Indians in action in semifinals; match-ups, colours, live streaming info

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, Indians in action in semifinals: The third edition of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 will feature two Indians, Koneru Humpy and Divya Divya taking on two Chinese opponents, Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi respectively, for a place in the final. It also guarantees India at least one spot in next year’s Candidates Tournament – that will decide the eventual challenger to women’s world champion Ju Wenjun, who has held the title since 2018. The top three finishers from the ongoing tournament make it to the Candidates and even if both Humpy and Divya are defeated at the semifinal stage, they will face each other in a third-place playoff.
Humpy handed tournament giant slayer China’s Yuxin Song a straight 1.5-0.5 defeat in the Classical match to become the first ever Indian to reach World Cup semis, whereas Divya had taken her quarterfinal match against compatriot Harika Dronavalli into tiebreaks, where she beat Harika 2-0 to advance through.
The FIDE Women’s World Cup is the most crucial event in the World Championship cycle, offering three qualifying spots for Candidates. The Women’s Grand Prix Series 2024-25 and the Grand Swiss provide two spots each, while the last is reserved for the highest-placed player in the ‘FIDE Women’s Events 2025-26’ series. The winner of the Candidates will earn the right to challenge the reigning World Champion, in this case, China’s Ju Wenjun.
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Semifinal match-ups

Koneru Humpy vs Lei Tingjie (CHN)
Divya Deshmukh vs Tan Zhongyi (CHN)

Colours
Both Humpy and Divya will play their first match with white pieces.
Schedule

Semifinal 1st leg – July 22; 4:45 PM
Semifinal 2nd leg – July 23; 4:45 PM
Tiebreaks (If needed) – July 24; 4:35 PM

Live Streaming Info
The FIDE Women’s World Cup will be streamed live on FIDE’s YouTube channel.
FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Tournament Tree

QF 1

SF 1

Final

GM Lei Tingjie

GM Nana Dzagnidze

GM Lei Tingjie

QF 2

GM Humpy Koneru

GM Humpy Koneru

IM Yuxin Song

QF 3

SF 2

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu’

GM Tan Zhongyi

GM Tan Zhongyi

QF 4

IM Divya Deshmukh

GM Harika Dronavalli

IM Divya Deshmukh

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