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The Asian Individual Championships took place in Al Ain UAE, Wed 7th to Thu 15th May 2025. Open and women's events.

Players: Sarin Nihal, Amin Tabatabaei M., Nodirbek Yakubboev, Murali Karthikeyan, Shamsiddin Vokhidov, Son Nguyen Ngoc Truong, Saleh Salem A.R., Pouya Idani, Luke Mendonca Leon, Abhimanyu Puranik, Xiangyu Xu, Bardiya Daneshvar, V Pranav, Jingyao Tin, L Narayanan S, David Paravyan, Abhijeet Gupta, M Pranesh, Pa Iniyan, Jinshi Bai, Shekhar Ganguly Surya, Venkataraman Karthik, Ivan Zemlyanskii etc

Leading players in the women's event: Leya Garifullina, Valentina Gunina, Olga Girya, Yuxin Song, Nguyen Pham Le Thao, Warda Aulia Medina,

Bardiya Daneshvar won the Open event with 7/9 on tie-break in spite of Nihal Sarin beating him in the final round and also finished on 7 points. Agrawal Vantika beat the clear leader Bat-Erdene Mungunzul in the final round and costing her the title. Yuxin Song won on tie-break from Mungunzul Xeniya Balabayeva and Vantika after all finished on 7/9.

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Asian Individual 2025 Al Ain UAE Wed 7th May 2025 - Thu 15th May 2025 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	12	Daneshvar, Bardiya	GM	IRI	2621	7	2592	48.5	52.5
2	1	Nihal, Sarin	GM	IND	2693	7	2515	42	46
3	5	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin	GM	UZB	2641	6.5	2541	46.5	51
4	23	Zemlyanskii, Ivan	GM	FID	2563	6.5	2519	44.5	49
5	19	Iniyan, Pa	GM	IND	2573	6.5	2509	44	48
6	33	Raja, Rithvik R	GM	IND	2545	6.5	2464	39.5	43.5
7	15	Narayanan, S L	GM	IND	2598	6.5	2456	38.5	41.5
8	18	Pranesh, M	GM	IND	2576	6.5	2454	43	48
9	72	Harshavardhan, G B	IM	IND	2441	6	2580	46.5	48
10	36	Lobanov, Sergei	GM	FID	2527	6	2539	44.5	48
11	4	Karthikeyan, Murali	GM	IND	2658	6	2532	48	52
12	40	Movahed, Sina	GM	IRI	2518	6	2518	40.5	43.5
13	28	Pranav, Anand	GM	IND	2555	6	2515	44	48.5
14	27	Grebnev, Aleksey	GM	FID	2556	6	2512	43.5	48
15	3	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	GM	UZB	2665	6	2510	42	46.5
16	44	Huang, Renjie		CHN	2491	6	2488	43.5	46.5
17	10	Puranik, Abhimanyu	GM	IND	2624	6	2488	42	46
18	16	Paravyan, David	GM	FID	2596	6	2483	41	44.5
19	20	Bai, Jinshi	GM	CHN	2572	6	2454	41.5	45
20	26	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	GM	IND	2556	6	2432	37	40
21	59	Srihari, L R	IM	IND	2468	5.5	2589	46	47.5
22	38	Madaminov, Mukhiddin	GM	UZB	2520	5.5	2576	46	50
23	37	Makhnev, Denis	GM	KAZ	2526	5.5	2509	40.5	44.5
24	7	Salem, A.R. Saleh	GM	UAE	2631	5.5	2501	44	48.5
