It takes character to play in the finals
With such fierce competition, making it to the World Championship finals was no easy task. In particular, securing a spot in the coveted top eight proved especially difficult for athletes from the Republic of Belarus and Russia. Every participant from these countries was worthy of a spot in the finals. Top-tier players such as Roman Shchukin, Sergey Belosheev, Marat Lem, Mazhit Sarshaev, and others were left out of the finals…
Today, the finals will take place, and the men’s and women’s world champions will be crowned. Prior to this, the quarterfinals and semifinals for both men and women were completed. The participants played one micromatch at each stage.
Rounds 9 and 10 for the men and rounds 8 and 9 for the women, who are competing for 9th place and below, were also held using the Swiss system.
Quarterfinal and Semifinal Results
Men
Quarterfinals
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Valiuk Andrei — Egolin Vitalii 1:1
Struchkov Nikolai — Mikhalchenka Ihar 1:1
Georgiev Aleksandr — Ruan Weiyi 1:1
Taranin Georgii — Pereira da Silva Vinicius Damir 1:1
Semifinal
Valiuk Andrei — Taranin Georgii 1:1
Struchkov Nikolai — Georgiev Aleksandr 0:2
Egolin Vitalii — Pereira da Silva Vinicius Damir 1:1
Mikhalchenka Ihar — Ruan Weiyi 1:1
Women
Quarterfinals
Nikalayeva Viktoryia — Krapivina Anna 2:0
Kondrateva Daiaana — Guan Yiyang 2:0
Aprosimova Sandaara — Petruseva Polina 1:1
Arkhangelskaia Anastasiia — Shved Evgeniya 1:1
Semifinal
Nikalayeva Viktoryia — Arkhangelskaia Anastasiia 1:1
Kondrateva Daiaana — Aprosimova Sandaara 1:1
Krapivina Anna — Shved Evgeniya 0:2
Guan Yiyang — Petruseva Polina 0:2
Today’s match will be the most intense. The match between Georgiev Aleksandr and Valiuk Andrei will draw the largest audience. Let’s watch and listen to the broadcast by Denis Filatov and Alexander Getmansky.
