8 players officially qualify for Candidates
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1 Sergey Karjakin (Carlsen's challenger in last cycle)
2 Levon Aronian (World Cup winner)
3 Ding Liren (World Cup runner up)
4 Vladimir Kramnik (Wild Card)
5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Grand Prix winner)
6 Alexander Grischuk (Grand Prix runner up)
7 Fabiano Caruana (By rating #1)
8 Wesley So (By rating #2)
Grand Prix Cycle:
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