25	49	Urazayev, Arystanbek	IM	KAZ	2482	5.5	2496	42	45
26	11	Xu, Xiangyu	GM	CHN	2623	5.5	2487	42	46
27	42	Goganov, Aleksey	GM	FID	2511	5.5	2487	41	44.5
28	77	Amartuvshin, Ganzorig	IM	MGL	2429	5.5	2480	41	43.5
29	54	Megaranto, Susanto	GM	INA	2477	5.5	2479	35.5	38.5
30	9	Mendonca, Leon Luke	GM	IND	2630	5.5	2473	41	44
31	35	Dai, Changren	GM	CHN	2531	5.5	2471	42.5	46
32	29	Sethuraman, S.P.	GM	IND	2552	5.5	2467	42	46
33	45	Ansat, Aldiyar	IM	KAZ	2489	5.5	2426	36	39.5
34	14	Tin, Jingyao	GM	SGP	2601	5.5	2405	36	38.5
35	25	Vetokhin, Savva	GM	FID	2558	5.5	2393	35.5	41
36	39	Adhiban, B.	GM	IND	2518	5.5	2372	36.5	40
37	69	Neelash, Saha	IM	IND	2445	5.5	2369	34	37.5
38	74	Jiang, Haochen		CHN	2439	5	2558	45	47.5
39	115	Yang, Zilong	FM	CHN	2326	5	2556	46	51
40	58	Ilamparthi, A R	IM	IND	2469	5	2546	42.5	46
41	90	Garcia, Jan Emmanuel	IM	PHI	2403	5	2531	40	44
42	63	Wang, Shixu B	IM	CHN	2462	5	2525	41.5	45
43	111	Akhilbay, Imangali	FM	KAZ	2346	5	2518	43.5	48.5
44	66	Kong, Xiangrui		CHN	2461	5	2515	42	45
45	67	Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan	GM	KAZ	2456	5	2514	44	47
46	101	Isanzhulov, Arystan	IM	KAZ	2372	5	2505	39	42
47	95	Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan	IM	SRI	2387	5	2498	41	44
48	57	Zverev, Lev	IM	FID	2471	5	2494	44	48
49	55	Prraneeth, Vuppala	GM	IND	2474	5	2492	43	46.5
50	79	Dau, Khuong Duy	IM	VIE	2423	5	2482	37	40
154 players

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Asian Individual Women Al Ain UAE Wed 7th May 2025 - Thu 15th May 2025 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	4	Song, Yuxin	IM	CHN	2397	7	2313	47.5	52
2	22	Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene	WCM	MGL	2302	7	2301	48	52
3	21	Balabayeva, Xeniya	WGM	KAZ	2311	7	2300	42.5	46
4	7	Vantika, Agrawal	IM	IND	2377	7	2291	47.5	52
5	38	Srija, Seshadri	WGM	IND	2226	6.5	2357	51	53.5
6	17	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	IM	FID	2332	6.5	2322	46.5	50
7	2	Gunina, Valentina	GM	FID	2425	6.5	2305	45.5	49.5
8	14	Khamdamova, Afruza	WIM	UZB	2344	6.5	2210	45	49.5
9	16	Nurman, Alua	WGM	KAZ	2338	6.5	2182	40.5	44
10	8	Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim	IM	UZB	2369	6	2277	44.5	48.5
11	1	Garifullina, Leya	IM	FID	2467	6	2265	42	46
12	19	Rakshitta, Ravi	WGM	IND	2324	6	2222	43.5	47.5
13	31	Gomes, Mary Ann	WGM	IND	2258	6	2181	40.5	44
14	11	Padmini, Rout	IM	IND	2359	6	2178	38.5	42
15	24	Savitha, Shri B	IM	IND	2298	6	2138	41	45
16	13	Kairbekova, Amina	WIM	KAZ	2344	6	2079	33	36.5
17	69	Swati, Ghate	WGM	IND	2035	5.5	2318	43	45.5
18	10	Batkhuyag, Munguntuul	IM	MGL	2359	5.5	2270	45	48.5
