
| 1 | McMichael | (3½) | 0 | 1 | Arkell | (4) |
| 2 | James | (3) | 0 | 1 | Rudd | (3) |
| 3 | Fallowfield | (2½) | 1 | 0 | Smith | (3) |
| 4 | Bass | (2) | 0 | 1 | De Coverley | (2) |
| 5 | Littlejohns | (2) | ½ | ½ | Jamroz | (2) |
| 6 | Wilson | (2) | 0 | 1 | Dilleigh | (2) |
| 7 | Gamble | (½) | 1 | 0 | Shaw | (1) |
| 8 | Snook-Lumb | (2) | 0 | 1 | Menadue | (2) |
| 9 | Woodward | (2½) | 0 | 1 | Broek | (2½) |
| 10 | Bartlett | (2) | ½ | ½ | Benson | (1½) |
| 11 | French | (1) | ½ | ½ | Wensley | (1) |
| 12 | Hickman | (0) | ½ | ½ | Burton | (½) |
| 13 | Bolt | (2½) | ½ | bye | ||
McMichael vs Arkell - a hard-fought win for Black.
Rd. 5: Hickman vs Burton (nearest) & French vs Wensley.
Rd. 5: top boards in the Major. 1.McDonnell vs Forster. 2. Robertson vs Morgan & Schulte vs Sellwood
| Rd. 6 WECU Open 2016 | ||||||
| Bd | White | Black | ||||
| 1 | Rudd | (3½) | ½ | ½ | Arkell | (5) |
| 2 | McMichael | (3½) | 1 | 0 | James | (3½) |
| 3 | Broek | (3½) | 0 | 1 | Fallowfield | (3½) |
| 4 | Menadue | (3) | ½ | ½ | Smith | (3) |
| 5 | De Coverley | (3) | ½ | ½ | Bolt | (3) |
| 6 | Jamroz | (2½) | ½ | ½ | Woodward | (2½) |
| 7 | Dilleigh | (3) | 1 | 0 | Bartlett | (2½) |
| 8 | Littlejohns | (2½) | ½ | ½ | Bass | (2½) |
| 9 | Wensley | (1½) | 1 | 0 | Wilson | (2) |
| 10 | Gamble | (1½) | 0 | 1 | French | (½) |
| 11 | Shaw | (1) | 0 | 1 | Hickman | (1½) |
| 12 | Benson | (2) | 1 | 0 | Snook-Lumb | (2) |
| 13 | Burton | (0) | ½ | bye | ||