The race for the Women's World Championship title will take off in Kazan with a renewed Candidates Tournament, the strongest female event ever held, which features a record prize fund of 200.000 euros. From May 29th to June 19th, eight top Grandmasters will compete to become Ju Wenjun's challenger.

The following players have confirmed their participation:

ID	Name		Fed.	Title	Rating	B-Year	Qualification
14109336	Lagno, Kateryna		RUS	GM	2559	1989	KO World Ch. 2018 finalist
14114550	Muzychuk, Mariya		UKR	GM	2560	1992	KO World Ch. 2018 semi-finalist
4128125	Kosteniuk, Alexandra		RUS	GM	2545	1984	KO World Ch. 2018 semi-finalist
14111330	Muzychuk, Anna		UKR	GM	2555	1990	qualified by rating
4167570	Gunina, Valentina		RUS	GM	2515	1989	qualified by rating
13601903	Dzagnidze, Nana		GEO	GM	2513	1987	qualified by rating
8603642	Tan, Zhongyi		CHN	GM	2513	1991	qualified by rating
4147103	Goryachkina, Aleksandra		RUS	GM	2505	1998	1st replacement