Candidates spots

GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara: Uzbekistan’s GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Wei Yi of China will face each other in the FIDE World Cup 2025 final after both secured their spots by winning their respective semifinals via the tiebreak, also confirming their places in the Candidates on Sunday.

Both classical games in the two semifinals ended in draws, meaning all the players' rapid skills would be tested in the tiebreak.

Sindarov, who had eliminated GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara in the quarterfinals, took a leading position to move forward by defeating Nodirbek Yakubboev in the first rapid game with black pieces.