Overview

• Koneru Humpy captured the quarterfinal lead by defeating China’s Yuxin Song in the opening game of their match.
• Divya Deshmukh, D Harika and R Vaishali each held draws in their first quarterfinal encounters, keeping their ties finely balanced.
• An all-Indian quarterfinal between Harika and Deshmukh guarantees at least one Indian advances to the semifinals.
• R Vaishali starts her match with former world champion Tan Zhongyi level after their opening draw, with a second classical game and tiebreaks to decide their contest.
• The final four will also compete for three coveted berths in the next Women's Candidates Tournament, the final qualifier to challenge the reigning world champion.