QATAR CUP Tournament 2025 - Women Section
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Sept 2025 to 13 Sept 2025 in Doha, Qatar. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1414, and top seed was Salama Al-Khelaifi (🇶🇦 QAT, WFM, 1840).
Aisha Al-Khelaifi (🇶🇦 QAT, WCM, 1726) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Salama Al-Khelaifi (4.5) and Ghada Al-Khulaifi (4.0). Al-Khelaifi shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Aisha Al-Khelaifi (WCM, 1726) beat Salama Al-Khelaifi (WFM, 1840), a +114-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 7 roundsWCM Aisha Al-Khelaifi led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WFM Salama Al-Khelaifi takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
WCM Aisha Al-Khelaifi beat WFM Salama Al-Khelaifi (White).
WCM Aisha Al-Khelaifi won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇶🇦WCMAl-Khelaifi, Aisha | 1726 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 12.25 | 16.0 | +17.6 | 1868 |
| 2 | 🇶🇦WFMAl-Khelaifi, Salama | 1840 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 9.50 | 16.5 | -8.2 | 1754 |
| 3 | 🇶🇦WCMAl-Khulaifi, Ghada | 1678 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 9.25 | 17.0 | +4.8 | 1710 |
| 4 | 🇶🇦Al-Qassabi, Rawda | 1542 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.50 | 17.5 | +30.4 | 1665 |
| 5 | 🇶🇦Al-Qassabi, Layan | 1626 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 18.0 | -13.2 | 1577 |
| 7 | 🇶🇦Al-Hammadi, Asma | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 20.0 | -45.6 | 882 |
| 6 | FIDE 12103187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 845 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Al-Qassabi, RawdaQAT+30.43.5 pts · #4
- 2Al-Khelaifi, AishaWCMQAT+17.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Al-Khulaifi, GhadaWCMQAT+4.84.0 pts · #3
- 1Al-Hammadi, AsmaQAT-45.61.0 pts · #7
- 2Al-Qassabi, LayanQAT-13.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Al-Khelaifi, SalamaWFMQAT-8.24.5 pts · #2
- R4+114 Elo gap