Esports World Cup: Nihal Sarin to face Magnus Carlsen in the Quarterfinals
GM Nihal Sarin (S8UL Esports) defeated GM Anish Giri (Team Secret) 2-0 and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Team Vitality) to advance to the Quarterfinals. Nihal won both matches without conceding a single game. He will face GM Magnus Carlsen (Team Liquid) in the Quarterfinals. GM Arjun Erigaisi (Gen.G Esports) will be up against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Aurora Gaming). The remaining two Quarterfinal matches are - GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (NAVI) vs GM Alireza Firouzja (Team Falcons) and GM Hikaru Nakamura (Team Falcons) vs GM Levon Aronian (Team Reject). Apart from our youtube channel, watch the live stream commentary also on Sony Liv by IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and GM Harshit Raja without the seven-minute delay from 5 p.m. IST today. Photo: Esports World Cup 2025
Nepomniachtchi, Nakamura and Abdusattorov also advance to the QF
The time control for all games is 10 minutes with no increment. All players are allowed to wear noise-canceling headphones and also listen to their choice of music if they wish to. This is on par with all chess esports events. Apart from US$ 1.5 Million prize fund, the chess players are also part esports teams of a shared $27 Million prize fund. As per the rules of the tournament, the loser of a match gets their key crushed by their opponent.
Group A: Ian Nepomniachtchi (Aurora Gaming)
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Aurora Gaming) defeated GM Vladislav Artemiev (Team Spirit) by 1.5-0.5 and then GM Andrey Esipenko (Virtus.pro) by 2-1 to secure his place in the Quarterfinals.
Group B: Nihal Sarin (S8UL Esports)
GM Nihal Sarin (S8UL Esports) won both matches without suffering a single loss. First, he defeated GM Anish Giri (Team Secret) 2-0. In the next match, he won 1.5-0.5 against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Team Vitality).
Group C: Hikaru Nakamura (Team Falcons)
GM Hikaru Nakamura (Team Falcons) defeated GM Wei Yi (Weibo Gaming) 2-1 to secure his place in the Quarterfinals.
Group D: Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Team Liquid)
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (NAVI) won against GM Fabiano Caruana (Team Liquid) and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Twisted Minds) with the same score 2-1 each.
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