Koneru Humpy becomes the first Indian woman to qualify in a FIDE Women's World Cup Semifinal
GM Koneru Humpy became the first Indian woman ever to advance to the Semifinal of a FIDE World Cup. She drew against IM Yuxin Song (CHN) to secure her spot in the final four. GM Tingjie Lei (CHN) defeated GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) again. It means Humpy will face Tingjie in the Semifinals. GM Harika Dronavalli and IM Divya Deshmukh had another well contested draw. GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) defeated GM R Vaishali to eliminate her. Zhongyi will face the winner of the tie-breaks between Harika and Divya. Round 5/Quarterfinal Tie-break games start today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
Harika and Divya to play tie-breaks, Vaishali gets eliminated
Earlier, Harika Dronavalli won Bronze in a similar format for three times - 2012, 2015 and 2017 but the event was called FIDE Women's World Championship. Since 2021, the Knockout version of the Women's World Championship has been renamed to Women's World Cup. The key difference, the top three finishers advance to the next FIDE Women's Candidates. Both Harika and Koneru Humpy are legend of the sport. It is only fitting that they shatter all glass ceilings one after the other.
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Prizes
The total prize fund is US$ 691250 which will be distributed among 107 players. The top three prizes are $50000, 35000 and 25000.
