In the tie-break for the title, she beat Dinara Saduakassova 1.5:0.5

Hikaru Nakamura, the acknowledged master of the short time control game, almost lost his chance to compete for a place on the pedestal of the World Rapid Championship

David Navara and Alexandra Kosteniuk are the 2022 European Blitz Champions for the Open and Women Championships respectively, with David winning due to the tiebreaks criteria