ORGANISED BY: UAE Chess Federation

DESCRIPTION:
*     Altogether 12 teams, including two from host United Arab Emirates, are set to compete in the championsip.
*     China will start campaign with No 1 ranking, while India will be ranked No 2.
*     India will be represented by a five-member team, which includes IOCL and Odisha IM Padmini Rout.

STARTING RANK (Read as Rank, Team, Average Rating): 1. China (2521), 2. India (2427), 3. Mongolia 2395), 4. Kazakhstan (2339), 5. Iran (2317), 6. Vietnam (2287), 7. Uzbekistan (2258), 8. Syria (1856), 9. Iraq (1834), 10. UAE-1 (1764), 11. Sri Lanka (1736), 12. UAE-2 (1621).

TEAM INDIA: 1. GM Harika Dronavalli (2515), 2. IM Tania Sachdev (2370), 3. IM Padmini Rout (2439), 4. WGM Soumya Swaminathan (2384), 5. CM Kulkarni Bhakti (2284).