19	3	Girya, Olga	GM	FID	2400	5.5	2267	45	49
20	73	Salimova, Asal	WCM	UZB	2003	5.5	2234	37.5	40
21	42	Mohammadi, Melika	WFM	IRI	2205	5.5	2229	43	45.5
22	5	Pham, Le Thao Nguyen	IM	VIE	2388	5.5	2216	44	47.5
23	20	Frayna, Janelle Mae	WGM	PHI	2314	5.5	2201	39.5	43.5
24	32	Zhapova, Yana	WGM	FID	2258	5.5	2191	40	42.5
25	30	Yakimova, Mariya	WFM	FID	2260	5.5	2179	41.5	45
26	33	Kaliakhmet, Elnaz	WFM	KAZ	2258	5.5	2087	35	38
27	34	Kurmangaliyeva, Liya	WGM	KAZ	2246	5	2378	47	50
28	58	Fisabilillah, Ummi	WIM	INA	2115	5	2289	40.5	43
29	46	Arshiya, Das	WFM	IND	2174	5	2261	41	43.5
30	37	Nurgaliyeva, Zarina	WFM	KAZ	2235	5	2259	42	45.5
31	9	Nandhidhaa, P V	WGM	IND	2363	5	2251	45.5	49.5
32	40	Serikbay, Assel	WIM	KAZ	2223	5	2231	41.5	45.5
33	47	Mikheeva, Galina	WFM	FID	2162	5	2220	42.5	44
34	28	Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar	WCM	MGL	2265	5	2203	39.5	42
35	50	Rouda Essa, Alserkal	WGM	UAE	2147	5	2202	39	41.5
36	45	Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	WGM	MGL	2187	5	2188	38	40.5
37	12	Kamalidenova, Meruert	IM	KAZ	2345	5	2187	40.5	44.5
38	39	Potapova, Margarita	WIM	FID	2224	5	2135	37.5	40.5
39	27	Karimova, Guldona	WIM	UZB	2265	5	2127	40.5	44
40	36	Omonova, Umida	WIM	UZB	2235	5	2122	37	39.5
41	41	Chitlange, Sakshi	WIM	IND	2215	5	2092	38.5	41.5
42	62	Priyanka, K	WIM	IND	2087	5	2085	34.5	37.5
43	55	Fronda, Jan Jodilyn	WIM	PHI	2120	5	2080	33.5	36
44	26	Gong, Qianyun	WGM	SGP	2265	5	2074	34	36.5
45	59	Kaldarova, Ayaulym	WIM	KAZ	2115	4.5	2280	38	41
46	43	Tomilova, Elena	WGM	FID	2203	4.5	2239	42	45
47	66	Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini	WIM	SRI	2068	4.5	2232	42	44.5
48	6	Aulia, Medina Warda	IM	INA	2377	4.5	2201	37.5	41.5
49	35	Sihite, Chelsie Monica Ignesias	WIM	INA	2239	4.5	2192	37.5	41
50	90	Naransolongo, Zorigoo		MGL	1815	4.5	2192	36	39.5
100 players

Asian Individual Blitz Al Ain UAE Wed 7th May 2025 - Thu 15th May 2025 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	9	Zemlyanskii, Ivan	GM	FID	2546	8	2487	50	54.5
2	34	Movahed, Sina	GM	IRI	2427	7.5	2525	49.5	53.5
3	6	Makarian, Rudik	IM	FID	2577	7	2463	50.5	55
4	17	Karthikeyan, Murali	GM	IND	2511	7	2446	48.5	52
5	54	Neelash, Saha	IM	IND	2336	7	2435	44.5	48
6	23	Jiang, Haochen		CHN	2475	7	2394	40	44
7	26	Mendonca, Leon Luke	GM	IND	2454	6.5	2539	49.5	53
8	47	Aswath, S	IM	IND	2360	6.5	2523	47	48
9	1	Grischuk, Alexander	GM	FID	2690	6.5	2465	46.5	50
10	13	Jumabayev, Rinat	GM	KAZ	2523	6.5	2418	46.5	50.5
11	67	Gong, Sunle		CHN	2256	6.5	2395	37	39.5
12	8	Pranesh, M	GM	IND	2549	6	2423	49	53
13	32	Agmanov, Zhandos	IM	KAZ	2434	6	2422	41.5	45
