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
The FIDE Women’s World Cup, now celebrating its third edition, will take place in Batumi, Georgia, from July 5 to 29, 2025.
The current list of qualified players can be found here: womenscup2025.fide.com/participants/
Official website: womenscup2025.fide.com/