2011 Asian Cities Chess Round 8: Shi Jiazhuang clinch Asian Cities Chess Championship !! Astana; second

Shi Jianzhuang defeated Palembang 3.5: 0.5 in the eight round to clinch the 2011 Asian Chess Team Championship with still one round remaining.
Yu Yangyi ; Li Chao and Wan Yunguo give Shi Jianzhuang a two point lead over Astana. Pavel Kotsur and Kirill Kuderinov delivered the wins for Astana against Bangalore 2.5 : 1.5 to maintain its hold on second place with 14 match points , two points over Tehran and 4 points over Tagaytay City. Tehran and Tagaytay battle for third place in Thursday final round with Tehran needing only a 2:2 draw to formally take 3rd place. Host Jakarta and Palembang takes on Erdenet and Sharjah respectively both needing  a win to make it to the top five.

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 8

16.0 points    Shi Jiazhuang , China
14.0 points    Astana,Kazakhstan
12.0 points    Tehran,Iran
10.0 points     Tagaytay, Phlippines  ;  Mashhad,Iran
 9.0 points      Palembang,Indonesia ; Jakarta,Indonesia ; Yangon, Myanmar
                      Erdenet,Mongolia ,
8.0 points       Bangalore,India ; Sharja, UAE ; Baghdad,Iraq ;  Sydney,Australia
                      Abu Dhabi,UAE ; Tarakan, Indonesia ;  Kathmandu,Nepal
7.0 points       Dubai,UAE ;  Pekanbaru,Indonesia ;  Penang,Malaysia
5.0 points       Hongkong ;
4.0 points       Singapore ; Bandar Seri Bagawan, Brunei
3.0 points       Seoul, South Korea
1.0 point         Putrajaya