14	7	Adhiban, B.	GM	IND	2567	6	2419	41.5	45.5
15	12	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	GM	IND	2524	6	2388	50	53.5
16	39	Zverev, Lev	IM	FID	2409	6	2377	41.5	44
17	33	Iniyan, Pa	GM	IND	2431	6	2369	39.5	43
18	35	Sapenov, Daniyal	IM	KAZ	2422	6	2367	42	45
19	25	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	IM	UZB	2458	6	2366	43	46.5
20	27	Sankalp, Gupta	GM	IND	2454	6	2338	40.5	44
21	74	Cao, Qingfeng		CHN	2191	5.5	2484	45	47
22	4	Pranav, V	GM	IND	2606	5.5	2442	46	50
23	20	Sethuraman, S.P.	GM	IND	2488	5.5	2438	47	51
24	51	Mayank, Chakraborty	IM	IND	2350	5.5	2428	39	41.5
25	19	Madaminov, Mukhiddin	GM	UZB	2493	5.5	2426	47	50.5
26	29	Shubin, Kirill	IM	FID	2440	5.5	2404	43	46.5
27	3	Megaranto, Susanto	GM	INA	2606	5.5	2362	41.5	45
28	30	Lou, Yiping	IM	CHN	2437	5.5	2335	43	46.5
29	65	Ayush, Sharma	IM	IND	2262	5.5	2319	34	36
30	77	Panda, Sambit	IM	IND	2178	5.5	2265	33.5	35.5
31	37	Ilamparthi, A R	IM	IND	2417	5	2502	46.5	50
32	42	Begmuratov, Khumoyun	IM	UZB	2389	5	2488	45	48
33	10	Paravyan, David	GM	FID	2537	5	2437	47.5	52
34	100	Yang, Zilong	FM	CHN	1921	5	2433	43.5	48
35	11	Makhnev, Denis	GM	KAZ	2527	5	2362	40	43.5
36	56	Pang, Tao	IM	CHN	2334	5	2356	40	43.5
37	22	Tin, Jingyao	GM	SGP	2478	5	2318	39.5	43
38	50	Srihari, L R	IM	IND	2351	5	2317	38	41
39	41	Omonov, Asrorjon	FM	UZB	2391	5	2269	37	40
40	49	Firman Syah, Farid	IM	INA	2358	5	2268	36	38.5
41	80	Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin	FM	TJK	2139	5	2232	34.5	36.5
42	52	Amartuvshin, Ganzorig	IM	MGL	2345	5	2176	37	39
43	24	Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan	GM	KAZ	2471	5	2164	34.5	37.5
44	44	Priasmoro, Novendra	GM	INA	2379	5	2117	31.5	34.5
45	45	Aradhya, Garg	IM	IND	2376	4.5	2495	43	46.5
46	60	Xie, Felix	FM	NZL	2291	4.5	2391	36.5	39.5
47	64	Harshavardhan, G B	IM	IND	2274	4.5	2384	40.5	42.5
48	40	Bilguun, Sumiya	GM	MGL	2396	4.5	2361	42	44
49	18	Ansat, Aldiyar	IM	KAZ	2502	4.5	2340	41.5	45
50	58	Nurgaliyev, Sauat	IM	KAZ	2315	4.5	2321	36	39
111 players

Asian Ind Women Blitz Al Ain UAE Wed 7th May 2025 - Thu 15th May 2025 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	11	Nurman, Alua	WGM	KAZ	2280	7.5	2237	49	53.5
2	3	Gunina, Valentina	GM	FID	2376	7.5	2231	47	51
3	4	Song, Yuxin	IM	CHN	2361	7	2210	48.5	52.5
4	19	Padmini, Rout	IM	IND	2229	7	2088	44.5	47
5	29	Kaliakhmet, Elnaz	WFM	KAZ	2138	7	2068	40	42
6	20	Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar	WCM	MGL	2226	6.5	2248	47	51
7	15	Balabayeva, Xeniya	WGM	KAZ	2257	6.5	2169	45	48
8	21	Potapova, Margarita	WIM	FID	2223	6.5	2070	40	43
