The list of participants of the FIDE Women's World Cup, scheduled for July 2021, has nearly shaped up. Canada is the only remaining federation to run qualifiers in early June.

World Championship 2018 (4)

1. GM Ju Wenjun (CHN)
2. GM Kateryna Lagno (RUS)
3. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)
4. GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)

https://ugra2018.fide.com/pairings/

U-20 (2)

2018 – WGM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (RUS)

http://wjcc2018.tsf.org.tr/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=978

2019 – WGM Polina Shuvalova (RUS)

http://chess-results.com/tnr479944.aspx?lan=20&art=1&rd=11&flag=30

Average Rating (5)

1. GM Hou Yifan (CHN)
2. GM Humpy Koneru (IND)
3. GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
4. GM Harika Dronavalli (IND)
5. GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN)

Continental – Africa (3)

2019

1.WGM Shrook Wafa (EGY)
2.WIM Sabrina Latreche (ALG)
3. WIM Ayah Moaataz (EGY)

Continental – Americas (8)

2018

WGM Deysi Cori (PER)

2019

WIM Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN)

Zone 2.1:

1. WGM Jennifer Yu (USA)
2. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan (USA)

Zone 2.3:

WIM Yerisbel Miranda (CUB)

Zone 2.4:

WIM Anahi Ortiz Verdezoto (ECU)

Zone 2.5:

WIM Gabriela Vargas (PAR)

Zonal 2.2:

The nominee will be decided shortly

Continental – Asia (12)

2018

IM Padmini Rout (IND)

2019

IM Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ)

Zone 3.1:

IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (IRI)

Zone 3.2:

WIM Sultana Sharmin Shirin (BAN)

Zone 3.3:

IM Medina Aulia Varda (INA)

Zone 3.4:

WIM Yakubbaeva Nilufar (UZB)

Zone 3.5:

1. WGM Zhu Jiner (CHN)

2. WGM Huang Qian (CHN)

3. WGM Zhai Mo (CHN)

4. GM Lei Tingjie (CHN)

Zone 3.6:

WGM Julia Ryjanova (AUS)

Zone 3.7:

IM Kulkarni Bhakti (IND)

Continental – Europe (28)

2018

1. GM Valentina Gunina (RUS)
2. GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)
3. GM Anna Ushenina (UKR)
4. IM Ekaterina Atalik (TUR)
5. GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)
6. IM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER)
7. WGM Klaudia Kulon (POL)
8. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS)
9. IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE)
10. IM Iulia Osmak (UKR)
11. IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO)
12. IM Karina Szczepkowska (POL)
13. GM Marie Sebag (FRA)
14. WGM Laura Unuk (SLO)

http://chess-results.com/tnr338143.aspx?lan=20&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30

2019

1. IM Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS)
2. IM Inna Gaponenko (UKR)
3. WGM Pauline Guichard (FRA)
4. WGM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE)
5. IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE)
6. WGM Jolanta Zawadzka (POL)
7. GM Pia Cramling (SWE)
8. IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (RUS)
9. GM Monika Socko (POL)
10. WGM Anastasya Paramzina (RUS)
11. WGM Marina Brunello (ITA)
12. WGM Turkan Mamedjarova (AZE)
13. IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL)
14. WGM Dina Belenkaya (RUS)

http://chess-results.com/tnr423302.aspx?lan=20&art=1&rd=11&flag=30

In case of the withdrawal of a zonal and continental tournament qualifier, she is substituted with the highest-ranked player from the respective tournaments (the links can be found in this document). In all other cases, the rating criteria are applied.

The list of reserve players by rating:

1. WGM Pogonina, Natalija (RUS)
2. WGM Girya, Olga (RUS)
3. IM Abdumalik, Zhansaya (KAZ)
4. GM Khotenashvili, Bela (GEO)
5. IM Bulmaga, Irina (ROU)

All qualified players are required to sign their respective contracts (Player’s Contract for Participation in the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2021) and send them scanned to the FIDE Secretariat – office@fide.com by 4 June 2021 11:59 pm Lausanne time. We would welcome the most prompt response from the players.

In accordance with Article 2.1.V of the updated recently FIDE Women’s World Cup Regulations, thirty-nine Federations are selected according to the average rating of their five highest-rated women players in the December 2020 FRL (not more than 15 per Continent). These Federations should nominate any player of their choice who is registered to their Federation by June 9th, 2021 (in addition to players already qualified through other paths).

N	FEDERATION	Avg of Top 5, FRL Dec 2020
1	China	2544
2	Russia	2516
3	Georgia	2473
4	Ukraine	2469
5	India	2455
6	United States of America	2406
7	Kazakhstan	2401
8	Poland	2395
9	France	2388
10	Spain	2371
11	Hungary	2364
12	Azerbaijan	2362
13	Bulgaria	2361
14	Germany	2356
15	Armenia	2345
16	Netherlands	2342
17	Romania	2336
18	Iran	2333
19	Mongolia	2328
20	Cuba	2322
21	Serbia	2318
22	Turkey	2315
23	Vietnam	2303
24	Indonesia	2284
25	Canada	2256
26	Argentina	2244
27	Uzbekistan	2206
28	Australia	2187
29	Colombia	2162
30	Brazil	2130
31	Philippines	2129
32	Mexico	2121
33	Peru	2096
34	Egypt	2084
35	Venezuela	2028
36	Chile	2016
37	Turkmenistan	2016
38	Saudi Arabia	2014
39	Malaysia	2012

Please note that the deadline for submission of nomination, as well as for nominees’ confirmation of participation is 9 June.

As previously announced, FIDE World Cup and FIDE Women’s World Cup were expanded to 206 and 103 players, with prize funds in both competitions substantially increased.