Top seed Humpy Koneru has taken herself out of contention by losing to Zhao Xue in round 10. The same with Tatiana Kosintseva after her loss to Marie Sebag.
Going into the final round, only two players are still in it mathematically: Hou Yifan and Antoaneta Stefanova. Hou Yifan needs a win or draw to clinch first place while Stefanova must win to win this Grand Prix.
Final round pairings:
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 6 | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2514 | - | WGM | Shen Yang | 2435 | 12 |
| 7 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2421 | - | GM | Zhu Chen | 2476 | 5 |
| 8 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2560 | - | GM | Hou Yifan | 2577 | 4 |
| 9 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2562 | - | WIM | Yildiz Betul Cemre | 2235 | 3 |
| 10 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2462 | - | GM | Sebag Marie | 2519 | 2 |
| 11 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2488 | - | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2600 | 1 |
Standings after 10 rounds:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | SB | |
| 1 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2577 | CHN | 7½ | 31,75 |
| 2 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2560 | BUL | 7 | 28,75 |
| 3 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2462 | CHN | 6 | 30,00 |
| 4 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2600 | IND | 6 | 30,00 |
| 5 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2562 | RUS | 5½ | 27,75 |
| 6 | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2514 | GEO | 5½ | 24,00 |
| 7 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2488 | CHN | 5 | 20,25 |
| 8 | WGM | Shen Yang | 2435 | CHN | 4½ | 20,75 |
| 9 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2476 | QAT | 4 | 20,25 |
| 10 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2421 | MGL | 3½ | 15,50 |
| 11 | GM | Sebag Marie | 2519 | FRA | 3½ | 14,75 |
| 12 | WIM | Yildiz Betul Cemre | 2235 | TUR | 2 | 8,75 |
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