Namini Chaudhari (Hyderabad, IN) finished 3-3 in the 26-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Chaudhari defeated
Keremet Asanbaeva (Bishkek, KGZ) 14-3, then went on to lose
5-2 against
Amanda Chou (Taipei City, TPE). Chaudhari responded with a
8-2 win over
Diana Moskalenko (Kyiv, UKR). Chaudhari went on to lose
10-4 against
Lena Kapp (Fuessen, GER). Chaudhari responded with a
10-9 win over
Santa Blumberga-Berzina (Riga, LAT). Chaudhari went on to lose
9-7 against
Alison Fyfe (Dublin, IRL) in their final qualifying round match.
Chaudhari earned
2.250 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 20 of the event schedule, Chaudhari did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 343rd to 346th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
0.938 total points. Chaudhari ranks 310th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.188 points earned so far this season.
