FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025
Batumi, 5 – 29 July
In order to ensure the participation of the strongest deserving players while maintaining reasonable geographical balance, the FIDE Council has approved the following amendments to the Regulations of the Women’s World Cup 2025:
• To increase the number of participants from 103 to 107
• To grant each continent the right to nominate one additional player
• To increase a prize fund to USD 691,250
Knock-out tournament, 7 rounds. All rounds shall be played with 2-game matches.
So far, 65 of the 103 participants for the 2025 Women’s World Cup in Batumi have qualified. The remaining spots will be finalized by June 10 — the deadline for eligible federations to submit their nominations. Additionally, the five rating qualifiers will be announced by June 1.
Players qualified for the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025
Women’s World Championship 2025 (1 player)
Ju Wenjun (CHN) – winner
Women’s World Cup 2023 (4 players)
Goryachkina, Aleksandra (FIDE) – semi finalist
Salimova, Nurgyul (BUL) – semi finalist
Muzychuk, Anna (UKR) – semi finalist
Tan Zhongyi (CHN) – semi finalist
World Junior Girls Championship 2024 (1 player)
Deshmukh, Divya (IND) – champion
Rating in June 2025 FIDE Rating List (5 players)
– top-5
– top-5
– top-5
– top-5
– top-5
Qualifiers from the Continental events (54 players)
Africa
February, Jesse Nikki (RSA) – Championship 24
Wafa, Shrook (EGY) – Championship 25
Nassr, Lina (ALG) – Championship 25
Americas
Pourkashiyan, Atousa (USA) – Championship 24
Francisco Guecamburu, Candela Be (ARG) – Championship 25
Yip, Carissa (USA) – Zone 2.1
Lee, Alice (USA) – Zone 2.1
Ouellet, Maili-Jade (CAN) – Zone 2.2
Miranda, Tania (MEX) – Zone 2.3.1
Miranda, Yerisbel (CUB) – Zone 2.3.2
Wilson, Hannah (BAR) – Zone 2.3.3
Cori, Deisy (PER) – Zone 2.4
Borda, Ana Paola (ARG) – Zone 2.5
Asia
Song Yuxin (CHN) – Championship 25
Mungunzul Bat-Erdene (MGL) – Championship 25
Zahedifar, Anahita (IRI) – Zone 3.1
Ahmed, Wadifa (BAN) – Zone 3.2
Herfesa, Shafira Devi (INA) – Zone 3.3
Khamdamova, Afruza (UZB) – Zone 3.4
Kaliakhmet, Elnaz (KAZ) – Zone 3.4
Kamalidenova, Meruert (KAZ) – Zone 3.4
Gao Muziyan (CHN) – Zone 3.5
Zhang Lanlin (CHN) – Zone 3.5
Zhai Mo (CHN) – Zone 3.5
Wang Chiqiao (CHN) – Zone 3.5
Ryjanova, Julia (AUS) – Zone 3.6
Nandhidhaa P V (IND) – Zone 3.7
Priyanka K (IND) – Zone 3.7
Padmini Rout (IND) – Zone 3.7
Kiran Manisha Mohanty (IND) – Zone 3.7
Lagno, Kateryna (FIDE) – Zone 3.8
Charochkina, Daria (FIDE) – Zone 3.8
Shuvalova, Polina (FIDE) – Zone 3.8
Europe
Fataliyeva, Ulviyya (AZE) – Championship 24
Buksa, Nataliya (UKR) – Championship 24
Javakhishvili, Lela (GEO) – Championship 24
Batsiashvili, Nino (GEO) – Championship 24
Bulmaga, Irina (BUL) – Championship 24
Beydullayeva, Govhar (AZE) – Championship 24
Toncheva, Nadya (BUL) – Championship 24
Tsolakidou, Stavroula (GRE) – Championship 24
Mkrtchian, Lilit (ARM) – Championship 24
Sliwicka, Alicja (POL) – Championship 24
Injac, Teodora (SRB) – Championship 25
Narva, Mai (EST) – Championship 25
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (POL) – Championship 25
Ushenina, Anna (UKR) – Championship 25
Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante (LTU) – Championship 25
Mammadova, Gulnar (AZE) – Championship 25
Milliet, Sophie (FRA) – Championship 25
Kiolbasa, Oliwia (POL) – Championship 25
Kulon, Klaudia (POL) – Championship 25
Urh, Zala (SLO) – Championship 25
Khotenashvili, Bella (GEO) – Championship 25
Nominees of National Federations (35 players to be announced by June 10)
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Egypt
France
Georgia
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Mongolia
New Zealand
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Spain
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Vietman
Nominees of the FIDE President (2 players)
101.
102.
Nominee of the Organiser (1 player)
103.
Official website: womenscup2025.fide.com/