9	2	Garifullina, Leya	IM	FID	2420	6	2238	54.5	60
10	27	Kurmangaliyeva, Liya	WGM	KAZ	2175	6	2238	46	49
11	47	Latifah, Laysa	WIM	INA	2049	6	2167	45.5	48.5
12	12	Khamdamova, Afruza	WIM	UZB	2272	6	2141	47	51
13	1	Lagno, Kateryna	GM	FID	2452	6	2129	44.5	48.5
14	13	Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel	IM	MGL	2270	6	2072	41	45
15	50	Khalilova, Madinabonu	WCM	UZB	2031	5.5	2251	49.5	53.5
16	37	Jiang, Tianyu		CHN	2112	5.5	2218	43	46
17	45	Kairbekova, Amina	WIM	KAZ	2053	5.5	2212	42	45
18	35	Galas, Bernadette	WIM	PHI	2127	5.5	2206	42	44
19	9	Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene	WCM	MGL	2284	5.5	2198	47.5	52.5
20	63	Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon	WFM	UZB	1916	5.5	2189	41	45
21	38	Serikbay, Assel	WIM	KAZ	2104	5.5	2179	41.5	43
22	10	Omonova, Umida	WIM	UZB	2282	5.5	2137	42	46
23	42	Chitlange, Sakshi	WIM	IND	2059	5.5	2133	42	45
24	31	Gong, Qianyun	WGM	SGP	2133	5.5	2115	46	49.5
25	36	Fisabilillah, Ummi	WIM	INA	2112	5.5	2115	41	44
26	34	Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	WGM	MGL	2131	5.5	2098	41.5	43
27	56	Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini	WIM	SRI	1980	5.5	2093	38.5	41.5
28	48	Nurgaliyeva, Zarina	WFM	KAZ	2037	5	2266	43	46.5
29	65	Buyankhishig, Batpelden	WCM	MGL	1875	5	2171	41	45
30	66	Salimova, Asal	WCM	UZB	1870	5	2154	39.5	41
31	52	Enkhrii, Enkh-Amgalan	WFM	MGL	1993	5	2125	36.5	39.5
32	25	Fronda, Jan Jodilyn	WIM	PHI	2191	5	2108	39.5	43
33	60	Emujin, Enkh-Amgalan	WCM	MGL	1942	5	2010	36	39
34	17	Pham, Le Thao Nguyen	IM	VIE	2235	5	2009	39.5	42.5
35	16	Sihite, Chelsie Monica Ignesias	WIM	INA	2244	5	2002	37.5	41
36	30	Dorokhina, Elizaveta	WFM	FID	2136	5	1986	38.5	42
37	18	Aulia, Medina Warda	IM	INA	2232	5	1899	33.5	35
38	40	Kiran, Manisha Mohanty	WGM	IND	2073	4.5	2134	36	39
39	14	Rakshitta, Ravi	WGM	IND	2262	4.5	2081	40	44
40	54	Kaldarova, Ayaulym	WIM	KAZ	1988	4.5	2058	35.5	37
41	8	Batkhuyag, Munguntuul	IM	MGL	2313	4.5	2026	36.5	39.5
42	39	Vishwa, Vasnawala	WIM	IND	2099	4.5	2002	37.5	41
43	23	Muminova, Nafisa	WGM	UZB	2215	4.5	1843	29	32
44	51	Nadirjanova, Nodira	WIM	UZB	1996	4	2207	39	42
45	55	Priyanka, K	WIM	IND	1984	4	2171	38.5	40.5
46	43	Luong, Phuong Hanh	WIM	VIE	2058	4	2132	41.5	44.5
47	33	Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim	IM	UZB	2131	4	2108	38.5	41.5
48	68	Almaamari, Zainab Darwish	WCM	UAE	1832	4	2099	38	41
49	6	Munkhzul, Turmunkh	WGM	MGL	2325	4	2090	39.5	42.5
50	57	Sanudula, K M Dahamdi	WCM	SRI	1974	4	2089	38	41
86 players

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