The third round results were as follows:
India 2.5-1.5 Azerbaijan
(Average ratings: IND 2641 AZE 2712) Sasikiran 1-0 Gashimov
Harikrishna 0.5-0.5 Radjabov
Ganguly 1-0 Guseinov
Geetha 0-1 Mamedyarov
Turkey 0.5-3.5 Armenia
Russia 3-1 USA
Israel 2.5-1.5 Brazil
Egypt 2.5-1.5 Greece
A great result for the Egyptians. Maybe the Greeks did too much celebrating last night?
A curiosity is that nine matches have ended 2.5-1.5, but as yet there are none that have been drawn 2-2.
Only one player has 3/3, Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan.
Standings after three rounds:
Ranking | Country | Wins | Draws | Losses | Match points | Game points |
1 | Armenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.5 |
2= | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2= | Israel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2= | Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2= | USA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
6 | India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
7= | Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 |
7= | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 |
9 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 |
Obviously the leader board is close at the moment, with Armenia just getting their nose ahead of the pack largely due to their third round demolition of the hosts.
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